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Gene G. Finley, MD, discusses some of the challenges seen when treating patients with small cell lung cancer.

Findings from the phase 1 CALM study evaluating the allogeneic genome-edited anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell product UCART19 show it can be safely used for patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Tycel Phillips, MD, discusses recent changes in the mantle cell lymphoma treatment landscape.

Following positive new data from a phase 1/2 study examining batiraxcept in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the agent has been granted fast track designation by the FDA.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals announced that the phase 3 PhALLCON trial of ponatinib for Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia succeeded in improving the rate of minimal residual disease–negative complete remission.

Clinically meaningful differentiation across efficacy measures were seen in patients administered domvanalimb in combination with zimberleimab or etrumadenant vs zimberelimab monotherapy.

Fast track designation has been granted to REM-001 therapy for patients with cutaneous metastatic breast cancer based on positive data from 4 phase 2/3 studies.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Chelsea C. Pinnix discussed the results of a phase 2 study and how these promising results will shift the treatment paradigm of patients with orbital indolent B-cell lymphoma.

Results from the ARIES trial continue to show the benefit of avelumab monotherapy as a first-line drug for patients with metastatic urothelial cancer with PD-L1 expression.

Colorectal cancer screenings are effective at saving lives, according to Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute.

On the heels of a negative ODAC vote, poziotinib has was not approved by the FDA on it PDUFA date, and the developer of poziotinib will stop development immediately.

Favorable long-term survival rates and manageable rates of graft-vs-host disease were elicited with omidubicel in patients with hematologic malignancies who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Marcia S. Brose, MD, PhD, FASCO, discusses NTRK gene fusions and identifying patients with thyroid cancer.

Updated analysis from the phase 1/2 ARROW study evaluating pralsetinib in patients with RET fusion-positive non–small cell lung cancer showed the agent to be well tolerated and to elicit clinical activity at a dose of 400 mg daily.

Tepotinib plus gefitinib led to improvements in progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer.

A 5-year survival update of CheckMate 227 support the use of nivolumab plus ipilimumab in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Jia Ruan, MD, PhD, discussed the updates in the mantle cell lymphoma space, including understanding molecular pathogenesis and risk stratification for this patient population.

Investigators in the IT-01 trial of INT230-6 as monotherapy or combined with ipilimumab showed safety and potential efficacy in patients with sarcoma.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Srdan Verstovsek, MD, discussed the current MPN treatment landscape and where the field is shifting.

Preclinical data shows the potential of oxMIF as a new immuno-oncology target which may be helpful in treating patients with metastatic colorectal cancers

After an update from the phase 3 DREAMM-3 study the use of belantamab monotherapy for previously treated patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma was pulled from US market authorization by request of the FDA.

Fadi Haddad, MD, discusses the key points from the presentation he gave during the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Society of Hematologic Oncology.

With an overall response rate of 38.6% and a consistent safety profile of that seen in prior trials, afamitresgene autoleucel continues to show clinical responses in patients with late-stage synovial sarcoma.

In pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, complete remissions were achieved in 99.0% of patients and their overall 12-month event-free survival was 73.5% with CD19-/CD22-chimeric antigen receptor therapy.

Results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-859 study show extended overall and progression-free survival in patients with HER2-negative locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma treated with pembrolizumab and chemotherapy.

Matthew Ingham, MD, discusses understanding the genomics of sarcomas and how molecular testing can be useful in this space.

Based on positive findings from the phase 2 pivotal EPCORE NHL-1, the FDA will conduct a speedy review of the biologics license application for subcutaneous epcoritamab for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma after 2 or more lines of systemic therapy an granted it priority review.

Additional data is needed for lifileucel before it is granted a biologics license application by the FDA for patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute welcomes Board-certified medical oncologist Ke Ning, MD to the Sarasota Downtown clinic team.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Mark R. Litzow, MD, discussed managing patients with different subtypes of ALL and the session he was a part of during the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2022 Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies.