Outpatient ASCT for Myeloma Found Safe, Effective With Proper Patient Selection
Only about one-third of patients required hospital admission.
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Gene Fusions Found in Pancreatic, Biliary IOPNs
Patterns of genetic alterations could guide management.
Community Oncologist: A Key Player in CAR-T Cell Therapy
Community oncologists help refer appropriate patients to authorized treatment centers.
Idelalisib-Rituximab Combo Found Active in R/R CLL Regardless of Complex Karyotype
Presence of a complex karyotype did not affect progression-free or overall survival.
Germline Testing Should Be Routinely Conducted in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
High prevalence of pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants supports wider testing.
CheckMate 214: Long-Term Results Confirm Superiority of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab for mRCC
Superiority of the regimen was shown in intermediate- and poor-risk groups, as well as in intention-to-treat populations.
Germline BRCA2 Mutations Linked to Pediatric Lymphomas
Survivors of NHL should be offered genetic counseling.
HLA-B27 Positivity Did Not Influence CLL, SLL Outcomes
Further studies needed to look at relevance outside of the transplant-eligible population.
CDK4/6 Inhibitors Should Be Standard First-Line Treatment for Metastatic HR+ Breast Cancer, Concludes Expert
Emerging overall survival data show a benefit of this type of drug across a variety of patient subgroups.
Real-World Data Useful to Quantify Benefit of New Cancer Therapies
Data could support regulatory, payer decision making.
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