Videos

Joshua K. Sabari, MD, discusses the efficacy outcomes from the Ideate-Lung02 trial, noting the 52.4% ORR, 5.9-month median DOR, and 12.2-month OS and emphasizing that a 12-month OS is clinically meaningful for this patient population following a median of 2 prior lines of therapy.

Saeed Sadeghi, MD, explores the future treatment landscape for anemia in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS), discussing the impact of emerging therapies on erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs), identifying unmet needs in anemia management, and sharing clinical insights for community oncologists.

Joshua K. Sabari, MD, discusses whether individual B7-H3 analysis is available at his institution, noting that, if it is, he obtains IHC for both PD-L1 and B7-H3 expression levels in all patients with SCLC. If B7-H3 testing becomes available, he would consider adding it to the biomarker assay, particularly at the time of diagnosis or recurrence.

Ticiana Leal, MD, discusses how lurbinectedin, a synthetic alkaloid derived from marine sources, exerts its antitumor effects by binding to DNA and disrupting repair mechanisms, highlighting promising efficacy results in the Phase 2 PMO1183 trial, where it achieved a 45% objective response rate (ORR) and an 11.2-month median overall survival in patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Joshua K. Sabari, MD, discusses the unique mechanism of action of B7-H3, highlighting its role as an immune checkpoint regulator that is overexpressed in SCLC and associated with poor prognosis. He notes that B7-H3 blockade can enhance CD8-positive T-cell activity and may serve as a promising treatment option for SCLC that has progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy.

Saeed Sadeghi, MD, shares his current approach to treating anemia in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS), detailing when to choose erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) for first-line treatment, conditions for switching therapies, and factors influencing the decision to use luspatercept as a first-line option, including considerations for dose escalation.

Yoshiaki Nakamura, MD, PhD, discusses the quantification threshold for tissue-free ctDNA in detecting residual tumor fractions, highlights additional mutations and hypermethylated loci identified by epigenomic assays, and examines how these assays complement current radiographic monitoring in stage II to III CRC while also considering their evolving role in identifying MRD to enhance recurrence-free survival.

Joshua K. Sabari, MD, discusses the anticipated clinical benefits of adding tarlatamab to durvalumab as maintenance therapy for patients with ES-SCLC, highlighting that statistically significant trial end points, such as improved PFS and OS, could encourage community oncologists to adopt this dual maintenance approach.