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HRQOL Outcomes in TNBC Are Not Negatively Affected by Pembrolizumab
September 12th 2022An analysis of patient-reported outcomes from the phase 2 KEYNOTE-522 trial demonstrated that pembrolizumab was not associated with effects on health-related quality of life in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.
ctDNA Could Serve as a Prognostic Tool in China for Predicting Outcomes in DLBCL
September 12th 2022Results from a retrospective analysis presented during the 2022 ESMO Congress indicated that circulating tumor DNA could potentially be leveraged as a prognostic factor and a tumor-specific biomarker for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in China.
Orelabrutinib Plus R-CHOP Demonstrates Impressive ORR, PFS Rates in Non-GCB DLBCL
September 12th 2022The combination of orelabrutinib and R-CHOP elicited a favorable overall response rate and progression-free response rate in patients with previously untreated non–germinal center B-cell–like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with extranodal disease.
Pembrolizumab/Olaparib Combo Fails to Improve rPFS, OS Vs Novel Hormonal Agents in mCRPC
September 12th 2022The combination of pembrolizumab and olaparib did not significantly improve radiographic progression-free survival and overall survival compared with novel hormonal agents in patients with molecularly unselected, previously treated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Produces Encouraging Responses in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
September 12th 2022The combination of enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab elicited a high overall response rate and a manageable safety profile in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.
Increased In-Situ and Immune Expression Enrich for Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Efficacy in Metastatic RCC
September 12th 2022The presence of more than 2 tertiary lymphoid structures coupled with increased density of Ki-67 and PD-1 positivity was shown to be associated with an increased response rate and prolonged progression-free survival with the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab as frontline therapy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Tucatinib Plus Trastuzumab Elicits Responses in Crossover Cohort in HER2+ mCRC
September 12th 2022Tucatinib plus trastuzumab improved radiographic response rates in patients with metastatic HER2-positive colorectal cancer initially treated with tucatinib monotherapy who later crossed over to receive doublet therapy.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan at Reduced Dose Maintains Efficacy in HER2-Mutated NSCLC
September 12th 2022The clinical benefit and tolerable safety profile of trastuzumab deruxtecan was maintained at 5.4 kg/mg vs 6.4 kg/mg in patients with HER2-mutated non–small cell lung cancer, confirming the benefit-risk ratio of the FDA-approved dose.
Sotorasib Significantly Improves PFS Vs Docetaxel for KRAS G12C–Mutated NSCLC
September 12th 2022Sotorasib doubled the rate of progression-free survival at 12 months and reduced the risk of progression or death by 34% compared with docetaxel for patients with previously treated non–small cell lung cancer with KRAS G12C mutations.
Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Boosting Following Nivolumab Monotherapy Increases Responses in Advanced RCC
September 11th 2022A tailored approach utilizing the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab as an immunotherapeutic boost following induction with single-agent nivolumab improved responses in the first and second line for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Updated ADAURA Data Reinforce Adjuvant Osimertinib as SOC for EGFR-Mutated, Stage IB-IIIA NSCLC
September 11th 2022Adjuvant osimertinib resulted in a 77% reduction in the risk of disease recurrence or death in patients with EGFR-mutated, stage II to IIIA non–small cell lung cancer, with a disease-free survival improvement observed irrespective of prior adjuvant chemotherapy or disease stage.
POU2F2 May Be Predictive of Survival Benefit With Maintenance Avelumab in Urothelial Carcinoma
September 11th 2022The absence of POU2F2, may be predictive of response to maintenance avelumab in patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, according to findings from an analysis peripheral blood samples taken in the JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial.