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.
Data Confirm Dara-KRd/Double Transplant Benefit in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma
September 29th 2023Investigators report a low rate of high-grade hematologic adverse effects following treatment with induction Dara-KRd and consolidation double transplant in patients with high-risk, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
Elacestrant Earns EU Approval for ESR1+, ER+, HER2– Advanced Breast Cancer
September 22nd 2023The regulatory decision to approve elacestrant in European patients with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer and an activating ESR1 mutation was based on data from the phase 3 EMERALD study.
Antibody-Drug Conjugate Receives Two FDA BTDs in HER2+ Solid Malignancies
September 6th 2023The FDA okayed 2 breakthrough therapy designations for fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in HER2-positive solid tumors and colorectal cancer, which are based on data from the phase 2 DESTINY-PanTumor02 and DESTINY-CRC02 trials.
Diet and Exercise Intervention Associated With Better pCR in TNBC or HR+, HER2– BC
September 6th 2023Despite seeming to elicit more pathological complete responses in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative triple-negative breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, diet and exercise did not affect relative dose intensity.
Frontline Pembrolizumab Combo Obtains EU Approval for HER2+ Gastric Cancer
August 30th 2023Data from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-811 trial highlight a trend towards improved overall survival among patients with HER2-positive, PD-L1–positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma receiving pembrolizumab, trastuzumab, and chemotherapy.
PSMA PET Agent Flotufolastat F 18 Added to NCCN Prostate Cancer Guidelines
July 26th 2023Flotufolastat F 18 is indicated for use in imaging PSMA-positive prostate cancer lesions in patients who are likely to have metastatic disease and may be able to undergo initial definitive therapy, as well as those who may have recurrent disease.