Tony Berberabe, MPH, is the Editor for Targeted Therapies in Oncology. Berberabe received his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Rutgers University and his Master of Public Health from the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey.
Forimtamig Shows Deep, Durable Responses in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
September 29th 2023At a median duration of response of 12.2 months, the objective response rates with forimtamig across all dose levels was 66.7% with a very good partial response rate of 54.2%, according to data from a phase 1a dose-escalation trial.
Doctors’ Debate: Frontline Targeted Therapies Inform Treatment Decisions in HCC
September 27th 2023Richard S. Finn, MD, and R. Kate (Katie) Kelley, MD, emerged in a discussion about the factors that inform treatment decisions for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma during the International Liver Cancer Association Annual Conference 2023.
An Abundance of Approaches Moves Discussion of Sequencing to the Forefront in MM
August 24th 2023During an Oncology Town Hall™ virtual meeting, 4 investigators in multiple myeloma addressed emerging therapies, optimal sequencing, the role of minimal residual disease to inform therapy, and the possibility of storing T cells for use in later CAR T-cell therapy.
Tailoring Therapy in Breast Cancer Proves to Be an Elusive Goal
August 7th 2023Docetaxel with carboplatin, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab has led to improved overall survival in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. These findings led to the evaluation of dual blockade therapy in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings.
Watch and Wait Remains the Standard in Inactive Early-Stage CLL
June 11th 2023A watch-and-wait approach should remain the standard of care, even in the era of targeted therapies, in patients with early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia with inactive disease, according to data from the 2023 EHA Congress.
In Second-Line, Atezolizumab/Cabozantinib Shows No Benefit Over SOC in NSCLC
March 31st 2023At the 2023 European Lung Cancer Congress, results from the recent findings of the CONTACT-01 trial showed no benefit for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer on the combination of atezolizumab and cabozantinib compared with the standard of care.
In 2 MMR Cohorts, Pembrolizumab/Chemotherapy Benefits Survival in Advanced Endometrial Cancer
March 28th 2023In the NRG GY018 trial, the addition of pembrolizumab to standard-of-care chemotherapy followed by maintenance pembrolizumab demonstrated a reduction in risk of disease progression or death in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.