Bemcentinib Plus SOC Is Well Tolerated, But Does Not Improve Efficacy in Metastatic Melanoma
November 20th 2023The addition of bemcentinib to the standard-of-care therapies of pembrolizumab or dabrafenib plus trametinib was well tolerated in patients with metastatic melanoma; however, it did not lead to improvements in overall response rate, progression-free survival, or overall survival vs SOC alone.
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FDA’s ODAC to Review Data for Ide-Cel in Triple-Class Exposed R/R Myeloma
November 20th 2023The FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee will meet to review data from the supplemental biologics license application seeking the approval of idecabtagene vicleucel for use in earlier lines of treatment for patients with triple-class exposed relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
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Interrupting combination treatment with axitinib and avelumab and switching to avelumab maintenance after a response at 36 weeks led to a decrease in treatment-related toxicities and delayed tumor progression in previously untreated patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
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The FDA has approved capivasertib plus fulvestrant for the treatment of patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer harboring 1 or more PIK3CA, AKT1, or PTEN alterations, following progression on at least 1 endocrine-based regimen in the metastatic setting or recurrence on or within 12 months of completing adjuvant therapy.
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The FDA has approved pembrolizumab in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic, HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
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Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Has Potential to Alter SOC in Frontline Urothelial Cancer
November 10th 2023The combination of enfortumab vedotin-ejfv plus pembrolizumab represents a chemotherapy-free regimen that could alter the standard of care in the frontline treatment of all patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
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Data Continue to Refine Frontline BTK Inhibitor Selection in CLL
November 8th 2023Along with the combination of venetoclax and obinutuzumab, the BTK inhibitor–based regimens of zanubrutinib monotherapy and acalabrutinib plus obinutuzumab represent the preferred options in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines for the first-line treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia without 17p deletions or TP53 mutations.
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Frontline Cadonilimab Plus Chemotherapy Improves OS in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Adenocarcinoma
November 7th 2023First-line treatment with the PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody cadonilimab in combination with oxaliplatin and capecitabine led to a statistically significant improvement in overall survival vs placebo plus oxaliplatin and capecitabine in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, meeting the primary end point of the phase 3 AK104-302 trial.
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