Kristie L. Kahl is vice president of content at MJH Life Sciences, overseeing CURE®, CancerNetwork®, the journal ONCOLOGY, Targeted Oncology, and Urology Times®. She has been with the company since November 2017.
She is a graduate of Rider University, where she acquired a Bachelors of Art in journalism, as well as a graduate of Temple University, where she received her Masters of Science in Sports Management.
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Fixed-Duration Frontline Combo of Acalabrutinib and Venetoclax Delays Progression in CLL
December 9th 2024The all-oral, fixed-duration, frontline regimen of acalabrutinib plus venetoclax, with or without obinutuzumab, significantly improved progression-free survival vs standard chemoimmunotherapy in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Dato-DXd Shows Promising Intracranial Activity in Advanced NSCLC Subgroups
June 3rd 2024Datopotamab deruxtecan was efficacious among patients with non-small cell lung cancer and baseline brain metastases who harbor actionable genomic alterations, according to an exploratory analysis of the phase 2 TROPION-Lung05 trial.
High-Dose Radiation Plus Long-Term ADT Improves Survival in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
January 25th 2024A higher dose of radiation therapy led to longer progression-free, cancer-specific, and overall survival, compared with the standard dose, in combination with long-term ADT in patients with high-risk prostate cancer.
Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib Shows ‘Encouraging’ DOR in Advanced HCC
January 19th 2024The frontline use of pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib in patients with advanced HCC showed a 3-year or more response among 35% of responders; however, additional efficacy results remained consistent with previous findings from the phase 3 LEAP-002 trial.
Acalabrutinib Combination, Monotherapy Improves PFS in Treatment-Naive CLL
December 11th 2023Acalabrutinib-containing regimens continued to improve progression-free survival, especially when a complete response is obtained, compared with obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil, in treatment-naive patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to a 6-year follow-up.
Zanubrutinib Induces Sustained PFS Benefit in Relapsed/Refractory CLL/SLL
December 10th 2023According to extended follow-up of the phase 3 ALPINE trial, treatment with zanubrutinib continued to demonstrate improved progression-free survival in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Real-World Analysis Shows Similar Safety, Efficacy With Teclistamab in RRMM
December 9th 2023The retrospective analysis demonstrated comparable outcomes with teclistamab from the phase 2 MajesTEC-1 trial, highlighting the need for close monitoring and supportive care in patients treated for their relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Dato-DXd Induces Significantly Improved PFS in HR+, HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer
October 23rd 2023Treatment with datopotamab deruxtecan led to a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
Survival Improved With Nivolumab Plus Chemo in Urothelial Carcinoma
October 22nd 2023The addition of nivolumab to frontline standard of care gemcitabine-cisplatin, followed by nivolumab maintenance therapy, led to statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in survival compared with gemcitabine-cisplatin alone in patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
Atezolizumab Plus Chemo Improves PFS in Frontline, Advanced/Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
October 21st 2023The addition of atezolizumab to chemotherapy improved progression-free survival in frontline advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma, in particular, among patients with deficient mismatch repair status.
Adjuvant Abemaciclib/ET Shows Sustainable Efficacy in HR+, HER2- Early Breast Cancer
October 20th 2023Extending abemaciclib with endocrine therapy for 2 years continues to lower the risk of invasive disease and distant relapse in hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, as demonstrated in the 5-year efficacy findings from the monarchE trial.