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.
Sacituzumab Govitecan Yields Enduring Survival in HR+, HER2– Breast Cancer
June 5th 2023Additionally, treatment with sacituzumab govitecan-hziy may result in a prolonged overall response rate and clinical benefit rate vs treatment of physician’s choice in pretreated, endocrine-resistant, hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.
Ropeginterferon Is NCCN-Recommended Preferred Therapy in Polycythemia Vera
May 29th 2023Ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft has been moved to preferred status in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for polycythemia vera based on data supporting the agent’s superior efficacy and safety in high- and low-risk populations.
Tislelizumab/Chemo Yields Survival Benefit in Advanced Esophageal Cancer
April 25th 2023Investigators report that patients with advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma may have superior overall survival benefit following treatment with tislelizumab/chemotherapy vs placebo/chemotherapy.
Expert Highlights Positive Impact of Lifestyle Factors on Cancer Outcomes/QOL
April 14th 2023Lifestyle choices such as diet and exercise can be useful in managing symptom burden and may even have an impact on some treatment outcomes, according to a director of Lifestyle Medicine from Massachusetts General Hospital.