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
Pelabresib/Ruxolitinib Combo Demonstrates Promising Clinical Efficacy in Myelofibrosis
June 12th 2022The combination of pelabresib and ruxolitinib produced responses that proved to be durable beyond week 24 in patients with myelofibrosis who experienced a suboptimal response to ruxolitinib and in those who were JAK inhibitor naïve.
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Frontline Subcutaneous Epcoritamab Plus R-CHOP Elicits ORR of 100% in High-Risk DLBCL
June 12th 2022The combination of epcoritamab and R-CHOP produced high overall response rates and complete metabolic response rates with a manageable toxicity profile in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
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Quizartinib Triplet Shows Activity in Heavily Pretreated, FLT3-ITD–Mutated AML
June 11th 2022The triplet combination regimen comprised of quizartinib, decitabine, and venetoclax elicited encouraging responses in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory FLT3-ITD–mutated acute myeloid leukemia who were previously exposed to a FLT3 inhibitor.
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Momelotinib Shows Superiority Over Danazol in Symptomatic and Anemic Myelofibrosis
June 11th 2022Momelotinib demonstrated significant improvements in symptoms, spleen size, and anemia measures compared with danazol in patients with symptomatic and anemic myelofibrosis who previously received treatment with a JAK inhibitor.
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Quizartinib Plus Chemo Significantly Improves OS Vs Chemo Alone in Newly Diagnosed FLT3-ITD+ AML
June 11th 2022The addition of quizartinib to standard induction and consolidation chemotherapy and then continued as a single agent doubled median overall survival vs standard chemotherapy alone in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD–positive acute myeloid leukemia.
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Mosunetuzumab Approved in Europe for Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
June 8th 2022The European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorization for mosunetuzumab for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma who have previously received at least 2 systemic therapies.
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Zenocutuzumab was found to produce durable responses in patients with previously treated advanced NRG1-positive cancers, with antitumor activity observed across several tumor types, and to have an extremely well tolerated toxicity profile, according to data from a phase 1/2 trial (NCT02912949).
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Rolling Submission of BLA to FDA Completed for Omidubicel in Blood Cancers Requiring Transplant
June 2nd 2022The rolling biologics license application submission to the FDA to support the approval of omidubicel for patients with blood cancers in need of allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant has been completed.
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FDA Approves 2 Frontline Nivolumab-Based Regimens for Unresectable Advanced or Metastatic ESCC
May 27th 2022The FDA has approved nivolumab in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy and nivolumab plus ipilimumab as a first-line treatment for adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, irrespective of PD-L1 status.
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Polatuzumab Vedotin Plus R-CHP Approved in Europe for Previously Untreated DLBCL
May 26th 2022The European Commission has approved the combination of polatuzumab vedotin and rituximab and cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone for use in adult patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
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FDA Approves Ivosidenib Plus Azacitidine for Newly Diagnosed IDH1-Mutated AML
May 25th 2022The FDA has approved ivosidenib (Tibsovo) in combination with azacitidine for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed IDH1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia who are aged 75 years or older, or who have comorbidities that preclude use of intensive induction chemotherapy.
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Nirogacestat Significantly Improves PFS in Progressing Desmoid Tumors
May 24th 2022Nirogacestat was found to significantly improve progression-free survival over placebo when used in the treatment of adult patients with progressing desmoid tumors, meeting the primary end point of the phase 3 DeFi trial.
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FDA Approval Sought for N-803 Plus BCG in BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC Carcinoma in Situ
May 23rd 2022A biologics license application seeking the approval of N-803 in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin in patients with BCG-unresponsive, non–muscle invasive bladder cancer carcinoma in situ with or without Ta or T1 disease has been submitted to the FDA.
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Selinexor Combo Approaches EU Approval for Refractory Multiple Myeloma
May 20th 2022The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of selinexor in combination with bortezomib and low-dose dexamethasone for use in adult patients with multiple myeloma who have previously received 1 to 3 prior lines of treatment.
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Orteronel Plus ADT Misses OS End Point in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
May 20th 2022The addition of orteronel to androgen deprivation therapy vs bicalutamide improved progression-free survival and prostate-specific antigen response in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, but missed the primary end point of overall survival in the phase 2 SWOG-1216 trial.
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Frontline Datopotamab Deruxtecan/Durvalumab Combo Elicits Encouraging Responses in TNBC
May 19th 2022The combination of the TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate datopotamab deruxtecan and durvalumab showcased early activity with acceptable safety when used as first-line treatment in patients with locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, according to data from the phase 1b/2 BEGONIA trial.
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Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Plus SBRT Shows Antitumor Activity in Refractory Pancreatic Cancer
May 18th 2022Stereotactic body radiation therapy in combination with nivolumab and ipilimumab demonstrated clinically meaningful antitumor activity with a favorable toxicity profile in difficult-to-treat patients with refractory metastatic pancreatic cancer, although the contribution of SBRT is still unclear.
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Toripalimab Produces Promising Clinical Activity in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
May 17th 2022The recombinant humanized anti–PD-1 monoclonal antibody toripalimab elicited an encouraging objective response rate with an acceptable toxicity profile in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer who were refractory to frontline chemotherapy.
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The combination of nivolumab plus ipilimumab was not found to significantly improve overall survival over standard-of-care chemotherapy when used in the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma with a PD-L1 expression of 1% or higher.
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Isatuximab Combo Significantly Improves PFS in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
May 16th 2022The addition of isatuximab-irfc to carfilzomib and dexamethasone resulted in a significant improvement in progression-free survival vs carfilzomib plus dexamethasone alone in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
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Relugolix Shows Acceptable Safety in Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer Enrolled to HERO Trial
May 14th 2022Results from a detailed safety analysis of the pivotal phase 3 HERO trial showed that relugolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist, had an acceptable toxicity profile with favorable tolerability in patients with advanced prostate cancer.
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