Expert Interviews

Given resource scarcity, developing practice strategies for resource-constrained settings would require aid from commercial and government stakeholders.

Approximately 95% of those with a complete response to enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab were alive after 2 years in the phase 3 EV-302 trial.

According to Megan Mullins, PhD, MPH, challenging cultural norms surrounding death and dying may reduce the receipt of low-value end-of-life cancer care.

When pembrolizumab is combined with immunotherapies, the incidence of grade 3 to 5 toxicities increases, especially with anti–CTLA-4 combinations.

Thomas Powles, MBBS, MRCP, MD, highlighted fatigue, nausea, and peripheral neuropathy as toxicities observed with enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab.

“We’ve seen with the initial anti-CTLA-4 ipilimumab experience that, as time went by, we were better at identifying and managing toxicities,” stated Omid Hamad, MD.

This video segment discusses strategies for patient education and preparation for second-line treatment with RAS GTPase inhibitors, as well as therapeutic options to consider if a patient progresses on adagrasib.

This video segment explores the potential role of KRAS-targeted therapies in the frontline treatment of KRAS-positive metastatic NSCLC, highlighting considerations for specific patient populations and disease characteristics.

This video segment examines strategies for managing adverse events associated with adagrasib, comparing its safety profile to other RAS GTPase inhibitors like sotorasib, and discusses key differences, benefits, and risks that may influence treatment selection or consideration of clinical trials.

Earlier and more frequent talks about disabling ICDs with patients receiving end-of-life care and their families may help avoid excessive pain.

This segment examines Dr. Mikhael's approach to comparing ide-cel and cilta-cel for patient selection, emphasizing how patient traits, efficacy, and safety profiles influence treatment decisions across different groups.

Panelists discuss how the 5-year survival data for nivolumab plus chemotherapy underscore its sustained efficacy as a first-line treatment, showing durable benefits over alternatives. Further research, including real-world evidence and broader clinical trials, is needed to validate its long-term impact across diverse patient populations and cancer subtypes.

Panelists discuss how balancing treatment intensity with quality of life remains a critical challenge in advanced gastric cancers (GCs) and how implementing biomarker-driven approaches such as PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS) testing faces practical hurdles in clinical settings. Key considerations include optimizing patient outcomes while managing adverse effects and addressing barriers such as testing accessibility, result turnaround time, and standardization of biomarker interpretation.

Large international meetings may facilitate conversations regarding disparities of care outside of high-income countries.

A pooled analysis found pembrolizumab has a discontinuation rate of 12.7%, and a major key to handling it is maintaining good communication between the doctor and the patient.

Dr. Kim discusses her experience with lorlatinib in real-world settings for ALK+ NSCLC, highlighting both the benefits and challenges of incorporating it into clinical practice.

Dr. Garon describes the current treatment landscape for metastatic ALK+ NSCLC and explores alternative treatment options that could have been considered for these patients.

“Even after doing 10,000 of these operations, we are tweaking [the hood technique]…to make things better,” according to Ash Tewari, MD, MBBS, MCh, FRCS.

Updated findings from the phase 3 EV-302 trial show enduring responses and survival improvements with enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab.

AI-powered tools may help alleviate doctor burnout and give clinicians more time to directly engage with patients.