
Experts discuss an overview of the STARTER-NET study, emphasizing its goals, key outcomes, and potential impact on clinical practice.

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Experts discuss an overview of the STARTER-NET study, emphasizing its goals, key outcomes, and potential impact on clinical practice.

Experts discuss an overview of the ALASCCA study, highlighting its objectives, results, and clinical implications.

Experts discuss the CheckMate 8HW study, focusing on its design, key findings, and impact on treatment strategies.

Experts discuss an overview of the BREAKWATER study, highlighting its key objectives, findings, and implications.

Ann LaCasce, MD, MMSc, director of the Dana-Farber/Massachusetts General Brigham Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology, highlights the role of bispecific antibodies in lymphoma research.

Marwan G. Fakih, MD, explains the implications of the findings from the phase 2 trial of balstilimab plus botensilimab for the treatment of patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer without liver metastases.

Panelists discuss how the landmark COMFORT trials have shaped the understanding of Janus kinase inhibitor therapy response criteria and long-term clinical outcomes in patients with myelofibrosis, providing crucial data to inform current treatment approaches.

The panelist discusses how for managing patients with R/R multiple myeloma, community clinicians should focus on personalized treatment approaches, incorporating novel therapies such as CAR T-cell therapy while carefully monitoring for and managing toxicities through established protocols. Key considerations include implementing systematic toxicity management strategies, maintaining long-term patient monitoring, and staying informed about emerging therapeutic options. The field is evolving with promising novel agents and combination approaches being investigated, particularly for patients who progress after initial treatments.

Panelists discuss how risk stratification tools and patient-specific factors guide treatment selection and timing of interventions for patients with newly diagnosed intermediate 2–risk myelofibrosis, with a focus on optimizing clinical outcomes.

Marwan G. Fakih, MD, provides an overview of the study design, rationale, and findings from a phase 2 trial of balstilimab with botensilimab for the treatment of patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer without liver metastases.

Ashraf Z. Badros, MB, ChB, discusses the next steps following the phase 3 AURIGA trial of daratumumab and lenalidomide vs lenalidomide maintenance in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

David B. Zhen, MD, discusses the results of the phase 3 CheckMate 649 trial in patients with advanced gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Susumu Hijioka, MD, discusses the key takeaways from the phase 3 STARTER-NET trial evaluating the combination of everolimus with lanreotide when used for the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or recurrent gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Panelists discuss common adverse events associated with subcutaneous nivolumab, emphasizing the importance of monitoring for immune-related adverse effects and managing them proactively to ensure patient safety and treatment adherence.

Panelists discuss common adverse events associated with subcutaneous nivolumab, emphasizing the importance of monitoring for immune-related adverse effects and managing them proactively to ensure patient safety and treatment adherence.

Panelists discuss the FDA approval of subcutaneous nivolumab based on the CheckMate-67T trial findings, highlighting its potential to improve patient convenience and treatment adherence while maintaining efficacy in the treatment of melanoma.

Panelists discuss how the PERSEUS trial demonstrated superior progression-free survival with daratumumab-VRd compared to VRd alone in patients with transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), potentially establishing a new standard of care in this setting.

Panelists discuss how to navigate and choose among multiple guideline-recommended induction regimens for patients with transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) by considering factors such as efficacy data, toxicity profiles, and individual patient characteristics.

Thomas W. LeBlanc, MD, MA, discusses key clinical pearls for community oncologists in the treatment of anemia in patients with low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS), including the importance of early and accurate diagnosis, considering newer therapies like luspatercept, monitoring hemoglobin levels, and incorporating patient-reported outcomes to tailor individualized treatment plans for better outcomes.

Paolo Tarantino, MD, PhD, discusses the approval of the oral therapy elacestrant for patients with estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer with ESR1 mutations.

Alexander I. Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the next steps in the clinical development of zoldonrasib for patients with KRAS G12D pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma based on preliminary findings.

James J. Harding, MD, discusses the remaining unmet needs in the first-line (1L) treatment space for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) and how 1L immunotherapy (IO) combinations like nivolumab plus ipilimumab (NIVO + IPI) may help address these gaps, while highlighting unanswered questions and offering clinical pearls for managing uHCC.

Alexander I. Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the clinical implications of ctDNA for treatment decisions and monitoring in patients with KRAS G12D pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with zoldonrasib.

Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, and Shridar Ganesan, MD, PhD, discuss the institution's new molecular oncology program.

Panelists discuss the ENRICH study, focusing on the efficacy and safety of enzalutamide in combination with standard therapies for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and its potential to improve progression-free survival.

Panelists discuss the TRIANGLE study, examining the efficacy and safety of the combination of rituximab, lenalidomide, and chemotherapy in treating high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and its potential to improve patient outcomes.

Panelists discuss the inMIND study, exploring the efficacy and safety of mindetuximab for the treatment of relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma and its potential impact on future therapeutic strategies.

Panelists discuss the findings from the POLARIX study, focusing on the efficacy and safety of polatuzumab vedotin in combination with rituximab and chemotherapy for untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Alan Tan, MD, discusses factors influencing the choice of immunotherapy plus tyrosine kinase inhibitor vs dual IO in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Panelists discuss how health care providers can optimize quality-of-life and treatment outcomes for patients with myelofibrosis through comprehensive symptom management, shared decision-making, and careful attention to patient goals and expectations.