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ASCO 2022

Cancer patient symptom and physical function reporting by caregivers used as predictors of adverse clinical outcomes

Dr Elad Neeman - Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, USA
Cancer patient symptom and physical function reporting by caregivers used as predictors of adverse clinical outcomes ( Dr Elad Neeman - Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, USA )
21 Jun 2022

Rucaparib effective as maintenance therapy following first-line platinum-based chemo in ovarian cancer

Dr Bradley Monk - University of Arizona College, Tucson, USA
Rucaparib effective as maintenance therapy following first-line platinum-based chemo in ovarian cancer ( Dr Bradley Monk - University of Arizona College, Tucson, USA )
21 Jun 2022

RAGNAR study evidences efficacy and safety of erdafitinib in patients with advanced FGFR+ malignancies

Dr Yohann Loriot - Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
RAGNAR study evidences efficacy and safety of erdafitinib in patients with advanced FGFR+ malignancies ( Dr Yohann Loriot - Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France )
17 Jun 2022

ASCO 2022: Testing and diagnostics in EGFR exon 20 insertion positive NSCLC

Prof Tony Mok - Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
ASCO 2022: Testing and diagnostics in EGFR exon 20 insertion positive NSCLC ( Prof Tony Mok - Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong )
15 Jun 2022

ASCO and WHO to collaborate on quality indicators for cancer facilities

Dr André Ilbawi - WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
ASCO and WHO to collaborate on quality indicators for cancer facilities ( Dr André Ilbawi - WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland )
14 Jun 2022

Lack of access to new cancer medicines in LMICs

Dr Bishal Gyawali - Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
Lack of access to new cancer medicines in LMICs ( Dr Bishal Gyawali - Queen's University, Kingston, Canada )
11 Jun 2022

Adagrasib shows CNS penetration and encouraging intracranial activity for KRASG12C-mutated NSCLC and active, untreated CNS metastases

Dr Joshua Sabari - Perlmutter Cancer Center NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
Adagrasib shows CNS penetration and encouraging intracranial activity for KRASG12C-mutated NSCLC and active, untreated CNS metastases ( Dr Joshua Sabari - Perlmutter Cancer Center NYU Langone Health, New York, USA )
10 Jun 2022

Spotlight on global cancer control at ASCO 2022

Prof Eduardo Cazap - Editor-in-Chief, ecancer and SLACOM
Spotlight on global cancer control at ASCO 2022 ( Prof Eduardo Cazap - Editor-in-Chief, ecancer and SLACOM )
10 Jun 2022

ASCO 2022: Head and neck cancer highlights

Dr Mark Persky - NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, USA
ASCO 2022: Head and neck cancer highlights ( Dr Mark Persky - NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, USA )
10 Jun 2022

UICC announces global coalition to increase access to essential cancer medicines in low and lower middle-income countries

Dr Cary Adams - Chief Executive Officer, Union for International Cancer Control
UICC announces global coalition to increase access to essential cancer medicines in low and lower middle-income countries ( Dr Cary Adams - Chief Executive Officer, Union for International Cancer Control )
9 Jun 2022

Comment: LUMINA results show that women with low levels of the Ki67 biomarker can avoid outcomes related to radiotherapy

Dr Corey Wayne Speers - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Comment: LUMINA results show that women with low levels of the Ki67 biomarker can avoid outcomes related to radiotherapy ( Dr Corey Wayne Speers - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA )
9 Jun 2022

Biomarker guidance allows patients 55 or older with low-grade luminal A-type breast cancer to avoid radiation therapy

Dr Timothy J. Whelan - McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Biomarker guidance allows patients 55 or older with low-grade luminal A-type breast cancer to avoid radiation therapy ( Dr Timothy J. Whelan - McMaster University, Ontario, Canada )
9 Jun 2022

Comment: Biomarker guidance allows patients 55 or older with low-grade luminal A-type breast cancer to avoid radiation therapy

Dr Bishal Gyawali - Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
Comment: Biomarker guidance allows patients 55 or older with low-grade luminal A-type breast cancer to avoid radiation therapy ( Dr Bishal Gyawali - Queen's University, Kingston, Canada )
7 Jun 2022

Luminal A-type breast cancer patients with low levels of the Ki67 biomarker can avoid outcomes related to radiotherapy

Dr Timothy J. Whelan - McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Luminal A-type breast cancer patients with low levels of the Ki67 biomarker can avoid outcomes related to radiotherapy ( Dr Timothy J. Whelan - McMaster University, Ontario, Canada )
7 Jun 2022

Momelotinib superior to danazol in symptomatic and anaemic myelofibrosis patients previously treated with a JAK inhibitor

Dr Ruben A. Mesa - UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, San Antonio, USA
Momelotinib superior to danazol in symptomatic and anaemic myelofibrosis patients previously treated with a JAK inhibitor ( Dr Ruben A. Mesa - UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, San Antonio, USA )
7 Jun 2022

