Taking aspirin daily did not improve invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) in breast cancer patients, according to research being presented in the February 15, 2022 ASCO Plenary Series session.
February 14, 2022
Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths; however, despite decades of research, limited progress has been made to improve survival. There are currently no FDA-approved treatment options for patients with pancreatic cancer that has progressed on first- and second-line chemotherapy. Sotorasib is active and well tolerated in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer with a KRASG12C mutation, according to research being presented in the February 15, 2022, ASCO Plenary Series session.
February 14, 2022
A scoring algorithm that incorporated 290 genetic variants for prostate cancer (PHS290) accurately identified people with high or low lifetime risks of developing metastatic prostate cancer or dying from the disease. Based on the risk scores, people with an African ancestry had the highest risk of developing metastatic prostate cancer and dying of the disease. The study will be presented at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, taking place February 17-19, 2022, in San Francisco, California.
February 3, 2022
Findings on a scoring algorithm for predicting the risk of developing metastatic or fatal prostate cancer will be highlighted in the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary Cancers Symposium’s official Press Program. Studies featured in the Press Program are among the nearly 600 abstracts that will be presented at the Symposium.
January 24, 2022
In patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) that progressed on or were intolerant to imatinib, the efficacy of ripretinib was comparable to sunitinib. These findings from the INTRIGUE trial were presented during the January session of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Plenary Series.
January 18, 2022
Results from the randomized international phase III TOPAZ-1 trial showed that the checkpoint immunotherapy durvalumab (Imfinzi) plus chemotherapy drugs gemcitabine and cisplatin significantly improved overall survival in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer compared to patients who received a placebo plus the chemotherapy drugs. Biliary tract cancer is classified as a rare disease comprised primarily of bile duct and gallbladder cancers.
January 18, 2022
Results from the randomized international phase III HIMALAYA trial showed that a combination of durvalumab (Imfinzi) plus the experimental drug tremelimumab, both immunotherapies, significantly improved overall survival in patients with advanced, unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, compared to patients who received only sorafenib (Nexavar).
December 23, 2021
Findings on combination therapies with immunotherapy drugs for patients with biliary tract cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma will be highlighted in the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium’s official Press Program. Studies featured in the Press Program are among the more than 650 abstracts that will be presented at the Symposium.
November 15, 2021
Two studies from the inaugural ASCO Plenary Series session will highlight the latest practice-changing results in advanced melanoma and digital symptom monitoring. The studies will be presented in a live broadcast session on November 16, 2021, at 3:00 PM ET.
September 20, 2021
Interventions that paired community-based health workers with low-income and minority patients with cancer improved quality of life and may be a more effective and sustainable way to ensure equitable cancer care, according to a study to be presented as part of the 2021 ASCO Quality Care Symposium.
September 20, 2021
Ten noteworthy studies from the 2021 Quality Care Symposium explore topics such as financial burden of cancer treatment, fertility preservation, hidden disparities in breast cancer, and more. Leading cancer experts are available to comment on the on-demand and scheduled broadcast content from the 2021 Quality Care Symposium.
September 20, 2021
The majority (72.3%) of oral anticancer drugs received by patients required prior authorization, which was found to be associated with delayed time to drug receipt, according to a study to be presented at the 2021 ASCO Quality Care Symposium.
August 17, 2021
Research covering cancer treatment delays due to insurance type, and improvements in cancer care and quality of life for low-income and minority patients seen with integrated community-based interventions will be highlighted in the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium’s official Press Program. Studies featured in the Press Program are among the more than 300 abstracts that will be presented at the Symposium.
June 3, 2021
Compared to standard of care chemotherapy, both a dual immunotherapy regimen and a single immunotherapy agent added to chemotherapy extends overall survival (OS) for patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), particularly those positive for the immune checkpoint protein PD-L1, according to data from a phase III trial to be presented at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
June 3, 2021
Immunotherapy after surgery significantly improved disease-free survival (DFS) for patients with the most common type of kidney cancer, clear-cell renal carcinoma (RCC). A phase III international study, to be presented at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, found that pembrolizumab (Keytruda) could offer an effective treatment for patients currently with few other options. KEYNOTE-564 is the first phase III study with a checkpoint inhibitor in the adjuvant setting to improve DFS for patients with high risk fully resected RCC.
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