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.
Novel Approaches to Build on Checkpoint Inhibition in GI Cancers
April 1st 2020Despite some success stories, most gastrointestinal cancers do not respond to single-agent, or even double-agent, immune checkpoint inhibition, Neeha Zaidi, MD, said in a presentation during the 5th Annual School of Gastrointestinal Oncology™ (SOGO®) conference.
FDA Approval Sought for Tivozanib in Relapsed/Refractory Renal Cell Carcinoma
April 1st 2020A new drug application has been submitted to the FDA for tivozanib for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory renal cell carcinoma, according to Aveo Oncology, the company developing the VEGFR TKI.
Roswell Park's Dr. Pawel Kalinski to Lead $14.5M NCI-Funded Immunotherapy Effort
March 31st 2020A team led by Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned a five-year, $14.54 million award from the National Cancer Institute to expand a promising immunotherapy platform.
Brentuximab Vedotin Approaches European Approval for Frontline ALCL
March 31st 2020The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended approval of brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) for use in combination with chemotherapy for the frontline treatment of adult patients with systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
FDA Approval Sought for Idecabtagene Vicleucel in Multiple Myeloma
March 31st 2020A biologics license application has been submitted to the FDA for idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel; bb2121) for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least 3 prior therapies, including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 antibody.
Management, Etiology of Younger Patients With CRC Require Deeper Understanding
March 31st 2020The etiology and overall management of patients with early-onset colorectal cancer needs to be better understood and personalized, respectively, explained Andrea Cercek, MD, in a presentation during the 5th Annual School of Gastrointestinal Oncology™.
Lung Cancer Experts Share Insight on Rapidly Evolving COVID-19 Pandemic
March 30th 2020Experts from Mayo Clinic, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, and Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinic discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care and shared what advice they have been giving their patients.
FDA Approves Durvalumab for Frontline Small Cell Lung Cancer
March 30th 2020The FDA has approved durvalumab for the first-line treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer for use in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy, which includes etoposide plus either carboplatin or cisplatin.