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FDA Alerts
07/30/2026
Emily Estrada
The FDA granted Priority Review to subcutaneous amivantamab and hyaluronidase for previously treated patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, supported by results from the phase 1b/2 OrigAMI-4 trial.
The FDA granted Priority Review to subcutaneous amivantamab and hyaluronidase for previously treated patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, supported by results from the phase 1b/2 OrigAMI-4 trial.
The FDA granted Priority Review...
07/30/2026
Oncology
News
07/21/2026
Stephanie Holland
Results from a prospective study demonstrated that Alpha DaRT® combined with pembrolizumab achieved a 100% systemic objective response rate among evaluable patients with recurrent unresectable or metastatic head and neck squamous cell...
Results from a prospective study demonstrated that Alpha DaRT® combined with pembrolizumab achieved a 100% systemic objective response rate among evaluable patients with recurrent unresectable or metastatic head and neck squamous cell...
Results from a prospective study...
07/21/2026
Oncology
News
05/31/2026
Stephanie Holland
Results from a phase 3 trial showed that triple oral metronomic chemotherapy combined with ultra-low-dose nivolumab demonstrates clinical promise among patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Results from a phase 3 trial showed that triple oral metronomic chemotherapy combined with ultra-low-dose nivolumab demonstrates clinical promise among patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Results from a phase 3 trial...
05/31/2026
Oncology
News
05/31/2026
Stephanie Holland
Results from a randomized phase 2 trial demonstrated that adding sintilimab to adjuvant capecitabine did not significantly improve PFS in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma who experienced a suboptimal response to...
Results from a randomized phase 2 trial demonstrated that adding sintilimab to adjuvant capecitabine did not significantly improve PFS in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma who experienced a suboptimal response to...
Results from a randomized phase...
05/31/2026
Oncology
Emma Connolly, MB BCh BAO
Videos
10/21/2025
Emma Connolly, MB, BCh, BAO
Emma Connolly, MB BCh BAO, discusses an analysis which identified a distinct high-risk subgroup of patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who had inferior disease-free survival following postoperative...
Emma Connolly, MB BCh BAO, discusses an analysis which identified a distinct high-risk subgroup of patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who had inferior disease-free survival following postoperative...
Emma Connolly, MB BCh BAO,...
10/21/2025
Oncology
News
08/19/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to results from a phase 3 trial, sequential chemoradiotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy was noninferior compared to induction chemoradiotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy among newly diagnosed patients with...
According to results from a phase 3 trial, sequential chemoradiotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy was noninferior compared to induction chemoradiotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy among newly diagnosed patients with...
According to results from a...
08/19/2025
Oncology
Danny Rischin, MD, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Videos
06/06/2025
Danny Rischin, MD
Danny Rischin, MD, discusses the results from the phase 3 C-POST trial evaluating adjuvant cemiplimab for patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Danny Rischin, MD, discusses the results from the phase 3 C-POST trial evaluating adjuvant cemiplimab for patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Danny Rischin, MD, discusses the...
06/06/2025
Oncology
Conference Coverage
06/01/2025
Emily Estrada
The addition of nivolumab to cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy after surgery improved disease-free survival for patients with locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, according to findings from the NIVOPOSTOP...
The addition of nivolumab to cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy after surgery improved disease-free survival for patients with locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, according to findings from the NIVOPOSTOP...
The addition of nivolumab to...
06/01/2025
Oncology
News
05/27/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to results from the phase 2 DEPEND trial, neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemotherapy and response-stratified de-escalated chemoradiation demonstrated promise among patients with HPV-negative locally advanced head and neck squamous cell...
According to results from the phase 2 DEPEND trial, neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemotherapy and response-stratified de-escalated chemoradiation demonstrated promise among patients with HPV-negative locally advanced head and neck squamous cell...
According to results from the...
05/27/2025
Oncology
News
04/08/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to long-term follow up results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-048 study, first-line pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy demonstrated long-term survival benefit among patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell...
