Alison Birtle, ASCO GU 2021: Peri-operative Chemotherapy versus Surveillance in Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer

touchONCOLOGY joins Dr Alison Birtle (Consultant Oncologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Rosemere Cancer Centre, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Preston, UK) to discuss the updated primary and secondary analysis of the POUT trial in upper tract urothelial cancer (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01993979). The abstract “Updated outcomes of POUT: A phase III randomized trial of peri-operative chemotherapy versus surveillance […]

Jean-Luc Van Laethem, ASCO GI 2021: Results of the KEYNOTE-224 Study

We were delighted to talk to Jean-Luc Van Laethem (Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium) about the efficacy and safety findings of the KEYNOTE-224 study (Clinical Trial Identifier: NCT02702414). The abstract ‘Pembrolizumab (pembro) monotherapy for previously untreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): Phase II KEYNOTE-224 study’ (ABSTRACT NUMBER: 297) was presented at the […]

Sara Tolaney, St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference 2021: Patient-reported outcomes from MonarchE

Dr Sara Tolaney (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA) joins touchONCOLOGY to discuss the patient-reported health-related quality-of-life outcomes data from the MonarchE trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03155997) in patients with HR+, HER2- breast cancer being treated with abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy. The e-poster ‘Patients’ quality of life and side effect perceptions in monarchE, […]

Axel Merseburger, ASCO GU 2021: Apalutamide in Metastatic Castration-sensitive Prostate Cancer

We were delighted to talk to Editor-in-Chief Prof. Axel Merseburger (Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany) around the TITAN trial in metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifer: NCT02489318). The abstract “Final analysis results from TITAN: A phase III study of apalutamide (APA) versus placebo (PBO) in patients (pts) with metastatic […]

Nivolumab for the Treatment of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Oncology & Hematology Review. 2020;16(2):90–4 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17925/OHR.2021.16.2.90

Esophageal cancer is the seventh most common malignancy and the sixth leading cause of death from cancer worldwide.1 The main histological subtypes are esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and esophageal adenocarcinoma. ESCC is the most common subtype, and the frequency of this disease is highest in Eastern Asia and Eastern Africa.2 In Western countries, however, the incidence […]

Latest Developments in Cellular Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

Oncology & Hematology Review (US). 2020;16(2):111-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17925/OHR.2021.16.2.111

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant clonal disorder of plasma cells in the bone marrow, and more than 32,000 new cases are expected in the USA each year.1 Many clinical advances, including novel drugs and continuous therapy with treatment sequencing, have improved survival statistics.2 Despite this, MM remains largely incurable and the relapsed/refractory population remains vulnerable […]

Pexidartinib and CSF1R Inhibitors as Treatment for Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors

Oncology & Hematology Review (US). 2020;16(2):119-23 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17925/OHR.2021.16.2.119

Tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT)—previously referred to as giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath or pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS)—is a largely benign, rare, proliferative lesion arising from the synovial lining of joints, bursae, and tendon sheaths.1 This review serves to discuss the epidemiology, molecular biology, clinical behavior, and the current treatment modalities of TGCT that […]

Evolving Therapies for Urothelial Carcinoma—Novel Paradigms and Future Directions

Oncology & Hematology Review. 2020;16(2):82-9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17925/OHR.2021.16.2.82

Urothelial carcinoma is the most common histologic type of bladder cancer in the USA and Europe, accounting for 90% of all bladder cancers. It is the sixth most common type of cancer diagnosed in the USA, and the 10th leading cause of cancer death, with an estimated 17,980 deaths predicted in 2020.1 Although the 5-year survival […]