Expert Interviews

At EHA 2021, Shaji Kumar, MD, reviews the toxicity profile of daratumumab plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone for patients with transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma in the first-line setting.

At ASCO 2021, Stephen Liu, MD, talked about treating patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer in the post-osimertinib setting with the combination of amivantamab and Lazertinib.

An expert in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma discusses the approval of tazemetostat as a treatment and reviews the phase 2 clinical trial data.

Javier L. Munoz, MD, MS, FACP, describes the current third-line treatment options available for relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

Robert A. Figlin, MD, details how his institution, Cedars-Sinai Cancer, is aiming to fully understand the cancer journey for those with genitourinary malignancies.

An expert in treating breast cancer discusses potential therapy options for patients with HER2-mutant.

Dr. Lee Schwartzberg comments on unmet needs in the treatment of early-stage HR+ [hormone receptor-positive] breast cancer.

Current recommendations for conducting genomic testing in patients with HR+ [hormone receptor-positive] breast cancer, as outlined by the NCCN clinical practice guidelines.

Dr. Lee Schwartzberg highlights recent changes to the NCCN guidelines in terms of guidance for genomic testing in HR-positive breast cancer based on updates to the RxPONDER trial and data supporting the use of the Breast Cancer Index.

At ASCO 2021, Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, talked about some of his research in patients with IDH1/2–positive cholangiocarcinoma presented at the meeting.

An oncology pharmacist details the unique mechanism of active of tazemetostat in the treatment of follicular lymphoma.

At ASCO 2021, Shaji Kumar, MD, talked about the impact of adding daratumumab maintenance to therapy for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in the CASSIOPEIA trial.

Eric J. Sherman, MD, highlights trends he observed with immunotherapy in the head and neck cancer space.

During a discussion at ASCO 2021, Mounzer Agha, MD, talked about mitigation strategies used by the investigators from the CARTITUDE-2 trial to prevent cognitive and neuro-movement disorders commonly associated with CAR T-cell therapy.

CancerNetwork® sat down with Marwan G. Fakih, MD, of City of Hope at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting to talk about a potential multidisciplinary treatment approach to colorectal cancer with regorafenib/nivolumab.

Robert A. Figlin, MD, highlights toxicities that patients with renal cell carcinoma experience while on cabozantinib.

Moreau detailed the patient characteristics of those enrolled on the CASSIOPEIA trial, which investigating bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone plus daratumumab in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Common scenarios for which genomic testing is recommended to aid in treatment decisions for patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.

Lee Schwartzberg, MD, FACP, of West Cancer Center & Research Institute, discusses the role of genomic testing in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and compares information provided by various assays approved for use.

Eric J. Sherman, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center highlights research on adjuvant capecitabine in nasopharynx cancer.