Pembrolizumab/Chemo Improves EFS Vs Chemo in High-Risk TNBC
October 20th 2023Event-free survival benefits with pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-522 trial appear to be consistent in triple-negative breast cancer across subgroups based on nodal status, tumor size, and PD-L1 status.
Adagrasib Combo Yields Promising Preliminary Activity in KRAS G12C+ NSCLC
October 20th 2023Data from the phase 2 KRYSTAL-7 study support a phase 3 trial assessing concurrent adagrasib plus pembrolizumab compared with pembrolizumab alone in treatment-naïve KRAS G12C-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.
Senaparib Significantly Improves PFS Vs Placebo in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
October 20th 2023Results from the phase 3 FLAMES trial show an improved progression-free survival benefit with senaparib monotherapy vs placebo across all pre-specified patient subgroups with newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer.
FDA Approves FoundationOne Tests for Encorafenib Combo in BRAF V600E+ NSCLC
October 17th 2023The FDA companion diagnostic designation for the FoundationOne CDx and FoundationOne Liquid CDx may improve access to treatment with encorafenib plus binimetinib for those with BRAF V600E-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.
Expert Speaks to Disparities in Stem Cell Transplant for Blood Cancers
October 17th 2023Discrepancies in patients with blood cancer who are eligible for but do not undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplant have been observed not only for Black patients, but Hispanic, Asian, and White patients as well, according to Usama Gergis, MD, MBA.