Notable Clinical Benefit and Safety Data with IO-202 Plus Azacitidine in CMML
For patients with HMA–naive chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, an IO-202 combo demonstrated durable responses, a phase 1b study found.
Tamoxifen Shows Significant Reduction in Overall Recurrence in Breast Cancer
Analysis of NRG/RTOG 9804 and E5194 trials found tamoxifen significantly reduced invasive ipsilateral breast recurrence in patients with “good risk” DCIS treated without RT.
Active Monitoring Noninferior to Standard Surgery, RT in Low-risk DCIS
Active monitoring had similar rates of invasive cancer in the ipsilateral breast as guideline concordant care for the low-risk DCIS population.
Real-World Data Show No OS Difference Among CDK4/6 Inhibitor Combos in HR+/HER2– MBC
Real-world data from the P-VERIFY study didn’t find any notable OS improvements between multiple CDK4/6 inhibitor combos in metastatic breast cancer.
Management and Prevention of AEs Associated With Ponatinib Improved
Data Support Real-World Use of Ide-cel in R/R CNS Multiple Myeloma
Real-world data show that CAR T-cell therapy may be considered for eligible patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma harboring CNS involvement.
Positive Safety Data Enforces Elacestrant as Treatment Option in HER2– Breast Cancer
Early Breast Cancer Treatment Post the CDK4/6 Inhibitor Ribociclib’s FDA Approval
During an FDA Special Session, field experts talked about the NATALEE trial and further information gathering on adjuvant ribociclib in breast cancer.
Navtemadlin Shows Efficacy, Safety in Relapsed/Refractory Myelofibrosis
Navtemadlin yields improvements in symptom score reductions ad spleen volume reduction among patients with relapsed/refractory myelofibrosis.
Neoadjuvant HER3-DXd Maintains Response Rates with Fewer TRAEs in Breast Cancer
For patients with HR–positive/HER2-negative breast cancer, neoadjuvant patritumab deruxtecan with or without letrozole showed antitumor activity.
Novel ADC Shows Activity in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Data show no significant differences in pCR rates across treatment arms in the phase 2 FASCINATE-N trial.
Olaparib Yields Long-Term Efficacy in BRCA+ HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
Six-year data from the OlympiA trial support olaparib as a standard of care in BRCA-mutated, high-risk, HER2-negative primary breast cancer.
Time to Next Treatment Slightly Higher With Elacestrant in HR+/HER2-, ESR1-Mutant Breast Cancer
Time to next treatment was slightly higher with elacestrant for patients with HR+/HER2–, ESR1-mutant breast cancer vs PFS in a phase 3 trial.
Fam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-nxki Improves Efficacy in Metastatic Breast Cancer
For patients with hormone receptor-positive and HER2-low breast cancer, T-DXd elicited higher levels of PFS despite time to progression and disease burden.
High-Grade Immune-Related AEs Increased in Older Breast Cancer Population Treated With ICIs
Findings from a multi-institutional study show an increased risk of developing high-grade immune-related AEs among select older patients with early-stage breast cancer.
Surgical Intervention Improves Efficacy in Young Patients with Breast Cancer
According to a retrospective study, patients with the BRCA gene who underwent risk-reducing mastectomy/salpingo-oophorectomy had improved survival outcomes.
Specific Biomarkers Confer Higher pCR/EFS in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Data from KEYNOTE-522 show improved efficacy with pembrolizumab/chemotherapy across subgroups of patients with TNBC.
Immediate Surgery Lowers Local Recurrence in Older Breast Cancer Population
Meta-analysis data show moderate decreases in distant recurrence and breast cancer mortality with immediate surgery after longer follow-up.
Detecting Disease Early Via AI in Black Pancreatic Cancer Populations
AI may open pathways to locate pancreatic cancer earlier and in higher-risk patient subgroups, according to Debiao Li, PhD, and Stephen Pandol, MD.
NFKB1 Haplotype Boosts Response to Ropeginterferon in MPN Subtypes
NFKB1 rs230511 genetic variant improves treatment outcomes for patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia.
PFS Boost Occurs With Tafasitamab Combo in R/R Follicular Lymphoma
Phase 3 data support tafasitamab plus lenalidomide/rituximab as a potential new standard of care in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.
Advancing Pancreatic Cyst Surveillance and Care Pathways Via AI Software
An artificial intelligence model may help move patients into treatment pathways for pancreatic cancer quicker, says Russell C. Langan, MD, FACS, FSSO.
No Clinical Benefit Added Using Auto-HCT/Rituximab in MCL Cohort
Autologous transplant did not confer significantly improved overall survival regardless of induction intensity in a phase 3 trial.
Positive PFS and EFS Outcomes Were Elicited by Pirtobrutinib in CLL and SLL
Pirtobrutinib sustained BTK inhibition and improved progression-free survival in patients with CLL and SLL, data from the phase 3 BRUIN CLL-321 trial showed.
Asciminib Appears to Benefit All Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Subgroups
Compared with second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors, asciminib was better tolerated in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.
Axi-cel Demonstrated Strong Durable Response and Survival in RR NHL
Long-term ORR, DOR, PFS, and OS data from the phase 2 Zuma-5 trial supports the use of axi-cel use in relapsed/refractory indolent Non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment.
ORR, DOR, and Safety Outcomes with Lisaftoclax Combo Were Strong in RRMM
Lisaftoclax with pomalidomide and dexamethasone elicited positive efficacy and safety outcomes in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Brexu-cel Yielded High ORRs and Durability in R/R Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Regardless of high-risk features, brexucabtagene autoleucel demonstrated positive and durable responses in BTK-naive MCL.
Pirtobrutinib Triplet Improves MRD Outcomes in CLL
Phase 2 results showed high undetectable MRD rates with pirtobrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Positive ORRs Yielded by Glofitamab Regimen in R/R Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Glofitamab with polatuzumab vedotin benefited patients with high-grade B-cell lymphomas and who failed prior CAR T-cell therapy.