Tafasitamab/Lenalidomide Combo Stands Out for Patients With Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL
December 1st 2020During a Targeted Oncology Case Base Peer Perspective event, Ian W. Flinn, MD, PhD, compares the combination of tafasitamab-cxix plus lenalidomide, and selinexor as treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma to other other available regimens.
New Therapies Provide Options in Metastatic Breast Cancer
November 28th 2020Comparing the efficacy of selective HER2 kinase inhibitors in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, it was shown that tucatinib may have been approved in the second-line setting due to it's unique impact on the central nervous system. Another HER2 inhibitor, trastuzumab deruxtecan has demonstrated promise in a phase 2 study and is now being confirmed in a phase 3 study.
Multiple Studies Provide Efficacy Results for Lenvatinib in Thyroid Cancer
November 27th 2020Matthew Taylor, MD, reviewed the clinical trials supporting levantinib as a treatment option for a patient with thyroid cancer and discussed the option with a group of oncologists during a Targeted Oncology Case Base Peer Perspectives event.
In Patients With Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL, Tafasitamab/Lenalidomide Combo Shines
November 26th 2020Kami J. Maddocks, MD, discussed the efficacy and safety of tafasitamab in combination with lenalidomide as treatment of a 74-year-old man with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The treatment option was discussed with a group of oncologists during a Targeted Oncology Case Based Peer Perspective event.
Morgans Discusses Therapy Options for Metastatic and Nonmetatstatic CRPC
November 24th 2020During a Targeted Oncology Case Based Peer Perspectives event, Alicia K. Morgans, MD, MPH, reviewed 2 cases of patients with nonmetastatic castration resistant prostate cancer and explained the potential testing and treatment options.
Exploring First-line Therapies in Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas
November 23rd 2020During the Targeted Oncology Case Based Peer Perspectives event, Javier L. Munoz, MD, Hematologist/Oncologist Director, Lymphoma Program Mayo Clinic, discussed the case of 60-year-old patient with peripheral T-cell lymphoma.
Many Oncologists Favor Consolidation Immunotherapy Following Chemoradiation for Stage III NSCLC
November 21st 2020During a Targeted Oncology Case Based Peer Perspectives event, John Heymach, MD, PhD, professor and Chair, David Bruton Jr Chair in Cancer Research. Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discussed the guidelines and therapeutic option for stage III non–small cell lung cancer, based on a case of a 66-year-old patient.
Emerging Data May Provide More Options for Systemic Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma, Says In
November 12th 2020During a Targeted Oncology Case Based Peer Perspective event, Gino K. In, MD, MPH, assessed the risk status of an 88-year-old patient with basal cell carcinoma and discussed treatment options.
Pennell Considers Treatments in Front- and Later-Line Settings for EGFR+ NSCLC
November 8th 2020In the treatment of EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer, oncologists face multiple challenges with prescribing medications to patients. During a Targeted Oncology Case Based Peer Perspective event, Nathan Pennell, MD, PhD, discussed these challenges as well as potential treatment approaches with a group of peers.
Heymach Discusses MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutations in NSCLC
November 3rd 2020During a Targeted Oncology Case Based Peer Perspective event, John V. Heymach, MD, PhD, discussed the testing methods for non–small cell lung cancer with MET exon 14 skipping mutations. The discussion was based on the case of a 48-year-old woman.
Brander Details Different Therapies and Modalities for Treatment of CLL in the Second Line
October 29th 2020During a Targeted Oncology Case Based Peer Perspectives event, Danielle Brander, MD, assistant professor of Medicine at Duke Cancer Institute in Durham, NC, discussed options for treating a 53-year-old female patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.