Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS, Chief, Division of Hematology and Professor of Medicine at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, presents findings from a new study that connects exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange to earlier and more severe...
Nitin Jain, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, reviews findings from a phase II trial of pirtobrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab for patients with Richter transformation (Abstract 89).
Andrew Portuguese, MD, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, discusses findings from a multicenter analysis from the U.S. Multiple Myeloma Immunotherapy Consortium looking at the real-world safety and efficacy of the BCMA-CD3 bispecific antibody elranatamab (Abstract 136).
Amer Zeidan, MBBS, of Yale School of Medicine, shares results from the phase I/II BEXMAB study, which examined the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of bexmarilimab—a novel macrophage checkpoint inhibitor targeting Clever-1—in combination with the standard of care, azacitidine, in...
Amer Zeidan, MBBS, of Yale School of Medicine, discusses findings from an analysis of the IMerge trial, which explored the possible association between imetelstat-related cytopenias and hemoglobin increase—a measure linked to red blood cell transfusion independence achievement—in patients with...
Nikhil Khushalani, MD, Vice Chair for the Department of Cutaneous Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, reviews advances in the adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC). He discusses the possibility of de-escalating therapy for patients who respond positively to...
Nikhil Khushalani, MD, Vice Chair for the Department of Cutaneous Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, offers his thoughts on the role of immunotherapy in the treatment of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC). Dr. Khushalani discusses the three currently approved immunotherapeutic agents ...
Jennifer Woyach, MD, of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, reviews phase I data on rocbrutinib, a new selective next-generation inhibitor of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK), in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and prior exposure to BTK and/or...
Jennifer Woyach, MD, of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses results from the first head-to-head comparison of pirtobrutinib vs ibrutinib in treatment-naive patients and patients with covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor–naive relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic ...
Brian Ball, MD, of City of Hope, presents updated results from the phase I/II BEXMAB study. They showed that the doublet had encouraging activity in patients with TP53-mutant, higher-risk MDS; translational data support the combination regimen’s potential for altering immune dysregulation in this...
Alexander Lesokhin, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses results of a retrospective analysis from the phase II MagnetisMM-3 trial. A post hoc analysis was conducted of the subgroup of patients enrolled in the study who had a prolonged treatment interruption or who permanently...
Karthik Ramasamy, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPath, PhD, of the University of Oxford, discusses initial results of the phase II/III UK-based RADAR trial. The study evaluated isatuximab, bortezomib, lenalidomide, dexamethasone, and cyclophosphamide induction, followed by single autologous stem cell transplant,...
Shahzad Raza, MD, of Cleveland Clinic, presents updated phase II results of the RedirecTT-1 trial, focusing on the efficacy and safety of talquetamab combined with teclistamab in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma and extramedullary disease (Abstract 698). The study also received...
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...
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).
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...
Amir Fathi, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses data from the phase II PARADIGM trial, which prospectively tested whether azacitidine plus venetoclax was superior to intensive induction chemotherapy in fit patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—and could challenge...
Othman Al-Sawaf, MD, PhD, of the University Hospital of Cologne, presents results from the phase III CLL17 trial, which compared continuous ibrutinib monotherapy to fixed-duration venetoclax plus obinutuzumab to fixed-duration venetoclax plus ibrutinib for previously untreated patients with chronic ...
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,...
The telomerase inhibitor imetelstat was approved for the treatment of certain patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) based on the results of the phase III IMerge trial. Valeria Santini, MD, of the University of Florence, provides updates on secondary endpoints, including overall...
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...
Aaron Logan, MD, PhD, of UCSF Health, discusses research examining the effect of transplant before or after treatment with brexucabtagene autoleucel in the real world for adult patients with relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome–negative B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (Abstract...
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...
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...
Andrew R. Clamp, MD, PhD, of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, reviews results of the phase III ICON8B trial, which found that in patients with high-risk stage III to IV epithelial ovarian cancer, the use of dose-dense weekly paclitaxel in combination with every-3-week carboplatin and bevacizumab...
Oncology advanced practitioners summarize sessions from JADPRO Live 2025, a continuing education conference that took place in National Harbor, Maryland, from October 23 through 26. The agenda featured a diverse lineup of practice management topics in solid tumors, hematologic malignancies, and...
Emese Zsiros, MD, PhD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, reviews results from the randomized, double-blind, phase III ENGOT-ov65/KEYNOTE-B96 trial. According to the study investigators, “Pembrolizumab in combination with weekly paclitaxel with or without bevacizumab demonstrated...
