Global Oncology

January 29, 2021 - The HER3-directed antibody-drug conjugate patritumab deruxtecan continued to demonstrate clinically meaningful antitumor activity and a manageable safety profile at the recommended expansion dose of 5.6 mg/kg in pretreated patients with metastatic or unresectable EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer.

January 29, 2021 - Thirty percent fewer new lung cancer cases have been diagnosed during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic versus pre-pandemic, with more symptomatic and severe cases of non–small cell lung cancer diagnosed during this period.

January 29, 2021 - Adjuvant osimertinib was found to improve disease-free survival in patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer, irrespective of previous adjuvant chemotherapy received or disease stage.

January 29, 2021 - The antibody-drug conjugate fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki demonstrated antitumor activity in patients with HER2-overexpressing non–small cell lung cancer, irrespective of expression levels.

January 29, 2021 - Nab-paclitaxel proved to be noninferior to docetaxel, having showcased improved progression-free survival, overall survival, and overall response rate in patients with previously treated advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

January 29, 2021 - The combination of pembrolizumab plus concurrent chemoradiation therapy showed antitumor activity in patients with unresectable, locally advanced, stage III non–small cell lung cancer, regardless of PD-L1 status or tumor histology.

January 29, 2021 - Amivantamab elicited high and sustained responses in pretreated patients with non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.

January 29, 2021 - The first-in-class oral kinase inhibitor bemcentinib, when used in combination with pembrolizumab, demonstrated clinical activity with favorable tolerability in patients with checkpoint inhibitor–naïve and CPI-refractory composite AXL–positive non–small cell lung cancer.

January 28, 2021 - Treatment with the KRAS G12C inhibitor sotorasib (formerly AMG 510) elicited a 6.8-month median progression-free survival in patients with KRAS G12C–mutated advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

January 28, 2021 - Treatment with liposomal irinotecan demonstrated promising anti-tumor activity and safety in patients with small cell lung cancer who progressed on platinum-based treatment in the firstline setting.

January 28, 2021 - The NeoADAURA trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant osimertinib, as a single agent or in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone, in patients with resectable, stage II-IIIB non–small cell lung cancer whose tumors harbor EGFR mutations.

January 28, 2021- Patients with non-small cell lung cancer who experience immune-related adverse events may have better survival outcomes than those without.

January 28, 2021 - The combination of osimertinib and savolitinib may be able to overcome MET resistance in patients with EGFR-mutant, MET-amplified or -overexpressed non–small cell lung cancer, including those who have previously progressed on a prior EGFR TKI.

January 28, 2021 - Atezolizumab demonstrated continued clinically meaningful benefits in overall survival, progression-free survival, overall response rate, and duration of response compared with chemotherapy in patients with PD-L1–high wild-type nonsquamous or squamous non–small cell lung cancer.

January 28, 2021 - Adding BMS-986012, anti–fucosyl-GM1 monoclonal antibody, to nivolumab demonstrated promising results in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory small cell lung cancer who did not receive previous checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

January 28, 2021 - Rapid, high, and uniform brain exposure was seen with [11C]osimertinib, followed by a reduction in total brain metastases volume with oral administration of the EGFR TKI in patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer and brain metastases.

January 28, 2021 - NRG1 fusions are detectable in patients with non–small cell lung cancer, providing a rationale to perform larger, retrospective studies assessing therapeutic outcomes in patients with NRG1 fusion–positive tumors and evaluate afatinib in this patient subgroup.

January 28, 2021 - Immuno-oncology therapies provided significant potential health gains for both patients and the population, although age should be taken into account to improve accuracy and avoid bias.

January 28, 2021 — Frontline pembrolizumab continued to demonstrate clinically meaningful improvements in overall survival, overall response rate, and time to progression on next-line therapy compared with platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic PD-L1–positive non–small cell lung cancer without sensitizing EGFR or ALK mutations.

January 28, 2021 - Pembrolizumab continued to demonstrate a clinically meaningful improvement in overall and progression-free survival, compared with docetaxel, in patients with previously treated, PD-L1–positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer after more than 5 years of follow-up.

January 28, 2021 - The addition of apatinib to single agent chemotherapy showed promising efficacy and was found to be well tolerated in patients with pretreated advanced small cell lung cancer.

January 28, 2021 - Although survivors and patients with lung cancer felt that they were involved in the treatment decision-making process, nearly half of them reported that they knew what their treatment options were before making a decision.

January 28, 2021 — Pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy continued to show improved overall survival and progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with previously untreated metastatic nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.

January 26, 2021 - Novartis has signed a strategic collaboration agreement to in-license the PD-1 inhibitor tislelizumab from BeiGene, Ltd, in various markets outside of China.

January 26, 2021 - The European Commission has approved single-agent pembrolizumab for use in the frontline treatment of patients with metastatic microsatellite instability–high or mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer.

January 25, 2021 - The FDA has granted toripalimab a fast track designation for use in the frontline treatment of patients with mucosal melanoma.

January 25, 2021 - The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved the BTK inhibitor acalabrutinib for use in adult patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including small lymphocytic lymphoma

January 25, 2021 - The European Commission has approved avelumab for use as a frontline maintenance option in the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who did not progress after having received platinum-based chemotherapy.

January 22, 2021 — The Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved the CAR T-cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel for use in the treatment of adult patients with certain relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphomas.

January 20, 2021 - The antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan has been granted conditional approval in the European Union for use as a single agent in the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who have previously received 2 or more HER2-based regimens.