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Encorafenib plus cetuximab, along with chemotherapy, was linked to antitumor activity and a manageable safety profile in patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.

Heather Jackson, PhD, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, provides a case-based perspective on the benefit of auricular acupuncture as a tool for managing cancer pain.

Findings from the phase 3 SUNLIGHT study showed that adding bevacizumab to trifluridine/tipiracil boosted overall survival in metastatic colorectal cancer.

The median overall survival with frontline liposomal irinotecan/NALIRIFOX was 11.1 months vs 9.2 months with nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

The median overall survival with nivolumab plus chemotherapy was 12.8 months, vs 10.7 months with chemotherapy alone, in patients with treatment-naïve advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

For patients with CLDN18.2-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, treatment with zolbetuximab/mFOLFOX6 yielded a progression-free survival (PFS) of 10.61 months whereas placebo/mFOLFOX6 resulted in a PFS of 8.67 months.

In an all-randomized population of patients with advanced gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction, or esophageal adenocarcinoma, adding nivolumab to chemotherapy yielded a 21% reduction in the risk of death.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has updated its guidelines providing recommendations for the management of cancer pain with opioids.

Among 17 patients with mantle cell lymphoma, the complete remission rate with first-line treatment with zanubrutinib plus rituximab followed by short-course rituximab plus dexamethasone, high-dose cytarabine, and oxaliplatin was 88.2%.

Loyda Braithwaite, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, AOCNP; and Jamie Carroll, APRN, CNP, MSN, highlight presentations from the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium that will influence oncology nursing practice.

Patients with heavily pretreated, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer showed promising responses with a triplet regimen consisting of COM701, BMS-986207, and nivolumab.

Nilesh Kalariya, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, AOCNP, discusses key data of interest from the 2022 American Society of Hematology Meeting.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released new guidelines providing recommendations for the optimal treatment of patients with advanced gastroesophageal cancer.

For patients with head and neck cancer who cannot access full-dose checkpoint inhibitors, adding low-dose nivolumab to metronomic chemotherapy may represent an acceptable alternative treatment approach.

Loyda Braithwaite, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, AOCNP, reflects on data presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer derived benefit with sacituzumab govitecan regardless of Trop-2 expression.

Jamie Carroll, APRN, CNP, MSN, weighs in on how findings from the POSITIVE study may change dialogue surrounding pregnancy for women with estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer who wish to pause adjuvant therapy.

An economic analysis showed that neither polatuzumab vedotin nor CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy are likely to be the most cost-effective for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma based on their high costs and current long-term survival estimates.

Maintenance therapy with rucaparib monotherapy improved progression-free survival compared with placebo. However, the treatment also significantly elevated anemia and neutropenia rates in this setting.

Caressa Valdueza, MSN, AGNP-BC, AOCNP, discusses toxicity management with unfolding treatment options in melanoma.

Neoadjuvant pertuzumab/trastuzumab increased the rate of pathological complete response in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Ellen Miller, MSN, FNP-BC, a nurse practitioner who specializes in survivorship care, underscores what conversations surrounding fertility and pregnancy may look like after radiation.

Patients with breast cancer may be at risk for more intense cognitive impairment following treatment with chemotherapy plus endocrine therapy.

In the second line setting, lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel; Breyanzi) significantly reduced the risk of an event for patients with high-risk relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma, compared with standard-of-care chemoimmunotherapy induction.

Camizestrant doubled progression-free survival compared with fulvestrant in patients with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Patients with early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer who received both adjuvant ado-trastuzumab emtansine and concurrent radiotherapy did not experience a significant drop in ejection fraction or global longitudinal strain.

Black mulberry extract may help patients manage oral mucositis, dry mouth, and weight gain, while receiving oral cancer medications.

The FDA has approved updated labeling for capecitabine under Project Renewal, an Oncology Center of Excellence initiative aimed at updating labeling information for certain older oncology drugs.

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

CAR T-cell therapy represents a viable treatment option for many patients, but there are potentially serious adverse events.