Biomarker analysis of the NeoALTTO trial provides oncofertility insight for younger breast cancer patients

Dr Matteo Lambertini - San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Biomarker analysis of the NeoALTTO trial provides oncofertility insight for younger breast cancer patients ( Dr Matteo Lambertini - San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy )
6 Jun 2022

ASCO 2022: Highlights and analysis

Dr Bishal Gyawali - Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
ASCO 2022: Highlights and analysis ( Dr Bishal Gyawali - Queen's University, Kingston, Canada )
6 Jun 2022

Pembrolizumab demonstrates clinically meaningful improvement in distant metastasis-free survival in patients with melanoma

Dr Georgina Long - The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Pembrolizumab demonstrates clinically meaningful improvement in distant metastasis-free survival in patients with melanoma ( Dr Georgina Long - The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia )
6 Jun 2022

Elacestrant significantly prolongs PFS for ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer without prior chemotherapy patients

Dr Virginia G. Kaklamani - UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, San Antonio, USA
Elacestrant significantly prolongs PFS for ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer without prior chemotherapy patients ( Dr Virginia G. Kaklamani - UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, San Antonio, USA )
6 Jun 2022

ASCO 2022: Breast cancer highlights

Dr Matteo Lambertini - San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
ASCO 2022: Breast cancer highlights ( Dr Matteo Lambertini - San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy )
6 Jun 2022

ASCO 2022: Latest in prostate cancer, including PARP inhibitors

Dr Neal Shore, Prof Cora Sternberg, Prof Eleni Efstathiou and Prof Phil Cornford
ASCO 2022: Latest in prostate cancer, including PARP inhibitors ( Dr Neal Shore, Prof Cora Sternberg, Prof Eleni Efstathiou and Prof Phil Cornford )
6 Jun 2022

Neoadjuvant ipilimumab and nivolumab immunotherapy could become new standard of care for resectable stage III melanoma

Dr Christian U. Blank - The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Neoadjuvant ipilimumab and nivolumab  immunotherapy could become new standard of care for resectable stage III melanoma ( Dr Christian U. Blank - The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands )
6 Jun 2022

Updated data from the Phase 1/2 MajesTEC-1 study evaluating teclistamab, a BCMA x CD3 bispecific antibody

Dr Ajay Nooka - Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Georgia, USA
Updated data from the Phase 1/2 MajesTEC-1 study evaluating teclistamab, a BCMA x CD3 bispecific antibody ( Dr Ajay Nooka - Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Georgia, USA )
6 Jun 2022

CheckMate 9ER: aRCC patients on nivolumab plus cabozantinib achieved deeper responses vs sunitinib

Dr Cristina Suarez - Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Catalonia, Spain
CheckMate 9ER: aRCC patients on nivolumab plus cabozantinib achieved deeper responses vs sunitinib ( Dr Cristina Suarez - Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Catalonia, Spain )
6 Jun 2022

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: Capecitabine plus temozolomide gives longer PFS than temozolomide alone

Dr Pamela Kunz - Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, USA
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: Capecitabine plus temozolomide gives longer PFS than temozolomide alone ( Dr Pamela Kunz - Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, USA )
6 Jun 2022

ctDNA sequencing detects outcomes for pretreated advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumour

Dr César Serrano - Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
ctDNA sequencing detects outcomes for pretreated advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumour ( Dr César Serrano - Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain )
6 Jun 2022

FOLFOXIRI plus panitumumab vs mFOLFOX6/PAN for unresectable RAS and BRAF wild-type mCC

Dr Chiara Cremolini - University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
FOLFOXIRI plus panitumumab vs mFOLFOX6/PAN for unresectable RAS and BRAF wild-type mCC ( Dr Chiara Cremolini - University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy )
6 Jun 2022

Comment: Panitumumab plus mFOLFOX6 improves OS for RAS wild-type left sided mCRC

Dr Chiara Cremolini - University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Comment: Panitumumab plus mFOLFOX6 improves OS for RAS wild-type left sided mCRC ( Dr Chiara Cremolini - University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy )
6 Jun 2022

Can we afford the cost of newly approved targeted therapeutics in the management of breast cancer globally?

