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The addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab (Avastin) resulted in significantly and clinically meaningful improvements in overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in women with cervical cancer. Read More ›

Endocrine therapy after breast-­conserving surgery may be the only treatment needed in patients aged ≥55 years with low-grade luminal type A breast cancer, sparing them radiation therapy, including its side effects, financial burden, and inconvenience, according to findings from the single-arm LUMINA clinical trial reported at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. Read More ›

Cancer growth and oncology care did not stop during the COVID-19 pandemic, and oncologists, healthcare workers, and patients came together to overcome challenges and produce incredible solutions that may be with us for many years. Read More ›

Navigation is still fairly new to the world of urology private practice, but thanks to the efforts of a few navigators who set out to identify and recover genitourinary (GU) oncology patients in need of care or lost to follow-up, navigators have solidified their place as part of the multidisciplinary team at Urology Austin, the largest urology group in Central Texas. Read More ›

International patients seeking cancer treatment in the United States face a number of unique barriers to care, according to Elizabeth Paucar Harris, MBA, chief executive officer at H.O.P.E., Helping Our People Everywhere. Read More ›

On August 11, 2022, the FDA accelerated the approval of the antibody–drug conjugate fam-trastuzu­mab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu; Daiichi Sankyo) for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have activating HER2 (ERBB2) mutations, as determined by an FDA-­approved test, and who have received a previous systemic therapy. Read More ›

On August 5, 2022, the FDA approved darolutamide (Nubeqa; Bayer) tablets, in combination with docetaxel, for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. The FDA granted this new indication a priority review. Read More ›

On July 14, 2022, the FDA approved the multikinase inhibitor crizotinib (Xalkori; Pfizer) for the treatment of unresectable, recurrent, or refractory inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) mutation in patients aged ≥1 years. The FDA granted crizotinib an orphan drug designation for this indication. Read More ›

On June 24, 2022, the FDA approved the CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel (Breyanzi; Juno Therapeutics) for the treatment of adults with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified (including DLBCL arising from indolent lymphoma), high-grade B-cell lymphoma, primary mediastinal LBCL, and grade 3B follicular lymphoma. Read More ›

On June 22, 2022, the FDA accelerated the approval of dabrafenib (Tafinlar; Novartis), a mutation inhibitor, in combination with trametinib (Mekinist; GlaxoSmithKline), a MEK inhibitor, for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic solid tumors and BRAF V600E mutation in adults and pediatric patients aged ≥6 years who have had disease progression after receiving previous treatment. Read More ›