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Dr Mirza discusses the FDA approval of dostarlimab plus chemotherapy in patients with dMMR/MSI-H primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer; key efficacy and safety findings from the RUBY trial, and ongoing research investigating the role of frontline immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with endometrial cancer.

Dr Sekeres discusses the FDA approval of quizartinib plus chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed, FLT3-ITD–positive AML, key efficacy and safety data from the QuANTUM-First trial, and how this quizartinib regimen addresses an unmet need for older patients in this population.

Dr Trent discusses the need for improved awareness around mutation testing in GIST, the limitations of current clinical trial criteria, and the potential for ctDNA to become a longitudinal cancer monitoring tool, helping to prevent invasive means of measuring disease progression.

Dr Bhatnagar discusses the prior and ongoing studies evaluating the addition of uproleselan to standard-of-care regimens for patients with AML, why uproleselan could affect the treatment paradigm across AML subtypes, and the rationale for pursuing minimal residual disease negativity as a clinical end point in AML.

Dr Sanai discusses the prevalence and grading of malignant meningiomas; common symptoms associated with these tumors; treatment modalities for high-grade disease; and more.

Dr Danish discusses barriers to using radiotherapy for the treatment of patients with metastatic lung and bone cancers; the novel capabilities of SCINTIX biology-guided technology; and how John Theurer Cancer Center plans to use this technology and help advance its role in the field of radiation oncology.

Dr Carlo-Stella discusses the FDA approval of glofitamab in relapsed/refractory DLBCL, key efficacy and safety findings from the NP30179 trial, and the benefits of glofitamab’s mechanism of action.

Dr Trent discusses the current role and significance of using MRD in gastrointestinal stromal tumor, current guidelines around mutation testing, and research seeking to expand the targeted therapy armamentarium.

Dr Lunning sits down with Manali Kamdar, MD, of the University of Colorado, to discuss the design of the POLARIX trial, the ways in which its results have changed their practice when treating patients with DLBCL, and the importance of further research investigating the molecular heterogeneity of DLBCL to determine potential causes of early relapse with pola-R-CHP.

Drs Khan and Kwendakwema discuss the methods and design of two studies investigating adverse financial events in patients with cancer, the future implications of these findings, and the importance of continued investigation in this area.

Dr Agarwal discusses the significance of the FDA approval of talazoparib plus enzalutamide in HRR gene–mutated mCRPC, key efficacy and safety data from the TALAPRO-2 trial, and how this combination further supports the use of PARP inhibitors in the mCRPC treatment paradigm.

Dr Lunning sits down with Jeremy Abramson, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, to discuss treatment options for patients with LBCL following relapse on their initial therapies, the potential role of surveillance imaging in certain subsets of this population, and the challenging differences that arise when treating patients with cellular therapy in clinical trials vs in the real-world setting.

Dr Gotlib discusses the significance of the FDA approval of avapritinib in indolent systemic mastocytosis, key findings from the PIONEER trial, and the quality of life benefits that avapritinib provides for patients in this population.

Dr King discusses the need for improved guidance when determining the appropriate management strategy for patients with residual nonretroperitoneal testicular cancer, findings from a study on the association between the presence of teratoma in the primary orchiectomy and the rate of teratoma in this disease, and how the presence or absence of teratoma in the primary tumor should not preclude surgical resection in this population.

Dr Kremyanskaya discusses the results from cohort 1 of the MANIFEST trial in treatment-naïve myelofibrosis, differentiating features of pelabresib and recently approved JAK inhibitors, and next steps for the investigation of BET inhibitors in this population.

Dr Short discusses data in acute lymphoblastic leukemia that were presented at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting and EHA Congress.

Dr Manana discusses how systemic racism appears in oncology practice, tools clinicians can use to learn about and address their implicit biases, and the importance of connecting patients with a multidisciplinary team to provide necessary resources and care.

Dr Reuss discusses the development of LP-300 in advanced NSCLC, the mechanisms of LP-300 that may help synergize with the activity of platinum-based chemotherapy, and its ongoing investigation in the phase 2 HARMONIC trial.

Dr Armstrong discusses the FDA approval of olaparib plus abiraterone in patients with BRCA-mutated mCRPC, key efficacy and safety data from the PROpel trial, and where the field of prostate cancer research may be headed in the future.

Dr Phillips discusses the FDA approval of epcoritamab in patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL key efficacy and safety findings from the EPCORE NHL-1 trial, and the potential future of bispecific antibodies in this setting.

Dr Holowatyj discusses symptoms associated with appendix cancer, challenges related to understanding the incidence and risk factors of this disease, and ongoing research regarding potential genetic links to this rare cancer.

Dr Raskin discusses the road from fellow to fellowship director at Massachusetts General Hospital, the importance of transparency in a program amid increasing emphasis on health and wellness, and the skills a successful program should impart on their trainees.

Dr Andreeff discusses the evaluation of uproleselan for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia, the rationale for targeting E-selectin in patients with this disease, how uproleselan could amplify the effects of chemotherapy in the treatment of these patients.

Drs Gottschalk and Krenciute discuss the difficulties of translating successes with CAR T-cell therapy in adults to the pediatric population; ongoing research with investigational products that could reduce T-cell exhaustion, burnout, and the time from bench to bedside; and expectations for the future of cellular therapy in oncology.

