The OncLive® News page includes the latest in clinical oncology news, including breaking regulatory decisions, clinical trial findings, pivotal and practice-changing data published in academic peer-reviewed journals, and more across solid and hematologic malignancies. Regulatory news includes new drug approvals by the FDA and European Union, priority review and breakthrough therapy designations, and orphan drug and fast track statuses.
Thrombocytopenia Is Associated With Greater Symptom Burden in Myelofibrosis
December 14th 2022Low platelet counts were associated with a greater severity of disease-related symptoms compared with low hemoglobin in patients with myelofibrosis, according to findings from a retrospective analysis of the phase 3 PERSIST-1 and PAC203 trials.
Obe-cel Represents a Tolerable CAR T-cell Therapeutic Option in B-ALL
December 14th 2022Elias Jabbour, MD, discusses the current and emerging roles of CAR T-cell therapy in B-ALL, emphasizes the importance of testing patients for MRD when determining CAR T-cell treatment strategies, and highlights how obe-cel, with its favorable safety profile, may address unmet needs related to CAR T-cell toxicities.
A New Take on Preclinical Drug Trials for Glioblastoma Treatment
December 14th 2022The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, is attempting to change the way preclinical studies are developed and conducted to assess the efficacy of drugs for glioblastoma multiforme.
European Commission Approves Pluvicto for PSMA-Positive mCRPC
December 13th 2022The European Commission has approved lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (Pluvicto) in combination with androgen deprivation therapy with or without androgen receptor pathway inhibition, for the treatment of adult patients with prostate-specific membrane antigen–positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
BGB-11417 Alone or in Combination with Zanubrutinib Shows Early Efficacy in CLL/SLL
December 13th 2022BGB-11417, when given alone or in combination with zanubrutinib, elicited encouraging responses and minimal residual disease negativity rates in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma, according to preliminary data from a phase 1 trial.
HD-ASCT Demonstrates Improved PFS Vs Non-Myeloablative Chemoimmunotherapy in Primary CNS Lymphoma
December 13th 2022Consolidation therapy with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation improved progression-free survival vs non-myeloablative chemoimmunotherapy in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma.
FDA Accepts New Drug Application for the Radiopharmaceutical Imaging Kit EVG-001 for NETs
December 13th 2022The FDA has accepted a new drug application for EVG-001, a kit for the preparation of Gallium-68 DOTATOC injection, a radiopharmaceutical approved for imaging of neuroendocrine tumors using positron emission tomography.
Zanubrutinib PFS, ORR Is Superior to Ibrutinib for Relapsed/Refractory CLL/SLL
December 13th 2022Treatment with zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) reduced the risk of progression or death by 35% compared with ibrutinib (Imbruvica) for patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Blinatumomab/Consolidation Chemo Combo Improves OS in MRD-Negative B-cell ALL
December 13th 2022Blinatumomab followed by consolidation chemotherapy led to a 58% reduction in the risk of death compared with standard consolidation chemotherapy alone in adult patients with newly diagnosed minimal residual disease–negative B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
FDA Approves Adagrasib for Locally Advanced or Metastatic KRAS G12C+ NSCLC
December 12th 2022The FDA has granted accelerated approval to adagrasib (Krazati) for the treatment of adult patients with KRAS G12C–mutated locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy.
Momelotinib Responses Upheld Through 48 Weeks in Patients With Anemic Myelofibrosis
December 12th 2022Momelotinib elicited durable symptom, transfusion independence, and splenic responses through 48 weeks of treatment in patients with myelofibrosis who have anemia and previously received a JAK inhibitor.
In this episode, OncLive® speaks with Dr. Noopur Raje on developments in multiple myeloma, Dr. Ryotaro Nakamura on data related to graft-vs-host disease, and Dr. Joshua Brody on the latest in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Mosunetuzumab Elicits Long-Term Responses in Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
December 12th 2022Mosunetuzumab demonstrated durable responses and a low rate of adverse events linked with treatment discontinuation in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma, according to an updated analysis of the pivotal phase 2 GO29781 study.