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Podsada Discusses Biomarker Testing and ADC Therapies in Breast Cancer
August 16th 2022The growing availability of biomarkers has led to the advent of more targeted therapies such as the antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki, ado-trastuzumab emtansine, and sacituzumab govitecan-hziy.
Stephanie Jackson Unpacks Recent Advances in Leukemia Treatments
August 15th 2022Stephanie Jackson, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNP, BMTCN, discusses the trajectory of targeted and CAR T-cell therapies such as ivosidenib and brexucabtagene autoleucel, and what nurses need to know about these treatments to be able to practice at the top of their licensure.
Approaches to Urothelial Carcinoma Care Call for Nuanced AE Management
August 11th 2022Avelumab, erdafitinib, and enfortumab vedotin-ejfv are 3 critical drugs in the treatment of urothelial cancer with distinct safety profiles, according to a presentation at the 6th Annual School of Nursing Oncology™ Meeting.
Evolution of Frontline VEGF TKI/Immunotherapy Treatments Propels Field of Renal Cell Carcinoma
August 10th 2022In a presentation at the 6th Annual School of Nursing Oncology™, Laura Wood, RN, MSN, OCN, highlights key nurse takeaways with VEGF TKI/immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for patients with renal cell carcinoma.
Ripretinib Exhibits Better Tolerability Profile Vs Sunitinib in Advanced GIST Tumors
July 27th 2022An analysis of patient-reported outcomes from the phase 3, INTRIGUE trial (NCT03673501) showed that ripretinib had a more tolerable safety profile than sunitinib in treating patients with advanced GIST tumors.
Addition of Polatuzumab Vedotin to R-CHP Reduces Risk of Disease Progression, Death in DLBCL
July 23rd 2022Phase 3 findings from the POLARIX trial showed that the addition of platuzumab vedotin to rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone resulted in a 27% reduction in risk of disease progression, relapse, or death for patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Axi-cel Linked To Longer Quality Time Without Toxicity in Patients With R/R LBCL
July 22nd 2022A quality time without symptoms of toxicities analysis of the pivotal ZUMA-7 trial found that patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma experienced longer time without toxicity with axicabtagene ciloleucel than with standard of care.