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Clinical Pearls on Recent Advances and the Future of Treatment in RCCMehmet Asim Bilen, MD, summarizes recent advances in metastatic RCC and looks towards the future of the field.
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Unmet Needs and Future Directions in the Management of Multiple MyelomaExperts from Ochsner Health close out their panel on multiple myeloma management by identifying unmet needs and sharing excitement for future evolution in the treatment landscape.
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Integrative Oncology in Young Women With Breast CancerYancey Warren, Jr, MD, MAT, and colleagues investigate the use of integrative oncology services among young women with breast cancer.
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Life Experience of Survivors of Gynecologic Cancers: A Survey Conducted in ItalyA survey was conducted in Italy for survivors of gynecologic cancer regarding quality of life, specifically that of sexual activity after a cancer diagnosis.
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Value of Collaboration in Managing Patients With Metastatic RCCClosing out their discussion on the management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma, panelists highlight the value of collaborative care in improving patient outcomes.
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Stéphane Champiat, MD, PhD, Talks Benefits With and Next Steps for SOT101 and PembrolizumabStéphane Champiat, MD, PhD, spoke about the reasoning behind using the IL-2/IL-15 superagonist SOT101 and where the research is heading for patients with solid tumors.
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Radiation Therapy Does Not Improve Survival in Gastric/GEJ CancersProlonging systemic therapy in patients with gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancers may offer better outcomes than radiation therapy.
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Between the Lines™ Podcast: Incorporating Real-World Evidence into Clinical Decisions in NSCLCLyudmila Bazhenova, MD, and Federico Albrecht, MD, detailed the importance of using real-world evidence to inform treatment for patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.
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A Pilot Study of Omalizumab to Treat Oxaliplatin-Induced Hypersensitivity ReactionStacy Stein, MD, and co-investigators, research omalizumab to treat oxaliplatin hypersensitivity reactions for patients with gastrointestinal cancers.
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Managing CNS and Systemic Responses In R/R MM: Monitoring and Sequencing Strategies with Elranatamab and Cilta-CelPanelists discuss how, for a patient who has an aggressive disease, physicians will plan for monthly serum markers including serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) and immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE); if they start seeing an increase in the disease, they plan an imaging for bone marrow biopsy and consider a diagnostics lumbar puncture.
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Unmet Needs and Future Directions in the Management of Multiple MyelomaExperts from Ochsner Health close out their panel on multiple myeloma management by identifying unmet needs and sharing excitement for future evolution in the treatment landscape.
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Recent Advances in Antibody-Drug Conjugates for LymphomaABSTRACT: Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprise a unique class of chemoimmunotherapy agents, incorporating cytotoxic payloads covalently linked to a monoclonal antibody via specialized linkers. This strategy attempts to exploit antibody-antigen specificity to selectively deliver a potent ‘warhead’ payload to tumor cells (Figure), while sparing nontumor antigen-negative cells. Decades of development have culminated in the recent approvals of a handful of ADCs across multiple tumor types. ADCs for the treatment of lymphoma are particularly attractive due in part to the favorable spectrum of cell surface markers uniquely expressed on lymphocytes compared with other tissues. Here we discuss general principles of ADC design, including antigen/antibody, payload, and linker selection. We highlight the clinical successes of the 2 approved ADCs for treatment of lymphomas: brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) and polatuzumab vedotin (Polivy). Finally, we describe several ADC agents currently under development for lymphoma, including emerging efficacy and toxicity data from early-stage clinical trials.
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Future of R/R MM: Emerging AgentsIn this segment, Dr Mohan asks Dr Mann about emerging investigational agents for the management of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) that show particular promise.
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Unusual Initial Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma as a Clavicular Head MassRohit Gupta, MD, et al review a case study of a 70-year-old man who presented with a head mass, and the final diagnosis was hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Unmet Needs and Future Perspectives in Newly Diagnosed and Relapsed/Refractory MMThe panel shares some unmet needs in the multiple myeloma treatment landscape and exciting developments on the horizon.
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Locally Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in a 33-Year-Old Woman Seeking to ConceiveABSTRACT Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. They commonly present with nonspecific symptoms and thus are often discovered incidentally. They are best identified by CT scan and most stain positive for CD117 (C-Kit), CD34, and/or DOG-1. Several risk stratification classification systems have been developed based on tumor size, mitotic rate, location, and perforation. Traditional chemotherapy and radiation therapy have been very ineffective, making surgery the mainstay of treatment. The discovery of mutations associated with these tumors has revolutionized the treatment approach. Imatinib mesylate, a selective tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitor, used as adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy, has greatly improved the morbidity and mortality associated with GISTs. As the survival of patients has increased with the long-term use of targeted therapies, quality-of-life issues now have become much more relevant and have come to the forefront of care. We present a young woman who was successfully treated for GIST but now faces associated long-term adverse effects of imatinib, including the challenge of preserving fertility and the potential for childbearing.
