FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to ET140203 T Cells for Hepatoblastoma
October 19th 2022The FDA has given orphan drug designation to ET140203 ARTEMIS, an investigational therapy for hepatoblastoma, the safety and potential efficacy of which are being evaluated in the phase 1/2 ARYA-1 and ARYA-2 studies.
Identification of Treatment Options and Supportive Care Strategies in AML
October 18th 2022A panel of experts convened at the 2022 NCCN: Hematologic Malignancies Conference to discuss the classification, treatment options, and supportive care strategies available for patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Deborah Axelrod, MD, Discusses the Developments in the World of Breast Cancer Surgery
October 18th 2022As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, CancerNetwork® spoke with Deborah M. Axelrod, MD, about developments within the surgical breast cancer space, including decreasing the need for re-excision and full lymph node dissection.
Clinical Trials in Progress: COBRA
October 15th 2022Phase 2/3 Study of Circulating Tumor DNA as a Predictive Biomarker in Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Stage IIA Colon Cancer (COBRA): a first-in-kind trial seeks to provide level 1 evidence in evaluating the role of ctDNA as a guide for clinicians in the decision to administer adjuvant chemotherapy to patients with stage IIA colon cancer (NRG GI-005) (NCT04068103).
Clinical Trials in Progress: CIRCULATE-US
October 14th 2022Colon Adjuvant Chemotherapy Based on Evaluation of Residual Disease (CIRCULATE-US): a prospective phase 2/3 trial of MRD-based adjuvant therapy for patients with early-stage colon cancer with intensified and deintensified adjuvant therapy approaches using ctDNA status as a surrogate for MRD status (NRG-GI008) (NCT05174169).
Ibrahim Halil Sahin, MD, and colleagues, explore, the CIRCULATE-US (NRG-GI008; NCT05174169) investigating postoperative ctDNA dynamics in early-stage colon cancer for treatment selection.
Pre-Transplant Nutritional Risk Index Shows a Lack of Predictive Accuracy in AML
October 13th 2022Findings from a study examining the prognostic value of Nutritional Risk Index prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplant in patients with acute myeloid leukemia highlighted a need to consider other tools for assessing nutritional status among those undergoing transplant.
VBT Yields Less Urethra Radiation Exposure in Endometrial Cancer vs EBRT in CRC
October 12th 2022Results from a retrospective cohort study indicated that vaginal brachytherapy yielded less radiation exposure to the female urethra in patients with endometrial cancer than external beam radiation therapy for those with colorectal cancer.
Paolo Tarantino, MD, Spotlights Treatment Trends for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 12th 2022In an interview for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Paolo Tarantino, MD, discusses the importance of multidisciplinary care for patients with breast cancer, the most exciting data presented this year, and prospects for future research.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy in HR+/HER2– Advanced Breast Cancer
October 11th 2022Based on results from the phase 3 TROPiCS trial, the FDA has granted priority review to sacituzumab govitecan-hziy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.