Raajit K. Rampal, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Hematologic Malignancies and the Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, reviews the four FDA-approved Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors for patients with myelofibrosis, touching upon differences in their...
Raajit K. Rampal, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Hematologic Malignancies and the Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses management strategies for these two conditions often associated with myelofibrosis. He discusses the role of Janus kinase...
Bijal Shah, MD, of Moffitt Cancer Center, summarizes his presentation on the role of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), touching on its use in the front-line setting for newly diagnosed patients with high risk-features as well as in patients with...
Patrick Goodley, MBBChir, MRCP, of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, reports results from a study that looked at treatment and survival rates in people aged 75 to 80 years diagnosed with screen-detected lung cancer in two targeted lung cancer screening implementation settings (Abstract...
Atish D. Choudhury, MD, PhD, a medical oncologist and clinical/translational investigator at the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses current guideline recommendations for the use of relugolix and leuprolide, relugolix as a combination backbone, and...
Atish D. Choudhury, MD, PhD, a medical oncologist and clinical/translational investigator at the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses forms of hormonal therapy for patients with prostate cancer, with a focus on the HERO trial, which evaluated oral...
Gerrina Ruiter, MD, PhD, of the Netherlands Cancer Institute, discusses data from the Beamion LUNG-1 trial, which is evaluating zongertinib—an irreversible tyrosine kinase inhibitor that selectively inhibits HER2 while sparing EGFR—in patients with HER2-mutant advanced or metastatic non–small cell...
David Gerber, MD, of UT Southwestern Medical Center, reviews findings from the phase III E4512 trial, which evaluated the hypothesis that postoperative crizotinib may improve disease-free survival in patients with surgically resected ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), based on the...
Nicholas J. Short, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses TP53 abnormalities in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which are uncommon in pediatric patients but may occur in 10% to 15% of adult patients with ALL. Dr. Short reviews recent research into their impact on...
Naval G. Daver, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Uma Borate, MBBS, of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, give highlights of a lively debate they engaged in at the SOHO meeting. They discuss concomitant vs sequential use of lower-intensity regimens in ...
Kelly G. Paulson, MD, PhD, of Providence Swedish Cancer Institute (Seattle, WA) and lead of the Center for Immuno-Oncology at Paul G. Allen Research Center, reviews findings from the safety and efficacy data from the phase Ib DeLLphi-303 trial. The study examined tarlatamab, a bispecific T-cell...
Michael J. Mauro, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, reviews findings from the phase Ia/Ib ENABLE study, which evaluated ELVN-001, a highly selective, active-site inhibitor designed to target BCR-ABL1, in heavily pretreated patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
Alexander Drilon, MD, presents findings from the phase I/II ARROS-1 trial, which investigated the safety and efficacy of zidesamtinib—an investigational next-generation ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) designed to be highly selective, brain-penetrant, and TRK-sparing—in patients with ROS1...
Susan C. Scott, MD, of Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, presents findings from cohort 5 of the phase II PALOMA-2 trial. The data show that subcutaneous administration of the bispecific monoclonal antibody amivantamab-vmjw every 4 weeks, combined with daily receipt of the...
Jonathan D. Spicer, MD, PhD, of McGill University Health Centre, discusses health-related quality of life (HRQoL) findings from the CheckMate 77T trial. The analysis determined that receipt of perioperative nivolumab does not result in worse HRQoL outcomes vs placebo in patients with resectable...
John M. Varlotto, MD, presents results from the phase III EA5181 trial (from the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group), which evaluated concurrent and consolidation durvalumab vs consolidation durvalumab alone for patients with unresectable stage III non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (Abstract...
Nirav N. Shah, MD, MSHP, of the Medical College of Wisconsin, presents results from a phase Ia study of bexobrutideg, a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) degrader. The agent was tested in a heavily pretreated population of patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and...
Jordi Remon, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy, was the invited discussant for the phase III ACROSS 2 study (Abstract PL02.06). Dr. Remon describes the effect of the addition of aumolertinib, an oral third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, to platinum/pemetrexed chemotherapy in patients with...
Farhad Ravandi, MD, provides an overview of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) research highlighted in a session at SOHO, including data on menin inhibitors in NPM1-mutated disease; FLT3 inhibitors in FLT3-mutated disease; IDH inhibitors in IDH1-mutated disease; the role of measurable residual disease;...
Elias Jabbour, MD, discusses long-term findings and predictors of sustained remission among adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who did not undergo a stem cell transplant, but received the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy obecabtagene...