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The phase 2 SWOG S1801 trial showed a 42% reduction in 2-year event-free survival for neoadjuvant-adjuvant vs adjuvant-only pembrolizumab for resectable stage IIIB-D/IV melanoma.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are approved for dMMR/MSI-H gastrointestinal cancer treatment; however, approximately half of patients with dMMR/MSI-H gastrointestinal cancer exhibit primary resistance to them.

During 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.

Lisocabtagene maraleucel showed activity in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma, according to findings from the TRANSCEND-NHL-001 study.

The combination of ibrutinib with chemoimmunotherapy improved the duration of response for a subset of patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma.

Treatment with liso-cel had a manageable safety profile with no new safety signals in patients with relapsed/ refractory follicular lymphoma.

Ziftomenib showed safety and efficacy in heavily pretreated patients with comutations and NPM1-mutated, relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

For patients who are ineligible for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, luspatercept-aamt offers a new approach.

Currently, cytoreductive surgery remains a pillar of modern treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis.


