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Showing 51 - 100FDA Grants Regular Approval to Rucaparib for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
On December 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the PARP inhibitor rucaparib (Rubraca) for adults with deleterious BRCA mutation (germline and/or somatic)–associated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer previously treated with an androgen receptor–directed therapy....
Gemcitabine Intravesical System Shows High Disease-Free Survival Rates in BCG-Unresponsive Papillary-Only NMIBC
Monotherapy with a gemcitabine intravesical system (TAR-200; Gem-iDRS) demonstrated high disease-free survival rates in patients with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive papillary-only high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), according to data presented at the 26th Annual...
Intravesical Oncolytic Adenovirus Delivers High Complete Response Rates in BCG-Naive, High-Risk, Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer With Carcinoma in Situ
Intravesical cretostimogene grenadenorepvec (CG0070) monotherapy demonstrated a high overall complete response rate in patients with high-risk, bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-naive non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ, according to early results from Cohort A of the phase II...
KEYNOTE-905: Perioperative Immunotherapy Regimen Active in Cisplatin-Ineligible MIBC
A perioperative regimen of the antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin-ejfv plus the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab significantly improved event-free survival, overall survival, and pathologic complete response rates compared to radical cystectomy alone in patients with muscle-invasive bladder...
Community Oncology Report Showcases Barriers to Therapy Access, Staffing, and Clinical Trial Participation
A report recently released by McKesson on the state of community oncology highlights the current challenges facing physicians, administrators, and clinical staff who work in community practices. The "Advancing Community Oncology Report" details these challenges as well as opportunities for growth...
Distant Disease–Free Survival as a Surrogate for Overall Survival in Trials of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Early Breast Cancer
In a pooled analysis of randomized neoadjuvant trials reported in The Lancet Oncology, Conforti et al found that distant disease–free survival was a “robust” surrogate endpoint for overall survival in many patients with early breast cancer. Study Details The analysis included individual patient...
Addition of Eflornithine to Lomustine in Patients With Recurrent Grade 3 Astrocytoma
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Colman et al, the phase III STELLAR trial showed no difference in overall survival with the addition of eflornithine to lomustine in patients with recurrent grade 3 astrocytoma; however, marked progression-free survival and overall survival...
AI Models Advance Individualized Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk Assessments
Two presentations at the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) highlighted new artificial intelligence (AI) tools and systems for improving distant recurrence risk stratification among patients with early-stage breast cancer. The first tested multimodal AI models with imaging, clinical,...
Follicular Lymphoma: Durable Remissions and Sustained Safety With Third-Line Lisocabtagene Maraleucel
Patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma treated in the third-line setting with a single infusion of the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel continued to show responses after 3 years, according to long-term follow-up results from the TRANSCEND FL...
CD40 Overexpression Emerges as a Potential Biomarker for Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified CD40 overexpression as a potential prognostic biomarker in angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that is difficult to diagnose and treat. The results of their study were...
Regional Control Unchanged by Avoiding Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early Node-Negative Breast Cancer
Similar recurrence and regional recurrence-free survival rates were observed at 5 years with or without a sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with clinically node-negative cT1-2 breast cancer treated with breast-conserving therapy, according to findings from the phase III BOOG 2013-08 trial...
Sacituzumab Govitecan vs Standard of Care for Certain Endocrine Therapy–Refractory Advanced Breast Cancers
Patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancers had similar progression-free survival whether they were treated with sacituzumab govitecan-hziy or standard-of-care chemotherapy as the first treatment after endocrine therapy, according to results from the phase III...
Phase III Trial Shows No Oncologic Benefit From Routine Preoperative MRI for Some Early Breast Cancers
Rates of local regional recurrence were very low for patients with early-stage triple-negative or HER2-positive breast cancer regardless of whether or not they received a breast MRI for staging and surgical planning, according to findings from the phase III Alliance A011104/ACRIN 6694 trial...
P-RAD Trial Shows Increased T-Cell Infiltration With Preoperative Radiation Added to Anti–PD-1 Therapy in Early Breast Cancer
Preoperative radiation therapy added to anti–PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibition led to a significant increase in T-cell infiltration in patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer, according to findings from the phase II P-RAD trial presented at the 2025 San...
Noninferiority Shown for Pirtobrutinib vs Ibrutinib in CLL/SLL
The noncovalent Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor pirtobrutinib achieved noninferiority to the covalent BTK inhibitor ibrutinib in terms of overall response rate in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), according to findings from a randomized...
Chemotherapy-Free Regimen Improves Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Ph-Positive ALL
Initial results from the phase III GIMEMA ALL2820 trial demonstrated that a front-line, chemotherapy-free regimen combining the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) ponatinib and the bispecific T-cell engager blinatumomab significantly outperformed a standard treatment strategy of imatinib plus...
