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In a phase 2 study, frontline bortezomib, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, prednisone, and cytarabine hydrochloride was well tolerated in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin marginal zone lymphoma.

Findings from the phase 1/2 BRUIN trial of show a distinct genetic evolution in patients with B-cell malignancies. However, the baseline BTK mutations did not impede pirtobrutinib’s effectiveness.

The treatment landscape for patients with resected stage III colon cancer has undergone a significant change, following publication of an International Development and Education Award presentation abstract in the August 2023 Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

A recent phase 1/2 study revealed promising results, with an estimated 4-month intracranial progression-free survival rate of 70.7% with stereotactic radiosurgery with the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab.

After results presented at IMS 2023 , further evaluation of strength building and walking in patients with multiple myeloma is underway in the Host-Factor study.

Following PACIFIC-R trial, the ongoing phase 3 LAURA trial is working to evaluate the efficacy and safety of maintenance osimertinib for patients who have unresectable stage III, EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.

The phase 2 SWOG S1801 trial showed a 42% reduction in 2-year event-free survival for neoadjuvant-adjuvant vs adjuvant-only pembrolizumab for resectable stage IIIB-D/IV melanoma.

The combination of ibrutinib with chemoimmunotherapy improved the duration of response for a subset of patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma.

The FDA plans to conduct a speedy review of the supplemental new drug application for ivosidenib tablets as treatment of IDH1-positive, relapsed or refractory myelodysplastic syndrome.