Later-Line Therapy in Metastatic CRC Calls for Safety Considerations in Refined Decision Making
September 30th 2021Kanwal P.S. Raghav, MBBS, MD, discussed nuances to treatment selection in mCRC, the significance of the phase 2 ReDOS trial with regorafenib, and how the paradigms for mCRC, HCC, and gastroesophageal cancers have expanded from areas of unmet need to ones with more robust armamentariums.
Acalabrutinib Continues to Showcase Impressive Activity in Relapsed/Refractory MCL
Michael Wang, MD, discusses the impact of acalabrutinib in patients with mantle cell lymphoma, the implications of the phase 2 ACE-LY-004 trial, and the challenges faced with treating those who harbor TP53 mutations.
Liso-cel Plus Ibrutinib Demonstrates Tolerable Safety Profile in Relapsed/Refractory CLL/SLL
September 19th 2021Lisocabtagene maraleucel in combination with ibrutinib was associated with manageable safety for patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma, according to updated data from the phase 1 TRANSCEND-CLL-004 trial.
Novel Neoadjuvant Triplet Shows Preliminary Promise in Resectable Pleural Mesothelioma
September 13th 2021Neoadjuvant treatment with cisplatin/pemetrexed plus atezolizumab, followed by maintenance atezolizumab, demonstrated early efficacy with acceptable safety in patients with resectable pleural mesothelioma.
Neoadjuvant Talazoparib Shows Activity in BRCA1/2+ Early HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
August 30th 2021Jennifer K. Litton, MD, discusses the rationale for examining neoadjuvant talazoparib in patients with BRCA1/2-positive, early HER2-negative breast cancer, safety and efficacy results from NEOTALA, and next steps for research.
Topical BRAF Inhibitor, LUT014, Dosed in First US Patients With mCRC for Acneiform Lesions
August 10th 2021The first participants from the United States have been dosed with LUT014, a novel, topical BRAF inhibitor in a phase 2 trial that is evaluating the agent in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have developed dose-limiting acneiform lesions following treatment with an EGFR inhibitor.