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.
Using Recurrence Risk to Tailor Treatment in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
March 25th 2019Ruta D. Rao, MD, highlights the importance of determining risk for recurrence and its impact on conversations about extended adjuvant endocrine therapy and the use of chemotherapy in patients with early-stage HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.
EU Approval Sought for Frontline Daratumumab/Rd in Transplant-Ineligible Myeloma
March 23rd 2019A Type II variation application has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency for the combination of daratumumab with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are ineligible for autologous stem cell transplantation.
BCMA Antibody-Drug Conjugate Continues to Extend PFS in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma
March 22nd 2019The investigational antibody-drug conjugate GSK2857916 continued to improve progression-free survival in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to results of a final analysis of the DREAMM-1 study.
Childhood Cancer Substantially Underdiagnosed Worldwide
March 21st 2019Childhood cancer is significantly underdiagnosed—especially in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa—underscoring the need for stronger health systems and the expansion of universal health coverage, according to an analysis published in Lancet Oncology.
Phase III Avelumab Trial Discontinued in Frontline Ovarian Cancer
March 20th 2019The ongoing phase III JAVELIN Ovarian PARP 100 study, which was evaluating the efficacy and safety of avelumab in combination with chemotherapy followed by maintenance avelumab in combination with talazoparib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic ovarian cancer, has been discontinued.
Atezolizumab Shows Comparable Real-World Tolerability, Efficacy in Urothelial Carcinoma
March 19th 2019Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) demonstrated consistent safety and efficacy with prior studies of the PD-L1 inhibitor in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, including clinically relevant subgroups reflective of real-world clinical practice.