Oncology

Younger and Black patients are more likely to experience breast cancer symptom under-recognition.

Overdiagnosis of breast cancer can lead to unnecessarily aggressive treatments and mastectomies.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Helen Thackray, MD, reveals what finding she believes was the most interesting after analyzing the results of the RESET clinical trial, which covers the early initiation with rivipansel for acute vaso-occulusive crisis in sickle cell disease.

A new combination therapy cleanses the colon before this important procedure that screens for colorectal cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

There were significant modifications in breast cancer treatment due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, such as high rates of NET chemotherapy, genomic assay testing on core biopsies, and delays in planned surgeries.

Tesetaxel is a novel, oral taxane with several unique properties being investigated for use in patients with HER2-negative, HR-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Suzanne Trudel, MD, MSC, FRCPC, of the University of Toronto and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, discusses closing thoughts on the results of the study and its implications for future treatment options for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Suzanne Trudel, MD, MSC, FRCPC, of the University of Toronto and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, discusses what the implications of the high rate of dose holds that occurred in the study were, and whether there any plans to address this concern in the future.

Hagop Kantarjian, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses what his team’s plans are for the evaluation of ponatinib during the remaining portion of the OPTIC trial, which is currently ongoing.

Suzanne Trudel, MD, MSC, FRCPC, of the University of Toronto and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, discusses common adverse events (AEs) observed in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma following treatment with belantamab mafodotin in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone.

Hagop Kantarjian, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses what the interim analysis of the OPTIC trial demonstrated in terms of the safety and arterial occlusive events profiles with response-based ponatinib dosing regimens.

Suzanne Trudel, MD, MSC, FRCPC, of the University of Toronto and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, discusses the common prior therapies for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who were enrolled in the ALGONQUIN trial.

Hagop Kantarjian, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses what the PACE trial was able to demonstrate in regard to patient response to ponatinib for patients with resistant and intolerant chronic-phase CML with substantial prior second-generation treatment.

Suzanne Trudel, MD, MSC, FRCPC, of the University of Toronto and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, discusses the dose limiting toxicities observed among patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma following treatment with belantamab mafodotin in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone.

Suzanne Trudel, MD, MSC, FRCPC, of the University of Toronto and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, discusses what belantamab mafodotin and pomalidomide are, and how they work together to treat relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

ET and CT are used as standard maintenance therapy for HR-positive and HER-negative MBC in clinical practice, and there was no prospective study data on which is better, according to the study authors.

Hagop Kantarjian, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the reasons that the use of second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with chronic-phase CML who have failed one or more second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors needed further investigation.

Helen Thackray, MD, dives deeper into how the researchers tested rivipansel on the study participants and the implications compared to previous trials.

Helen Thackray, MD, provides a brief overview and highlights of the RESET clinical trial.

This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of important topics that will be covered and posted throughout the week

Hagop Kantarjian, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses what the response rates and survival outcomes were for ponatinib among patients who failed second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the OPTIC trial.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on the implications of the results of his research on further investigation and treatment opportunities for patients with polycythemia vera.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on the noteworthy results observed in the study in relation to cause of death among patients with polycythemia vera.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on the issues existing around prior data on the causes of death for patients with polycythemia vera (PV) and why it was important to have greater clarity in this area.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on the common treatments for patients with polycythemia vera.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on the survival estimates for patients with polycythemia vera in the past and the mortality rates among these patients.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on what polycythemia vera (PV) is and why it was important to understand mortality and causes of death among patients with PV.

New research identifies patients most at risk of continuing problems with medulloblastoma, which can be applied immediately in medical clinics.