Russ Conroy is an Assistant Editor for CancerNetwork. He grew up in Hillsborough, New Jersey, and graduated from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in 2022.
On the weekends, he likes to unwind by playing video games with friends, tailgating at Rutgers football games with his family, or building his music collection with a visit to Princeton Record Exchange.
FDA Pauses Upifitamab Rilsodotin Trials in Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer
June 19th 2023Following safety reports of bleeding events after treatment with upifitamab rilsodotin among patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, the FDA places a partial clinical hold on enrollment for the UP-NEXT and UPGRADE-A trials.
FDA Approves FoundationOne LiquidCDx for Encorafenib Combo in mCRC
June 12th 2023The FDA’s approval of the FoundationOne Liquid CDx as a companion diagnostic may improve access to treatment with encorafenib plus cetuximab for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer harboring a BRAF V600E alteration.
Tucatinib/Trastuzumab Yields Durable Responses in HER2+ Metastatic CRC
June 2nd 2023Tucatinib plus trastuzumab represents a valuable, novel option for HER2-positive, RAS wild-type, unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer that is chemotherapy refractory, according to the authors of the phase 2 MOUNTAINEER trial.
EU’s CHMP Recommends Nivolumab/Chemo for Approval in Resectable NSCLC
May 31st 2023Data from the phase 3 CheckMate 816 trial support the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use recommendation to approve nivolumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy as a treatment for resectable non–small cell lung cancer.