In today’s episode, supported by Azurity Pharmaceuticals, we spoke with Michael J. Mauro, MD, about treatment adherence with nilotinib (Tasigna/Danziten) in patients with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)–positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Dr Mauro is an attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York.

In our exclusive interview, Dr Mauro discussed barriers to nilotinib treatment adherence in patients with Ph-positive CML, ways that nonadherence can diminish quality of life and clinical response to treatment, ways that the new formulation of nilotinib addresses adherence issues by reducing the need for fasting, and ongoing research into alternative formulations of other agents that may further improve CML treatment efficacy and tolerability.

This featured podcast includes a discussion with 3 experts on managing patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative (HR+/HER2–) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) from a satellite symposium held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference® in March 2025. In observational studies of treatment patterns in older women with mBC, approximately half of the patients were undertreated, and only half received a CDK4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i)-based regimen in the first-line setting. Reasons for undertreatment include concerns about the patient’s age, perceived frailty, and underlying health issues. Aging is a heterogeneous process; older patients must receive individualized treatment that is not based solely on their age but on a comprehensive assessment that objectively assesses their overall health and ability to tolerate treatment. This program is designed to help clinicians assess the fitness of older patients with HR+/HER2– mBC, review the efficacy and safety of CDK4/6i in this patient population, and individualize treatment decision-making appropriately.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer Inc.

Today’s faculty are:

Director, Women's Cancers Program

Division Chief, Breast Medical Oncology

Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Duarte, CA

Professor Emeritus, UCSF

Disclosures: Grant/Research Support: Ambrx; AstraZeneca; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc; F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG/Genentech, Inc; Gilead Sciences, Inc; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; OBI Pharma; Pfizer; Stemline Therapeutics. Consultant: Napo Therapeutics; Puma Biotechnology; Sanofi. Honoraria: Chugai; Mylan/Viatris.

Associate Attending, Breast Medicine Service

Program Lead, MSK Healthy Living

Department of Medicine

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Associate Professor of Medicine

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, NY

Disclosures: Consultant/Adviser: Arvinas, AstraZeneca, BD Life Sciences, Daiichi Sankyo, Genentech/Roche, Gilead, Menarini-Stemline, Novartis, Pfizer, Puma, Seagen, TerSera Therapeutics. Speaker: Cardinal Health, Curio Sciences, DAVA Oncology, IntrinsiQ Health. Editorial Position: npj Breast Cancer, Oncology®. Equity/Ownership: Complement Theory, Bettering Company. Research Support (to institution): American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Conquer Cancer Foundation, Kat’s Ribbon of Hope, National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health. Contracted Research: Novartis, SynDevRx.

Patricia and James Cayne Chair for Junior Faculty

Associate Attending Physician, Breast Medicine Service and Early Drug Development Service

Section Head, Endocrine Therapy Research Program

Clinical Director, Early Drug Development Service

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, NY

Disclosures: Consultant/Advisory Board: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Blueprint Medicines, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, Jounce Therapeutics, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Menarini Group, Novartis, Olema Oncology, Pfizer Inc, Scorpion Therapeutics, Seagen Inc, Stemline Therapeutics Inc, Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Ltd, Taiho Oncology Inc. Research Funding: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Debiopharm, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Puma Biotechnology Inc, Scorpion Therapeutics, Zymeworks Inc.

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In today’s episode, we spoke with Shubham Pant, MD, MBBS, and Professor Timothy Elliott, about ongoing research with cancer vaccines. Dr Pant is a professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology in the Division of Cancer Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr Elliott is the Kidani Professor of Immuno-oncology in the Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

In our exclusive interview, Pant and Elliott discussed the current landscape of vaccines for cancer treatment, ongoing research seeking to extend the benefits of vaccines as cancer management and prevention strategies, and what the future may hold.

This Oncology PER®Spectives™ podcast explores the role of EZH2 in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) progression and its synergy with androgen receptor inhibitors. In this podcast, experts Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO; Himisha Beltran, MD; and Maha Hussain, MD, FACP, FASCO, discuss the management of mCRPC.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer Inc.

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Today’s faculty are:

Professor of Medicine

Senior Director for Clinical Research

HCI Presidential Endowed Chair of Cancer Research

Director, Center of Investigational Therapeutics

Director, Genitourinary Oncology Program

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah (NCI-CCC)

Salt Lake City, UT

Disclosures: Grant/Research Support (paid to institution): Arvinas, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Calithera, Celldex, Clovis, Crispr, Eisai, Eli Lilly, EMD Serono, Exelixis, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Immunomedics, Janssen, Lava, Merck, Nektar, Neoleukin, Novartis, Oric, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, Seagen, Takeda, Tra-con

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director of Translational Research Within Medical Oncology

Harvard Medical School

Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology and the Division of Molecular

and Cellular Oncology

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, MA

Disclosures: Grant/Research Support: Circle Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo, Novartis; Adviser: Amgen, AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Novartis

Genevieve E. Teuton Professor of Medicine

Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)

Deputy Director

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL

Disclosures: Advisory Board: AstraZeneca, Bayer, Convergent Therapeutics, Honoraria: AstraZeneca, Bayer

The staff of Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

PER® mitigated all COI for faculty, staff, and planners prior to the start of this activity by using a multistep process.

