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.  

Oncology Data Advisor® · Coping With the Uncertainty of Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma With Richard Newcomb, MD At the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Dr. Richard Newcomb, Hematology/Oncology Fellow at Dana-Farber/Mass General Cancer Center, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to elaborate on his study regarding uncertainty and coping experienced by patients with newly diagnosed indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), as well as strategies for supporting patients facing distress around their diagnosis.  

Oncology Data Advisor® · Exploring Primary Overall Survival Results of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in ZUMA-7: Jason Westin, MD At the recent 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Dr. Jason Westin, Director of Lymphoma Clinical Research at MD Anderson Cancer Center, presented the primary overall survival analysis of the phase 3 ZUMA-7 trial investigating axicabtagene ciloleucel for relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphomas. In this interview, he shares more with Oncology Data Advisor regarding the efficacy, safety, and future directions of this promising agent. 

Oncology Data Advisor® · Exploring the Approval of Epcoritamab for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma With Reid Merryman, MD In May 2023, the FDA granted approval to epcoritamab, a CD3-redirecting, CD20-targeting bispecific antibody, for patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and high-grade B-cell lymphoma. Following the approval, Oncology Data Advisor® spoke with Dr. Reid Merryman, an Attending Physician at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and one of the investigators of the EPCORE NHL-1 trial, on which the approval was based, to learn more about the efficacy and safety of epcoritamab and its burgeoning role in the treatment of relapsed/refractory DLBCL.  

Oncology Data Advisor® · Aligning Treatment Goals and Value-Based Care in Multiple Myeloma With Joseph Kalis, PharmD In this exclusive interview recorded with the Pharmacy Podcast Network, Dr. Joseph Kalis, an Ambulatory Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the University of Colorado Health, shares an insightful preview of his c...

Oncology Data Advisor® · New and Exciting Directions in Leukemia Research: Fellows Forum With Sunil Iyer, MD Oncology Data Advisor® is excited to announce the launch of the Fellows Forum, a new resource featuring expert perspectives geared toward Hematology/Oncology Fellows. In this interview, Dr. Sunil Iyer, Chief Hematology/Oncology Fellow at the University of Miami, Florida, discusses his leukemia research, exciting new treatment directions, and what to look forward to in the next several years regarding this field.

Oncology Data Advisor® · Advocating for Equitable Care in Multiple Myeloma: With Shakira Grant, MBBS In honor of National Minority Health Month, Dr. Shakira Grant, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to talk about her research surrounding racial disparities faced by patients with multiple myeloma. Dr. Grant outlines the existing barriers to equitable health care and shares valuable advice on steps that oncology clinicians can take to make health care more accessible for their patients of minority populations.  

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Rare Disease Day With Thomas Abrams, MD; Maria Badillo, RN, OCN®, CCRP; and Ulka Vaishampayan, MD In honor of Rare Disease Day on February 28, the Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board held a live panel discussion that featured updates on rare gastrointestinal cancers from Dr. Thomas Abrams, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; perspectives on nursing management of mantle cell lymphoma from Maria Badillo, Research Nurse Manager at MD Anderson Cancer Center; and updates on rare genitourinary cancers from Dr. Ulka Vaishampayan, Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.  

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Investigating Brentuximab Vedotin for Advanced-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma With Habte Yimer, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Habte Yimer of Texas Oncology sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to elaborate on the promising results of brentuximab vedotin for patients with advanced-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma, including the most recent data and future directions for the trial.  

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Investigating Momelotinib for Treatment of Myelofibrosis With Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Srdan Verstovsek, Chief of the Section for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in the Department of Leukemia at MD Anderson Cancer Center, sat down to discuss h...

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Describing Real-World Treatment Patterns for Myelodysplastic Syndromes With Ira Zackon, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Ira Zackon sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss his abstract regarding real-world treatment patterns and survival outcomes among patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including ways for making clinical trial data applicable for patients treated in the community oncology setting.  

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Studying Olutasidenib in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Jorge Cortes, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Jorge Cortes, Director of the Georgia Cancer Center in Augusta, Georgia, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss his presentation reg...

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Aligning Treatment Goals and Value-Based Care in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Multiple myeloma is a clonal plasma cell malignancy characterized by several cytogenetic alterations. Treatment planning for individual patients is complicated by factors such as age, frailty, comorbidities, eligibility for autolo...

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Optimizing Patient Outcomes With CAR T-Cell Therapy With Ola Oluwole, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Ola Oluwole of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss two of his abstracts on prophylactic corticosteroid use for patients receiving axicabtagene ciloleucel and the role of cytokine release syndrome in the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.  

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Improving the Standard of Care for Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma With Mitul Gandhi, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, updated results were presented for the SGN35-027 study of brentuximab vedotin plus nivolumab and chemotherapy for advanced-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma. One of its authors, Dr. Mitul Gandhi of Virginia Cancer Specialists, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor while there to discuss the importance of the trial's results and the next steps for improving upon the standard of care for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma.  

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Updates on Trials of Zilovertamab and Brentuximab Vedotin in Lymphomas With Hun Lee, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Oncology Data Advisor met with Dr. Hun Lee of MD Anderson to discuss the two abstracts that he presented there. Dr. Lee provided an update on the promising data for zilovertamab plus ibrutinib for patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and for brentuximab vedotin plus nivolumab and chemotherapy for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.  

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Association of Socioeconomic Status With Adherence and Survival in Myeloma: Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD, an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Hematology and Oncology at the Emory University...

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Advancing the Careers of Women in Hematology With Ariela Marshall, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Ariela Marshall, MD, Director of the Women's Hemostasis and Thrombosis Program and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Penn Medicine, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to talk about the ASH Women in Hematology Working Group, a group committed to career advances and leadership opportunities for women in hematology.  

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Factors Leading to Black Patient Disparities in Hematology Trials With Shakira Grant, MBBS At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Shakira J. Grant, MBBS, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss her research she presented, "If You Don't Trust Your Doctor That Much…You'd Feel Less Confident Doing a Research Study": Factors Influencing Black Patient Participation in Hematology Trials.

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Making Health Care Accessible for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients With Ian Bouligny, MD At the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Ian Bouligny, Hematology/Oncology Fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center, spoke with Oncology Data Advisor about his abstract regarding health care disparities faced by Black patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Dr. Bouligny explains the factors that contribute to treatment disparities and shares strategies for equalizing health care accessibility on both the local and the national levels.