Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Significantly Improved DMFS Vs Placebo in Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma
March 8th 2022The phase KEYNOTE-716 trial, which assessed the use of adjuvant pembrolizumab in patients with resected stage IIB and IIC melanoma, met its secondary end point of distant metastasis-free survival.
Education/Behavioral Interventions Reduced Depressive Symptoms in Younger Breast Cancer Survivors
March 6th 2022Compared with a wait-list control group, mindful awareness practices and survivorship education significantly reduced depressive symptoms from preintervention to postintervention in younger survivors of breast cancer.
Nivolumab Plus Chemo Approved as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Some Patients With Resectable NSCLC
March 5th 2022Based on results of the phase 3 CheckMate-816 trial, the FDA granted approval to the combination of nivolumab plus platinum-doublet chemotherapy for the treatment of non–small cell lung cancer prior to surgery.
Thomas G. Martin, MD, Discusses Approval of Cilta-Cel in R/R Multiple Myeloma
March 4th 2022In an interview with CancerNetwork®, Thomas G. Martin spoke about how the approval of ciltacabtagene autoleucel will likely dramatically impact the standard of care for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
CYAD-101 CRC Trial Receives Clinical Hold Following Discussion With FDA
March 4th 2022A clinical hold has been placed on the phase 1b CYAD-101-002 trial, examining pembrolizumab after treatment with CYAD-101 and folinic acid, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin preconditioning in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Ceritinib Demonstrates Antitumor Activity for ALK-Positive NSCLC With Active Brain Metastases
March 4th 2022Patients treated with ceritinib who had ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer with active brain metastases and/or leptomeningeal disease experienced encouraging responses in the phase 2 ASCEND-7 trial.
Choueiri Discusses Results of CLEAR Substudy of Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab in RCC
March 4th 2022At 2022 ASCO GU, Toni K. Choueiri, MD, discussed the CLEAR study and how East Asian patients with renal cell carcinoma derived similar benefit with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab as the overall trial population.
New Phase 3 Endometrial Cancer Trial Planned for Selinexor After Talks With FDA
March 3rd 2022Topline findings from the phase 3 SIENDO trial did not appear to likely support a supplemental new drug application use of selinexor in patients with advanced or recurrent TP53 wild-type endometrial cancer, prompting the creation of a new phase 3 trial to support a future submission.
Efstathiou Discusses Impact of Niraparib Combo From MAGNITUDE in mCRPC
March 2nd 2022Eleni Efstathiou, MD, PhD, spoke about how results of the phase 3 MAGNITUDE trial, which examined the combination of niraparib with abiraterone acetate and prednisone, have the ability to change the standard of care in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Tisotumab Vedotin Yields Promising Preliminary Activity in SCCHN
March 2nd 2022Patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who had progressive disease following treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy and a checkpoint inhibitor experienced promising safety and preliminary efficacy following treatment with tisotumab vedotin.
Analysis Uncovers Mechanisms of Resistance to BTK Inhibitors in R/R CLL
March 2nd 2022New findings indicate that mechanisms of genomic escape seen in covalent and some noncovalent Burton tyrosine kinase inhibitors could be responsible for drug resistance in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.