Reflections on the spring conference season, including highlights from the recent Group Meeting; updates on the ComboMATCH precision medicine initiative
Dabrafenib/trametinib is the first and only BRAF/MEK inhibitor combination to be approved with a tumor-agnostic indication for solid tumors carrying the BRAF V600E mutation
Congress creates a new health care research agency; NCI-MATCH continues to offer treatment options; ECOG-ACRIN plans for first in-person Group Meeting since 2019
The ground-breaking NCI-MATCH precision medicine cancer trial continues to offer treatment opportunities for adult patients with relapsed, refractory cancers. Lead investigators Nilo Azad, MD, and April Salama, MD, discuss Arms Z1M and H.
In an enormous undertaking, ECOG-ACRIN and the NCI have built the knowledge base and infrastructure for future precision medicine trials. The new Genomics Subcommittee is offering expertise moving forward.