Megan is an assistant editor at MJH. She joined the company in 2022 after graduating from UMass Amherst with majors in communication and english. When not at work, Megan enjoys fishing, spending time with her twin sister, and listening to Taylor Swift on repeat. Email Megan at mhollasch@onclive.com
Distress in Advanced Cancer May Be Alleviated With Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
November 15th 2022Psychiatric distress and existential distress are associated with poor outcomes in patients with advanced cancers and treatment options such as psychotherapy have demonstrated limited effectiveness.
Real-World HRQOL Findings Support Nivolumab for Previously Treated mRCC
September 19th 2022Results of retrospective analysis of previously treated patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who received nivolumab in the second- and third-line showed that health-related quality of life was maintained in the real-world setting
Dose-Optimized Regorafenib Provides Comparable, Safe Option for mCRC
September 15th 2022Patients with relapsed or refractory metastatic colorectal cancer who received dose-optimized regorafenib achieved superior survival outcomes than those who received best supportive care, fruquintinib, standard-dose regorafenib, and trifluridine/tipiracil.
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.
ESMO Guideline on Liquid Biopsy Address Quality Standards for Clinical Implementation
July 27th 2022In early-stage cancers, ctDNA has a role in screening, neoadjuvant monitoring, identification of molecular residual disease (MRD), molecular relapse monitoring, and early assessment of treatment response.