This activity may or may not discuss investigational, unapproved, or off-label use of drugs. Learners are advised to consult prescribing information for any products discussed. The information provided in this accredited activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent clinical judgment of a health care professional relative to diagnostic, treatment, or management options for a specific patient’s medical condition. The opinions expressed in the content are solely those of the individual faculty members and do not reflect those of PER® or any company that provided commercial support for this activity.

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2026

In today’s episode, supported by SpringWorks Therapeutics, we spoke with Christopher L. Moertel, MD, about the evolution of treatments for neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)–associated plexiform neurofibromas (PN). Dr Moertel is a professor and the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program director in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics, medical director of the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology and Neurofibromatosis Programs, co-medical director of the Katie Hageboeck Children’s Cancer Research Fund Clinic, clinical neuro-oncology leader of the Brain Tumor Program, and the Kenneth and Betty Jayne Dahlberg Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine in Minneapolis.

In our exclusive interview, Dr Moertel discussed the expansion of the NF1-associated PN treatment paradigm to include the MEK inhibitors mirdametinib (Gomekli) and selumetinib (Koselugo); the benefits of offering treatment options in oral formulations; the toxicities associated with MEK inhibitors; the importance of managing these adverse effects to ensure long-term treatment adherence; and the need for continued oncology education to optimize treatment outcomes for this population.

This featured podcast includes a data review and candid conversation with 4 experts on challenges in the current treatment paradigm for hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative (HR+/HER2–) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) due to endocrine resistance. This session occurred during a satellite symposium held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference® in March 2025.  ESR1 mutations are a critical mechanism of resistance, spurring the development of next-generation endocrine agents targeting these mutations. These agents including oral selective estrogen receptor degraders (SERDs) and agents with novel mechanisms, including proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), which may offer potential improvements over current treatments. This program will review mechanisms of resistance to current endocrine regimens, strategies to overcome this resistance including comparative mechanisms of novel endocrine agents, emerging data from ongoing clinical trials, and expert perspectives on where these new agents may fit into current algorithms.

In today’s episode, supported by Revolution Medicines, we spoke with Kathryn C. Arbour, MD, a thoracic medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York, about 2 important abstracts presented at the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting that explore novel RAS-targeted approaches in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Our discussion focused on early clinical findings with zoldonrasib (RMC-9805) and daraxonrasib (RMC-6236), both of which are RAS(ON) inhibitors under investigation for the treatment of patients with RAS-mutant NSCLC. Zoldonrasib, a KRAS G12D-selective tri-complex inhibitor, was evaluated in a phase 1 trial (NCT06040541) in patients with previously treated, advanced KRAS G12D–mutated solid tumors, including NSCLC. Daraxonrasib, a multi-selective RAS(ON) inhibitor, was highlighted in another phase 1 trial (NCT05379985) in patients with advanced RAS-mutant tumors, including previously treated NSCLC; notably, this AACR presentation focused on the association between early on-treatment circulating tumor DNA level reduction and clinical response with the agent.

In this episode, Dr Arbour shared insights into the mechanisms of action behind these therapies, their respective clinical trial designs, and the potential implications that early data with the agents may have for the evolving RAS-mutant NSCLC treatment paradigm.

This expert podcast includes an engaging discussion among 3 experts on fertility care of patients with breast cancer. This program is designed to help clinicians better recognize and take steps to discuss fertility options in premenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer to facilitate care for those women who wish to preserve their reproductive potential without impacting outcomes.

In today’s episode, supported by Replimune, we had the pleasure of speaking with Anna C. Pavlick, BSN, MSc, DO, MBA, about the use of RP1 plus nivolumab (Opdivo) for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. Dr Pavlick is a professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, New York; as well as the founding director of the Cutaneous Oncology Program at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

In our exclusive interview, Dr Pavlick discussed the rationale for investigating this combination in patients with advanced melanoma who have received prior immune checkpoint inhibition, key efficacy and safety findings from the phase 1/2 IGNYTE trial (NCT03767348), and where the future may be headed regarding the use of oncolytic viruses in melanoma.

In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jacob Moyer, BS, and Mark Tyson II, MD, MPH, about a real-world study investigating nadofaragene firadenovec in patients with BCG-unresponsive NMIBC. Moyer is a graduate researcher at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. Tyson is a urologic oncologist and an associate professor of urology at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona.

In our exclusive interview, Moyer and Tyson discussed the durable responses achieved with nadofaragene firadenovec in this patient population, the safety profile of this agent, the importance of pretreatment with antispasmodic medication, and the optimal patient population to receive nadofaragene firadenovec.