Elranatamab Produces Efficacy Response in Penta-or Triple-Class Refractory Multiple Myeloma
December 10th 2022Patients with penta-or triple-class refractory multiple myeloma who have not received prior B-cell maturation antigen therapy saw an improved objective response rate when elranatamab was given.
Efficacy Persists with Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab Vs Sunitinib in Advanced Clear Cell RCC
September 11th 2022Patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma given lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab had sustained overall survival and progression-free survival benefit vs sunitinib, according to updated results of the CLEAR trial.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Use for Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer Validated at Safety Analysis
June 4th 2022An acceptable safety reported at a follow-up analysis of the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast03 study has reinforced use of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for patients with HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer
ctDNA Effectively Detects When Adjuvant Chemo Is Avoidable in Stage II Colon Cancers
June 4th 2022Use of circulating tumor DNA to guide adjuvant treatment planning for patients with resectable colon cancer led to fewer patients receiving chemotherapy while maintaining outcomes, according to the DYNAMICS study.
Relapsed Extranodal Natural Killer/T-cell Lymphoma May Benefit From Sugemalimab Therapy
June 3rd 2022Results of the GEMSTONE-201 study demonstrate complete responses were achieved in roughly one-third of patients with relapsed or refractory extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma who were treated with sugemalimab.
FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to CYNK-101 for HER2+ Gastric/GEJ Cancers
January 18th 2022CYNK-101 plus standard frontline chemotherapy, trastuzumab, and pembrolizumab has received a fast track designation from the FDA for patients with advanced HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
Phase 3 Study Explores Pamrevlumab for Unresectable LAPC
February 17th 2021The first-in-class inhibitor of connective tissue growth factor activity is being explored in combination with neoadjuvant gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel as a potential method for downgrading unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer.