Capivasertib Maintains QOL Benefit Vs Placebo in HR+/HER2– Advanced Breast Cancer
December 6th 2023Capivasertib plus fulvestrant did not negatively affect quality of life compared with placebo plus fulvestrant in patients with aromatase inhibitor–resistant, hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.
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CD38/48 Upregulation With Tazemetostat May Overcome Daratumumab Resistance in Multiple Myeloma
September 29th 2023The EZH2 inhibitor tazemetostat may mimic the role of the KDM6A gene in upregulating CD38 and CD48 expression, suggesting that this agent could restore responses to daratumamab in patients with multiple myeloma, according to a presentation at the 20th International Myeloma Society Annual Meeting.
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Data for Luspatercept Highlight Evolving Treatment Landscape in Lower-Risk MDS
September 19th 2023Uwe Platzbecker, MD, discusses how the FDA approval of luspatercept for the treatment of anemia in patients who have not had prior treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agent and may require regular red blood cell transfusions could change the sequencing of agents for this patient population.
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Interim Results Show Durable Response With Dato-DXd in Advanced NSCLC
September 11th 2023The addition of datopotamab deruxtecan to durvalumab, with or without carboplatin, demonstrated favorable efficacy and safety in patients with advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, according to an interim analysis of the phase 1b TROPION-Lung04 trial.
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Quizartinib Plus Induction Chemotherapy Provides Survival Benefit in FLT3 ITD–Mutated AML
September 8th 2023The addition of quizartinib to induction and consolidation chemotherapy, followed by single-agent quizartinib for up to 36 cycles, improved survival outcomes vs placebo in patients with FLT3 ITD–mutated, newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.
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Lintuzumab-Ac225 With Intensive Chemo Has Encouraging Efficacy Signal in High-risk AML
December 10th 2022Sequential administration of lintuzumab-Ac225 after salvage chemotherapy proved to be safe and feasible, and to result in high response and minimal residual disease negativity rates in high-risk patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
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Neoadjuvant Platinum Plus Standard Chemotherapy Improves Survival in TNBC
December 10th 2022The addition of carboplatin to taxane-anthracycline chemotherapy led to a significant improvement in event-free survival and overall survival as neoadjuvant therapy in patients with operable and locally advanced triple-negative breast cancer.
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Adagrasib Delivers Durable CNS-Specific Activity in KRAS G12C+ NSCLC
June 7th 2022Adagrasib led to an intracranial objective response rate of 32% and a median intracranial duration of response that was not reached in patients with KRAS G12C–mutant non–small cell lung cancer and active, untreated CNS metastases, according to findings from the KRYSTAL-1 trial.
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Frontline Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Plus Chemotherapy Sustains Survival Benefit in Metastatic NSCLC
June 6th 2022Patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer treated with first-line nivolumab and ipilimumab plus chemotherapy experienced prolonged benefit in overall survival compared with those who received chemotherapy alone.
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Updated ENZAMET Data Underscore Long-term OS Benefit With Enzalutamide in mHSPC
June 5th 2022The addition of enzalutamide vs a conventional nonsteroidal antiandrogen agent to testosterone suppression continued to provide clinically meaningful improvements in overall survival in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
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BTX-1188 Demonstrates Safety Benefits, Enters Phase 1 Trials in AML and Solid Tumors
June 4th 2022BTX-1188, a first-in-class oral molecular glue, is undergoing investigation in phase 1 clinical trials in patients with solid tumors or acute myeloid leukemia, after preclinical trials supported its potential safety benefits in this population and demonstrated its high sensitivity in Myc-driven cancer cell lines.
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Neoadjuvant Tislelizumab/Nab-Paclitaxel Combo Produces Early Activity in MIBC
May 16th 2022The combination of neoadjuvant tislelizumab and nab-paclitaxel elicited a high rate of pathologic complete response in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, according to preliminary findings from the phase 2 TRUCE-01 trial.
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JSP191 Plus Fludarabine and Low-Dose Irradiation Produces Promising Early Data in MDS/AML
April 27th 2022The combination of JSP191, fludarabine, and low-dose total body irradiation demonstrated facilitation of full donor myeloid chimerism, clearance of minimal residual disease, and a tolerable safety profile in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia.
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