Study Demonstrates Improved Responses With Molecularly-Guided Therapy in mRCC
September 21st 2020Findings from the noncomparative, phase 2, biomarker-driven BIONIKK trial demonstrated clinical evidence to support the use of molecularly-directed frontline therapy as means to enrich responses in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Frontline Ipatasertib/Abiraterone Regimen Shows Superior Radiographic PFS in PTEN-Loss mCRPC
September 20th 2020Ipatasertib combined with abiraterone acetate plus prednisone led to a significantly superior radiographic progression-free survival and antitumor activity compared with placebo plus abiraterone/prednisone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with PTEN loss.
Updated Findings Show Olaparib Prolongs OS in Men with mCRPC
September 20th 2020Olaparib induced a significantly longer duration of overall survival, compared with enzalutamide or abiraterone plus prednisone, in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who had tumors with at least 1 alteration in BRCA1, BRCA2, or ATM and whose disease had progressed during previous treatment with a next-generation hormonal agent.
Sacituzumab Govitecan Shows Sustained Activity in Heavily Pretreated Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
September 19th 2020Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy continued to showcase significant activity with favorable tolerability in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma who progressed on both platinum-based chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibition.
Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Combo Shows Durable Benefit at 4 Years in Advanced RCC
September 19th 2020The benefits conferred by the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab for the first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma remained durable after 4-year follow-up compared with treatment with sunitinib.
Nivolumab/Cabozantinib Combo Doubles PFS in Frontline RCC
September 19th 2020The combination of nivolumab and cabozantinib led to a 49% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death, while also significantly improving overall survival and doubling objective response rate, compared with sunitinib in the first-line treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Avelumab as Frontline Maintenance Improves OS Across Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Subgroups
September 18th 2020Frontline maintenance treatment with avelumab plus best supportive care improved both progression-free and overall survival compared with BSC alone across prespecified subgroups of patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma that has not progressed on first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.
Novel PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor Combo Promotes Antitumor Activity in Urothelial Carcinoma
September 18th 2020The investigational PD-L1 inhibitor BGB-A333 in combination with the PD-1 inhibitor tislelizumab demonstrated marked antitumor activity, durable clinical responses, and a tolerable safety profile in patients with urothelial carcinoma.
Enfortumab Vedotin Sustains OS Benefit in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
September 18th 2020Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv resulted in a significant improvement in overall survival versus chemotherapy in adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who received prior treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy and a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor.