April 25th 2024
In an interview with Targeted Oncology for Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, Noel Laudi, MD, MRCP, discussed the link between human papillomavirus infection and head and neck cancers.
Community Practice Connections™: Real-World Applications of Novel Therapies Across TNBC and Addressing Disparities in Care
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Advances in TNBC: Communicating with Your Patients About Clinical Trial Awareness and Treatment Concerns to Improve Clinical Outcomes
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Integrating a geriatric assessment into the care of older adults who are receiving cancer treatment in communi­ty oncology practices improves patient and caregiver satisfaction and encourages commu­nication about aging-related concerns, accord­ing to results of a clinical trial that enrolled 541 patients with advanced cancer.
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Telehealth Delivers Access to Care and Cutting-Edge Clinical Research to Rural Areas
January 11th 2020The present and future benefits of telehealth in oncology can be observed through Tahoe For­est Cancer Center and its affiliation with the UC Davis Cancer Center, use of other remote clinics, and participation in virtual tumor boards. Even though there are roadblocks to telehealth reaching more locations and more patients, the potential benefit warrants the time needed to get over those hurdles.
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MRTX849 Shows Safety, Tolerability in Treating KRAS G12C
November 29th 2019In patients whose solid<strong> </strong>tumors harbor a mutation in <em>KRAS </em>G12C, therapy with MRTX849 has produced promising responses and acceptable toxicity across 3 tumors types, according to data presented at the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research–National Cancer Institute–European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics.
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FDA Approves New Aprepitant Dosing Regimen for CINV After MEC
October 23rd 2019The FDA has approved a supplemental New Drug Application for a single dose of aprepitant injectable emulsion for intravenous use in patients receiving moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. The approval expands the dose for aprepitant to include a 130 mg single-dose regimen for the prevention of acute and delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.<br />
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ASCO Adds Oral Anticoagulants to Venous Thromboembolism Guidelines for Patients With Cancer
October 4th 2019The addition of direct oral oral anticoagulants for the management of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer is the latest change to previous guidelines issued by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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Clinically Meaningful Improvement in TRK Fusion Cancer Detected with Larotrectinib
October 3rd 2019Using a measure known as the growth modulation index, patients with TRK fusion–positive cancers who were treated with larotrectinib had a clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival compared with the time to progression on their prior treatment, an analysis of patients enrolled in 1 of 3 clinical trials has found.
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Larotrectinib Maintains Safety and High Efficacy in TRK Fusion-Positive Cancer
September 29th 2019Three clinical trials presented at the 2019 ESMO Congress show that the tropomyosin receptor kinase inhibitor larotrectinib continues to show anti-tumor activity, including long-lasting objective responses and low toxicity, according to results from an integrated analysis.
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Annual Hematology Meeting Cochair Encourages Embracing of CAR T-Cell Therapy
September 24th 2019Now in it 24th year, the annual International Congress on Hematologic Malignancies: Focus on Leukemias, Lymphomas, and Myeloma, hosted by Physicians’ Education Resource, LLC, continues to bring significant advances in hematology to the forefront.
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Expert Suggests Novel Approaches To Improve CAR Therapies in ALL
September 13th 2019To improve the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies, Nirali N. Shah, MD, MHSc, suggested including new constructs that target more than 1 antigen in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, during a presentation at the 2019 SOHO Annual Meeting.<br />
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Neelapu Discusses Toxicities Associated With CAR T Cells in Large B-Cell Lymphomas
August 29th 2019In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Sattva S. Neelapu, MD, discussed the evolving role for CAR T-cell therapy in patients with B-cell lymphomas. He also highlighted the toxicities commonly associated with these therapies and how physicians can treat these AEs as they arise.
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CAR T-Cell Therapy Poised to Become Routine Care in CLL
August 13th 2019The initial pilot study of CTL019 in heavily pretreated CD19-positive hematologic malignancies demonstrated the feasibility of CAR T-cell therapy in patients with CLL. A presentation at the 2019 American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy Annual Meeting reported 2 cases of chemotherapy-resistant CLL, with ongoing follow- up at 8 years showing persistence of CAR-engineered T cells and sustained remission, as determined by flow cytometry and deep sequencing of immunoglobulin H rearrangements.
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Four-Year Follow-Up Data Confirm Durable Responses With CAR T-Cell Therapy in B-Cell Lymphomas
August 7th 2019In an interview with <em>Targeted Oncology</em>, Chong, a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, discussed the 4-year follow-up data for CAR T cells in patients with DLBCL and FL. She also addressed the challenges that need to be overcome in order to give more patients access to this type of therapy.
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MRD Reported Undetectable After Liso-cel CAR T-cell Therapy in CLL
August 2nd 2019In the phase I/II TRANSCEND CLL 004 study, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel led to undetectable minimal residual disease in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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Assessing the Role CAR T-cell Therapy Plays in Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment in ZUMA-2 Trial
July 31st 2019Kieron Dunleavy, MD, discussed current approaches to treating patients with MCL, highlighting peer discussions on the subject and information about the ZUMA-2 trial, in an interview with <em>Targeted Oncology</em>.
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High Response Rate Seen With Concurrent Ibrutinib Plus CAR T-Cell Therapy in High-Risk CLL
June 26th 2019Significant activity was observed when ibrutinib was administered concurrently with CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy compared with separately in patients with high-risk relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia who had progressed on or were intolerant of ibrutinib. Data presented at the 15th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma show a high response rate with this concurrent treatment.
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Treatment Patterns at End of Life Explored in Large, National Database
June 20th 2019The American Cancer Society, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Baptist Cancer Center, and the Mayo Clinic report that treatment patterns varied markedly by cancer type and care facility setting for patients with de novo metastatic disease who died within 1 month after diagnosis, based on an analysis of data from 100,848 patients collected from the National Cancer Database, a hospital-based cancer registry that captures 70% of patients in the United States with a new diagnosis.
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Broaden Clinical Trial Inclusion
June 19th 2019The FDA recently released 5 new draft guidance documents that promote broader patient eligibility for cancer clinical trials. The policies encourage inclusion of certain individuals who were previously disqualified due to medical conditions or biological factors, including brain metastases, organ dysfunction, prior or concurrent malignancies, chronic infections, and age.
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Strategies to Engage Underrepresented Populations Improves Inclusivity in Clinical Trials
June 17th 2019A cohort of cancer centers was selected to serve as models for identifying key strategies for racial and ethnic minority group engagement in clinical trials. On the basis of several qualifying criteria, such as sustained accrual of minorities into clinical cancer research, an established minority population ≥10% in the overall catchment, an established clinical trial infrastructure, and a formal community outreach program, the investigators identified 8 cancer centers for participation.
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Novel Combinations Explored in CRC With Rare Gene Mutations
June 15th 2019In a case-based-style discussion, Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, and Wells Messersmith, MD, reviewed the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer whose tumors express rare gene mutations or molecular signatures, such as <em>NTRK</em> fusions.
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Upfront Pembrolizumab With or Without Chemo Approved for HNSCC by FDA
June 11th 2019Pembrolizumab has been approved by the FDA as monotherapy for newly diagnosed patients with metastatic or unresectable recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 and for use in combination with platinum and fluorouracil for this patient population, irrespective of PD-L1 expression.
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