In this episode, listen to Alice T. Shaw, MD, PhD, and Jessica J. Lin, MD, share their thoughts on the current understanding of ROS1 rearrangements in non-small-cell lung cancer tumor biology and its implications for molecular testing and treatment selection including:

• ROS1-gene fusions in advanced lung cancer
• ROS1 testing recommendations with DNA NGS, RNA NGS, FISH break apart assay, and IHC
• Comparative specificity of ROS1 and ALK targeting tyrosine kinase inhibitors
• Advantages of RNA- vs DNA-based next-generation sequencing
  

Program faculty:

Jessica J. Lin, MD
Attending Physician
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Alice T. Shaw, MD, PhD
Chief, Strategic Partnerships
Attending Physician, Thoracic Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Resources:

To download the slides associated with this podcast discussion, please visit the program page

In this episode, listen to Floor J. Backes, MD, and Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, MHSc, share their clinical insights and takeaways on new data presented for endometrial, ovarian, and cervical cancers presented at the 2024 annual meetings of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology including:

• RUBY Part 1 Subgroup Analyses by MRR Status: Addition of dostarlimab to platinum-based therapy followed by dostarlimab maintenance in advanced endometrial cancer
• RUBY Part 2: Survival outcomes with addition of dostarlimab to platinum-based therapy followed by dostarlimab plus niraparib maintenance in advanced endometrial cancer
• Survival Analyses From Phase III NRG GY018: Carboplatin plus paclitaxel with or without pembrolizumab as frontline treatment for patients with advanced endometrial cancer
• DUO-E: First-line therapy with carboplatin plus paclitaxel plus bevacizumab and durvalumab followed by maintenance with bevacizumab, durvalumab, and olaparib in newly diagnosed endometrial cancer
• Long-term Follow-up From SIENDO: PFS in TP53 wild-type and preliminary survival by molecular subgroups in patients with endometrial cancer and complete or partial response after ≥12 weeks of first line taxane/carboplatin
• Subgroup Analyses From the Randomized Phase III MIRASOL: Mirvetuximab soravtansine vs investigator’s choice of chemotherapy in FR𝝰-high platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
• Subgroup Analyses of Raludotatug Deruxtecan (R-DXd): An anti-CDH6 antibody–drug conjugate in previously treated ovarian cancer
• Phase III CARACO Trial: Omission of lymphadenectomy in advanced ovarian cancer treated with interval cytoreductive surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
• innovaTV 301/ENGOT-cx12/GOG-3057: Tisotumab vedotin vs investigator’s choice of chemotherapy in patients with advanced cervical cancer
• Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase III Trial: Addition of pembrolizumab to concurrent chemoradiation in high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer

Program faculty:

Floor J. Backes, MD
Professor
Director of Clinical Research
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Associate Fellowship Director
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Columbus, Ohio

Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, MHSc
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Director, Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Trials
Associate Director, Clinical Research, Gynecologic Oncology Program
Duke Cancer Institute
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Resources:
To download the slides associated with this podcast discussion, please visit the program page.

In this episode, Dr Virginia Kaklamani moderates a discussion with Dr Aditya Bardia and Dr Sarah Sammons answering audience questions on the latest data on the use of oral SERDs therapy, including how to incorporate this new class of therapy into treatment plans for patients with HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

Presenters:
Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc
Professor of Medicine
Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers Chair in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
A.B. Alexander Distinguished Chair in Oncology Leader
Breast Oncology Program
UT Health San Antonio
MD Anderson Cancer Center
San Antonio, Texas

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO
Professor of Medicine
Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Breast Oncology Program
Assistant Chief (Translational Research)
Division of Medical Oncology
Director of Translational Research Integration
UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California

Sarah Sammons, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/46hLGcM

In this podcast episode, Farrukh Awan, MD, Jeremy S. Abramson, MD, MMSc, and Shuo Ma, MD, PhD, discuss real-world patient cases and how to align current clinical practice with the NCCN guidelines for CLL/SLL, including:

• Prognostic variables when deciding between regimens
• Role of MRD in CLL
• Results from the phase II CAPTIVATE trial
• Choosing among the available covalent BTK inhibitors
• Preferred partner anti-CD20 antibody in CLL/SLL
• Role of the noncovalent BTK inhibitor, pirtobrutinib, in CLL/SLL
• Use of CAR T-cell therapy in CLL/SLL

Presenters:

Farrukh Awan, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
Director of Lymphoid Malignancies Program
Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Jeremy S. Abramson, MD, MMSc
Director, Center for Lymphoma
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Shuo Ma, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Department of Medicine
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Content based on an online CME program supported by educational grants from BeiGene; Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC; and Lilly, and an independent medical education grant from AbbVie.

