Pembrolizumab Plus CG0070 Induces Promising Response Rates in BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC
April 13th 2022The addition of the selective oncolytic adenovirus CG0070 to pembrolizumab showed encouraging activity and safety in Bacillus Calmette-Guerin–unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, according to early data from the phase 2 CORE1 trial.
Frontline Canakinumab Triplet Misses Mark in Advanced NSCLC, But Shows Benefit in Select Subsets
The addition of canakinumab to frontline pembrolizumab and chemotherapy did not improve survival in previously untreated patients with locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer. However, signals of activity were seen in patients with a baseline inflammatory biomarker high sensitivity-C-reactive protein.
Sotigalimab Plus Pembrolizumab Elicits Broad Immune Activity in Metastatic Melanoma
April 13th 2022The combination of the CD40 agonist antibody sotigalimab and pembrolizumab demonstrated a favorable safety profile and led to immunologic changes that correlated with clinical response in patients with unresectable stage III or IV metastatic melanoma.
Second-Line Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Improves PFS in Advanced Melanoma
April 12th 2022The combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival vs ipilimumab alone as second-line therapy in previously treated patients with stage III unresectable or stage IV melanoma.
BO-112 Plus Pembrolizumab Generates Responses in PD-1–Resistant Advanced Melanoma
The addition of BO-112 to pembrolizumab demonstrated efficacy and safety in patients with advanced melanoma who were resistant to anti–PD-1 therapies, according to final results from the phase 2 SPOTLIGHT203 trial.
Addition of NG-641 to Nivolumab Under Exploration in Epithelial Tumors
The combination of the novel adenoviral vector NG-641 and nivolumab is being investigated in patients in the phase 1a/b NEBULA trial in patients with previously treated metastatic or advanced epithelial tumors.
ZN-c3 Shows Preliminary Efficacy, Safety in Recurrent/Advanced Uterine Serous Carcinoma
The investigational Wee1 inhibitor ZN-c3 was found to be safe and to produce a disease control rate of 90.9% and an objective response rate of 27.3% in patients with advanced or recurrent uterine serous carcinoma.
Fixed-Duration Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax Demonstrates Efficacy in High-Risk CLL and SLL
The combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax administered for a fixed duration elicited durable responses and sustained progression-free survival in previously untreated, high-risk patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma, according to data from the phase 2 CAPTIVATE trial.
Combined Immune Pathway Inhibition Improves Responses in Resectable NSCLC
April 11th 2022Durvalumab plus either oleclumab, monalizumab, or damvatirsen led to an improvement in major pathologic response vs durvalumab alone as neoadjuvant therapy in patients with resectable, early-stage non–small cell lung cancer, according to findings from the phase 2 NeoCOAST clinical trial.
Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy Improves Event-Free Survival in Resectable NSCLC
The combination of nivolumab plus platinum-doublet chemotherapy led to a significant improvement in event-free survival compared with chemotherapy alone as neoadjuvant treatment in patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer, according to findings from the phase 3 CheckMate 816 trial.
Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Elicits Meaningful pCR for Gastric, GEJ Adenocarcinoma
April 11th 2022Perioperative pembrolizumab plus standard of care chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab showed a meaningful pathological complete response rate in patients with resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
YAP1, Inflamed T-Cell Subtypes Linked With Improved Durvalumab/ Chemo Responses in ES-SCLC
April 11th 2022Patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer whose disease harbors inflamed or YAP1 molecular subtypes may be more likely to derive superior overall survival benefit from durvalumab and chemotherapy vs those with other overexpressed biomarkers.
The combination of nivolumab with chemotherapy elicited a higher overall survival rate compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with advanced gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma, regardless of tumor mutational burden (TMB) status.