According to long-term follow up results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-048 study, first-line pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy demonstrated long-term survival benefit among patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell...
According to long-term follow up...
04/08/2025
Oncology
News
03/06/2025
Allison Casey
According to a phase 1 trial, MT-8421, a novel ETB targeting CTLA4, demonstrated acceptable safety with no dose-limited toxicities among patients with select advanced solid tumors.
According to a phase 1 trial, MT-8421, a novel ETB targeting CTLA4, demonstrated acceptable safety with no dose-limited toxicities among patients with select advanced solid tumors.
According to a phase 1 trial,...
03/06/2025
Oncology

News

FDA Alerts
07/30/2026
Emily Estrada
The FDA granted Priority Review to subcutaneous amivantamab and hyaluronidase for previously treated patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, supported by results from the phase 1b/2 OrigAMI-4 trial.
The FDA granted Priority Review to subcutaneous amivantamab and hyaluronidase for previously treated patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, supported by results from the phase 1b/2 OrigAMI-4 trial.
The FDA granted Priority Review...
07/30/2026
Oncology
News
07/21/2026
Stephanie Holland
Results from a prospective study demonstrated that Alpha DaRT® combined with pembrolizumab achieved a 100% systemic objective response rate among evaluable patients with recurrent unresectable or metastatic head and neck squamous cell...
Results from a prospective study demonstrated that Alpha DaRT® combined with pembrolizumab achieved a 100% systemic objective response rate among evaluable patients with recurrent unresectable or metastatic head and neck squamous cell...
Results from a prospective study...
07/21/2026
Oncology
News
05/31/2026
Stephanie Holland
Results from a phase 3 trial showed that triple oral metronomic chemotherapy combined with ultra-low-dose nivolumab demonstrates clinical promise among patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Results from a phase 3 trial showed that triple oral metronomic chemotherapy combined with ultra-low-dose nivolumab demonstrates clinical promise among patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Results from a phase 3 trial...
05/31/2026
Oncology
News
05/31/2026
Stephanie Holland
Results from a randomized phase 2 trial demonstrated that adding sintilimab to adjuvant capecitabine did not significantly improve PFS in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma who experienced a suboptimal response to...
Results from a randomized phase 2 trial demonstrated that adding sintilimab to adjuvant capecitabine did not significantly improve PFS in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma who experienced a suboptimal response to...
Results from a randomized phase...
05/31/2026
Oncology
News
08/19/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to results from a phase 3 trial, sequential chemoradiotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy was noninferior compared to induction chemoradiotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy among newly diagnosed patients with...
According to results from a phase 3 trial, sequential chemoradiotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy was noninferior compared to induction chemoradiotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy among newly diagnosed patients with...
According to results from a...
08/19/2025
Oncology
Danny Rischin, MD, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Videos
06/06/2025
Danny Rischin, MD
Danny Rischin, MD, discusses the results from the phase 3 C-POST trial evaluating adjuvant cemiplimab for patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Danny Rischin, MD, discusses the results from the phase 3 C-POST trial evaluating adjuvant cemiplimab for patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Danny Rischin, MD, discusses the...
06/06/2025
Oncology
Conference Coverage
06/01/2025
Emily Estrada
The addition of nivolumab to cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy after surgery improved disease-free survival for patients with locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, according to findings from the NIVOPOSTOP...
The addition of nivolumab to cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy after surgery improved disease-free survival for patients with locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, according to findings from the NIVOPOSTOP...
The addition of nivolumab to...
06/01/2025
Oncology
News
05/27/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to results from the phase 2 DEPEND trial, neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemotherapy and response-stratified de-escalated chemoradiation demonstrated promise among patients with HPV-negative locally advanced head and neck squamous cell...
According to results from the phase 2 DEPEND trial, neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemotherapy and response-stratified de-escalated chemoradiation demonstrated promise among patients with HPV-negative locally advanced head and neck squamous cell...
