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Findings from a systematic review on the efficacy of bispecific antibodies were presented during the 20th International Myeloma Society Annual Meeting.

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.

Joshua Richter, MD, evaluates the efficacy and safety data of linvoseltamab for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

The Isa-KRd combination in the GMMG-CONCEPT trial yielded high MRD negativity rates among patients with newly diagnosed, high-risk multiple myeloma, irrespective of transplant status.

Datopotamab deruxtecan for the treatment of advanced non–small cell lung cancer is ongoing investigation in multiple clinical trials.

In patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer given sacituzumab govitecan-hziy with pembrolizumab, positive response rates were observed.

Investigators reported the best objective response, progression-free survival, overall survival, and safety of a B7-H3–directed antibody-drug conjugate at the 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer.

According to Baohui Han, MD, PhD, the confirmed objective response rate was 78.6% for treatment-naïve patients with non–small cell lung cancer with EGFR Exon20 insertion mutations treated with furmonertinib 240 mg daily in the FAVOUR trial.

According to Shirish M. Gadgeel, MD, adagrasib demonstrated durable clinical benefit [and] there were no new safety signals.

According to a presentation at SOHO 2023, overall survival was boosted among patients from the QuANTUM-First trial who went to transplant in first remission and were treated with quizartinib for their FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia.

According to Elisabetta Abruzzese, MD, PhD. balancing the care of the mother, the baby, as well disease burden is needed for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia who are pregnant.

Despite complete remission rates of up to 90%, late toxicities, such as secondary malignancies and cardiovascular events, are key concerns in patients treated for early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma.

With multiple JAK inhibitors now available to choose from, patient- and disease-specific factors are vital in determining the most appropriate therapy for patients with myelofibrosis.

Evolving research has now shown that immunotherapies can be combined with one another and used to specifically target the cancer cells.

Widespread access to CAR T-cell therapy remains a problem, and quite a few challenges have arisen in regards to optimizing outcomes for CAR T-cell therapy in patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors.

CD19-direct CAR T-cell therapies and the CD20-targeted bispecific antibodies both represent a viable treatment choice for patents with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

Although chemotherapy has represented the standard therapeutic modality for indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma, monoclonal antibodies, immunomodulatory agents, targeted agents, bispecific antibodies, and cellular therapies are now available.

Allogeneic HCT has shown promise as definitive treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory AML.

In an interview, Brad S. Kahl, MD, discussed the changes in the field of follicular lymphoma and how physicians should approach treatment.

The diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treatment landscape is evolving with Pola-R-CHP and CAR T-cell therapy moving into the frontline setting.

Following positive results from the phase 1/2 EPCORE NHL-1 trial, epcoritamab is currently under evaluation across different lines of therapy and in various combinations for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Data points to the loss of predictive value of an interim PET2 scan for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma when treated with a regimen containing brentuximab vedotin.

Relapsed/refractory DLBCL is associated with poor prognosis, but preclinical data suggest that adding rituximab to CD19-directed therapy such as loncastuximab tesirine may extend the duration of disease control.

Selecting and sequencing treatments in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma involves balancing various factors due to limited historical data, as explained by Ajai Chari, MD, at the 2023 SOHO Annual Meeting.

Elizabeth "Betsy" O’Donnell, MD, discusses the importance of carrying out different strategies when treating patients with multiple myeloma who are older and frail.

Results from 2 studies shows ciltacabtagene autoleucel to prolong progression-free survival and induce response in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Uwe Platzbecker, MD, discussed findings from recent phase 3 trials and their clinical implications for daily care in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic neoplasms.

Roland Walter, MD, PhD, and Johannes Schetelig, MD, debated on the sequencing of allogeneic stem cell transplant in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Venetoclax has given new hope and better options to a notoriously hard-to-treat patient group.