Dr Mutale discusses common factors contributing to decreased access to cancer clinical trials, how trial enrollment criteria can affect which groups of patients are underrepresented in these trials, and steps that researchers and clinicians can take to increase diversity in clinical trials and mitigate these disparities.

Drs Kovacic, Shaughnessy, Starnes, and Waltz highlight the differences in work culture from their early careers to now, gender-related challenges that persist in medicine today, and advice to incoming medical professionals.

Dr Horwitz discusses the FDA approval of omidubicel in patients with blood cancers, key efficacy and safety data from the pivotal phase 3 trial, and the benefits omidubicel provides beyond improved neutrophil engraftment.

Dr Haffner explains distinguishing features between basal cell and adenocarcinoma of the prostate, findings from a genomics study of basal cell prostate carcinoma, and the challenges that arise when diagnosing and treating patients with this rare disease.

Dr Ehrhardt discusses how modifiable chronic health conditions may relate to social determinants of health, noting how these factors can potentially lead to late mortality for survivors of childhood cancer.

Faculty across 4 institutions discuss their participation in a 4-team initiative launched by Stand Up To Cancer® that focuses on expanding access to cancer care and research.

Dr Kim discusses the evaluation of LP-300 for the treatment of patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma, the rationale for exploring this agent in combination with chemotherapy, and the ongoing HARMONIC trial investigating the combination of LP-300 plus carboplatin and pemetrexed.

Dr Friedlander discusses the FDA approval of enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, key efficacy and safety data from the EV-103 trial, and the importance of incorporating such an active combination regimen into the frontline setting for this population.

Drs Gushchin and Diaz-Montes discuss findings from the HOT trial evaluating health-related QOL outcomes after cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC in patients with primary ovarian cancer, the importance of devising more accurate strategies to assess patient QOL after receiving cytoreduction and HIPEC, and future directions for this research.

Dr Desai discusses the aspects of his oncology fellowship experience that have had the greatest influence on his career growth, the role of mentorship throughout his fellowship and transition to a full-time faculty position, and his advice for current and future oncology fellows.

Dr Gilbert discusses the FDA approval of dostarlimab in patients with endometrial cancer, key efficacy data from the GARNET trial, and how this agent bolsters the endometrial cancer treatment paradigm.

Presenters from the 2023 SGO Annual Meeting share their insights on the treatment of patients with gynecologic cancers.

Drs Mercado and Kovacs discuss the importance of multidisciplinary approaches to lung cancer screening and management, barriers to lung cancer screening that affect how early certain patients are diagnosed with this disease, and where the future of lung cancer detection and treatment is headed.

Dr Kishan discusses the use of MRI-guided SBRT in prostate cancer to reduce acute genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity; findings from the MIRAGE study; and how MRI-guided SBRT allows for tighter planning margins, thereby reducing both physician-reported and patient-reported bowel and bladder toxicities.

Dr Bidard discusses the FDA approval of elacestrant in patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer, key efficacy and safety data from the EMERALD trial, and the importance of testing for ESR1 mutations in patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative disease.

Faculty from the 40th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference® feature updates in the treatment of patients across the breast cancer continuum.

Dr Tolaney discusses the FDA approval of sacituzumab govitecan in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer; key data from the TROPiCS-02 trial; and how this agent can fulfill unmet needs for this patient population.

Dr Raez discusses findings from a study of patients with newly diagnosed non–small cell lung cancer who received both liquid and tissue biopsy, the benefits of liquid biopsy’s relatively short turnaround time, and financial barriers to conducting multiple next-generation sequencing tests per patient.

Drs Milner, Dalal, and Ligon discuss hematopoietic stem cell transplant in children with severe aplastic anemia, graft failure risk factors in children receiving hematopoietic cell transplant for non-malignant disorders, and the use of mediports for CAR T-cell infusion.

Dr Herbst discusses the FDA approval of adjuvant pembrolizumab in non–small cell lung cancer, key efficacy and safety data from the KEYNOTE-091 trial, and future research efforts that may further improve outcomes in this population.

Drs Khushalani, Dietrich, Luke, and Patel discuss the nuances of defining resectability in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, the evolving treatment paradigm of resectable disease, and how to translate updated data with cemiplimab into clinical practice.

Dr Jakubowiak discusses interim findings from the ATLAS trial of KRd vs lenalidomide maintenance in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, contextualizes these data within the broader post-transplant landscape, and previews the next steps for this research.

Dr Leslie discusses the FDA approval of pirtobrutinib in patients with MCL previously treated with a BTK inhibitor, key efficacy and safety findings from the BRUIN trial, and potential treatment sequencing strategies in patients with resistance to covalent BTK inhibitors.

Dr Mascarenhas discusses established standards of care and ongoing research with JAK inhibitors in patients with myelofibrosis; the available frontline treatment options in this disease; and the nuances of myelofibrosis treatment sequencing.

Drs Flinn, Lamanna, Brown, and Tam discuss the FDA approval of zanubrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Drs Short and Reagan discuss risk factors that can contribute to patients’ likelihood of developing tumor lysis syndrome, preventive measures for patients most at risk, and the clinical implications of standard treatment options for patients with tumor lysis syndrome.