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.
Individualized Adjuvant Endocrine Approach Appropriate in Breast Cancer
October 25th 2017Ten-year results from the TEAM trial on exemestane alone and sequential treatment with tamoxifen followed by exemestane for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer showed they were reasonable treatment options.
No Benefit With Prolonged Native E. Coli Asparaginase in Pediatric ALL, NHL
October 25th 2017Treatment with prolonged native E. coli asparaginase therapy for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia or non-Hodgkin lymphoma not only failed to improve survival versus the standard regimen, but also resulted in an increase in infections and allergy.
FDA Grants Adjuvant Dabrafenib/Trametinib Breakthrough Designation for BRAF+ Melanoma
October 23rd 2017The FDA has awarded the combination of dabrafenib (Tafinlar) and trametinib (Mekinist) a breakthrough therapy designation for the adjuvant treatment of patients with stage III melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation following complete resection.