Dr Sana Al Sukhun - Al Hyatt Oncology Practice, Amman
Can we afford the cost of newly approved targeted therapeutics in the management of breast cancer globally? ( Dr Sana Al Sukhun - Al Hyatt Oncology Practice, Amman )
6 Jun 2022

Adjuvant endocrine therapy used to treat ER+ HER2- breast cancer

Dr Etienne Brain - Institut Curie, Paris, France
Adjuvant endocrine therapy used to treat ER+ HER2- breast cancer ( Dr Etienne Brain - Institut Curie, Paris, France )
6 Jun 2022

Dabrafenib plus trametinib significantly increases overall response rate in paediatric low-grade gliomas

Dr Eric Bouffet - The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Dabrafenib plus trametinib significantly increases overall response rate in paediatric low-grade gliomas ( Dr Eric Bouffet - The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada )
6 Jun 2022

Comment: Dabrafenib plus trametinib significantly increases overall response rate in paediatric low-grade gliomas

Dr Melissa Hudson- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA
Comment: Dabrafenib plus trametinib significantly increases overall response rate in paediatric low-grade gliomas ( Dr Melissa Hudson- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA )
6 Jun 2022

Dabrafenib plus trametinib significantly increases overall response rate in paediatric low-grade gliomas

Dr Eric Bouffet - The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Dabrafenib plus trametinib significantly increases overall response rate in paediatric low-grade gliomas ( Dr Eric Bouffet - The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada )
6 Jun 2022

COSMIC-021: Cabozantinib plus atezolizumab gives encouraging clinical activity in inoperable locally advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma

Dr Sumanta K. Pal - City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, USA
COSMIC-021: Cabozantinib plus atezolizumab gives encouraging clinical activity in inoperable locally advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma ( Dr Sumanta K. Pal - City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, USA )
5 Jun 2022

Safety follow-up of the randomized, phase 3 study DESTINY-Breast03

Dr Erika Hamilton - Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Tennessee, USA
Safety follow-up of the randomized, phase 3 study DESTINY-Breast03 ( Dr Erika Hamilton - Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Tennessee, USA )
5 Jun 2022

Trastuzumab deruxtecan doubles PFS in metastatic breast cancer with low HER2 expression

Dr Shanu Modi - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, Manhattan, USA
Trastuzumab deruxtecan doubles PFS in metastatic breast cancer with low HER2 expression ( Dr Shanu Modi - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre,  Manhattan, USA )
5 Jun 2022

Comment:Trifluridine/tipiracil, bevacizumab + trifluridine/tipiracil provides benefits for metastatic colorectal cancer patients

Dr Cathy Eng- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, USA
Comment:Trifluridine/tipiracil, bevacizumab + trifluridine/tipiracil provides benefits for metastatic colorectal cancer patients ( Dr Cathy Eng- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, USA )
5 Jun 2022

Comment: Phase 3 study shows HER2 therapy clinically meaningful for metastatic breast cancer patients

Dr Jane Lowe Meisel- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Georgia, USA
Comment: Phase 3 study shows HER2 therapy clinically meaningful for metastatic breast cancer patients ( Dr Jane Lowe Meisel- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Georgia, USA )
5 Jun 2022

Panitumumab plus mFOLFOX6 improves OS for RAS wild-type left sided mCRC

Dr Takayuki Yoshino - National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
Panitumumab plus mFOLFOX6 improves OS for RAS wild-type left sided mCRC ( Dr Takayuki Yoshino - National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan )
5 Jun 2022

Comment: (RVd) ± , stem cell transplantation and R maintenance shows significance for newly diagnosed myeloma patients

Dr Julie Gralow- Chief Medical Officer, ASCO
Comment: (RVd) ± , stem cell transplantation and R maintenance shows significance for newly diagnosed myeloma patients ( Dr Julie Gralow- Chief Medical Officer, ASCO )
5 Jun 2022

Comment: Phase III assessment of topotecan, cyclophosphamide and high-dose ifosfamide for refractory Ewing sarcoma patients

Dr Julie Gralow- Chief Medical Officer, ASCO
Comment: Phase III assessment of topotecan, cyclophosphamide and high-dose ifosfamide for refractory Ewing sarcoma patients ( Dr Julie Gralow- Chief Medical Officer, ASCO )
5 Jun 2022

Phase III assessment of topotecan, cyclophosphamide and high-dose ifosfamide for refractory Ewing sarcoma patients

Dr Martin McCabe- University of Manchester, Manchester, England
Phase III assessment of topotecan, cyclophosphamide and high-dose ifosfamide for refractory Ewing sarcoma patients ( Dr Martin McCabe- University of Manchester, Manchester, England )
5 Jun 2022

Phase 3 study shows HER2 therapy clinically meaningful for metastatic breast cancer patients

Shanu Modi- Memorial Sloan Ketting Cancer Center, Manhattan, USA
Phase 3 study shows HER2 therapy clinically meaningful for metastatic breast cancer patients ( Shanu Modi- Memorial Sloan Ketting Cancer Center, Manhattan, USA )
5 Jun 2022

High-dose ifosfamide standard of care for recurrent and primary refractory ewing sarcoma

Dr Martin McCabe - University of Manchester, Manchester, England
High-dose ifosfamide standard of care for recurrent and primary refractory ewing sarcoma ( Dr Martin McCabe - University of Manchester, Manchester, England )
5 Jun 2022

