Expert Interviews

Expert insight into monitoring patients with advanced kidney cancer, covering the frequency of clinic visits, blood work, and CT scans, as well as signs and symptoms that might indicate disease progression.

Shared insight into the complexities in treating EGFR mutant lung cancer during the second-line therapy phase, including safety profiles of different treatment regimens, managing toxicities, and ongoing research to improve patient outcomes.

Dr Sai-Hong Ou and Dr Misako Nagasaka discuss the treatment strategies for EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer, emphasizing the importance of individualized decision making and a multidisciplinary approach.

Reviewing the case of a case of a 73-year-old man with metastatic clear cell kidney cancer, experts discuss second-line treatment options informed by prior treatment response, patient goals, and adverse event profiles.

Experts consider the influence of combination therapies on EGFR-mutant lung cancer treatment, including the impact on central nervous system (CNS) response, challenges in CNS metastases management, and the potential alternatives to whole-brain radiation.

Additional research is needed to confirm whether capivasertib/fulvestrant offers increased benefit in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer not harboring AKT pathway alterations.

Patients with mismatch repair proficient, newly diagnosed, advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer may have enhanced benefit with the addition of olaparib to durvalumab.

Paolo Tarantino, MD, gives an overview on how the recently approved combination of capivasertib plus fulvestrant can help improve treatment strategies for patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that is hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

Ricardo Parrondo, MD, explains that different BTK inhibitors have varying rates of cardiovascular side effects in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, suggesting the choice between them should consider a patient's preexisting cardiovascular conditions, with acalabrutinib favored for hypertension concerns and zanubrutinib for atrial fibrillation issues.

Ricardo Parrondo, MD, discusses that in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia, BTK inhibitors like ibrutinib can pose cardiovascular risks, including hypertension; he suggests that in choosing a BTK inhibitor one should consider the patient's preexisting cardiovascular conditions.

An expert on lung cancer discusses data from TROPION-Lung05 on datopotamab deruxtecan in patients with previously treated NSCLC with actionable genomic alterations.

Joshua K. Sabari, MD, reviews the primary results from the MARIPOSA study presented at ESMO 2023 looking at amivantamab plus lazertinib in EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC.

The panel discusses the efficacy of belantamab mafoditin and where the treatment fits in the multiple myeloma treatment landscape.

In the October edition of Snap Recap, we review the latest FDA news and the vote from the last ODAC meeting.

Joselle Cook, M.B.B.S., and Luciano Costa, MD, note promising trials investigating combination bispecific antibody therapies for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Drs Luciano Costa and Binod Dhakal discuss combining bispecific antibodies with gamma secretase inhibitors for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, but trials show limited benefit and added toxicity; more promising are combinations with immunomodulators like isatuximab.

Overview of challenges in managing adverse events associated with bispecific therapy in multiple myeloma, including dysgeusia, skin toxicity, and nail changes patients may experience.

Drs Cohen, Wu, and Ahn discuss HER2 in colorectal cancer, explaining that increased expression indicates possible benefit from HER2 inhibitors; Ahn summarized studies showing modest activity of dual HER2 inhibition compared to single agent trastuzumab.

Comprehensive insights on the management of adverse effects from bispecific antibodies in the treatment of multiple myeloma.

Experts share how the availability of three new bispecific therapies has transformed myeloma patient care, offering a lifeline to those previously without treatment options and showcasing positive responses in various patient populations.