May 2nd 2024
In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Lori J. Wirth, MD, delved into how the data from SELECT signals lenvatinib effectiveness as a frontline therapy for patients with RAI-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer.
Patient, Provider and Caregiver Connection™: Addressing Patient Concerns During the Treatment and Management of HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
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Multidisciplinary Management of TNBC: Immunotherapy, PARP, TROP2, Oh My!
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Oncology Consultations®: Next Generation SERDs—Key Data and Practical Takeaways for the Community Physician
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Medical Crossfire®: Leveraging Multidisciplinary Teams in Early–Stage Breast Cancer When the Goal is Cure
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23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® East
July 19-20, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: The Advent of TROP2-Targeted Treatment Approaches in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
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Cancer Summaries and Commentaries™: Clinical Updates from Chicago in Breast Cancer
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Community Practice Connections™: Controversies and Conversations About HER2- Expressing Breast Cancer…Advances in Management of HER2-Low to -Positive Disease
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Show Me the Data™: Do We Have Sea Change for Novel Approaches in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer? CDK, PI3K/AKT, ADC, and Next-Gen SERD Strategies Assessed
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Community Practice Connections™: Real-World Applications of Novel Therapies Across TNBC and Addressing Disparities in Care
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Advances in TNBC: Communicating with Your Patients About Clinical Trial Awareness and Treatment Concerns to Improve Clinical Outcomes
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42nd Annual CFS®: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow®
November 13-15, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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42nd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference®
March 6 - 9, 2025
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The Evolving Tool Box in Advanced HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know About Next-Generation SERDs, PI3K/AKT, ADCs, CDK4/6 and Beyond…
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Coffee Talk™: Navigating the Impact of HER2/3, TROP2, and PARP from Early Stage to Advanced Breast Cancer Care
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Meta-Analysis Reviews Risk of Subsequent Malignancies After Thyroid Cancer
June 28th 2019An updated systematic review and new meta-analysis of the incidence of subsequent malignant neoplasms following thyroid cancer has found that there was no significant increased relative risk of breast cancer, salivary cancer, or combined hematologic malignancies based on whether or not patients had received radioactive iodine.
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Addressing the Importance of Understanding the Subtypes of Thyroid Cancer
June 27th 2019Andrew Turk, MD, discusses the importance of discussing thyroid cancer at major meetings, such as the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting. It is important for physicians to keep up to date on the latest advancements for treatment options and new understandings of the disease and its subtypes.
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Turk Discusses Modern Thyroid Cancer Pathology and Management
June 27th 2019In an interview with <em>Targeted Oncology</em>, Andrew Turk, MD, discussed his presentation at the <em>3rd Annual</em> Congress on Oncology and Pathology as well as the current state of molecular testing for thyroid cancer and the future of testing and diagnostics.
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BLU-667 Continues to Show Durable Responses in RET-Altered Thyroid Cancers
June 26th 2019The RET inhibitor BLU-667 induced durable responses in patients with advanced, <em>RET-</em>altered medullary thyroid cancer and papillary thyroid cancer, according to updated results of the ARROW trial focused on the patients with thyroid cancer that were presented at the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting.
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High Response Rate Seen With Concurrent Ibrutinib Plus CAR T-Cell Therapy in High-Risk CLL
June 26th 2019Significant activity was observed when ibrutinib was administered concurrently with CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy compared with separately in patients with high-risk relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia who had progressed on or were intolerant of ibrutinib. Data presented at the 15th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma show a high response rate with this concurrent treatment.
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Treatment Patterns at End of Life Explored in Large, National Database
June 20th 2019The American Cancer Society, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Baptist Cancer Center, and the Mayo Clinic report that treatment patterns varied markedly by cancer type and care facility setting for patients with de novo metastatic disease who died within 1 month after diagnosis, based on an analysis of data from 100,848 patients collected from the National Cancer Database, a hospital-based cancer registry that captures 70% of patients in the United States with a new diagnosis.
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Broaden Clinical Trial Inclusion
June 19th 2019The FDA recently released 5 new draft guidance documents that promote broader patient eligibility for cancer clinical trials. The policies encourage inclusion of certain individuals who were previously disqualified due to medical conditions or biological factors, including brain metastases, organ dysfunction, prior or concurrent malignancies, chronic infections, and age.
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Strategies to Engage Underrepresented Populations Improves Inclusivity in Clinical Trials
June 17th 2019A cohort of cancer centers was selected to serve as models for identifying key strategies for racial and ethnic minority group engagement in clinical trials. On the basis of several qualifying criteria, such as sustained accrual of minorities into clinical cancer research, an established minority population ≥10% in the overall catchment, an established clinical trial infrastructure, and a formal community outreach program, the investigators identified 8 cancer centers for participation.
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Novel Combinations Explored in CRC With Rare Gene Mutations
June 15th 2019In a case-based-style discussion, Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, and Wells Messersmith, MD, reviewed the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer whose tumors express rare gene mutations or molecular signatures, such as <em>NTRK</em> fusions.
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Annual Report Shows Death Rates Declined, Focuses on Patients Aged 20-49
June 1st 2019According to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, cancer death rates have declined in men, women, and children across all cancer types, and have continued to decline between 1999 and 2016. In a special section of this year’s report, however, data show that both cancer incidence and death rates were higher in women aged 20 to 49 compared to male counterparts.
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Anti-PD-L1 Therapy May Have Benefit in Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer
May 29th 2019Patients with aggressive papillary thyroid cancer may be good candidates for treatment with anti–PD-(L)1 immunotherapy due to elevated levels of serum PD-L1, according to findings from a new study presented during the 2019 AACR-AHNS Head and Neck Cancer Conference.
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Newly Established I-131 Principles Bring Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Thyroid Cancer Community
May 8th 2019R. Michael Tuttle, MD, discusses the outcomes from a 2-day interactive meeting which brought together thryoid cancer experts across 4 organizations and 8 countries to discuss the use of radioactive iodine therapy, including the development of 9 principles for the optimal management of patients.
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MD Anderson Expert Highlights Ongoing Research Across Thyroid Cancer Subtypes
April 25th 2019Maria E. Cabanillas, MD, discusses some of the ongoing thyroid cancer clinical trials at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, as well as other promising research on the horizon across all subtypes of the disease.
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New Study Finds Tumor Volume Doubling Time May Predict Progression Risk in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
April 9th 2019In the absence of biological or molecular predictive markers, tumor volume doubling time is a good indicator for predicting the growth rate of papillary thyroid carcinomas during active surveillance, according to findings from a single-center cohort study recently published in <em>Thyroid</em>.
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