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An expert from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) discusses the alarming rate of high-risk uterine cancers among Black women and how researchers are investigating the underlying risk factors at play.

In this episode of “The Vitals,” Dr. Janice Post-White discusses how she balanced working as an oncology nurse through her child’s cancer diagnosis, and the lessons she learned from the experience.

The FDA has expanded the prescribing information for axicabtagene ciloleucel to include prophylactic corticosteroids for all approved indications.

An expert from the University of Colorado (UC Health) comments on ongoing clinical trials which promise to shake up the treatment paradigm of endometrial cancer.

Although the long-term effects of e-smoking are still unknown, the percentage of young people developing nicotine dependency is increasing, a Cancer Treatment Centers of America expert explains.

An expert from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center discusses whether predictive biomarkers hold the potential to change endometrial prognoses.

Patient-reported outcomes demonstrated that nivolumab plus cabozantinib was associated with improved quality of life, while sunitinib was associated with health-related deterioration, in treatment-naïve renal cell carcinoma.

LAG-3 represents a potentially relevant immune checkpoint pathway in melanoma treatment.

A secondary analysis of the COACH study revealed that a geriatric assessment–guided intervention increased the number of comorbidity-related discussions between patients and providers.

The update is in agreement with the FDA approval of a labeling supplement in June 2021 to the United States Prescribing Information for neratinib in HER2-positive breast cancer.

A newly designed model will outline what genetic patterns put men with prostate cancer at an increased risk of toxic side effects.

Tebentafusp is now the first FDA-approved therapy to treat unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma.

Oncology Home-Hospitalization may represent a feasible alternative to standard ambulatory care and allow patients to spend significantly less time in the outpatient clinic.

An expert from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance highlights key skills in nurse navigation.

New data suggest that patients undergoing immunotherapy achieved better survival outcomes after reporting cutaneous immune-related adverse events.

Encouraging response rates were observed among patients with BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer who received a triplet regimen of nivolumab, encorafenib, and cetuximab.

In a 12-month follow-up, the experimental regimen continued to provide clinical benefit to patients with esophageal cancer without compromising quality of life or exhibiting an unmanageable safety profile.

Patients with HER2-positive gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma experienced a 40% reduced risk of mortality with fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki, compared with patients who received standard therapy.

Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy did not induce clinically meaningful survival benefit, compared with chemotherapy alone, in patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma and a PD-L1 combined positive score of 1 or higher.

The presence of Arthrobacter and fatty acid metabolism pathways in gut microbiomes may be linked to an increased risk of skin-related adverse events (AEs) in patients with advanced gastric cancer.

Checkpoint inhibitors may have clinical utility in BTC based on immunogenic features of the disease; however, limited clinical activity has been observed with single-agent therapy in the advanced setting.

Pending FDA approval, the dual immunotherapy combination could provide patients with a new treatment option which would not require any further safety requirements prior to initiation.

Janelle Wagner, RN, OCN, Senior Manager of Patient Navigation Program for Community Sites, discusses the challenges and rewards of nurse navigation in oncology.

A supplemental biologics license application has been granted to trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for the treatment of adult patients with select HER2-positive breast cancer.

As the HPV vaccine becomes more prevalent, cervical cancer rates are expected to decrease significantly by 2030. However, this trend may differ across socioeconomic communities.

A patient-reported outcome survey highlighted quality-of-life gaps in breast cancer survivorship.

Ibrutinib plus rituximab is effective, easy to administer, and removes the need for chemotherapy in older patients, say experts.

In this episode of “The Vitals,” 2 veteran oncology nurses discuss the value of mentorship—particularly for novice nurses.

An expert discusses the implications of a subgroup analysis of the DESTINY-BREAST03 trial, which highlighted the efficacy of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Oral decitabine, an oral fixed-dose of combination decitabine and CDA inhibitor cedazuridine, is an FDA-approved therapy for patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.