Capivasertib Combo Yields HRQOL Improvements in HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer
December 6th 2023Combining capivasertib with fulvestrant improves time to deterioration compared with placebo plus fulvestrant among patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer in the CAPItello-291 trial.
Epcoritamab Regimen Yields Remission in High-Risk R/R Follicular Lymphoma
June 7th 2023The responses to epcoritamab plus rituximab/lenalidomide for patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma appear comparable between those with and without disease progression within 24 months of first-line chemotherapy in the phase 1/2 EPCORE NHL-2 trial.
OS and EFS Improved With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy/Carboplatin for Locally Advanced TNBC
December 10th 2022Patients with operable, locally advanced triple-negative breast cancer experienced notable improvements in survival following treatment with neoadjuvant carboplatin plus sequential taxane-anthracycline neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Targeting CD117 With JSP191, TBI, and Fludarabine Appears Safe and Efficacious in MDS/AML
April 29th 2022JSP191 plus fludarabine and low-dose total body radiation to target CD117 was a safe strategy to induce facilitation of full donor myeloid chimerism and clear minimal residual disease in older patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia receiving non-myeloablative allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Addition of Best Supportive Care to Pembrolizumab Significantly Improved Survival for Advanced HCC
January 21st 2022Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma achieved a statically significant and clinically meaningful survival benefit following treatment with pembrolizumab and best supportive care in the second line.
More Favorable Safety Profile of Acalabrutinib Vs Ibrutinib Validated for CLL
December 14th 2021A post-hoc analysis of a phase 3 trial presented at 2021 ASH indicate that acalabrutinib may be favorable in terms of toxic burden and cardiovascular-related events when compared against ibrutinib for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Nivolumab/Cabozantinib Combo Yielded Efficacy in Renal Cell Carcinoma Regardless of Nephrectomy
September 17th 2021Patients with renal cell carcinoma experienced a better overall survival when treated with nivolumab plus cabozantinib regardless of whether or not they underwent a nephrectomy previously.
First-in-Human Trial of CLN-081 in EGFR ex 20+ NSCLC Shows Early Promise
June 4th 2021A phase 1 trial of the investigational agent CLN-081 indicates antitumor activity coupled with a tolerable safety profile as treatment of patients with non–small cell lung cancer and EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.