FDA Accepts Supplemental NDA for Avapritinib in Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis
January 24th 2023Data from the phase 2 PIONEER trial supports the supplemental new drug application for avapritinib in adult patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis, an uncontrolled proliferation and activation of mast cells.
Scoring Algorithms Demonstrate Utility in Screening for Optimal Treatment for HER2+ mCRC
January 23rd 2023Findings from the phase 2 MOUNTAINEER trial indicate that HER2 scoring algorithms may help in identifying which patients are suitable to receive tucatinib plus trastuzumab for metastatic colorectal cancer.
Interest in Use of Fewer Radiation Treatments Across Cancer Types is Accelerating, Says Expert
January 23rd 2023Data presented at a recent medical conference shows that there is continued interest in observing the effects of fewer radiation treatments across several cancer types, according to an expert.
Updated Capecitabine Approval Ignites ‘Broad Impact’ in Cancer Under New FDA Program
January 23rd 2023Under a new FDA initiative, the agency recently updated a decades’ old approval of the chemotherapy capecitabine. This move, according to an expert, will springboard further change in the treatment of cancer.
Unmet Social Needs May Worsen QOL Among Hematologic Cancer Survivors
January 23rd 2023An expert from Augusta University says cancer care should extend beyond treatment and highlights why unmet social needs should be a consideration for survivors of hematologic cancer, especially those with a lower socioeconomic status or who are of a racial or ethnic minority.
Brentuximab Vedotin Combination Therapy May be Efficacious in Early-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma
January 23rd 2023Hun Ju Lee, MD, reviews results from part C of the phase 2 SGN35-27 trial for patients with early-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated with brentuximab vedotin plus nivolumab, doxorubicin, and dacarbazine.
ctDNA May Be Ideal Biomarker for Early Response Assessment in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
January 22nd 2023Molecular responders by G360 response algorithm with advanced colorectal cancer appear to have significantly lengthened time on treatment and overall survival with all regimens vs patients who did not respond.
Sorafenib/SBRT Yields OS Benefit in Locally Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
January 21st 2023Patients diagnosed with locally advanced, hepatocellular carcinoma experience benefit in overall survival, progression-free survival, and time to disease progression following treatment with sorafenib and stereotactic body radiation therapy.
Liposomal Irinotecan and NALIRIFOX Delivers Frontline Benefit in Metastatic PDAC
January 21st 2023A combination of liposomal irinotecan plus 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin in the frontline yields a statistically significant survival benefit compared with nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine in a population diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Tislelizumab Yields QOL Benefit Over Sorafenib in First-Line Hepatocellular Carcinoma
January 21st 2023Patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma experienced an improvement in several health-related quality of life measures following treatment with first-line tislelizumab compared with sorafenib.
Durvalumab±Tremelimumab Efficacy Does Not Seem Affected by ADAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
January 20th 2023Findings from the phase 3 HIMALAYA trial indicate that durvalumab with or without tremelimumab remained efficacious regardless of the presence of anti-drug antibodies in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.