(RVd) ± , stem cell transplantation and R maintenance shows significance for newly diagnosed myeloma patients

Dr Paul Richardson- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
(RVd) ± , stem cell transplantation and R maintenance shows significance for newly diagnosed myeloma patients ( Dr Paul Richardson- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA )
5 Jun 2022

Lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone ASCT to progress for NDMM: Phase 3 DETERMINATION trial

Dr Paul Richardson - Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
Lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone ASCT to progress for NDMM: Phase 3 DETERMINATION trial ( Dr Paul Richardson - Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA )
5 Jun 2022

Trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevacizumab and trifluridine/tipiracil provides benefits for metastatic colorectal cancer patients

Dr Takayuki Yoshino - National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
Trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevacizumab and trifluridine/tipiracil provides benefits for metastatic colorectal cancer patients ( Dr Takayuki Yoshino - National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan )
5 Jun 2022

Single-agent PD-1 blockade as curative-intent treatment in mismatch repair-deficient locally advanced rectal cancer

Dr Andrea Cercek - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, Manhattan, New York
Single-agent PD-1 blockade as curative-intent treatment in mismatch repair-deficient locally advanced rectal cancer ( Dr Andrea Cercek - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, Manhattan, New York )
5 Jun 2022

Avasopasem produces significant improvement of severe oral mucositis in head and neck patients

Dr Carryn Anderson - University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA
Avasopasem produces significant improvement of severe oral mucositis in head and neck patients ( Dr Carryn Anderson - University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA )
4 Jun 2022

Circulating tumour DNA analysis can help identify the need for adjuvant therapy in stage II colon cancer

Dr Jeanne Tie - The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Circulating tumour DNA analysis can help identify the need for adjuvant therapy in stage II colon cancer ( Dr Jeanne Tie - The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia )
4 Jun 2022

N-803-BCG combination shows promising results in BCG-unresponsive NMIBC

Dr Karim Chamie - UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
N-803-BCG combination shows promising results in BCG-unresponsive NMIBC ( Dr Karim Chamie - UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA )
4 Jun 2022

Ibrutinib improves PFS by 50% for older patients with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma

Dr Michael Wang - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
Ibrutinib improves PFS by 50% for older patients with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma ( Dr Michael Wang - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA )
4 Jun 2022

Everolimus after surgery can improve outcomes in those with high-risk kidney cancer

Dr Christopher Ryan - OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, USA
Everolimus after surgery can improve outcomes in those with high-risk kidney cancer ( Dr Christopher Ryan - OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, USA )
4 Jun 2022

Sacituzumab goviteca provides clinically meaningful PFS benefit for hormone receptor HR+/HER2‐ advanced breast cancer patients

Dr Hope Rugo - University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
Sacituzumab goviteca provides clinically meaningful PFS benefit for hormone receptor HR+/HER2‐ advanced breast cancer patients ( Dr Hope Rugo - University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA )
4 Jun 2022

Comment: Sacituzumab govitecan for HR+/HER2‐ advanced breast cancer

Dr Jane Lowe Meisel - Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Georgia, USA
Comment: Sacituzumab govitecan for HR+/HER2‐ advanced breast cancer ( Dr Jane Lowe Meisel - Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Georgia, USA )
4 Jun 2022

Circulating tumour DNA analysis can help identify the need for adjuvant therapy in stage II colon cancer

Dr Jeanne Tie - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Circulating tumour DNA analysis can help identify the need for adjuvant therapy in stage II colon cancer ( Dr Jeanne Tie - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia )
4 Jun 2022

UICC announces global coalition to increase access to essential cancer medicines in low and lower middle-income countries

Dr Cary Adams - Chief Executive Officer, UICC
UICC announces global coalition to increase access to essential cancer medicines in low and lower middle-income countries ( Dr Cary Adams - Chief Executive Officer, UICC )
4 Jun 2022

ASCO and WHO to collaborate on quality indicators for cancer facilities

Dr André Ilbawi - Cancer Control Officer, WHO
ASCO and WHO to collaborate on quality indicators for cancer facilities ( Dr André Ilbawi - Cancer Control Officer, WHO )
4 Jun 2022

Sacituzumab govitecan increases PFS for HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer

Dr Hope Rugo - University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
Sacituzumab govitecan increases PFS for HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer ( Dr Hope Rugo - University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA )
4 Jun 2022

Ramucirumab plus pembrolizumab improves OS in advanced NSCLC

Dr Roy Herbst - Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, USA
Ramucirumab plus pembrolizumab improves OS in advanced NSCLC ( Dr Roy Herbst - Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, USA )
4 Jun 2022

Ibrutinib plus chemoimmunotherapy improved PFS for newly diagnosed MCL

Ibrutinib plus chemoimmunotherapy improved PFS for newly diagnosed MCL (  )
3 Jun 2022