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An important milestone in the treatment landscape of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer has been trials of first-line chemoimmunotherapy. However, a study that requires better understanding of the methods and can be used to determine patients who are likely to experience durable benefits to therapy is currently concentrated.

Significant overall survival and progression-free survival benefits were observed with combination regimens containing immunotherapy in combination with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, along with tolerable safety in patients with renal cell carcinoma to Suzanne Cole, MD, FACP noted, however, that the cost of these combination can dim the light on the advantages.

Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield, MD, advises physicians on how to make appropriate treatment decisions for patients with unresectable kidney cancer.

In patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma who had progressed on prior PD-1 or PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, the combination of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab achieved antitumor responses, according to results from a phase 2 trial.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Toni K. Choueiri, MD, discussed key results from the CheckMate-9ER trial in advanced renal cell carcinoma, as well as ongoing trials with the potential to move the landscape further along.

Pavlos Msaouel, MD, PhD, discusses how the treatments and outcomes differ between patients with the rarer disease of renal medullary carcinoma than the more common renal cell carcinoma.

Lenvatinib plus everolimus demonstrated anti-tumor activity as treatment of patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma in the frontline setting, according to findings from a phase 2 clinical trial.

Over the years, cancer treatments that have improved patients outcomes have come out of clinical trial research. These studies have greatly contributed to the decline in cancer mortality in the United States since 1975, as well as the global cancer burden and mortality rate. During a presentation for the 38th Annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium (CFS), Clifford A. Hudis, MD, explained the need for monetary investment in research initiatives.

Ketan K. Badani, MD, discusses whether cytoreductive nephrectomies are efficacious when combined with immunotherapeutic agents in patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Ursula Matulonis, MD, took stock of the role for immunotherapy agents in the treatment landscape for ovarian, recurrent/advanced endometrial, and recurrent/advanced cervical cancers.

During a virtual presentation for the 38th Annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium, Janice M. Mehnert, MD explained the science behind selecting the optimal adjuvant therapy for patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma. The options Mehnert weighed were immunotherapy and BRAF-targeted therapy.

In the treatment landscape of metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer, the introduction of PARP inhibitors as a therapeutic option has led to progress, explained Maha Hussain, MD, in a presentation during the 38th Annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium.

Marc J. Braunstein, MD, PhD, discusses chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies, Bruton’s kinase inhibitors, and brentuximab vedotin that were highlighted at the 2020 Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium.

While the treatment landscape for chronic lymphocytic leukemia has expanded with an explosion of new therapeutic options, physicians are plagued with questions about sequencing therapies for those who progress following therapy in the first-line setting, and little data exists to guide optimal therapy selection, according to Anthony Mato, MD.

A general framework can be utilized to guide treatment decision in patients with follicular lymphoma, according to John P. Leonard, MD. During a presentation for the 38th Annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium, Leonard also explained that bulk of disease, comorbidities, and toxicity, among others are all factors that impact treatment decisions.

In a presentation during the 27th Annual Prostate Cancer Foundation Scientific Retreat, W. Kevin Kelly, DO, explained the potential of this novel agent and its development progress.

The combination of ipatasertib and abiraterone acetate achieved a significantly superior radiographic progression-free survival and demonstrated anti-tumor activity compared with placebo and abiraterone in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer with PTEN loss, according to results from the phase 3 IPATential150 clinical trial.

Naomi Haas, MD, discusses several areas of interest for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer that are utilizing PSMA, including bispecific T-cell engager antibodies, chimeric antigen receptor T cells, and the lutetium studies.

Split-dosing of BXCL701 at 0.6 mg per day is a supported dosing strategy for the agent in combination with pembrolizumab as treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to phase 1b/2 study results.

In a phase 2 trial, onvansertib, a polo-like kinase 1 inhibitor, combined with abiraterone acetate in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have early abiraterone resistance, demonstrated a decent safety profile across 3 dosing schedules and efficacy in the evaluable arms.

During a presentation at the National Comprehensive Cancer Institute 2020 Virtual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies, Shaji K. Kumar, MD, explained that each case of multiple myeloma requires a long-term strategy that starts with a strong approach in the frontline setting.

During the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2020 Virtual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies, Aaron Gerds, MD, MS, reviewed the current treatment landscape for patients with myelofibrosis and what’s to come for the treatment of this patient population as clinical trials continue to advance the field.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Jens Hillengass, MD, shared his insights on the latest edition of the diagnostic and staging criteria for multiple myeloma that have become standard now for the management of these patients.

Jens Hillengass, MD, discusses the key takeaways from his presentation at the 2020 National Comprehensive Cancer Network Virtual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies, in which he shared his insights on the diagnostic and staging criteria in multiple myeloma.

The growing use of minimal residual disease as a prognostic marker of progression-free survival and overall survival suggests that it might aid in clinical decision-making.

When choosing therapy for patients with early stage Hodgkin lymphoma, considering risk scoring systems and Deauville criteria for PET-adapted therapy are key conditions for optimizing survival rates, according to Ranjana H. Advani, MD.

Shaji K. Kumar, MD, discusses the impact of newer treatment regimens for patients with multiple myeloma and his key takeaways from the current landscape.

Results from the DUNE trial of durvalumab added to tremelimumab in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors of gastroenteropancreatic and lung origins showed limited activity, according to a presentation held during the 2020 European Society of Medical Oncology Virtual Congress.

Frontline nivolumab plus chemotherapy induced a statistically significant survival benefit compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with newly diagnosed PD-L1–positive advanced gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Preliminary activity was observed in an unselected group of patients with miscellaneous soft tissue sarcoma treated with trabectedin in combination with durvalumab in the phase 1b TRAMUNE trial. The results presented during the 2020 European Society of Medical Oncology Virtual Congress demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing this combination in soft tissue sarcoma.