Associate Editorial Director, OncLive®
Kristi Rosa joined MJH Life Sciences in 2016 and has since held several positions within the company. She helped launch the rapidly growing infectious disease news resource Contagion, strengthened the Rare Disease Report, of HCPLive, and now oversees OncLive and its flagship publication OncologyLive. Prior to working at the company, she served as lead copywriter and marketing coordinator at The Strand Theater. Email: krosa@onclive.com
Bevacizumab Biosimilar CT-P16 Approved in Europe for Multiple Cancer Types
August 19th 2022The European Commission has approved the bevacizumab biosimilar, CT-P16, for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer, non–small cell lung cancer, advanced and/or metastatic renal cell cancer, metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum, ovarian cancer, and cervical cancer.
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The United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has extended the conditional marketing authorization of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for single-agent use in adult patients in Great Britain who have HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer and have received 1 or more prior HER2-based regimens.
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The combination of lenalidomide and rituximab demonstrated durable safety and efficacy that was comparable to that achieved with rituximab plus chemotherapy in previously untreated patients with follicular lymphoma, according to 6-year data from the phase 3 RELEVANCE trial.
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Ruxolitinib/Pomalidomide Combo Shows Feasibility in Myelofibrosis With Anemia
August 16th 2022A combination regimen comprised of ruxolitinib and pomalidomide was found to be safe and feasible in a cohort of intermediate-2 and high-risk patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis and anemia, according to data from the phase 1b/2 MPNSG-0212 trial.
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Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Combo Provides Long-Term Survival Benefit in Advanced HCC After Sorafenib
August 13th 2022The dual immunotherapy combination comprised of nivolumab given at 1 mg/kg and ipilimumab given at 3 mg/kg provided durable responses and long-term survival benefit in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma following treatment with sorafenib.
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FDA Approves Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for HER2-Mutant NSCLC
August 11th 2022The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer whose tumors have activating HER2 mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test, and who have received previous systemic therapy.
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FDA Grants Regular Approval to Capmatinib for METex14+ NSCLC
August 11th 2022The FDA has granted regular approval to capmatinib (Tabrecta) for adult patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer whose tumors have a mutation leading to MET exon 14 skipping, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
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FDA Grants Priority Review to Elacestrant for ER+/HER2- Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
August 11th 2022The FDA has granted priority review to a new drug application seeking the approval of elacestrant for use in patients with estrogen receptor–positive/HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
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Although frontline treatment with avelumab resulted in a longer overall survival and progression-free survival than that observed with platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer and high PD-L1 positivity, this difference did not achieve statistical significance.
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Frontline Tislelizumab Proves Noninferior to Sorafenib for OS in Unresectable HCC
August 9th 2022First-line treatment with tislelizumab was found to result in a noninferior overall survival benefit to that achieved with sorafenib in adult patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, meeting the primary end point of the phase 3 RATIONALE 301 trial.
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Talazoparib Plus Low-Dose Temozolomide Improves ORR Over Historical Control in R/R ES-SCLC
August 8th 2022The combination of talazoparib and temozolomide elicited an objective response rate of 39.3% in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer who were relapsed or refractory to a frontline platinum-based chemotherapy regimen, according to data from a phase 2 UCLA/TRIO-US L-07 trial.
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Fruquintinib Plus BSC Improves OS Over BSC Alone in Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
August 8th 2022The addition of fruquintinib to best supportive care improved overall survival compared with BSC alone in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who progressed on standard chemotherapy and relevant biologic agents, and who had progressed on or were intolerant to trifluridine/tipiracil and/or regorafenib.
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VISION Trial Cohort C Data Confirm Robust Efficacy of Tepotinib in METex14-Altered NSCLC
August 7th 2022The robust efficacy achieved with tepotinib in patients with non–small cell lung cancer harboring MET exon 14 skipping alterations was independently confirmed in data from the primary analysis of cohort C of the phase 2 VISION trial.
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New Acalabrutinib Tablet Formulation Approved for Current Indications, Including CLL, SLL, and MCL
August 5th 2022The FDA has approved a new tablet formulation of acalabrutinib for all current indications, including adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, small lymphocytic lymphoma, and for those with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma.
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Pembrolizumab/Lenvatinib Combo Misses Survival End Points in Unresectable HCC
August 3rd 2022The addition of pembrolizumab to lenvatinib did not significantly improve overall survival or progression-free survival over lenvatinib alone when used in the frontline treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, missing the dual primary end points of the phase 3 LEAP-002 trial.
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CAR T-cell Therapy CT103A Produces Durable Responses in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
August 3rd 2022The fully human BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapy, CT103A, demonstrated deepening efficacy with an acceptable toxicity profile in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, according to updated data from the phase 1/2 FUMANBA-1 trial.
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Understanding the Role of pCR in Early-Stage TNBC Opens Doors for Tailored Treatment
July 30th 2022As ongoing research efforts are shifting further into personalized care, Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO discusses how pathologic complete response and the predictive value of residual cancer burden scoring are becoming a pivotal end point for the changing triple-negative breast cancer landscape.
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HER2-Mutated NSCLC Treatment Evolves From Mainstay TKIs to Novel ADCs and Beyond
July 29th 2022Antibody-drug conjugates have demonstrated substantial activity in patients with HER2-mutated non–small cell lung cancer, with fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki showcasing the strongest response rate and progression-free survival benefit to date.
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Pre-NDA Meeting Held With FDA to Discuss Repotrectinib for ROS1+ Advanced NSCLC
July 28th 2022A pre–new drug application meeting was held with representatives from Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. and the FDA to discuss repotrectinib as a potential therapeutic option for patients with ROS1-positive advanced non–small cell lung cancer.
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Frontline Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Elicits Responses in Advanced Urothelial Cancer
July 26th 2022Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv plus pembrolizumab induced encouraging responses when used in the frontline treatment of patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who are not eligible to receive cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
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Bomedemstat Demonstrates Early Promise in Advanced Myelofibrosis
July 26th 2022Single-agent bomedemstat was found to improve symptom scores, bone marrow fibrosis, spleen volumes, and anemia in patients with advanced myelofibrosis, according to findings from the phase 1/2 IMG-7289-CTP-102 trial (NCT03136185) presented during the 2022 EHA Congress.
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Selinexor/Ruxolitinib Combo Shows Early Activity, Tolerability in Treatment-Naïve Myelofibrosis
July 25th 2022A combination comprised of selinexor (Xpovio) and ruxolitinib (Jakafi) induced rapid spleen responses at week 12 and showcased a manageable toxicity profile in patients with treatment-naïve myelofibrosis.
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Relatlimab Plus Nivolumab Approaches EU Approval for Advanced Melanoma With PD-L1 of <1%
July 23rd 2022The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of the fixed-dose combination of nivolumab and relatlimab for the frontline treatment of adult and adolescents who are 12 years of age or older with advanced melanoma and a tumor cell PD-L1 expression of less than 1%.
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Eltanexor Gets FDA Fast Track Status and Orphan Medicinal Product Designation in Europe for MDS
July 21st 2022Eltanexor has been granted a fast track designation from the FDA and an orphan medicinal product designation from the European Commission for use as a potential therapeutic option in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
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Selinexor Combo Approved in Europe for Multiple Myeloma After at Least 1 Prior Therapy
July 21st 2022The European Commission granted a full marketing authorization to selinexor in combination with once-weekly bortezomib and low-dose dexamethasone for the treatment of adults with multiple myeloma who have received at least 1 previous therapy.
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