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During the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology, experts in the field and investigators from pivotal studies will elucidate how these advances can be used to guide treatment, and how to choose between available treatments in specific patient populations.
To assist clinicians in identifying, monitoring, and managing immune-related adverse effects, the American Society of Clinical Oncology issued guidelines in June 2022 updated by a multidisciplinary panel.
Hot flashes related to adjuvant hormone therapy were predictive of worse breast cancer outcomes, according to research on disease-free survival and treatment discontinuation in patients with and without hot flashes.
Two genes to assist in determining primary resistance to immunotherapy for patients with mismatch repair–deficient/microsatellite instability–high gastrointestinal cancers have been identified.
Findings from several recent studies help shed more light on this class of agents, including novel combinations and development of second- and third-generation mTOR inhibitors.
According to experts, routine biomarker testing has become a standard part of care for several common tumor types.
Data from the planned interim analysis of the FLAIR trial show that venetoclax plus ibrutinib can achieved minimal residual disease negativity in patient with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
In findings presented at the ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2022, patients with intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma who were treated with the durvalumab triplet regimen demonstrated improved overall survival compared with the chemotherapy doublet.
Although PD-L1 expression has limitations as a predictive biomarker, it has nonetheless driven clinical decision-making.
The combination of botensilimab and balstilimab showed robust response rate, durability, and tolerability in a patients with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer.
Recent data reported from the MOUNTAINEER will support a new drug application for tucatinib in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Results from the MANIFEST study of pelabresib and ruxolitinib in myelfibrosis are positive. The phase MANIFEST-2 study continue to explored the combination in JAK inhibitor–naïve patients with myelofibrosis.
According to results from the QuANTUM-First, quizartinib significantly improved overall survival vs standard of care in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3 ITD–positive acute myeloid leukemia.
The combination of talquetamab and daratumumab has the potential to demonstrate synergistic clinical activity, and preclinical studies have shown that the addition of daratumumab enhanced talquetamabmediated lysis of multiple myeloma cells.
Current- generation cytokines are being engineered to extend their half-life and improve tumor targeting using polyethylene glycol conjugation, fusion to tumor-targeting antibodies, alterations of cytokine/cell receptor–binding affinity, and other strategies.
Just-in-time trials are 1 tool capable of rapidly increasing access to clinical trials to develop drugs that treat the diverse and unique tapestry of patients across the United States, especially patients with more diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
