All Oncology News

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of nivolumab for use as an adjuvant treatment in adult patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma with a PD-L1 expression of at least 1% on tumor cells, who are at a high risk of recurrence following radical resection.

Version 1.2022 of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines now include ripretinib as a category 1 fourth-line treatment option for patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor and as an additional TKI for consideration prior to surgery.

Light-chain amyloidosis is a rare plasma cell disorder that involves the production of a misfolded amyloidogenic light chain by a plasma cell clone that deposits in various organs leading to organ failure.

The FDA approvals of immunotherapy-based combinations as frontline therapy led to a substantial increase in their use in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the community setting, leading to a greater use of TKI monotherapy as second- and third-line therapies.

The addition of atezolizumab to neoadjuvant gemcitabine and cisplatin generated a high rate of non–muscle-invasive downstaging following radical cystectomy, which correlated with improved relapse-free survival and overall survival in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, according to data from a phase 2 trial.

“I don’t intend to rest on any laurels as thereis still much more to be done.”

New agents for rare cancers make up approximately 35% of drugs in the pipeline for all rare diseases, according to a report from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

American Oncology Network, LLC, and its partner, Cancer & Blood Specialists of Arizona, are pleased to announce the opening of their new cancer center location in Flagstaff, Arizona, located at 77 W. Forest Avenue, Suite 301.

The combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab led to superior quality of life compared with sunitinib in the frontline setting of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, according to results of a 5-year analysis from the CheckMate 214 trial.

Caron A. Jacobson, MD, MMSc, and a panel of experts, talk about the evolving landscape for patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, plus data on PI3K inhibitors and CAR T-cell therapies.

The novel androgen receptor PROTAC degrader, bavdegalutamide, was found to be clinically active and tolerable with manageable adverse effects in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Sotorasib had clinically meaningful activity in heavily pretreated patients with KRAS G12C–mutated advanced pancreatic cancer, according to findings from the phase 1/2 CodeBreaK 100 trial.

The combination of ixabepilone and bevacizumab significantly improved progression-free survival vs ixabepilone alone in the treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, according to data from the phase 2 trial published in the British Journal of Cancer.

Raymond U. Osarogiagbon, MD, discusses existing disparities in lung cancer screening, and the active interventions that are needed to close the gap in access to preventive care.

The European Medicines Agency has accepted for review 2 new indication applications for zanubrutinib as a therapeutic option for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and for those with marginal zone lymphoma.

The PARP inhibitor niraparib elicited a meaningful overall response rate in patients with heavily pretreated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and DNA repair gene defects, particularly those with BRCA alterations.

An abundance of riches in the form of new data for HER2-targeted agents continues to drive progress for patients with metastatic breast cancer.

The FDA has accepted for review a supplemental new drug application for zanubrutinib for the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

The combinations of nivolumab plus ipilimumab and pembrolizumab plus axitinib demonstrated comparable activity and safety as frontline treatment in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and a performance status of 2 or greater, according to findings from a retrospective study.

The utilization of a circulating tumor DNA assay to detect the presence of minimal residual disease may provide an opportunity to better inform treatment decisions in patients with early-stage colon cancer.

Investigators hope to address the need for additional treatment options for patients with class II or class III BRAF-altered disease with KIN-2787, a next-generation, orally available, potent, and selective small molecule inhibitor.

Jacob Sands, MD, discusses biomarker testing in lung cancer, the utilization of neoadjuvant and frontline immunotherapy, and targeted therapy advances in non–small cell lung cancer.

The Data Safety Monitoring Board for the ongoing phase 1/2 OVATION 2 trial has unanimously recommended that patients continue to receive treatment with the novel gene-mediated immunotherapy, GEN-1, at a dose of 100 mg/m2.

Skill, passion and teamwork. Essential elements for patient centered partnerships.

Julia A. Beaver, MD discusses the need for greater collaboration among industry sponsors on diagnostics, regulatory submissions, and multinational clinical trials involving PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Individuals with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, a rare hereditary condition, are at increased risk for a wide spectrum of malignancies, including breast cancer and sarcomas. Investigators are working to determine whether metformin, a drug indicated for diabetes and infertility caused by polycystic ovarian syndrome, can prevent cancers in LFS carriers.

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to the investigational anti-BCMA CAR T-cell therapy CT103A for use as a potential therapeutic option in patients relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Many Americans, particularly those in communities of color or socially and economically challenged populations, are presenting with advanced-stage disease, enduring aggressive treatment, and dying from cancers that should be detected early.

The FDA has given the green light to the FoundationOne CDx for use as a companion diagnostic that can be leveraged to identify patients with microsatellite instability high solid tumors who may be candidates to receive and derive benefit from pembrolizumab.

The European Commission has approved tepotinib for use as a single agent in adult patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer harboring METex14 skipping alterations who require systemic therapy after prior treatment with immunotherapy and/or platinum-based chemotherapy.