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Showing 51 - 100Reflections of a Medical Oncologist: Empathy Matters in Caring for Patients With Cancer
“Someday you will be a doctor, Fazlur, and help people,” were the prophetic words of a mother to her son and the driving force behind the early quest of Fazlur Rahman, MD, to become a physician. Born and raised in what is now Bangladesh, he experienced the death of his mother at the young age of ...
Jobs Commonly Held by Immigrant Women May Put Them at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
Many immigrant women in the United States work in jobs that may expose them to chemicals linked to breast cancer, according to a recent study led by Silent Spring Institute. The analysis is among the first to examine how job-related chemical exposures may contribute to breast cancer risk among...
HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer: Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Moves Into Earlier Clinical Settings
Two pivotal studies of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) in early HER2-positive breast cancer suggest this antibody-drug conjugate (targeting the HER2 protein) may be moving into the curative setting after having shown benefit in metastatic disease in multiple previous trials. The new...
President Biden Completes Radiation Therapy Course
President Joe Biden has completed his course of radiation therapy for prostate cancer, which he recently marked by ringing the ceremonial bell alongside his radiation oncology care team. According to a report from People, President Biden’s daughter Ashley Biden shared the moment on her Instagram...
Defying the Odds
In early 2023, I began experiencing serious symptoms that were not easily explained away, including deep vein thrombosis in my left leg, extreme weight loss, bruising, wheezing, and shortness of breath so severe that it was difficult to walk my dog more than a few feet without gasping for air. For...
Medicine Is in the Genes of Neelima Denduluri, MD, FASCO, a Third-Generation Clinician
Growing up in Draksharamam, a small village in India, Neelima Denduluri, MD, FASCO, was attracted to the field of medicine after witnessing her grandfather, a general practitioner in the village, care for patients so poor he often provided medical services at no cost. Although Dr. Denduluri’s...
New Leadership Elected to the American Society of Hematology
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced the election of three new members to its Executive Committee for terms starting after the 2025 ASH Annual Meeting, taking place December 6 to 9 in Orlando, Florida. Alison Loren, MD, MSCE, will serve a 1-year term as Vice President followed by...
New AACI President-Elect Selected; Two Cancer Center Leaders Join Board
Cornelia Ulrich, MS, PhD, has been elected by the members of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) to serve as Vice President/President-Elect of AACI’s Board of Directors. Dr. Ulrich is Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Huntsman...
CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy May Be Effective in Treating Resistant Ulcerative Colitis
Studies show that individuals diagnosed with ulcerative colitis have approximately a twofold increased risk of developing colorectal cancer compared with the general population. A study investigating treatment with autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells targeting the CD19 antigen in a...
In Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer, Novel Maintenance Regimen Boosts Overall Survival
The phase Ib DeLLphi-303 trial has reported overall survival data for a novel maintenance regimen in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer following first-line chemoimmunotherapy. Patients treated with the bispecific T-cell engager tarlatamab-dlle plus a PD-L1 inhibitor had a median overall...
More Tattoos, Lower Risk of Melanoma? New Study Investigates
People with more than one tattoo session may have a decreased risk of developing melanoma—with one key caveat, according to research published by McCarty et al in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. A team led by Jennifer Doherty, PhD, Huntsman Cancer Institute investigator, Co-Leader of ...
Experts Share Their Perspectives on Navigating Opioid-Induced Constipation in Oncology
Constipation, a frequent and distressing side effect of cancer treatment, remains underdiagnosed and undertreated—particularly when driven by opioids. Opioid-induced constipation is distinct from functional constipation and requires tailored approaches to assessment and management. During a...
Living With the Real-World Consequences of Federal Budget Cuts on Cancer Research
The outlook for adequate funding for federal health agencies has become more dire. In July, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced it is reducing the number of grant applications it will award for the remaining 2 months of fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), from 9% down to 4%.1 The result is that...
A Year of Global Progress Against Cancer—and Persistent Challenges
Despite data from the latest edition of The Cancer Atlas showing that nearly half of cancer mortality worldwide is attributed to modifiable risk factors, cancer incidence and mortality rates continue to soar.1 Globally, approximately 19 million new cases of cancer, excluding nonmelanoma skin...
Study Shows That After Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Risk of a Second Cancer Is Low
For individuals diagnosed with early breast cancer, the long-term risk of developing a second primary cancer is low—around 2% to 3% greater than the general population)—according to findings published by McGale et al in The BMJ. The researchers say this information can help reassure many breast...
Understanding Accelerated Aging in Survivors of Childhood Cancers
Each year in the United States, nearly 16,000 children and adolescents between the ages of birth and 19 are diagnosed with cancer.1 And although survival rates have greatly improved for many types of childhood cancers, with more than 8 in 10 children and adolescents surviving at least 5 years after ...
