At the International Myeloma Society (IMS) 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition, Dr. Madhav Dhodapkar, Director of the Cancer Center at Emory University, presented the results of the LINKER-MM1 trial of linvoseltamab for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Here, he further delves into the efficacy of linvoseltamab observed in the trial and its projected place in the treatment landscape.  

In honor of World Cancer Research Day, members of Oncology Data Advisor's Editorial Board and Fellows Forum joined forces to share their passions for cancer research, discuss the recent and upcoming progress in their respective areas of study, and raise awareness for the tireless efforts being undertaken to advance cancer research.  

The FDA has approved bosutinib (Bosulif®, Pfizer) for treatment of pediatric patients with newly diagnosed or resistant/intolerant to prior therapy chronic phase (CP) Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)–positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). In addition, the FDA has approved a new capsule dosage available as 50 mg and 100 mg.   Why it matters: ...

In honor of Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board Member Dr. Rahul Banerjee sat down with Gurbakhash Kaur, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, to discuss updates and the advantages and disadvantages of different dosing schedules for treating multiple myeloma.  

In this Oncology Data Advisor Fellows Forum Interview, Dr. Matthew Hadfield, third-year Hematology/Oncology Fellow at Brown University, shares a comprehensive timeline of the history of immunotherapy and its emerging role in cancer treatment. Additionally, he shares considerations for the differential diagnosis of immunotherapy-related adverse events, timely management for providing optimal efficacy outcomes, and the importance of keeping immunotherapy-related toxicities on the radar for clinicians of all specialties and types of practice.  

Oncology Data Advisor® · Melphalan for Liver-Directed Treatment of Uveal Melanoma With Richard Carvajal, MD Recently, the FDA approved melphalan for liver-directed treatment of uveal melanoma. In this interview, Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board member Dr. Richard Carvajal, Deputy Physician-in-Chief and Director of Medical Oncology a...

Recently, the FDA approved melphalan for liver-directed treatment of uveal melanoma. In this interview, Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board member Dr. Richard Carvajal, Deputy Physician-in-Chief and Director of Medical Oncology at Northwell Health Cancer Institute in New York, discusses the approval and the trial that led to it, as well as share ...

Oncology Data Advisor® · Prostate Cancer Awareness Month With Ulka Vaishampayan, MD In honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board Member Ulka Vaishampayan, Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, sat down to discuss the importance of bringing awareness to pros...

In the beginning of 2022, i3 Health and Oncology Data Advisor hosted ODACon: A Rare Hematologic Malignancies Symposium, a live, virtual symposium which provided five educational activities that challenged knowledge gaps experienced by clinicians regarding hematologic malignancies, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Hodgkin lymphoma (HL),...

Oncology Data Advisor® · Raising Awareness of Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women: Farnoosh Nik-Ahd and Stephen Freedland This interview in honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month features Dr. Stephen Freedland, Urologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board Member, and Dr. Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, Urology Resident at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), discussing the risks and incidence of prostate cancer in transgender women. Dr. Nik-Ahd shares the inspiration for her recent first-author study, Prostate Cancer Is Not Just a Man's Concern, the results that she and her team found, and their implications for prostate cancer screening and diagnosis standards for transgender women.  

In honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board Member Ulka Vaishampayan, Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, sat down to discuss the importance of bringing awareness to prostate cancer, up-to-date diagnostic techniques, and updates in therapeutic selection and treatment.  

This interview in honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month features Dr. Stephen Freedland, Urologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board Member, and Dr. Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, Urology Resident at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), discussing the risks and incidence of prostate cancer in transgender women. Dr. Nik-Ahd shares the inspiration for her recent first-author study, Prostate Cancer Is Not Just a Man's Concern, the results that she and her team found, and their implications for prostate cancer screening and diagnosis standards for transgender women.  

Oncology Data Advisor® · Appendix Cancer Awareness Month With Thomas Abrams, MD In honor of Appendix Cancer Awareness Month this August, Dr. Thomas Abrams, Editor-in-Chief of Oncology Data Advisor and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, sat down to explain the different subtypes and presentations of appendix cancer, factors he takes into consideration when making treatment decisions, and the messages he hopes to convey to both clinicians and patients with the goal of raising awareness for this rare disease.  

Oncology Data Advisor® · Investigating Epcoritamab for Follicular Lymphoma and Beyond With Reid Merryman, MD Epcoritamab, a bispecific CD20-directed CD3 T-cell engager, is currently being investigated in numerous settings for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Recently, results were presented at the European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress for Cohorts 2A and 2B of the phase 1/2 EPCORE NHL-2 trial, which is investigating an epcoritamab combination for patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma. In this interview, Dr. Reid Merryman, an Attending Physician at Dana-Farber Cancer Center and one of the study's investigators, discusses the significance of these results and the efficacy of epcoritamab across the various tumor types being studied.  

In honor of Appendix Cancer Awareness Month this August, Dr. Thomas Abrams, Editor-in-Chief of Oncology Data Advisor and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, sat down to explain the different subtypes and presentations of appendix cancer, factors he takes into consideration when making treatment decisions, and the messages he hopes to convey to both clinicians and patients with the goal of raising awareness for this rare disease.  

Oncology Data Advisor® · Spotlighting Zolbetuximab for Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: Kohei Shitara, MD In this interview from the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Dr. Kohei Shitara, a Medical Oncologist at the National Cancer Center Hospital East in Japan, discusses his two abstracts investigating the efficacy of zolbetuximab in gastric cancers.  

The FDA has approved melphalan for injection (Hepzato Kit™/Hepatic Delivery System), containing melphalan (Hepzato™, Delcath Systems, Inc.) as a liver-directed treatment for patients with uveal melanoma with unresectable hepatic metastases affecting ≤50% of the liver. This treatment is permitted for those with no extrahepatic disease, or extrahepat...

The FDA granted accelerated approval to elranatamab-bcmm (Elrexfio™, Pfizer, Inc.) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least four prior lines of therapy, including one proteasome inhibitor, one immunomodulatory agent, and one anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody. Elranatamab-bcmm is a bispe...

The FDA has approved the fixed dose combination of niraparib and abiraterone acetate (Akeega™, Janssen Biotech), plus prednisone, for adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), as identified by an FDA-approved test.   Why it matters: "Metastatic CRPC remains a l...

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to talquetamab-tgvs (Talvey™, Janssen Biotech, Inc.) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least 4 prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.   Why it matters: ...