AI Tops Density in Predicting Breast Cancer Risk
An image-only artificial intelligence (AI) model for predicting the 5-year risk of breast cancer provided stronger and more precise risk stratification than breast density assessment, according to a news statement issued about a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of...
Ironically, Smoking May Have Saved My Life
I was diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung (NSCLC) adenocarcinoma on August 1, 2013—World Lung Cancer Day. If it hadn’t been for an article that caught my eye the year before about the recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force that all men aged 65 to 75 who have...
Hear, Hear to ‘Advancing Geriatric Oncology: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going’
We read with interest the commentary by Stuart Lichtman, MD, FASCO,on “Advancing Geriatric Oncology: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going,“ in the October 25, 2025 issue of The ASCO Post.1 Dr. Lichtman outlines the challenges in delivering cancer care to the elderly population. Among these...
Lifileucel Demonstrates Feasibility and Disease Stability in Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A single administration of autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) cell therapy with lifileucel led to disease stability in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, even among patients whose disease had progressed or did not respond to multiple prior...
Gemcitabine/Nab-Paclitaxel vs Modified FOLFIRINOX in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Similar progression-free survival was found with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel vs modified leucovorin, fluorouracil, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin (mFOLFIRINOX) in patients with previously untreated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but less toxicity, according to findings from the...
Doublet Therapy Yields Higher Response Rates and Fewer Complications Than Standard Induction in AML
The combination of azacitidine and venetoclax led to improved efficacy outcomes with fewer complications than standard intensive induction chemotherapy as upfront treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to trial findings presented at the 2025 American Society of...
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Director, Physician Scientist, Edward Chu, MD, MMS, Dies at 66
Albert Einstein Collegeof Medicine and Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center shared news of the death of the Cancer Center’s Director, Edward Chu, MD, MMS, on November 13, 2025. The cause of death was glioma. Here is the statement: “We are deeply saddened to share the news that Dr. Ed...
How AI Is Ushering in a New Era in Cancer Care
On October 30, 2025, Google Cloud held its second annual Cancer AI Symposium to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment, in unparalleled ways. Held at Google’s St. John’s Terminal office in New York City, the event brought together leaders in...
Non–Total Body Irradiation Conditioning Regimen for Young Patients With MRD-Negative B-ALL
Two-year event-free survival rates were above 75% for children, adolescent, and young adult patients with B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (B-ALL) who had negative measurable residual disease (MRD) by next-generation sequencing prior to hematopoietic cell transplantation and who received a...
New FDA-Approved Oncology Drugs and Label Updates Between December 1, 2024, and November 19, 2025
Over the past year (December 2024–November 19, 2025), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and expanded indications for many drugs related to the treatment of different types of cancers. The new approvals and accelerated approvals are listed below according to the most recent new...
Building the Cancer Care Africa Deserves
There is something deeply moving about watching hope take shape, not as a slogan or a speech, but as people coming together to build the cancer care Africa deserves. The African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) 2025 Congress in Tunisia held in November was a vivid reminder...
New Pooled Analysis Strengthens Case for MRD as Surrogate Endpoint in AML
Measurable residual disease (MRD), regardless of the method of assessment, is a robust individual-level predictor for overall survival among patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who have already received induction therapy, according to findings from a pooled analysis presented at the 2025...
Benefits Mount for TROP2-Directed Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Two randomized phase III trials presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2025 bolster support for the use of antibody–drug conjugates—in particular, trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2)-targeted agents—as first-line treatments for patients with triple-negative...
Fixed-Duration Doublet Noninferior to Continuous Ibrutinib in CLL
Early results from the CLL17 trial show that fixed-duration doublet regimens with venetoclax are noninferior to continuous ibrutinib therapy, with similar 3-year progression-free survival rates, for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to findings presented at the 2025...
Primary Analysis Shows Survival Benefit With Bemarituzumab Plus Chemotherapy in Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
The addition of bemarituzumab, a first-in-class anti-FGFR2b antibody, to mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy significantly improved overall survival in patients with FGFR2b-overexpressing (≥ 10% tumor cell staining) unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer,...
Final Overall Survival Confirms Benefit of Durvalumab Plus FLOT in Resectable Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinomas
The addition of the PD-L1–targeting monoclonal antibody durvalumab to conventional perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) resulted in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival, with benefit seen...
LuPSMA-617 Plus Hormone Therapy Improves Radiographic Progression–Free Survival in Metastatic Hormone-Naive Prostate Cancer
The addition of lutetium-177–labeled PSMA-617 (vipivotide tetraxetan; LuPSMA-617), a targeted radionuclide therapy, to standard-of-care androgen-deprivation therapy and an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor appeared to significantly improve radiographic progression–free survival in patients with...
