Danny Rischin, MD, director, Division of Cancer Medicine, head, Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, discusses results from the protocol-specified final analysis of the phase III KEYNOTE-048 trial of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) as frontline therapy for recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
In the phase 3 EXCALIBER-RRMM trial, iberdomide plus daratumumab and dexamethasone doubled MRD-negative complete response rates over standard therapy in relapsed myeloma.
Closing sessions at IMS 2026 featured MRD-guided treatment strategies, real-world CAR T-cell data, and mixed results on cilta-cel neurotoxicity prevention in myeloma.
Etentamig significantly improved response and survival over standard therapy in the phase 3 CERVINO trial, headlining day 3 of IMS 2026 myeloma coverage.
Half of patients who stopped MRD-guided maintenance in GEM2014MAIN remained progression-free at 7 years, as IMS 2026 also featured DREAMM-9, MIDAS, and novel bispecific data.
Dr Raj Singh previews key ASTRO 2026 data, from FMISO PET-guided de-escalation in HPV-positive head and neck cancer to SRS vs whole brain radiotherapy trials in brain metastases.
Mezigdomide plus elranatamab yielded a 100% ORR in MELT-MM, as other IMS 2026 abstracts covered cevostamab, anito-cel vs cilta-cel, and linvoseltamab in HR-SMM.