Clinicians have traditionally prioritized high-level human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching to minimize graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). New data from the ACCESS study, sponsored by the National Marrow Donor Program, indicate that the use of...
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...
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...
The Combined Analysis of Pathology and Artificial Intelligence (AI; CAPAI) model effectively stratified patients with colon cancer into distinct prognostic groups, identifying nearly half as low-risk, with “favorable” cancer-specific survival outcomes in the absence of adjuvant chemotherapy,...
Aaron Gerds, MD, of Cleveland Clinic, reviews results of an evaluation of Synapsis AI, a medically trained, large language model–based end-to-end system, focusing on its accuracy and efficiency in identifying eligible patients for an active phase III polycythemia vera clinical trial (Abstract...
Dory Abelman, PhD(c), HBHSc, of the University of Toronto, discusses findings that support the feasibility of ultradeep cell-free DNA whole-genome sequencing for comprehensive genomic profiling in patients with multiple myeloma, which may be a less invasive alternative to bone marrow biopsy...
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...
Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, reviews data from three abstracts in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) presented at this year’s meeting: outcomes from the phase III VERONA trial of venetoclax with azacitidine vs placebo with azacitidine in patients...
Benjamin Diamond, MD, of the University of Miami, describes findings from the single-center phase II REKINDLE trial, which looked at the combination regimen of iberdomide, carfilzomib, daratumumab, and dexamethasone in patients with early relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (Abstract 251).
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) congratulates former President Joe Biden on completing his course of radiation therapy, which he marked by ringing the ceremonial bell alongside his radiation oncology care team. “President Biden’s bell-ringing milestone underscores the vital role ...
A new analysis spanning more than 3 decades of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ECOG-ACRIN) clinical trial data demonstrates that Black patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) present with the disease at a significantly younger age and...
Rates of radiotherapy-associated adverse events were considerably higher with the concurrent addition of low doses of the PARP inhibitor olaparib compared with radiotherapy alone in patients with inflammatory breast cancer in the adjuvant setting, according to the results of a toxicity analysis...
Krina Patel, MD, MSc, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, provides updated results from the fully enrolled, ongoing iMMagine-1 phase II registrational trial of anitocabtagene autoleucel, an autologous anti-BCMA CAR T-cell therapy with a novel D-domain binder. The agent is under...
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...
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...
Anand Patel, MD, of the University of Chicago, discusses results from a phase II trial that showed tyrosine kinase inhibitor plus inotuzumab ozogamicin–based therapy resulted in major molecular response in patients newly diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive acute lymphoblastic...
Ibrahim Aldoss, MD, of City of Hope, presents findings from a small, single-center study of patients aged 55 years and older with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in first complete remission who were treated with CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy. Researchers found the therapy was safe,...
Jayastu Senapati, MBBS, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, presents initial results from a phase II trial of brexucabtagene autoleucel as consolidation therapy in front-line high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) or relapsed/refractory B-ALL after cytoreduction...
Jack Khouri, MD, of Cleveland Clinic, describes the findings of a phase II trial which investigated the safety and efficacy of burixafor (GPC-100), a potent and selective small -molecule antagonist of CXCR4, and propranolol with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) for the mobilization of...
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,...
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...
Sacituzumab tirumotecan, a novel TROP2 antibody-drug conjugate, was found to significantly improve both progression-free and overall survival compared with platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had experienced disease progression following...
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...
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...
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...
Although treatment advances in pediatric cancers have resulted in increases in overall 5-year survival for children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer, many pediatric survivors face chronic health conditions as they age, as well as financial, social, and psychological challenges, according to...
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Qin et al, the final analysis of the phase III CARES-310 trial has shown superior overall survival with camrelizumab plus rivoceranib vs sorafenib in first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Initial reports from the study...
In an Italian phase II trial (NO-CUT) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Amatu et al found that total neoadjuvant therapy followed by nonoperative management in cases of complete response resulted in promising outcomes in patients with proficient mismatch repair or microsatellite stable (pMMR/MSS)...
In an interim analysis of a Chinese phase III trial (FABULOUS) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Li et al found that the addition of the PARP inhibitor fuzuloparib to apatinib and fuzuloparib alone improved progression-free survival vs chemotherapy in patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast...
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) has announced the hiring of Renuka Iyer, MD, as the new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the organization. Dr. Iyer has a long history of leadership and innovation in oncology. She currently serves as a Professor of Oncology for Roswell Park...
Richard Pazdur, MD, Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and former long-time head of the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE), is leaving the FDA. Dr. Pazdur has served the FDA for 26 years and is an expert in drug regulation....
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...
Based on the results of a population-based cohort study published in Annals of Family Medicine by Wang et al, high dietary glycemic index is linked to increased risks of lung cancer, non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and small cell lung cancer (SCLC), whereas glycemic load is inversely associated ...
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....
In a study (PANORAMA) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Alves et al found that an artificial intelligence (AI) program developed by the investigators was significantly better at detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma when applied to standard-of-care computed tomography (CT) scans than were...
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...
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,...
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 ...
In an Australian and New Zealand phase II trial (MOST-CIRCUIT) reported in JAMA Oncology, Carlino et al found that combined anti–PD-1/CTLA-4 blockade was associated with a high rate of durable responses in patients with advanced mismatch repair–deficient/microsatellite instability–high (dMMR/MSI-H) ...
Around the world, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists are turning to evidence-based integrative approaches such as acupuncture, yoga, exercise, massage, and nutrition counseling to help people with cancer manage the harsh side effects of treatment, according to the results of a recent survey. The new...
Almost 10% of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with earlier-stage cancer develop metastatic disease, and survival outcomes were found to be worse for patients who developed metastatic recurrence compared with those who had metastatic disease at initial diagnosis for almost all analyzed ...
Up to 24% of breast cancers diagnosed in an 11-year period between seven outpatient facilities around New York were found in women aged 18 to 49 years, according to findings presented during the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA; Abstract S5-SSBR02-1). “This...
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...
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...
Domenica Lorusso, MD, PhD, of Humanitas University, discusses results of a preplanned analysis from the ROSELLA trial. In the phase III study, the addition of relacorilant to nab-paclitaxel significantly prolonged progression-free survival and showed a clinically meaningful improvement in overall...
A retrospective, national, population-based cohort study of 6.3 million veterans, which was published in JAMA Network Open, found that individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus developed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma at younger ages and had a higher risk compared with those without the...
An image-only artificial intelligence (AI) model demonstrated stronger and more precise risk stratification than breast density assessment for predicting 5-year risk for developing breast cancer, according to findings from a study presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of...
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...
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...
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...