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Mashup Score: 0Optimizing immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer - 11 hour(s) ago
Marleen Kok, MD, PhD, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, emphasizes the need for biomarkers to personalize treatment for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), currently treated with pembrolizumab. There is an absence of conclusive data on effective biomarkers for selecting patients who benefit, and collaborative efforts are needed to generate biomarker data from trials to offer tailored treatment options. This interview took place at the 2025 St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Consensus Meeting in Vienna, Austria. These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.
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Terry Mamounas, MD, MPH, FACS, from the AdventHealth Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL, comments on the potential for identifying subgroups of patients who may benefit from shorter durations of endocrine therapy. Patients with node-negative status, grade one or two tumors, and tumor size less than two centimeters may be suitable candidates for shorter therapy, particularly if genomic profiling and predictive tests indicate low risk. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) may additionally play a role in the future in patient selection. This interview took place at the 2025 St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Consensus Meeting in Vienna, Austria. These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.
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Alessandro Bertini, MD, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, comments on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bladder cancer incidence. While many retrospective studies analysed patients diagnosed with bladder cancer, Dr Bertini analysed disease incidence, which observed a lower incidence of disease; findings were in line with related studies. Although mortality was not assessed, a lack of correlation here is hypothesised. This interview took place at the 2025 European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Madrid, Spain. These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.
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Isabelle Schmitt-Opitz, MD, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, comments on the challenges of managing borderline resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and N2 subcategories in tumor boards, emphasizing the need for a case-by-case approach that relies on surgical and center expertise. Clinicians should remaining open to the potential benefits of induction immunochemotherapy approaches followed by surgery for patients. This interview took place at the European Lung Cancer Congress (ELCC) 2025 in Paris, France. These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.
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Orit Kaidar-Person, MD, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, comments on the shift in radiation therapy for patients with node-positive breast cancer and low volume nodal disease, stating that a majority of patients may not require regional nodal irradiation. New genomic testing and trials have evaluated the effectiveness of this approach, and these new techniques will provide more accurate estimates of radiation dose to lymph nodes, moving away from current estimation-based methods. This interview took place at the 2025 St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Consensus Meeting in Vienna, Austria. These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.
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Misako Nagasaka, MD, UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Orange, CA, discusses a matching-adjusted indirect comparison of taletrectinib and crizotinib in TKI-naïve patients with ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), using data from the TRUST-I (NCT04395677) and TRUST-II (NCT04919811) trials. Taletrectinib demonstrated higher response rates and significantly reduced the risk of disease progression and mortality compared to crizotinib. This interview took place at the European Lung Cancer Congress (ELCC) 2025 in Paris, France. These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.
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Mashup Score: 0Evaluating the emerging role of MDT in bladder cancer - 3 day(s) ago
Comron Hassanzadeh, MD, MPH, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, comments on the potential role of metastasis-directed therpay (MDT) in the treatment landscape of urothelial carcinoma. MDT can provide a treatment break for patients with oligometastatic disease, allowing them to continue their systemic therapy or take a break due to toxicities. The emergence of drugs such as enfortumab vedotin can offer a window of time for patients to plateau in their disease response, despite the presence of oligoprogressive disease. This interview took place at the 2025 European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Madrid, Spain. These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.
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Nikhil Mayor, MD, Imperial College London, London, UK, provides an overview of the IP7-PACIFIC trial (NCT05574647), a multicenter study assessing the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of biparametric MRI (bpMRI) compared to multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) in prostate cancer detection. The trial also examines whether image-fusion targeted biopsy offers advantages over visual-registration biopsy. Findings will help refine guidelines for prostate cancer imaging and biopsy techniques. This interview took place at the 2025 European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Madrid, Spain. These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.
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Mashup Score: 0The background and aims of the PC-PEP in prostate cancer - 4 day(s) ago
Robert Rutledge, MD, FRCPC, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, outlines the prostate cancer-patient empowerment program (PC-PEP), which aims to address issues surrounding higher depression rates in patients with prostate cancer (PC). PC-PEP provides exercise tasks, scientific updates, relaxation techniques and social connections to improve various aspects of patient health. Phase II trials (NCT03660085) have confirmed physical and mental health improvements, and a Phase IV international trial is underway. This interview took place at the 2025 European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Madrid, Spain. These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.
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Umair Mahmood, BSc, MSc, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK, comments on a real world study investigating the predictors and outcomes of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following severe immune checkpoint inhibitor toxicity. He highlights the need for better data on treatment management strategies for patients who develop severe adverse events, and notes that patients with lower baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, those receiving more cycles of immunosuppressive agents, and those with pneumonitis tend to have poorer outcomes. This interview took place at the European Lung Cancer Congress (ELCC) 2025 in Paris, France. These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.
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