How to Adapt to the Era of AI and the Changing Interactions With Patients: Lessons From a Low-Resource Setting
After 2 decades of practicing medicine across multiple disciplines and health systems, I’ve witnessed the dramatic transformation of patient-physician interactions, and none more dramatic than what I’m seeing in this era of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on cancer care. Early in my...
What We Wish We Knew During Fellowship
July marks a significant transition for many professionals, particularly those beginning structured training programs on July 1. This article is designed to support new and current hematology-oncology fellows and trainees in making the most of their training experience. Although not all suggestions ...
Case 3: Cardiac Risk Stratification
This is Part 3 of Managing Cardiovascular Risk in Metastatic Breast Cancer: Clinical Insights on CDK4/6 Inhibitors, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Kelly McCann, Hope Rugo, and Avirup Guha discuss a challenging...
Advancing Geriatric Oncology: A Personal and Professional Journey
I would like to begin by sharing a bit of my journey in geriatric oncology. Often, we do not hear the origin stories behind our professional paths, and I believe it is important to reflect on them. I have spent my entire academic career at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, where I arrived...
Treatment Rechallenge After Interstitial Lung Disease Related to T-DXd: Is It Safe?
Rechallenge with the HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) after grade 1 interstitial lung disease (ILD) appeared to be safe in a diverse real-world population, including many patients with breast cancer, as presented during the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting.1 The ...
New Recommendations Released for Managing Aromatase Inhibitor–Induced Bone Loss
A group of experts from seven professional societies have published a joint position statement in the Journal of Bone Oncology on the management of aromatase inhibitor–associated bone loss (AIBL) as a guide for osteoporosis specialists and oncologists. This position statement acts as an update on...
Neoadjuvant Osimertinib in the Perioperative Setting for Resectable, EGFR-Mutated NSCLC
“Neoadjuvant treatment with osimertinib, with or without chemotherapy, should be considered when planning treatment for patients with resectable, EGFR-mutated, stage II to IIIB non–small cell lung cancer [NSCLC],” according to Jamie E. Chaft, MD, FASCO, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and ...
Case 3: Patient With Myelofibrosis on Active Treatment
This is Part 3 of Optimizing Management of Myelofibrosis: Balancing Watchful Waiting and Early Action, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Raajit Rampal, Prithviraj Bose, and Jeanne Palmer discuss the treatment of a ...
Emerging PD-1 Inhibitor Plus Chemotherapy Shows Efficacy in Second-Line Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
The addition of the PD-1 inhibitor sintilimab to ICE (ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide) chemotherapy appeared to significantly improve the complete remission rate and showed a trend toward improved progression-free survival in second-line classical Hodgkin lymphoma, according to Yuankai Shi,...
ASH Announces 2025 Hematologists to Be Honored With Top Awards and Distinguished Lectures
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will recognize 11 hematologists who have made significant contributions to the field with several honorific awards and prestigious lectures at the 2025 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition in Orlando, Florida, on December 6–9. Rainer Storb, MD, of Fred...
RSNA Challenge AI Models Enhance Mammography Detection of Invasive Breast Cancer
Various artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms submitted as part of a challenge demonstrated the ability to identify different breast cancers during screening mammography, according to the results of a study published in Radiology. Ensemble models of the top submitted algorithms indicated that the ...
Best of ASCO 20th Anniversary: Advancing Medicine and Patient Care, ASCO Style!
For the 20th year in a row, major advances in cancer research and practice-changing clinical trials from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting (ASCO25) were presented at the ASCO-licensed Best of ASCO meeting, held on July 18–19, 2025, in Beirut, Lebanon. It was indeed a great celebration and commitment to...
Case 2: Role of T-Cell–Redirected Therapies in Elderly Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
This is Part 2 of Navigating the T-Cell Therapy Landscape in Multiple Myeloma, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Kenneth Anderson, Ajai Chari, and Noopur Raje discuss the treatment of a patient with relapsed...
Potential New Second-Line Standard of Care Emerges in Small Cell Lung Cancer
In patients with small cell lung cancer, second-line treatment with the bispecific T-cell engager tarlatamab-dlle (which targets the delta-like ligand 3 [DLL3]) vs standard-of-care chemotherapy appeared to significantly improve overall survival, progression-free survival, and patient-reported...
Advancing Geriatric Oncology: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going
The aging population is rapidly growing, with the number of older adults rising steadily each year. In the 1980s, experts predicted a rise in the number of older patients with cancer, yet we were unprepared. The shortage of oncologists, along with many experienced clinicians retiring early, has...
Case 3: High-Grade Astrocytoma
This is Part 3 of Personalizing Therapy for Patients With Glioma, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Nimish Mohile, Stephen Bagley, and Yoshie Umemura discuss the treatment of a patient with low-grade glioma. The...
Case 1: Low-Grade Oligodendroglioma
This is Part 1 of Personalizing Therapy for Patients With Glioma, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Nimish Mohile, Stephen Bagley, and Yoshie Umemura discuss the treatment of a patient with low-grade...
Does Menopausal Hormone Therapy Increase the Risk of Death in Women With BRCA-Mutated Breast Cancer?
The risk of death does not appear to increase with the use of menopausal hormone therapy in women with early-onset, BRCA-mutated breast cancer who began hormone supplementation after diagnosis, based on preliminary data presented during the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting.1 “Management of early surgical...
Realizing the Full Potential of Patient Engagement in Clinical Research
Nothing about us without us is a centuries-old value that is a cornerstone of meaningful patient engagement in clinical research. Such engagement has not been automatic and is still largely absent in geriatric oncology research, where older patients traditionally have been excluded from clinical...
ASTRO Announces New President-Elect, Officers
The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) recently elected four new officers to ASTRO’s Board of Directors: Catheryn M. Yashar, MD, FASTRO, President-Elect Jonathan Strauss, MD, MBA, Secretary/Treasurer-Elect Anita Mahajan, MD, FASTRO, Health Policy Council Vice Chair...
Immunotherapy Combination: A Potential New Standard in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
In the phase III ASCENT-04/KEYNOTE-D19 trial, the combination of the TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab govitecan-hziy plus the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab in previously untreated patients with PD-L1–positive advanced triple-negative breast cancer significantly reduced the risk of...
Case 3: Low-Grade Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
This is Part 3 of Targeted Treatment Options in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Oladapo Yeku, Fernanda Musa, and Ying Liu discuss the treatment of low-grade platinum-resistant...
Case 2: HER2-Positive Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
This is Part 2 of Targeted Treatment Options in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Oladapo Yeku, Fernanda Musa, and Ying Liu discuss the treatment of HER2-positive...
Case 1: FRα-Positive, High-Grade, Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
This is Part 1 of Targeted Treatment Options in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Oladapo Yeku, Fernanda Musa, and Ying Liu discuss the treatment of high-grade platinum-resistant ...
Case 3: Newly Diagnosed Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
This is Part 3 of Emerging Treatment Options for Small Cell Lung Cancer, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. David Spigel, John Heymach, and Lauren Byers discuss treatment of newly diagnosed limited-stage small cell ...
Case 1: Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer
This is Part 1 of Emerging Treatment Options for Small Cell Lung Cancer, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. David Spigel, John Heymach, and Lauren Byers discuss the treatment of relapsed small cell lung cancer...
W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, FASCO, Selected for Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award
W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, FASCO, has been selected for the prestigious 2025 Hologic, Inc Endowed Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award. Launched in 2016, the Women Who Conquer Cancer award program honors extraordinary women leaders in oncology and role models who have excelled as mentors...
ASCO Honors Karen Eubanks Jackson of Sisters Network® Inc. With 2025 Patient Advocate Award
Karen Eubanks Jackson, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sisters Network® Inc. (SNI), has been named the recipient of the 2025 Patient Advocate Award by ASCO, Conquer Cancer, and the ASCO Foundation. The awards ceremony was held during the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting. (See a video with Ms....
Vepdegestrant vs Fulvestrant in Estrogen Receptor–Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
Based on the findings of the VERITAC-2 trial, treatment with the selective PROTAC (proteolysis targeting chimera) estrogen receptor degrader vepdegestrant yielded statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in patients with ESR1-mutant, estrogen...
Case 1: First-Line Treatment of HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer With ESR1 Y537S Mutation
This is Part 1 of The Role of Oral SERDs in Metastatic Breast Cancer, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Komal Jhaveri, Erika Hamilton, and Aditya Bardia discuss the treatment of a 61-year-old female patient who...
Phase III Trial Results Suggest a New Standard of Care in Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
In the phase III DESTINY-Breast09 trial, first-line treatment with the antibody-drug conjugate fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) plus the monoclonal antibody pertuzumab significantly delayed disease progression by more than 1 year—nearly doubling the time of disease control—over standard...
ASH 2025 Awardees: Hematologists to Be Honored With Highest Distinctions
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced that it will recognize 11 hematologists who have made notable contributions to the field with several honorific awards and prestigious lectures at the 2025 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition in Orlando, Florida, from December 6–9, 2025. The...
Case 1: Isolated Brain Relapse in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
This is Part 1 of Novel Therapies for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Carey Anders, Rani Bansal, and Sarah Sammons discuss the treatment of a patient with a cT2N1,...
Establishing Novel Models of Interdisciplinary Care to Improve Survival Outcomes in Patients With Cancer
Internationally renowned for her decades-long pioneering research in pancreatic cancer, in 2024, Diane M. Simeone, MD, left her positions as the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Surgery and Pathology; Director, Pancreatic Cancer Center; and Associate Director of the Perlmutter Cancer Center...
