
The Oncology Brothers provide a comprehensive recap of the key highlights presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC 2025) along with their expert final thoughts and clinical interpretations.

The Oncology Brothers provide a comprehensive recap of the key highlights presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC 2025) along with their expert final thoughts and clinical interpretations.

Panelists discuss how response rates, progression-free survival, and overall survival data presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC 2025) demonstrate meaningful clinical outcomes while highlighting important safety considerations for patients.

Panelists discuss how the MARIPOSA study design demonstrates an overall survival benefit while effectively preventing adverse events in patients.

Panelists discuss how the practice-changing LAURA study demonstrates the critical importance of next-generation sequencing in guiding therapeutic decisions for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

Panelists discuss how KEYNOTE-799 provides updated data on safety, toxicity, positive response rates, and median survival rates for both squamous and nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer treatments.

A panelist discusses how identifying steroid-dependent or steroid-refractory (SR) graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) requires careful clinical monitoring, with the determination typically made when patients show disease progression during prednisone taper, inadequate response after 5 to 7 days of treatment, or persistent disease despite 2 weeks of appropriate steroid therapy.

Experts discuss how long-term data influence current and future approaches to first-line diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treatment, exploring how these outcomes shape perspectives on DLBCL treatment evolution and highlighting the most compelling aspects of emerging data for advancing clinical practice.

Experts discuss the decision-making factors and real-world challenges that shape treatment selection in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patient care. They focus on how efficacy data, safety profiles, and patient factors influence treatment choices, and the implementation challenges encountered when introducing newer regimens into practice.

Experts discuss how disease progression impacts patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and strategies for managing progressive disease based on first-line therapy selection, incorporating insights from the POLARIX 5-year subsequent treatment data and highlighting quality-of-life considerations that influence treatment decisions.

Panelists discuss the management of treatment-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pneumonitis, emphasizing diagnostic strategies, therapeutic options, and patient monitoring.

Panelists discuss strategies for managing adverse events (AEs) related to antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), focusing on prevention, early detection, and treatment of these effects.

A panelist discusses how steroid therapy remains the cornerstone of acute graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) treatment, with treatment protocols typically starting with prednisone at doses ranging from 1 to 2 mg/kg/day depending on disease severity, though optimal dosing strategies continue to be refined through clinical research.

Experts discuss polatuzumab’s effectiveness across germinal center B-cell (GCB) and activated B-cell (ABC) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) subgroups, including updates to published data. They also explore how different molecular classification methods compare in clinical practice to guide treatment selection, with insights on differential responses across specific molecular or clinical subgroups.

Experts discuss clinical experience with established and emerging treatment approaches in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), including R-CHOP and polatuzumab-based regimens, and the factors guiding treatment selection for first-line DLBCL, along with observed outcomes across different patient subgroups.

Panelists discuss how lenvatinib has significantly impacted the systemic therapy landscape for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) across different stages. As a first-line treatment, it offers a viable alternative to sorafenib, demonstrating noninferior overall survival with improved progression-free survival and response rates. Its role extends to combination regimens and advanced-stage disease management.

Panelists discuss how, when a patient progresses to second-line therapy, key considerations include prior treatment response, toxicity, patient comorbidities, and therapeutic goals. Lenvatinib shows potential beyond first-line treatment, offering efficacy in patients progressing on systemic therapies, with emerging data supporting its role in treatment sequencing.

Panelists discuss second-line treatment options and emerging approaches for HER2-mutated non–-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), highlighting novel therapies and clinical strategies.

Panelists discuss the role of HER2 mutations in non–-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), focusing on diagnostic approaches, clinical implications, and targeted treatment strategies.

Panelists discuss how optimizing shared-care models between academic and community centers enhances continuity in complex hematologic malignancies. Key monitoring parameters for tagraxofusp include capillary leak syndrome risk. Timely transplant referral depends on disease kinetics. Novel therapies are among the unmet needs in plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm. Support resources aid patient management. Emerging treatments and clinical insights continue to advance care.

A panelist discusses how graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) manifests through a complex constellation of symptoms affecting multiple organ systems, including the skin (rash, itching), gastrointestinal tract (diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain), liver (elevated enzymes, jaundice), and lungs (shortness of breath, cough), with severity assessment typically following established criteria.

Experts discuss how the 5-year outcomes of polatuzumab have influenced its position in current NCCN guidelines for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treatment, offering insights on how to interpret and apply these recommendations in various patient scenarios.

Experts discuss the 5-year efficacy and safety outcomes of polatuzumab in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), highlighting its meaningful progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) results for first-line patients with DLBCL and emphasizing key long-term safety considerations for clinicians.

An expert shares their perspective on the future of care for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).

Panelists discuss how ongoing trials in first-line advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may reshape treatment paradigms, influencing tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) use. Patient selection depends on clinical (liver function, ECOG status) and biological (PD-L1, VEGF expression) factors. Lenvatinib remains a key TKI, balancing efficacy and safety. As emerging regimens (CARES-310, CheckMate-9DW) gain traction, lenvatinib’s role evolves, with experts assessing its place in monotherapy and combinations.

Panelists discuss how current first-line systemic therapies for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) include atezolizumab + bevacizumab and durvalumab + tremelimumab, replacing tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) like sorafenib and lenvatinib. Emerging combinations with anti–PD-L1 agents enhance efficacy. TKI + immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) combinations offer synergistic benefits but pose toxicity, cost, and biomarker challenges.

Panelists discuss the presentation and management of a case involving HER2-mutated metastatic non–-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), exploring treatment options and clinical decision-making

Panelists discuss the management of metastatic non–-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a ROS1 alteration in patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement, focusing on treatment strategies and challenges.

An expert discusses how monitoring capillary leakage syndrome (CLS) requires vigilant assessment of fluid balance, hemodynamics, and biomarkers. Academic settings may have advanced resources, whereas community settings rely on standardized protocols. Key adverse effects include hypotension, edema, and organ dysfunction. Management includes fluid resuscitation, vasopressors, and close monitoring.

An expert discusses how, for younger/fitter patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN), treatment selection as a bridge to transplant is based on efficacy, toxicity, and response depth. Patient-specific (age, comorbidities) and systemic (drug access, center expertise) factors guide decisions. Emerging real-world evidence, such as Berning et al (ASH 2024), highlights CD123-targeted therapy’s role in optimizing response rates before allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT).

A panelist discusses how recent advancements in molecular diagnostics, targeted therapies, and individualized treatment approaches give them greatest optimism for patients with polycythemia vera (PV) by potentially altering disease trajectory, reducing complications, and significantly improving quality of life and long-term outcomes.