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Capivasertib plus fulvestrant improved progression-free survival in patients who have hormone-receptor–positive/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Blinatumomab plus consolidation chemotherapy demonstrated a survival advantage for patients with newly diagnosed minimal residual disease–negative B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Ribociclib showed a significant reduction in risk of disease progression in patients with pre- and perimenopausal HR+, HR- advanced breast cancer.

Longer duration of CDK4/6 inhibitor prior to treatment with elacestrant correlated with progression-free survival (PFS) improvements in patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer vs standard-of-care options.

Patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who received vincristine-based regimens with TKIs did not experience more chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy vs those who did not.

Treatment with chemotherapy, including taxane-based chemotherapies, in the adjuvant setting did not yield significant differences in breast-cancer related lymphedema risk.

In real-world practice, use of ovarian suppression therapy was not common among premenopausal patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive breast cancer, with tamoxifen being the preferred endocrine therapy.

Real-world data from patient-reported outcomes suggest that axicabtagene ciloleucel is associated with temporary worsening of quality of life with statistically and clinically significant improvements within 1-year postinfusion.

Adding daratumumab to bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone showed meaningful improvements in patient-reported outcomes in the phase 2 GRIFFIN trial.

In the second-line setting, patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer derived a superior clinical benefit with trastuzumab deruxtecan compared with treatment with physician’s choice of treatment.

Findings from the POSITIVE trial suggest that pausing endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy did not negatively affect outcomes for patients with breast cancer.

A landmark 4-year analysis of invasive-disease free survival outcomes from the phase 3 monarchE study support the use of adjuvant abemaciclib with endocrine therapy for patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative, node-positive early breast cancer.

Trastuzumab deruxtecan both significantly improved overall survival and yielded progression-free survival that was 4 times greater than trastuzumab emtansine in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

New findings suggest that neoadjuvant therapy with antibody-drug conjugates may be effective for patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Psychiatric distress and existential distress are associated with poor outcomes in patients with advanced cancers and treatment options such as psychotherapy have demonstrated limited effectiveness.

During the 40th Annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium, Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, discussesed best sequencing practices in metastatic melanoma.

Manmeet Ahulwalia, MD, MBA, underscores how novel treatment approaches in oncology are proving effective in managing brain metastases.

During the 40th Annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium, Sandra Kurtin, PhD, ANP-BC, FAPO, discussed improving health literacy in oncology care.

Daniel J. Verina, DNP, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, underscores how nurses can assess neurological toxicities in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.

Immunotherapy has changed the face of cancer treatment, but requires appropriate irAE management to reach full potential.

The rate of severe radiation dermatitis was reduced with the use of Mepital Film in patients with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy.

A presentation at the 2022 ESMO Congress found that xevinapant plus chemoradiotherapy decreased the risk of death by twice that of placebo for patients with unresectable, locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Linda Laskowski-Jones, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CEN, NEA-BC, FAAN, discusses how oncology nurse leaders can help improve working environments for their staff.

At the 2022 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, researchers discussed how Medicaid expansion was tied to earlier diagnoses, more accessible palliative care, and decreased mortality rates for patients with cancer.

Tivozanib, an oral VEGF inhibitor, improved overall survival in patients with relapsed or refractory, advanced renal cell carcinoma.

At the 2022 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, an adverse event analysis showed that abemaciclib has a manageable safety profile and that dose reductions may be a key aspect of appropriate symptom management.

Neratinib was associated with a clinical benefit rate of 45.5% among patients with metastatic or recurrent HER2-mutated cervical cancer.

In this episode of "The Vitals," Milagros Elia, MA, APRN, ANP-BC, highlights how oncology nurses play a role in ongoing conversations regarding the intersection of climate change and public health.

Mary Anderson, BSN, RN, OCN; and Christina Bach, MBE, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW, discuss approaches to help patients navigate financial toxicity and insurance coverage in the age of oral anticancer drugs.

Neoadjuvant cemiplimab elicited promising pathologic complete responses in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.