According to results from the...
05/27/2025
Oncology
News
04/08/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to long-term follow up results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-048 study, first-line pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy demonstrated long-term survival benefit among patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell...
According to long-term follow up results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-048 study, first-line pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy demonstrated long-term survival benefit among patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell...
According to long-term follow up...
04/08/2025
Oncology
News
03/06/2025
Allison Casey
According to a phase 1 trial, MT-8421, a novel ETB targeting CTLA4, demonstrated acceptable safety with no dose-limited toxicities among patients with select advanced solid tumors.
According to a phase 1 trial, MT-8421, a novel ETB targeting CTLA4, demonstrated acceptable safety with no dose-limited toxicities among patients with select advanced solid tumors.
According to a phase 1 trial,...
03/06/2025
Oncology

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FDA Alerts
07/30/2026
Emily Estrada
The FDA granted Priority Review to subcutaneous amivantamab and hyaluronidase for previously treated patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, supported by results from the phase 1b/2 OrigAMI-4 trial.
The FDA granted Priority Review to subcutaneous amivantamab and hyaluronidase for previously treated patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, supported by results from the phase 1b/2 OrigAMI-4 trial.
The FDA granted Priority Review...
07/30/2026
Oncology
Quiz
09/02/2022
In a study evaluating the addition of docetaxel to radiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, which outcome was improved with docetaxel compared to radiation alone? Test your knowledge with our quiz.
In a study evaluating the addition of docetaxel to radiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, which outcome was improved with docetaxel compared to radiation alone? Test your knowledge with our quiz.
In a study evaluating the...
09/02/2022
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
04/22/2021
True or False: Cetuximab, a novel dosing regimen recently approved by the FDA, can be dosed alone or in combination with chemotherapy for patients with either colorectal or head and neck cancer.
True or False: Cetuximab, a novel dosing regimen recently approved by the FDA, can be dosed alone or in combination with chemotherapy for patients with either colorectal or head and neck cancer.
True or False: Cetuximab, a...
04/22/2021
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
07/30/2020
True or False: Recent findings suggest that lenvatinib is a potential treatment option for patients with previously treated advanced or metastatic thymic carcinoma.
True or False: Recent findings suggest that lenvatinib is a potential treatment option for patients with previously treated advanced or metastatic thymic carcinoma.
True or False: Recent findings...
07/30/2020
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
05/22/2020
True or False: Late-line bemarituzumab has been shown to be active and well-tolerated in patients with advanced FGFR2b-overexpressing gastric and GEA.
True or False: Late-line bemarituzumab has been shown to be active and well-tolerated in patients with advanced FGFR2b-overexpressing gastric and GEA.
True or False: Late-line...
05/22/2020
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
03/02/2020
True or False: Acupuncture may prevent radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer.
True or False: Acupuncture may prevent radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer.
True or False: Acupuncture may...
03/02/2020
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
11/08/2019
Adding which drug to cisplatin and chemoradiotherapy improved survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma?
Adding which drug to cisplatin and chemoradiotherapy improved survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma?
Adding which drug to cisplatin...
11/08/2019
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
10/01/2019
Which drug plus temozolomide is clinically beneficial for newly diagnosed MGMT-methylated glioblastoma?
Which drug plus temozolomide is clinically beneficial for newly diagnosed MGMT-methylated glioblastoma?
Which drug plus temozolomide is...
10/01/2019
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
08/29/2019
True or False: Palbociclib and cetuximab therapy has shown promising activity in patients with HPV-unrelated, platinum- or cetuximab-resistant, head and neck squamous-cell carcinomas.
True or False: Palbociclib and cetuximab therapy has shown promising activity in patients with HPV-unrelated, platinum- or cetuximab-resistant, head and neck squamous-cell carcinomas.
True or False: Palbociclib and...
08/29/2019
Oncology