Nivolumab Monotherapy, With Ipilimumab Continuously Improves Outcomes in Advanced Melanoma
June 6th 2021Nivolumab monotherapy, or in combination with ipilimumab, continued to demonstrate durable improvements in overall survival compared with ipilimumab alone in patients with previously untreated advanced melanoma.
Nivolumab Plus Paclitaxel Shows Clinical Activity in Advanced Gastric Cancer Subgroup
April 10th 2021Nivolumab in combination with paclitaxel showed clinical activity and a manageable safety profile when used as second-line therapy for patients with Epstein-Barr virus–related, microsatellite instability–high/mismatch repair deficient or PD-L1–positive advanced gastric cancer.
Voruciclib Regimens Demonstrate Preliminary Potency Against KRAS-Positive Cancers
April 10th 2021The early results showed that voruciclib led to a rapid decrease in the phosphorylation of proteins that promote MYC transcription and quickly decreases phosphorylation of MYC protein on Serine 62 (Ser62), which is a site implicated in stabilizing MYC in KRAS-mutant cancers.
Advanced Cholangiocarcinomas Harboring Mutations in IDH1 See Survival Boost With Ivosidenib
January 20th 2021Overall survival benefits were noted when ivosidenib tablets were used in previously treated patients with IDH1-mutant cholangiocarcinoma when compared against placebo, according to a phase 3 trial.
Impressive Efficacy Reported for Trastuzumab Deruxtecan to Treat HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
December 10th 2020Impressive signals of efficacy, durable responses, overall survival rates, and a tolerable safety profile were all found for fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki to treat patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.
Oral Paclitaxel, Encequidar Continues to Improve OS in Metastatic Breast Cancer
December 9th 2020Treatment with oral paclitaxel, compared with the intravenous formulation, in combination with encequidar led to an estimated 26.5% reduction in the risk of death in patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to updated phase 3 findings of the KX-ORAX-001 trial.
Odronextamab Shows Promise in Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
December 6th 2020A novel CD20xCD3 bispecific antibody, odronextamab, continues to show intriguing antitumor activity and an acceptable safety profile in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including those who have previously received chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
Trilaciclib Reduces Need for Supportive Care Interventions from Chemo-Induced AEs in ES-SCLC
October 21st 2020Treatment with trilaciclib prior to chemotherapy was found to significantly reduce the need for supportive care interventions in the management of severe neutropenia and grade 3/4 anemia induced by chemotherapy in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, compared with placebo.