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Trastuzumab deruxtecan demonstrated a clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvement in overall versus TDM-1 as well as a continued PFS benefit, according to Sara A. Hurvitz, MD.

According to Ruth O'Regan, MD, BCI is the first genomic assay to demonstrate benefit from ovarian suppression.

Among premenopausal patients, the addition of everolimus to endocrine therapy improved iDFS and OS, which is hypothesis generating, said Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, MD.

The data from 2 years post primary efficacy analysis of monarchE study showed that adjuvant abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy improves invasive disease-free survival.

Residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy tumor microenvironment of metastasis doorway density is higher in Black women, potentially explaining poorer outcomes.

Pre- and postmenopausal patient with breast cancer may experience cognitive impairment with chemotherapy and endocrine therapy, according to RxPONDER PRO substudy results presented during SABCS 2022.

Yielding a 46% reduction in the risk of disease progression of death compared with combination chemotherapy, ribociclib plus endocrine therapy may be a new standard of care for patients with pre/perimenopausal HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

During a presentation, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, MD explained that homologous repair mutations and mismatch mutations in prostate cancer have therapeutic implications in the context of PARP inhibitors and PD-1 inhibitors.

According to Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH, there is a consistent differentiation and benefit when AR-targeted agent is added to the androgen deprivation therapy plus docetaxel backbone.

Joshua J. Meeks, MD, discusses investigational targets in the bladder cancer space.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Ashley Ross, MD, PhD, discussed his recent advanced in prostate cancer, research around prostate cancer genomics, PET for staging and for identification of local disease, and more.

Results presented at the 2022 International Kidney Cancer Symposium show tivozanib continues to demonstrate progression-free survival benefit over sorafenib in relapsed or refractory renal cell carcinoma.

After approximately 33 months of extended follow-up in the CLEAR study, investigators say lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab should be considered a standard of care option for frontline advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Subsequent therapy rates were lower in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma treated with the combination of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab vs those who received sunitinib in the CLEAR trial.

The newly launched phase 2 LenCabo study of lenvatinib with everolimus vs cabozantinib for the second- or third-line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Post hoc CheckMate 214 results show that nivolumab plus ipilimumab extend progression and overall survival in patient with advanced sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma who have not be previously treated.

During a debate at the 2022 International Kidney Cancer Symposium, Yousef Zakharia, MD and Rana M. McKay, MD presented argument for the use of doublets or triplets in patients with renal cell carcinoma.canc

At the 14th International Congress on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, research into the case of dizygotic twins with essential thrombocythemia won the Best overall Abstract Award for concluding how their rare stem cell disorder was passed between both twins.

At the 14th International Congress on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, reviewed the research supporting the optimal use of JAK inhibitors in patients with myelofibrosis.

Following JAK inhibitor therapy, multiple agents are showing the ability to reduce symptoms and spleen volume while improving survival in patient with myelofibrosis.

During a presentation at the 14th Annual International Congress on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Naveen Pemmaraju, MD, discussed the current agents being examined for MPNs.

An extended follow-up of the phase 3 COSMIC-311 trial supported the use of cabozantinib to treat patients with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer, irrespective of the duration of prior lenvatinib received.

Alonso Gutierrez, MD, discusses the initial results from a feasibility study which evaluated the use of a daily wearable patient-tracking device to optimize radiation machine use and time the delivery of treatment.

Psychiatric history may be an important factor for physicians to consider when counseling patients on their treatment options with thyroid cancer, according to a retrospective chart review.

After participating in a primary care-based follow-up program, 53% of patients have been discharged and have fully transitioned to their primary care provider.

Investigators found that higher body mass index is associated with more aggressive differentiated thyroid carcinoma tumors, as well as an increased risk for worse clinical outcomes, with patients with a BMI above 28.4 being at a higher risk.

Stephen J. Chanock, MD, discusses the background of the Chernobyl accident and its association with thyroid cancer.

A real-world retrospective patient chart review showed a 72.4% physician-reported best overall response, confirming the agent’s clinical efficacy to treat patients with RAI-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer.

A study found that after their first primary malignancy diagnosis, cancer survivors are at a significantly increased risk for secondary primary thyroid cancer, with other half of cases occurring in the first 3 years.

A prospective study of blood samples confirmed the immune-modulatory effect of lenvatinib with a significant increase in the peripheral natural killer cells among patients with advanced thyroid cancer.