Hayley Virgil is a senior editor with CancerNetwork. When she isn't traveling to conferences and championing health equity in the oncology space, she can be found hiking, foraging wild plants, gardening, sewing ballgowns, practicing embroidery, or playing video games.
Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Significantly Improved DMFS Vs Placebo in Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma
March 8th 2022The phase KEYNOTE-716 trial, which assessed the use of adjuvant pembrolizumab in patients with resected stage IIB and IIC melanoma, met its secondary end point of distant metastasis-free survival.
CYAD-101 CRC Trial Receives Clinical Hold Following Discussion With FDA
March 4th 2022A clinical hold has been placed on the phase 1b CYAD-101-002 trial, examining pembrolizumab after treatment with CYAD-101 and folinic acid, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin preconditioning in metastatic colorectal cancer.
New Phase 3 Endometrial Cancer Trial Planned for Selinexor After Talks With FDA
March 3rd 2022Topline findings from the phase 3 SIENDO trial did not appear to likely support a supplemental new drug application use of selinexor in patients with advanced or recurrent TP53 wild-type endometrial cancer, prompting the creation of a new phase 3 trial to support a future submission.
Analysis Uncovers Mechanisms of Resistance to BTK Inhibitors in R/R CLL
March 2nd 2022New findings indicate that mechanisms of genomic escape seen in covalent and some noncovalent Burton tyrosine kinase inhibitors could be responsible for drug resistance in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Providing More Equitable Care in Clinical Trials: Oncologists Reflect Over Black History Month
February 28th 2022In recognition of Black History Month, key opinion leaders from the community oncology space and beyond speak to how organizations are working to diversify clinical cancer research and combat outcome disparities.
FDA’s ODAC Cites Need for Additional Research for Sintilimab Combo for Frontline NSCLC
February 11th 2022The FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee stated that additional clinical research demonstrating applicability within the United States is necessary to support the biologics license application for a sintilimab combination regimen for non–small cell lung cancer.