
Data from the phase 3 MARIPOSA-2 study support the supplemental biologics license application for amivantamab plus chemotherapy in EGFR-mutated advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

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Data from the phase 3 MARIPOSA-2 study support the supplemental biologics license application for amivantamab plus chemotherapy in EGFR-mutated advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

Findings from the phase 2 SKYSCRAPER-04 trial support dual targeting of TIGIT and PD-L1 in patients with PD-L1–positive cervical cancer, says Ritu Salani, MD.

Data from the phase 3 MIRASOL trial support mirvetuximab soravtansine as a new standard of care for patients with folate receptor α–positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, says Kathleen N. Moore, MD, MS.

The progression-free survival benefit of dostarlimab and chemotherapy extends to those with mismatch repair deficient or microsatellite instability–high advanced endometrial cancer.

Data from the phase 1/2 TRIDENT-1 trial support the FDA approval of repotrectinib for those with ROS1-positive advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

Combining atezolizumab with bevacizumab and chemotherapy may be a new frontline therapy option for patients with metastatic, persistent or recurrent cervical cancer, says Ana Oaknin, MD, PhD.

Use of the surgical Epione robot will save a significant amount of time when performing surgery for patients with liver tumors and potentially other cancers, says Govindarajan Narayanan, MD.

Approval of PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx may also identify patients with non–small cell lung cancer and other malignancies who may benefit from treatment with pembrolizumab.

Data from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-A18 study may support pembrolizumab plus chemoradiotherapy as a new standard of care for those with newly diagnosed, high-risk, locally advanced cervical cancer.

Data from the phase 3 CHRONOS-4 study highlight that copanlisib did not reach the primary end point of progression-free survival among patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma.

Radiographic progression-free survival outcomes with olaparib plus abiraterone acetate and prednisone appear to be consistent with prior analyses of the phase 3 PROpel trial.

Continued manufacturing of methotrexate may improve access to chemotherapy for patients with breast cancer, lung cancer, and other malignancies in the United States.

Data from the phase 1/2 TRANSCEND CLL 004 study support an application for liso-cel as a treatment for patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Only patients with PD-L1–positive tumors may receive treatment with pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy for HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma following the FDA’s amendment.

Docetaxel plus standard of care may be beneficial among patients with prostate cancer and low prostate-specific antigen levels who do not have any highly effective treatment options, says Anthony D’ Amico, MD, PhD.

Preliminary overall survival data with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab and chemotherapy in recurrent ovarian cancer in the phase 3 ATALANTE trial appear to warrant further analysis.

Investigators are assessing rhenium obisbemeda as a treatment for breast cancer harboring leptomeningeal metastases as part of the phase 1/2a ReSPECT-LM trial.

Data from a phase 2 trial support lenalidomide plus rituximab as a novel treatment strategy for patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma.

Adding all-trans retinoic acid to chemotherapy does not appear to improve complete remission rates compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia.

Survival following relapse appears to be shorter in patients with stage III colon cancer harboring KRAS exon 2 and BRAF V600E mutations regardless of microsatellite stability status.

Patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer who receive trilaciclib appear to experience lower rates of hematologic adverse effects than those who are not treated with the agent.

Treatment with dostarlimab plus chemotherapy followed by dostarlimab appears to improve outcomes among patients with advanced endometrial cancer and mismatch repair deficient disease in the phase 3 RUBY trial.

Data from a retrospective study spotlight a need for more effective first-line and second-line clinical management strategies to improve outcomes in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

Data from a systematic review highlight a significantly higher risk of any bleeding and major bleeding in patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with a second generation Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

More than half of resected patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma achieve a pathologic response with durvalumab plus neoadjuvant cisplatin/gemcitabine in the phase 2 SAKK 06/17 trial.

Investigators of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-671 trial identify no new safety signals with pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in those with early-stage non–small cell lung cancer.

Collaboration among surgical specialties allows for safe removal of all visible tumors, thus improving survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, says Donal J. Brennan, MB, PhD.

The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of April 30, 2024 for tovorafenib as a treatment for pediatric patients with relapsed or progressive low-grade glioma.

Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx may have the potential to become a new standard for patients with folate receptor α–positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, experts say.

Patients with breast cancer harboring BRCA1/2 mutations appear to be more likely to undergo mastectomies than those without, according to Zachary Kiss, DO.