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3LzA2As

In this episode, listen to Dr Brady L. Stein share his clinical insights and takeaways on new data for myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) presented at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting and the EHA 2024 Congress including:

• Long-term survival adjusted for treatment crossover in patients with myelofibrosis (MF) treated with momelotinib vs danazol in the MOMENTUM trial
• Efficacy of pacritinib in patients with MF who have both thrombocytopenia and anemia
• Updated safety and efficacy data from the phase III MANIFEST-2 study of pelabresib in combination with ruxolitinib for JAK inhibitor–naive MF
• Impact of spleen volume on post-allogenic hematopoietic transplant outcomes in patients with MF: utility of 3D volumetrics in splenomegaly
• Progression to MF in patients with essential thrombocythemia: an analysis from the prospective MOST study
• JAK2V617F molecular response correlates with event-free survival in a patient population with early polycythemia vera
• Phase III TRANSFORM-1 study: efficacy and safety of navitoclax combined with ruxolitinib vs ruxolitinib plus placebo in patients with untreated MF
• Patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and health outcomes in a real-world population of patients with MF treated with fedratinib

Program faculty:

Brady L. Stein, MD, MHS
Professor of Medicine
Department of Hematology/Oncology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Resources:
To download the slides associated with this podcast discussion, please visit the program page.

In this podcast episode, Julio C. Chavez, MD, MS, and Alan Skarbnik, MD, discuss the emerging role of CELMoDs in NHL care, including:

• Rationale for targeting CELMoDs in NHL
• Mechanism of action of CELMoDs
• Key studies and available efficacy and safety data with investigational CELMoDs in NHL
• Key ongoing clinical trials of CELMoDs in NHL
• Strategies to boost NHL clinical trial diversity among underserved communities

Presenters:

Julio C. Chavez, MD, MS
Associate Member
Department of Malignant Hematology
ICE-T Clinical Research Medical Director for Hematologic Malignancies
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Associate Professor
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

Alan Skarbnik, MD
Director, Lymphoma and CLL Program
Director, Immune Effector Cell Therapeutics Program
Novant Health Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

Content based on an online CME program supported by educational grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/45YXoZI

In this episode, Dr Joyce O’Shaughnessy moderates a discussion with Dr Sara Hurvitz and Dr Erica Mayer answering audience questions on the latest data on incorporating CDK4/6 inhibitors into treatment plans for patients with HR+/HER2- breast cancer. Topics in this podcast include:

• Evidence from the monarchE and NATALEE trials of adjuvant abemaciclib and ribociclib, respectively in HR+/HER2- high-risk early breast cancer
• Factors used to assess risk of recurrence in early breast cancer, including the role of Ki-67 expression
• Determining the need for adjuvant chemotherapy and selection of chemotherapy agents
• Selection of patients who may benefit from the addition of adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy with endocrine therapy
• Potential use of preoperative CDK4/6 inhibitors
• Sequencing therapy for patients with high-risk early breast cancer and a germline BRCA mutation
• Overview of first-line therapy for advanced HR+/HER2 breast cancer
• Expert opinion on selection of first-line therapy and factors to consider
• Selection of second-line therapy based on mutational analysis and recent data from the post-MONARCH trial

Presenters:
Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD
Celebrating Women Chair in
Breast Cancer Research
Baylor University Medical Center
Chair, Breast Disease Committee
Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Texas Oncology
Dallas, Texas

Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Head, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Department of Medicine, UW Medicine
Senior Vice President
Clinical Research Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Washington

Erica L. Mayer, MD, MPH
Director of Breast Cancer Clinical Research
Institute Physician
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3XZKp8f

In this episode, listen to Professor Eunice S. Wang, MD, share her clinical insights and takeaways on new data for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) presented at the 2024 ASCO annual meeting and the EHA 2024 Congress including:

• Data from the prospective, single-center phase Ib/II study of FLAG-IDA plus venetoclax in newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory AML
• Phase I/II study of oral decitabine/cedazuridine with venetoclax and gilteritinib in patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory FLT3-mutant AML
• A retrospective comparison of abbreviated course 7+7 vs standard HMA plus venetoclax doublet in older/unfit patients with newly diagnosed AML
• Multisite randomized trial of a collaborative palliative and oncology care model for patients with AML and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) receiving nonintensive therapy
• Final 5-year results from the phase II pivotal cohort of olutasidenib for IDH1-mutated AML
• Post hoc analyses of outcomes in patients with AML and MDS-related changes who received oral azacitidine maintenance therapy in the phase III QUAZAR AML-001 study
• First-in-human phase I/II of the menin-MLL inhibitor DSP-5336 in patients with R/R acute leukemia: updated results from the dose escalation phase
• A phase Ib study of the menin-KMT2A inhibitor bleximenib in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine in R/R AML with alterations in KMT2A or NPM1

Program faculty:

Eunice S. Wang, MD
Chief, Leukemia and Benign Hematology Service
Professor of Oncology
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, New York

Courtney DiNardo, MD, MSCE
Professor of Medicine
Department of Leukemia
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Resources:
To download the slides associated with this podcast discussion, please visit the program page:
https://bit.ly/4bvJGij