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Breast Cancer

Treatment Sequencing Improves Cost-Effectiveness, Value of Care in Metastatic Breast Cancer

By

Jennifer Larson

Publish Date September 23, 2022

Researchers sought to determine how sequence of first- to third-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer influences cost and value of care.

Colorectal Cancer

Fruquintinib Potentially Practice-Changing in Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

Publish Date September 23, 2022

Adding fruquintinib to best supportive care improved progression-free survival and overall survival in the FRESCO-2 trial.

Lymphoma

Coagulation Parameters With Cytokine-Release Syndrome and CAR-T Therapy in B-Cell Lymphomas

By

Vicki Moore, PhD

Publish Date September 23, 2022

Researchers sought to determine patterns in coagulation parameters linked to cytokine-release syndrome in patients receiving CAR-T therapy.

Kidney Cancer

Adjuvant Nivolumab + Ipilimumab Lacks Efficacy for Localized RCC

Publish Date September 23, 2022

Trial did not meet primary efficacy end point of disease-free survival in patients with localized RCC at high risk for postnephrectomy relapse.

Melanoma

Prognosis Improved After Moderate ICI-Related Colitis Due to Melanoma Treatment

By

Jennifer Larson

Publish Date September 22, 2022

Researchers explored the effects of developing ICI-related colitis on patients treated with ipilimumab as monotherapy and dual therapy for advanced melanoma.

Lung Cancer

First-Line Atezolizumab Outperforms Chemo in Poor-Prognosis Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

By

Vicki Moore, PhD

Publish Date September 22, 2022

The 24-month overall survival rate was 24.3% in the atezolizumab arm and 12.4% in the chemotherapy arm.

Lymphoma

First-Line Brentuximab Vedotin With AVD Improves Survival in Stage III or IV Hodgkin Lymphoma

By

Jonathan Goodman, MPhil

Publish Date September 22, 2022

Researchers sought to determine whether adding brentuximab vedotin to AVD would improve survival in patients with stage III or IV Hodgkin lymphoma.

Multiple Myeloma

Photon-Counting Detector CT Helps ID Multiple Myeloma Lesions

Publish Date September 22, 2022

Use of PCD CT images with convolutional neural network denoising improves viewing of pathologic abnormalities, detects lytic lesions.

Side-Effect Management

Oral Care Protocol Eased Severe Oral Mucositis Due to HSCT Conditioning Regimen

By

Jennifer Larson

Publish Date September 21, 2022

Researchers investigated whether bovine colostrum- and Aloe vera-based products would ease severe oral mucositis in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Prostate Cancer

Longer Course of ADT With Postop Radiotherapy Improves Metastasis-Free Survival in Prostate Cancer

By

Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

Publish Date September 21, 2022

Adding a longer course of androgen deprivation therapy to postoperative radiotherapy may prolong metastasis-free survival in patients with prostate cancer.