Pemigatinib Emerging as Potential Second-Line Treatment for Cholangiocarcinoma
December 19th 2018The potent FGFR1-3 inhibitor pemigatinib showed preliminary efficacy and safety signals in the phase II FIGHT-202 trial (NCT02924376) of patients with previously treated advanced, metastatic or surgically unresectable cholangiocarcinoma.
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Avelumab Continues to Show Value in JAVELIN Merkel 200 Analyses
December 1st 2018In an analysis of patient-reported outcomes of the JAVELIN Merkel 200 trial of avelumab (Bavencio), investigators found that there was a similarity in proportion of responders with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma based on clinical and patient-reported outcome endpoints.
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FDA Grants Olaparib Priority Review for Frontline Maintenance in Ovarian Cancer
November 12th 2018The FDA has granted a priority review designation to a supplemental new drug application for olaparib tablets for use as a maintenance therapy in patients with newly-diagnosed, BRCA-positive advanced ovarian cancer who achieved a complete or partial response to standard frontline platinum-based chemotherapy.
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