First-Line Targeted Treatment Approach Appears Efficacious for Older CLL Population
January 12th 2022A pooled analysis indicated that patients who were 80 years or older had efficacious responses to targeted therapies for chronic lymphocytic leukemia regardless of coexisting conditions and organ dysfunction.
Mesa Discusses Recommendations for Clinical Trial Enrollment in Myelofibrosis
January 11th 2022At ASH 2021, CancerNetwork® spoke with Ruben Mesa, MD, of UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, about recommendations to healthcare providers about enrolling their patients into clinical trials for myelofibrosis.
Belantamab Mafodotin Combination Yields Promising Safety Profile in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma
January 10th 2022A triplet combination of belantamab mafodotin-blmf plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone yielded a manageable safety profile in a population of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Pembrolizumab Yields Significantly Improved Disease-Free Survival in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
January 10th 2022Patients with stage IB to IIIA non–small cell lung cancer saw an improvement in disease-free survival when treated with pembrolizumab compared with the placebo regardless of PD-L1 expression.
Jakubowiak Talks CAR T-Cell Therapy in Heavily Pretreated Myeloma at 2021 ASH
January 10th 2022In an interview at the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting, Andrzej Jakubowiak, MD, PhD, describes how CAR T-cell therapy for patients with heavily pretreated myeloma has the potential significantly impact response and survival outcomes.
Lindsey Roeker, MD, Discusses the Outcomes of Using Ibrutinib With Umbralisib/Ublituximab in CLL
January 9th 2022Lindsey Roeker, MD, spoke about phase 2 trial results which demonstrated efficacy of the combination of umbralisib and ublituximab added to ibrutinib for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Acalabrutinib With or Without Obinutuzumab Improved Survival for Previously Untreated CLL
January 9th 2022The combination of acalabrutinib, with or without obinutuzumab, produced a strong survival benefit for patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia over treatment with ibrutinib or venetoclax plus obinutuzumab.
Proposed Most Favored Nation Oncology Drug Pricing Model Withdrawn, Garnering Praise From ASCO
January 7th 2022The proposed Most Favored Nation pricing model, which would have had a significant negative impact on cancer care in the United States, has been withdrawn by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Jakubowiak Talks Daratumumab Quadruplet Therapy and the GRIFFIN Study at 2021 ASH
January 7th 2022In an interview at the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting, Andrzej Jakubowiak, MD, PhD, talks about daratumumab-based quadruplet therapies being evaluated in clinical trials and the potential impact they’ll have on the multiple myeloma treatment landscape.
Socioeconomic Status Has Significant Impact on Multiple Myeloma Survival Globally
January 5th 2022A synthesis of P-values across 16 studies in different global regions found that socioeconomic status continues to be a significant prognostic factor of overall survival for patients with multiple myeloma.