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Real-world data show effective outcomes following ibrutinib and rituximab treatment in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma with bone marrow involvement.

The FDA recommended that the marketing application for belantamab mafodotin-blmf for patients with previously treated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma be withdrawn after determining that findings did not meet the requirements for accelerated approval.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has given a positive opinion of mobocertinib as a treatment for previously treated advanced non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.

Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, discussued studies are being conducted assessing the use of mirvetuximab soravtansine in patients with folate receptor-α–positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Anand Swaminath, MD, reviews the design of the phase 3 LUSTRE trial comparing a 3-week conventional radiotherapy regimen with stereotactic body radiotherapy among patients with stage I medically inoperable non-small cell lung cancer.

Patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma may benefit from epcoritamab, which received priority review from the FDA.

Topline results from the phase 2 MIRAGE study indicated that patients with relapsed/refractory indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma receiving zandelisib experienced an objective response rate of 75.4%.

A systematic review of reported clinical cases and treatment strategies was performed to better understand the prognostic factors and to develop the best possible treatment option for a 16-year-old patient diagnosed with a malignant triton tumor in the lower extremity with distant metastases in the lungs.

Autologous tumor lysate–loaded dendritic cell vaccine plus standard-of-care therapy improved survival outcomes vs standard-of-care alone in newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma.

Yancey Warren, Jr, MD, MAT, and colleagues investigate the use of integrative oncology services among young women with breast cancer.

Adjuvant capecitabine following concurrent chemoradiotherapy yielded higher failure-free survival rates compared with chemoradiotherapy alone in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

The European Commission based its approval of zanubrutinib for the management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia on data from the phase 3 SEQUOIA trial and the phase 3 ALPINE trial.

Centering discussion on clinical scenarios of urothelial carcinoma, expert oncologists review recent data and discuss how patient care is evolving.

Patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma can now receive asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi at 25 mg/m2 on Monday and Wednesday followed by 50 mg/m2 on Friday, or 25 mg/m2 every 48 hours.

Factors such as chemotherapy treatment and a cancer diagnosis within the past 5 years were associated with a greater risk of frailty-related bone fractures among older cancer survivors, according to findings from a recent cohort study.

Among patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ponatinib plus chemotherapy yielded higher rates of minimal residual disease–negative complete remission compared with imatinib.

Two teams from leading institutions go head-to-head to debate the latest datasets and advances in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Melissa L. Johnson, MD, spoke about the design of the phase 3 POSEIDON trial how its data led to the recent approval of tremelimumab plus durvalumab and chemotherapy in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Martin Dietrich, MD, PhD, Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH, and Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD review recent data from the TROPiCS-02 trial on sacituzumab govitecan and discuss the clinical implications of these findings.

Zolbetuximab and mFOLFOX6 combination therapy demonstrated positive topline efficacy and safety in patients with Claudin 18.2–positive, HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, indicated that acknowledgement of external targets such as FR-α could lead to success with antibody-drug conjugates in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

ATG-008 combined with toripalimab produced an objective response rate of 52.4% among patients with relapsed or metastatic cervical cancer in the phase 1/2 TORCH-2 study.

The VENTANA FOLR1 RxDx Assay has received approval from the FDA for identifying epithelial ovarian cancer in patients who may be eligible for treatment with mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx.

Results from the phase 3 FRUTIGA study indicate that fruquintinib plus paclitaxel produced promising progression-free survival outcomes among patients with second-line gastric cancer, although no significant improvement in overall survival was reported.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy yielded numerical improvements in terms of local control compared with conventional hypofractionated radiotherapy among patients with stage I medically inoperable non–small cell lung cancer, according to findings from the phase 3 LUSTRE trial.

Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, spoke about the phase 3 SORAYA trial and how it helped lead to the approval of mirvetuximab soravtansine in folate receptor-α–positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

The FDA’s decision to grant KVA12123 an investigational new drug application now allows its manufacturer, Kineta, to begin a clinical trial assessing its safety and efficacy across several solid tumors.

Results from the ongoing phase 2 IMMUNOCERV trial showed that treatment with the investigational drug PDS0101 — a vaccine — combined with chemotherapy and radiation induced a 100% clinical response in a small group of patients with stage IB3 to IVA cervical cancer.

Pulsatile, convection-enhanced delivery of topotecan using a novel subcutaneous catheter-pump system implanted into the brain showed promising efficacy signals in patients with glioblastoma, according to findings from a phase 1b clinical trial.

In a recent Between the Lines, Joshua Richter, MD, and Peter Forsberg, MD, discussed a recent commentary on weekly dosing and supportive care solutions for selinexor in patients with multiple myeloma, and provided a general overview of the agent in this treatment landscape.