Combination BrECADD Is Significantly More Effective Than BEACOPP for Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, Study Finds
Although advancements in the treatment of classical Hodgkin lymphoma have increased the 5-year relative survival rate of patients...
Antibody-Drug Conjugate Plus Checkpoint Inhibitor for PD-L1–Positive, HR-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
In patients with metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer unselected by PD-L1 status...
Shorter Durations of Venetoclax Yield Similar Response Rates Compared to Standard Course in AML
When combined with azacitidine, a 7-day course of venetoclax demonstrated similar remission rates and was more tolerable compared...
Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell ALL: Novel CAR T-Cell Therapy Yields Strong Remission Rates
The novel anti-CD19 autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy obecabtagene autoleucel achieved durable...
American Cancer Society and ASCO Announce Expanded Patient-Centered Online Collaboration
The American Cancer Society and ASCO announced an expanded collaboration to make it simpler for patients to find authoritative cancer information...
Anant Madabhushi and Jame Abraham on AI in Cancer Care: Embrace the Change
Steven A. Narod on Treating DCIS: To Escalate or De-escalate?
Susan Faye Dent: Cardio-Oncology Is a Growing Subspecialty, but Where Are the Oncologists?
Kelly Hewitt and Laura J. Esserman: Reframing DCIS as an Opportunity for Cancer Prevention
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A Father’s Advice Plus a Desire to Help Spur a Career in Oncology and a Leadership Role in African Cancer Care
Miriam Mutebi, MD, MSc, FACS, was born and reared in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. “The suburb I grew up in (Langata), has seen a lot of development over the past couple of decades. When I was a child, it was a smaller community, where you would go and play at somebody else’s house and have...
Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Combination Improves Outcomes in Patients With Melanoma
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy given for stage III melanoma—followed by adjuvant therapy only if there is not a deep response to treatment—may produce better outcomes for patients than the current standard of care, which is adjuvant immunotherapy alone. These results from the NADINA trial were presented ...
Immigrant Reared During the Lebanese Civil War by Parents Who Valued Education Becomes a Leader in Genitourinary Oncology
Genitourinary cancer expert Toni K. Choueiri, MD, FASCO, was born in 1975 in Beirut, Lebanon, the year a devastating civil war erupted, lasted for 15 years, and cost the lives of some 150,000 individuals and also led to the exodus of almost 1 million people from Lebanon. “People with the financial...
For an International Expert in Gynecologic Cancer, Being Reared by Educators Who Stressed Knowledge and Service Was Key
Deputy Editor of The ASCO Post, Jame Abraham, MD, FACP, recently spoke with gynecologic cancer expert Sharmila K. Makhija, MD, MBA, about her journey to her current position as Founding Dean and Chief Executive Officer of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, Bentonville, Arkansas. Sharmila K. ...
Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Can Lymphadenectomy Be Avoided for Some Patients?
Some people with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer may safely avoid having their lymph nodes removed during surgery without it impacting their survival outcomes, helping to reduce the risk of postoperative complications. This research was presented by Classe et al at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting...
Motivated by His Mother’s Brain Cancer and His Own Life-Threatening Disease, a Young Physician Works to ‘Pay Back the Universe’
Like many young boys, David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, loved sports and dreamed about playing college football. He attained that dream, but along the way, family tragedy and a personal battle with a life-threatening disease reshaped his worldview and accelerated his ambitions as a...
Osimertinib for Patients With Locally Advanced EGFR-Mutated NSCLC: A New Standard of Care?
Osimertinib improved progression-free survival in patients with unresectable stage III EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has been treated with chemoradiotherapy—and may be a new standard of care for this population, according to research presented by Suresh Ramalingam, MD, FACP,...
