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Drs Monk and Tarantino highlight current research investigating B7-H4–directed ADCs in multiple solid tumor types; other promising ADCs in development for gynecologic cancers; and future research needed to clarify unanswered questions regarding the sequencing of ADCs in breast cancer.

Drs Donington and Stiles discuss the implications of perioperative immunotherapy trials on early-stage lung cancer management, definitions of resectability, and the incorporation of new guidance regarding multidisciplinary management.

Dr Gradishar discusses the FDA approval of capivasertib plus fulvestrant for patients with advanced HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer harboring PIK3CA, AKT1, or PTEN alterations.

Dr Santos discusses findings from the EMPOWER-Lung 3 trial of cemiplimab plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer, as well as data from subgroup analyses of the EMPOWER-Lung 1 trial of cemiplimab monotherapy in patients with NSCLC and a PD-L1 score over 50%.

Dr Jabbour discusses the activity and the utilization of olverembatinib in chronic myeloid leukemia and expanded upon the role that TKIs can play in the management of malignancies beyond chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Dr Eskander discusses the impact of social determinants of health on cancer clinical trial participation; effective strategies for considering and engaging diverse communities in the clinical trial process; and how community partnerships can be strengthened to eliminate these financial and logistical barriers.

Dr Lunning and Neha Mehta-Shah, MD, MSCI, of Washington University School of Medicine, highlight challenges that arise when diagnosing patients with PTCL; how molecular testing results influence induction and consolidation treatment approaches for patients with ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma; and novel frontline agents under investigation in PTCL.

Drs Simeone and Fakih discuss the main objective and design of the observational BASECAMP-1 study and how it functions alongside the EVEREST-1 study, which is evaluating the autologous CAR T-cell therapy A2B530 in patients with CEA-expressing solid tumors that have lost HLA-A*02 expression.

Drs Donington and Stiles discuss how the findings from the ADAURA trial with adjuvant osimertinib have changed thoracic surgery expectations, the potential surgical implications of the ALINA trial with adjuvant alectinib, and the importance of early-stage molecular testing in lung cancer.

Dr Abdou discusses how characteristics of patients with breast cancer impact ADC treatment selection and highlights some of the topline takeaways from breast cancer treatment to come out of the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Drs Hanna and Kandula discuss the significance of the FDA approval of toripalimab in nasopharyngeal carcinoma; pivotal data from the JUPITER-02 and POLARIS-02 trials; and how the addition of toripalimab to the nasopharyngeal carcinoma treatment armamentarium increases the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration.

Dr Lunning sits down with Caron A. Jacobson, MD, MMSc, or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, to discuss the characteristics of FL that may prompt aggressive treatment, the potential optimal role of CAR T-cell therapy in the third line and beyond, and how the toxicity profiles of different CAR T-cell products compare with each other.

Dr Dumbrava discusses the rationale and design of the PYNNACLE trial; phase 1 efficacy and safety findings with PC14586 in patients with p53 Y220C–mutated advanced solid tumors; and the next steps for this research.

Dr DiNardo discusses the the FDA approval of ivosidenib for patients with relapsed/refractory IDH1-mutant myelodysplastic syndromes, the unique mechanism of action of ivosidenib, and key efficacy and safety findings from the AG120-C-001 trial.

Dr Halmos discusses the ongoing investigation of the potent, selective, and irreversible EGFR inhibitor BDTX-1535 in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Dr Feigin discusses findings from a study on the varying effects of the benzodiazepines lorazepam and alprazolam on PFS outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.

Dr Khouri discusses unmet needs in AL amyloidosis, the potential for birtamimab to become a new frontline standard of care beyond daratumumab, and the importance of confirming earlier post-hoc results from the placebo-controlled phase 3 VITAL trial in the ongoing AFFIRM-AL trial in patients with Mayo stage IV AL amyloidosis with cardiac involvement.

Dr Weber discusses the FDA approval of adjuvant nivolumab for patients with completely resected stage IIB/C melanoma, key efficacy data from the CheckMate76K trial, and potential future directions for PD-1 inhibitor–based combinations in the melanoma treatment paradigm.

Drs Lunning and Nastoupil discuss the ins and outs of diagnostic workups for patients with follicular lymphoma; how to discern which patients may benefit most from standard chemotherapy vs clinical trial regimens in the frontline setting; and ongoing follicular lymphoma research that may alter the treatment paradigm.

Dr Naumann discusses the role of frontline maintenance therapy for patients with endometrial cancer; which patients are likely to benefit from the RUBY and NRG-GY018 trial regimens; and ongoing research that may elucidate optimal treatments for patients with recurrent, dMMR disease.

Dr Keshava discusses the rationale behind lung nodule programs, common barriers to implementing these programs, and how multidisciplinary collaboration can lead to successful early lung cancer diagnoses.

Dr Hasunuma shares that the objective of mentorship is to foster care, trust, and respect in mentor-mentee relationships and create authentic connections.

Dr Kuykendall discusses the FDA approval of momelotinib in myelofibrosis with anemia, key data from the MOMENTUM trial, and how momelotinib alters the myelofibrosis treatment paradigm.

Drs Gutierrez and Leslie discuss common barriers that institutions face when implementing CAR T-cell therapy programs, the early success story of outpatient administration of this modality at John Theurer Cancer Center, and future considerations for using this treatment approach in solid tumors.

Oncology experts discuss the platinum chemotherapy shortage in the United States.