All Oncology News

Efforts to develop the first FDA-approved agent specifically for patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma have been initiated with the phase 2 PROSPECT trial.

Leap Therapeutics has launched the randomized, controlled part B of the phase 2 DeFianCe trial, which will evaluate DKN-01 in combination with bevacizumab and chemotherapy as second-line therapy in patients with advanced colorectal cancer.

Adnan F. Danish, MD, discusses current unmet needs in the treatment of patients with stage IV lung and bone cancers, the benefits SCINTIX technology can provide for these patients, and how John Theurer Cancer Center plans to use this technology to improve patient outcomes and support further radiation therapy research.

Yasushi Goto, MD, PhD, delves into the details of the TROPION-Lung02 trial.

China’s National Medical Products Administration has accepted a supplemental new drug application seeking the approval of toripalimab plus for the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Anna B. Halpern, MD, discusses strides in the treatment of myelofibrosis with anemia, the shifting role of ruxolitinib in this disease, and the importance of providing patients with access to clinical trials.

Marwan G. Fakih, MD, discusses how the BASECAMP-1 and EVEREST-1 trials will work in concert and dives into the unique mechanism of action of A2B530.

China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved trastuzumab deruxtecan monotherapy in adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low breast cancer who have previously received a systemic therapy in the metastatic setting or whose disease recurred during or within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy.

Lucia Borriello, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Cancer and Cellular Biology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and a member of the Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment research program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been awarded a three-year $450,000 research grant from Susan G. Komen.

The FDA has accepted a supplemental biologics license application seeking the approval of zanubrutinib in combination with obinutuzumab in the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma who received at least 2 prior lines of therapy.

As more is understood about the biology of PDAC tumors, targeting common KRAS variants in these tumors following exhaustion of all curative intent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation ushers in a novel postadjuvant setting for investigators.

Treatment with ASP-1929 in combination with pembrolizumab led to responses and was well tolerated in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Michael J. Birrer, MD, PhD, highlights the effect of improved molecular characterization in endometrial cancer, the clinical significance of the KEYNOTE-775 trial, and recent changes in the frontline treatment landscape in advanced endometrial cancer.

Enhanced antitumor activity was shown with the addition of the PARP inhibitor olaparib to the radioligand lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

ADC Therapeutics has voluntarily paused enrollment to the phase 2 LOTIS-9 trial investigating the combination of loncastuximab tesirine and rituximab for use in unfit or frail patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Jeffrey V. Matous, MD, highlights takeaways from the phase 3 IKEMA trial and notes the benefits of administering CAR T-cell therapy in earlier lines, as evidenced in primary results from the phase 3 CARTITUDE-4 trial.

The Mount Sinai Health System's esophagectomy program has received a three-star overall composite score from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

The European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization to glofitamab for fixed-duration administration in adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) following 2 or more lines of systemic treatment.

Frontline treatment with the combination of nivolumab and cisplatin-based chemotherapy, followed by nivolumab monotherapy, led to a statistically significant improvement in PFS and OS vs standard cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimens alone in previously untreated, cisplatin-eligible patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Leading investigators in the multiple myeloma field discuss the latest clinical trial findings, many of which were presented during the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Toni K. Choueiri, MD, highlights findings from the CONTACT-03 trial and their clinical significance, as well as the need for continued investigation of PD-1 inhibitor rechallenge despite the negative trial results with cabozantinib and atezolizumab.

Dose-dense and dose-intense doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine, and granulocyte colony–stimulating factor (ABVD) generated an improvement in progression-free survival and other efficacy end points compared with PET-adapted ABVD in previously untreated patients with advanced classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

The sequential combination of 6-thio-2’-deoxyguanosine and cemiplimab provided a progression-free survival benefit in the first 2 patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer enrolled to the part A safety lead-in portion of the phase 2 THIO-101 trial.

Nancy U. Lin, MD, provides clinical insights on the treatment of patients with breast cancer brain metastases and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of systemic therapy vs radiation therapy for this population.

Single-agent enfortumab vedotin in the neoadjuvant setting had substantial antitumor activity and a high event-free survival rate with a manageable toxicity profile in patients with cisplatin-ineligible muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Varun Monga, MBBS, discusses the mechanism of action of PRT811, key efficacy and safety findings from a phase 1 trial investigating the agent, and potential future directions with this agent in uveal melanoma and IDH-mutant high-grade glioma.

MET positivity according to immunohistochemistry showed predictive value for deriving durable responses with amivantamab plus lazertinib in patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer whose disease progressed on or after osimertinib and are chemotherapy naïve.

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute has introduced a new technology that provides multiple benefits for cancer patients receiving radiation therapy at the FCS Ocala Cancer Center.

In our fast-moving world where a report of a clinically important trial finding may be simply a 60-second sound bite for both lay and medical communities, it is critical that great care must be taken that reported conclusions are understandable to all, not just the statisticians.

Treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan resulted in clinically meaningful efficacy in patients with HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer following disease progression on or after a trastuzumab-containing regimen.