EU’s CHMP Recommends Nivolumab/Chemo for Approval in Resectable NSCLC
May 31st 2023Data from the phase 3 CheckMate 816 trial support the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use recommendation to approve nivolumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy as a treatment for resectable non–small cell lung cancer.
Durvalumab Combo Yields Survival Benefit in Advanced Endometrial Cancer
May 29th 2023Data from the phase 3 DUO-E trial indicate that the safety of durvalumab/chemotherapy with or without olaparib/durvalumab or durvalumab monotherapy maintenance in recurrent endometrial cancer was consistent with previous reports of each agent.
Ropeginterferon Is NCCN-Recommended Preferred Therapy in Polycythemia Vera
May 29th 2023Ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft has been moved to preferred status in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for polycythemia vera based on data supporting the agent’s superior efficacy and safety in high- and low-risk populations.
Metachronous Low Disease Volume May Result in Better Prostate Cancer Prognosis
May 28th 2023Synchronous disease appears to have a more hormone dependent transcriptional profile than metachronous disease, according to a retrospective review of patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.
Expanding Medicaid May Mitigate Disparities in Pancreatic/Gastric Cancers
May 26th 2023Medicaid expansion may help overcome inequities in access to care for pancreatic and gastric cancers, with notable benefit in Black patients, according to an expert from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.