Final Analysis Supports Use of Durvalumab Plus BCG Infusions in High-Risk Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
In patients with high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer, the addition of 1 year of the PD-L1 inhibitor durvalumab to standard induction and maintenance bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infusions led to a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in disease-free survival...
FDA Approves CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Marginal Zone Lymphoma
On December 4, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel (Breyanzi) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma who have received at least two prior...
Mammography-Based Outreach Increases Lung Cancer Screening Enrollment in Eligible Women
Women who undergo mammography to screen for breast cancer can be reviewed and recommended for additional lung cancer screening, thereby increasing enrollment, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The study, called Coordinate a Lung...
Upfront Reduced-Dose Enfortumab Vedotin With Pembrolizumab in First-Line Treatment of Advanced Urothelial Cancer
In a U.S. retrospective cohort study reported in JAMA Oncology, Chow et al found that reduced-dose vs standard upfront enfortumab vedotin-ejfv plus pembrolizumab reduced the risk of enfortumab vedotin treatment interruption in the first-line treatment of patients with advanced urothelial cancer....
FDA Grants Traditional Approval to Pirtobrutinib for CLL/SLL
On December 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted traditional approval to pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca), a noncovalent Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, for adults with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who have...
Second-Line Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib in Pleural Mesothelioma
In a cohort of a Dutch single-center phase II study (PEMMELA) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Douma et al found that pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib was active in patients with pleural mesothelioma whose disease progressed after treatment with nivolumab plus ipilimumab. In cohort 1 in the trial,...
Lung Cancer Deaths Prevented and Life-Years Gained From Lung Cancer Screening: Current vs 100% Screening Uptake
In a study reported as a research letter in JAMA, Bandi et al compared estimated deaths prevented and life-years gained with current uptake vs 100% uptake of annual lung cancer screening in eligible U.S. individuals. Study Details The study used data obtained from the 2024 National Health Interview ...
Addition of Neoadjuvant LuPSMA PNT2002 to SBRT in Oligorecurrent Prostate Cancer
In a single-center phase II trial (LUNAR) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Kishan et al found that the addition of neoadjuvant prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeting radioligand therapy with lutetium-177–labeled PNT2002 (LuPSMA PNT2002) to stereotactic body radiotherapy...
Tisagenlecleucel in Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma: 5-Year Outcomes From the JULIET Trial
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Maziarz et al, 5-year analysis of the pivotal phase II JULIET trial has shown maintained efficacy of tisagenlecleucel in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma. Study Details In the trial, 115 patients received tisagenlecleucel...
Exploratory FLAURA2 Analysis Confirms Overall Survival Benefit for Osimertinib in NSCLC Subgroups
An exploratory overall survival analysis of the phase III FLAURA2 trial confirmed the overall survival benefit of adding osimertinib to chemotherapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) not previously treated for advanced...
ADCs vs Standard Chemotherapy: Cardiotoxicity in HER2-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer
A systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open compared the cardiotoxicity of novel antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) with that of standard trastuzumab-containing chemotherapy in patients with HER2-positive locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, finding that treatment...
Addition of Pirfenidone to Glucocorticoids in Grade 2 or 3 Radiation-Induced Lung Injury
In a Chinese phase II trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Hou et al found that the addition of the antifibrotic pirfenidone to glucocorticoid treatment significantly improved the carbon dioxide diffusing capacity (DLCO%) in patients with grade 2 or 3 radiation-induced lung injury. Study Details...
New Approvals in Hematologic Malignancies, Skin Cancer, and Small Cell Lung Cancer
Here are brief reports on four oncology approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2025: • Menin Inhibitor in NPM1-Positive AML : On October 24, 2025, the FDA approved revumenib (Revuforj), a menin inhibitor, for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid...
Memorial Sloan Kettering Names Recipients of 2025 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) will award three cancer researchers with this year’s Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research. The prize, named in honor of former MSK president Paul Marks, MD, recognizes a new generation of leaders who are making significant contributions to the...
Significant Medicare Physician Reimbursement Methodology Changes Finalized for 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule for 2026 on October 31, 2025.1 The rule finalizes physician reimbursement and policy reforms under the Physician Fee Schedule as well as changes to reporting requirements and policy...
Zanzalintinib Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
The phase III STELLAR-303 trial evaluated the anti-VEGFR–related multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor zanzalintinib in combination with the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab vs the multikinase inhibitor regorafenib in patients with previously treated non–microsatellite instability (MSI)–high...
Proton vs Photon Radiation Therapy for Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer: Focus on Patient Perspective and Satisfaction
Health-related quality-of-life analyses for proton radiation therapy and photon radiation therapy in patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer showed similar impacts on quality of life with both treatments, according to findings from the phase III RadComp consortium trial. Shannon M. MacDonald, MD, ...
