A recent study presented by Ming Shi, MD, PhD and colleagues at ESMO Virtual Congress 2020 found that hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) with oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin (FOLFOX) yield more effective results in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) compared with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). In an interview with i3 Health, Dr. Shi shares insights about the significance of these results, as well as the future of treatment for HCC, and advice ...

While antifungal prophylaxis can effectively prevent invasive fungal infections in patients with hematologic diseases, there is no consensus on which prophylactic agents provide the greatest benefit for different patient populations. In a meta-analysis recently published in JAMA Network Open, a team of researchers found that among antifungal prophylactic agents, posaconazole may be the best option for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), while voriconazo...

While radiation therapy is an effective treatment for patients with early-stage favorable Hodgkin lymphoma, it also poses a risk of long-term toxicity to the surrounding organs and tissue. In a study recently published in JAMA Network Open, a team of researchers led by first author Chelsea Pinnix, MD, PhD, of MD Anderson Cancer Center, found that combined modality therapy consisting of ABVD (doxorubicin/bleomycin/vinblastine/dacarbazine) and contemporary radiation therapy (RT) demonstrated effic...

Patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who receive combination PD-1/CTLA-4 blockade can experience periods of durable benefit and toxicity after treatment discontinuation. According to results of the phase 3 CheckMate 214 trial presented by Meredith Regan, ScD, at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Virtual Congress 2020, nivolumab/ipilimumab prolongs treatment-free survival, both with and without toxicity, in patients with previously untreated advanced clear cell RCC. In...

In advanced gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer, treatment options remain limited. Results of the phase 3 CheckMate 649 and phase 2/3 ATTRACTION-4 studies, both of which investigated chemotherapy with or without nivolumab in patients with previously untreated unresectable, advanced, or recurrent gastric/gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer, were recently presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Virtual Congress 2020. CheckMate 649 reported significant impr...