📱#ASCOAI: Human-supervised #AI could support nurse-led #oncology triage by identifying low-acuity calls and drafting clinical notes.
➡️ LLMs generated documentation faster than trainees, but prospective validation is needed.
🔗 ascoai.org/articles/2026/10/…
#ASCOQLTY26 #AIinOncology
🧬 Despite higher rates of cardiovascular and kidney disease, adults with #Diabetes and a history of #Cancer reported lower use of injectable GLP-1 RAs.
🔸Bismarck C. Odei, MD | @JAMANetworkOpen
Explore the findings ➡️ ascopost.com/news/october-20…
💉Phase III INTerpath-001 trial: A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine plus pembrolizumab reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 42% vs pembrolizumab alone in patients with high-risk #Melanoma after surgery.
▪ @ProfGLongMIA | #ESMO26 | @myESMO
🔗 ascopost.com/news/october-20…
🚹 Triplet therapy improved long-term survival in metastatic castration-sensitive #ProstateCancer.
In PEACE-1, 8-year OS was 40.3% with abiraterone + ADT ± docetaxel vs 27.1% with standard therapy alone.
🔹Karim Fizazi, MD, PhD | | #ESMO26 | @myESMO
🔗 ascopost.com/news/october-20…
📝 #ASCOAI: Ambient #AI scribes are entering oncology workflows, but adoption varies.
New @ClevelandClinic data highlight differences in use among medical oncology, hematology, and radiation oncology clinicians from a large-scale deployment.
🔗️ ascoai.org/articles/2026/10/…
💻Expanding access to oncology expertise could help address gaps in #CancerCare.
New findings suggest remote expert case reviews can identify opportunities to improve treatment, including for patients in nonurban settings.
🔹Debra Wong, MD | #ASCOQLTY26
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🩸New phase III VERIFY findings highlight rusfertide benefits in patients with #PolycythemiaVera:
⬆️Improved hematocrit control
📉Fewer phlebotomies
⬇️Reduced fatigue and symptom burden
🥼@KuykendallMd | @JCO_ASCO | #MPNsm
🔗 ascopost.com/news/october-20…
🚨 #FDAApproval: The @FDA has granted approval for talazoparib (Talzenna) + enzalutamide for adults with HRR-mutated metastatic androgen pathway modulation–naive/sensitive #ProstateCancer.
Approval supported by findings from the TALAPRO-3 trial.
🔗 ascopost.com/news/october-20…
🏆 @theNAMedicine has elected 100 new members for 2026, recognizing outstanding contributions to medical science, health care, and public health.
🌐 The new class includes 90 U.S. and 10 international members.
Meet the inductees ➡️ ascopost.com/news/october-20…
🚭 Financial incentives may improve smoking cessation among patients referred for #LungCancer screening.
In a trial of 3,259 underserved adults, sustained abstinence rates were 8.8% with incentives vs 4.3% with usual care.
▪️@JHartMD | @JAMANetwork
🔗 ascopost.com/news/october-20…
Catch up on the latest #AI in #oncology news:
🔹 @FDA-cleared #BreastCancer risk tool
🔹LLMs in oncology telephone triage
🔹Chatbot improves hereditary #cancerrisk awareness
🎥 Watch this week's brief: ascoai.org/videos/weekly-bri…
🌎 Geographic disparities limit access to #BreastCancer clinical trials.
A new study found that 76% of U.S. counties had no active TNBC trials, highlighting significant gaps in research access.
🔹Research from @UTMDAnderson & @ASCO
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🧫 The NRG-BR002 trial found that adding metastasis-directed ablation to first-line systemic therapy did not significantly improve progression-free or overall survival in patients with oligometastatic #BreastCancer.
▪️Steven J. Chmura, MD, PhD | @JCO_ASCO
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🖥️ #ASCOAI: Personalized PSA monitoring may improve #ProstateCancer follow-up.
An #AI model incorporating PSA kinetics, clinical data showed promising accuracy in identifying recurrence risk after radiotherapy. #ASTRO26
➡️External validation is underway
🔗 ascoai.org/articles/2026/10/…
📄Experts call for stronger quality-of-life reporting in adjuvant #Cancer trials.
New recommendations emphasize measuring clinically meaningful deterioration, duration, & recovery rather than relying on average scores.
🔸Ian Tannock, MD | @TheLancetOncol
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🧠 Updated phase I data show promising survival with bivalent #CARTcell therapy in recurrent #Glioblastoma.
Among 18 patients, the median OS was 12 months, with no delayed-onset or unexpected toxicities observed.
▪️@StephenBagleyMD | #ASCO26
🔗 ascopost.com/news/october-20…
📰 Top stories in the October issue of The ASCO Post:
🔹Bivalent #CARTcell therapy in recurrent #glioblastoma
🔹B7-H4–targeted ADCs in #ovariancancer
🔹Evolving treatment options for relapsed #DLBCL
🔹#GLP1 RAs & #BreastCancer risk
Explore the issue ➡️ ascopost.com/issues/october-…
📱 #ASCOAI: Personalized digital education may strengthen hereditary #Cancer counseling.
The AYA-RISE chatbot improved risk comprehension in young patients using guideline-based content and predefined conversations, not generative #AI.
Learn more ➡️ ascoai.org/articles/2026/10/…
🫁 Claudia Henschke, PhD, MD, helped transform #LungCancer screening through pioneering research on early detection with low-dose CT.
@RajaFlores reflects on her extraordinary career, scientific legacy, and personal impact.
Read the full dedication 👉 ascopost.com/news/october-20…
🚨 #FDAApproval: The @FDA has granted traditional approval to pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and Keytruda Qlex for previously treated, unresectable or metastatic TMB-H solid tumors (≥13 mut/Mb) with no satisfactory alternatives.
🔗 ascopost.com/news/october-20…




















