All Oncology News

A new publication by Yale Cancer Center highlights recent breakthrough therapies developed to treat non-small cell lung cancer.

The FDA has approved the VENTANA MMR RxDx panel as the first companion diagnostic test to assist in identifying patients with solid tumors that are DNA mismatch repair deficient who may be eligible to receive the anti–PD-1 therapy dostarlimab-gxly, which was recently granted an accelerated approval by the agency.

For patients with mantle cell lymphoma who have progressed after treatment with a BTK inhibitor such as ibrutinib, there is an unmet need for the development of safe and effective targeted therapies to improve otherwise dismal outcomes.

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to STRO-002 as a potential therapeutic option for patients with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who have previously received 1 to 3 lines of systemic therapy.

Circulating tumor DNA, tumor mutational burden, and homologous recombination deficiency are 3 emerging biomarkers for tailoring therapy need further clinical and technical clarity to support robust use in daily practice.

The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to dostarlimab-gxly for the treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair-deficient recurrent or advanced solid tumors, as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have progressed on or following previous treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative options.

Updated efficacy outcomes of the phase 3 MURANO trial demonstrated that fixed-duration venetoclax plus rituximab is an effective treatment approach for patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia and did not compromise response to subsequent therapy or overall survival.

Alexander M. Lesokhin, MD, discusses the promise of elranatamab in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, the objective of MagnetisMM-3, and other emerging approaches that are generating excitement in the paradigm.

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to LP-184 as a potential therapeutic option for patients with pancreatic cancer.

Little Rock—The Myeloma Center at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is offering a new cutting-edge immunotherapy treatment for myeloma patients.

The European Medicines Agency has validated its Type II Variation Marketing Authorization Applications for nivolumab plus ipilimumab and nivolumab plus fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy as frontline options for adult patients with unresectable advanced, recurrent, or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to the allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy ALLO-715 for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

Average cumulative relative dose was found to be associated with survival over average relative dose intensity in patients with colorectal cancer, highlighting that obese patients receive lower cumulative doses of adjuvant chemotherapy and therefore may be attributed to their poorer survival outcomes.

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to CFT7455 for use as a potential therapeutic option in patients with multiple myeloma.

COVID-19 vaccination has been shown to induce high rates of seroconversion in patients with cancer, although those with hematologic malignancies have demonstrated lower immunogenicity and those who previously received immunosuppressive therapies appear to be less responsive.

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to IN10018 as a potential therapeutic option for use in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Mark D. Pegram, MD, discusses the latest data in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Sintilimab plus oxaliplatin/capecitabine significantly improved overall survival over chemotherapy alone when used as a first-line treatment in patients with unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

The FDA has issued a complete response letter to Sesen Bio regarding its biologics license application for Vicineum for the treatment of patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy, a Trop-2directed antibody-drug conjugate with an SN-38 payload, has carved out a role in the treatment landscape for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer following accelerated approval by the FDA.

Data that emerged from the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting represent potential paradigm shifts for patients with advanced melanoma.

One year ago, few objective observers would have suggested that the percentage of individuals who are currently fully vaccinated is less than 30%, despite the well-documented real-world success data for the vaccines in preventing serious illness, hospitalizations, and death from COVID-19 infection.

Acalabrutinib monotherapy continued to be highly active and safe in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma with longer-term follow-up.

Krina K. Patel, MD, MSc, discusses the use of CAR T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma, potential target antigens beyond BCMA, the rich research landscape, and the role of quadruplets and radiation therapy.

Due to the potency of CAR T-cell therapies and the associated adverse events that can to arise in patients receiving this type of treatment, oncology nurses need to be educated on how to best identify and manage these AEs.

Stephen M. Ansell, MD, PhD, discusses recent progress made with non–CAR T-based approaches in the non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment paradigm, opportunities for sequencing available options, and ongoing efforts that are picking up momentum.

Duvelisib monotherapy demonstrated encouraging efficacy for patients with relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

The FDA has approved belzutifan for the treatment of adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease who require therapy for associated renal cell carcinoma, central nervous system hemangioblastomas, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors that do not require immediate surgery.

The majority of patients with newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia have better outcomes with BTK inhibitors compared with standard chemoimmunotherapy, making them the logical choice for frontline therapy.

Zandelisib plus rituximab is being evaluated as a potentially chemotherapy-free treatment strategy vs standard chemoimmunotherapy in patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma in first relapse in the ongoing, phase 3 COASTAL trial.