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Morgan Bayer

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Selinexor Combo Shows Activity in Myelofibrosis Spleen Responses, Symptoms

More than 80% of the SENTRY trial population had alleviation of their myelofibrosis-associated symptoms following treatment with selinexor/ruxolitinib.


Ali H. Zaidi, MD

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Lung Cancer Home Health Screening Tools May Aid in Triaging LDCT+ Patients

The FirstLook liquid biopsy, when used as an adjunct to low-dose CT, may help to address the unmet need of low lung cancer screening utilization.



Rebecca Previs, MD

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Emerging Front-Line Maintenance Therapies for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Rebecca Previs shares data on some exiting emerging therapies in the front line setting for patients with advanced ovarian cancer.




ONCOLOGY Staff

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Zolbetuximab’s Impact on Gastric/GEJ Adenocarcinoma

John Marshall, MD, discussed zolbetuximab, which the FDA recently approved for patients with CLDN18.2–positive locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma.






Pooja Advani, MBBS, MD

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Future Perspectives in the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Concluding their discussion, Drs Advani, Parrondo, and Chanan-Khan conclude that second-generation BTK inhibitors are the preferred first-line treatment in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia due to better efficacy and lower cardiovascular risk, with emerging therapies promising even better outcomes.



Rakhshanda Rahman, MD, FRCS, FACS

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Expert Discusses Screening Advocacy, AI, and Developments in Breast Cancer

Early screening for breast cancer may help match patients with appropriate systemic therapies depending on the extent of their tumors, according to Rakhshanda Rahman, MD, FRCS, FACS.


Amulya Yellala, MD

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Clinical Trial Eligibility and Outcomes in Patients With Metastatic NSCLC Treated Outside of Clinical Trials

These data support less restrictive clinical trial eligibility criteria for those with metastatic NSCLC. This is especially true regarding both targeted therapy and immunotherapy treatment regimens.



Kerolos Rizk, MD

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Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma Arising From a Primary Cutaneous Carcinosarcoma

This study presents a case of a man, aged 56 years, found to have a 26-mm exophytic lesion on the vertex scalp identified to contain a distinct population of basal cell carcinoma as well as another population of spindled cells representing a poorly differentiated sarcomatous component.




Michał Kostrzanowski, MD

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Extreme Case of Surgical Port Metastasis in Ovarian Cancer

We present the case of a 51-year-old woman with metastatic International FIGO stage IIIC ovarian cancer who had delayed her therapy after initial laparoscopy due to COVID-19 infection and presented with an extreme case of surgical port metastasis.


Axel Bex, MD, PhD

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‘Absolutely Important’ to Develop Better Ways to Predict Kidney Cancer Recurrence, Says Expert

Future research must address ways to improve the prediction of kidney cancer recurrence to better inform patients, says an expert from the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.



Gregory Cooper, MD

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Shorter Time to Treatment Is Associated With Improved Survival in Rural Patients With Breast Cancer Despite Other Adverse Socioeconomic Factors

Minh-Tri Nguyen, MD, and colleagues investigate the association between time to treatment, socioeconomic status, and clinical outcomes among rural and urban patients with breast cancer.


Miguel A. Álvarez-Avitia, MD

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Oligoprogression After Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Metastatic Melanoma

This clinical quandary discusses oligoprogressive disease in metastatic melanoma and how treatment with immunotherapy and targeted therapy affect the disease.


Tu My To, PhD, MPH

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Real-World Assessment of Patient Care and Practice Efficiency With the Introduction of Subcutaneous Rituximab

Rituximab-subcutaneously is associated with significantly reduced chair time vs rituximab-intravenously in a US oncology setting. Widespread adoption would be expected to improve practice efficiency and patient access to care, and to reduce health care resource burden.



Edmund Qiao

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Key Presentations at ASCO 2021 Review Primary Prevention of Prostate Cancer in African American Men

CancerNetwork® sat down with Edmund Qiao at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting to talk about prostate-specific antigen screening and prostate cancer prevention in African American men.


Kebede Begna, MD

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Cross Q&A: Isa + KD in Relapsed/Refractory MM and Biochemical vs Clinical Progression

In the final cross Q&A session from the multiple myeloma module, panelists discuss implications of IKEMA and consider the importance of biochemical versus clinical progression.


Joaquim Bellmunt, MD, PhD

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Extending the Benefits of Avelumab Maintenance in Urothelial Carcinoma

Ongoing research may clarify the potential benefit of avelumab when administered in combination with other agents in advanced urothelial carcinoma.


Craig S. Sauter, MD

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Current Treatment of Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma

This review article written by Robert Stuver, MD, et al, reviews current and available treatments for peripheral T-cell lymphoma.