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For patients with early breast cancer, hypofractionated radiation was noninferior to normofractionated radiation regarding lymphedema risk.

Presurgical durvalumab plus chemotherapy, followed by adjuvant durvalumab, led to improved survival in patients with cisplatin-eligible muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).

Patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer tended to have improved survival with neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemo followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab.

Patients with Claudin-6–positive advanced solid tumors, including platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, tended to respond to therapy with TORL-1-23

While adjuvant pembrolizumab and chemotherapy with or without radiation did not boost DFS in the overall high-risk endometrial cancer population, but showed a trend toward improved DFS in one patient subgroup.

Retifanlimab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel boosted PFS for certain patients with recurrent or metastatic SCAC.

The addition of radium-223 to enzalutamide led to significant rPFS and OS benefits compared to enzalutamide alone in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Lenvatinib, pembrolizumab, and TACE outperformed placebo plus TACE in progression-free survival for intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma.

Pembrolizumab plus chemoradiotherapy improved survival in patients with previously untreated, high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer.

The addition of BMS-986012 to frontline nivolumab and chemotherapy led to promising outcomes in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

Consolidation durvalumab improved survival across subgroups of patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer based on factors associated with prior prophylactic cranial irradiation and concurrent chemoradiotherapy use.

Study findings support tivozanib monotherapy for second-line treatment of certain patients with metastatic RCC, an expert said.

DESTINY-Breast12 results showed that T-DXd led to overall and intracranial activity in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Belzutifan improved progression-free survival and objective response rate compared to everolimus in previously treated advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Adjuvant durvalumab failed to improve disease-free survival in resected EGFR- or ALK-negative non-small cell lung cancer.

Michael Lai, ARNP, explained the mechanism of action of PARP inhibitors for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.

The Immune Effector Cell Encephalopathy score and keeping a close eye on patients’ symptoms are critical when monitoring for potential ICANS during lymphoma treatment.

A multidisciplinary approach to adverse effect management addresses many needs patients with gynecologic cancers may have while undergoing treatment.

Applying diversity, equity, and inclusion to cancer clinics can help oncology nurses and APPs make an impact on patient care and research.

An expert explained how oncology nurses and APPs should stay informed on the latest genetic mutations that targeted therapies focus in on for non-small cell lung cancer.

An expert discusses recent advancements in breast cancer treatment, focusing on the addition of CDK4/6 inhibitors for high-risk ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Perioperative pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy improves overall survival in patients with resectable gastric cancer.

Durable complete responses were observed in patients with TP52-mutated mantle cell lymphoma treated with ibrutinib plus venetoclax.

Adding brentuximab vedotin to lenalidomide/rituximab results in a stronger overall survival benefit compared with lenalidomide/rituximab alone in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The overall survival rate in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer treated with durvalumab plus chemotherapy was nearly double the rate of those treated with chemotherapy alone.

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab improved health-related quality of life and reduced symptom burden in patients with microsatellite instability–high/mismatch repair–deficient mCRC.

Three-year findings from the TRANSFORM trial provide further evidence that liso-cel should be considered as the new standard of care along with other CAR T-cell therapies for patients with primary refractory or relapsed LBCL, an expert said.

Final results of the ARMANI trial demonstrated that switch maintenance therapy with ramucirumab plus paclitaxel improved survival in advanced HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Assisted reproductive techniques may be safe for patients with BRCA-mutated breast cancer, according to an ESMO study.

Compared with epoetin alfa, treatment with luspatercept improved erythroid response rates and the duration of transfusion independence for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.