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Patients who received pomalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone achieved a median overall survival of 35.6 months compared with 31.6 months among patients treated with bortezomib and dexamethasone.

In a single-center retrospective analysis, the median progression-free survival among patients with multiple myeloma treated with teclistamab was 4.7 months.

Patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer had a median event-free survival of 30.8 months in the durvalumab arm and 19.6 months in the placebo arm.

Kristine Gibbons, RN, OCN, who is a Nurse Trainer at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, provides an in-depth look at elacestrant in a downloadable fact sheet.

Meredith Donahue, APRN-BC, discusses emerging therapies in metastatic prostate cancer.

Stephanie Russell, DNP, AGNP-C, highlights the importance of gender-neutral language in the oncology environment.

Lindsey Zinck, PhD, RN, OCN, NEA-BC, and Melania Zisa, RN, BSN, OCN, discuss why it may be time to make the bell ringing ceremony a more inclusive celebration in cancer care.

The FDA has approved bosutinib to treat pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive, chronic-phase chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Congress needs to enact legislation that ensures chemotherapy shortages become a thing of the past.

Maura Price, MSN, RN, AOCNS, discusses common infusion-related reactions and the principles of desensitization.

The benmelstobart combination reduced the risk of death by 39% vs placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

The pathological complete response among patients who received durvalumab plus chemotherapy was 17.2% vs 4.3% in the placebo plus chemotherapy arm.

Data suggest that frontline treatment brentuximab vedotin elicits superior outcomes in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma, regardless of PET2 results.

The FDA has granted belzutifan priority review designation based on data from the phase 3 LITESPARK-005 trial.

Cheryl VerStrate, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, OCN, explains the pitfalls with at-home genomic tests and why nurses must be ready to talk to their patients about genetic counseling.

Ellen Miller, MSN, FNP-BC, an oncology nurse practitioner, explains how she uses wreath-making to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Findings from the PACIFIC-R trial showed that patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer experienced shorter progression-free survival with durvalumab than patients with EGFR-wildtype disease.

Immuno-oncology regimens were linked with improved long-term survival among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Quizartinib plus standard intensive induction and consolidation therapy was associated with longer survival rates in patients with FLT3-ITD–positive acute myeloid leukemia.

Shawna Douglas, a head and neck nurse navigator, weighs in on the unique needs of this patient population.

For patients with ER-positive breast cancer who remain premenopausal—or regain ovarian function—following chemotherapy, 2 years of ovarian suppression may be beneficial.

Kjersten Dosumu, DNP, MS, AGPCNP-BC, explains why investigators are optimistic about treating uterine leiomyosarcoma with olaparib and temozolomide.

The confirmed objective response rate with repotrectinib was 79% among tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-naïve patients and 38% among TKI-pretreated patients.

The median progression-free survival was 25.5 months with osimertinib plus chemotherapy and 16.7 months with osimertinib alone.

The FDA has approved momelotinib (Ojjaara) for the treatment of adult patients with intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis, including primary myelofibrosis or secondary myelofibrosis, and anemia.

Ryan Tamargo, NP, AONCP, highlights how a new diagnostic tool can help improve accurate inflammatory breast cancer diagnoses.

The objective response rate with sacituzumab govitecan plus pembrolizumab was 56%.

Patrimumab deruxtecan garnered a 29.8% overall response rate in pretreated patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.

Lynda Balneaves, RN, PhD, provides insights into the new SIO/ASCO guidelines that support mindfulness-based interventions for patients with cancer.

TTFields therapy, when given in addition to standard systemic therapy, improved overall survival in patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.