Pancreatic Cancer

It may be crucial to test every patient for markers such as BRAF V600E mutations, NRG1 fusions, and KRAS G12C mutations to help manage pancreatic cancers.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, emphasizes the idea of moving targeted therapies to earlier lines of treatment to further improve outcomes in pancreatic cancer.

The 18-month overall survival rate with the mitazalimab combination in OPTIMIZE-1 exceeds a historical rate achieved with FOLFIRINOX alone.

The updated Prescription Drug User Fee Act date for zenocutuzumab in these indications is February 4, 2025.

Study data show that no patient with a response required opioids after a 24-hour post-procedure follow-up.

Results from the CANFOUR trial of combining nadunolimab with chemotherapy appear to prolong overall survival among those with advanced or metastatic PDAC.

Regardless of type 2 diabetes status, pancreatic cancer risk was reduced with metabolic-bariatric surgery for patients who were obese.

Experts in gastrointestinal cancer focus on frontline therapy options for patients with pancreatic cancer.

Data from the interim analysis of the ACCENT trial showed promising signs of efficacy with narmafotinib combination therapy in advanced pancreatic cancer.

Research shows that patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma are frequently understaged prior to surgery.

Adding metastasis-free directed radiation to chemotherapy more than tripled progression-free survival vs chemotherapy alone in the EXTEND trial.

FDA acceptance is based on phase 3 CABINET trial results, with cabozantinib showing a PFS improvement in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

The overall survival benefit seen with DOC1021 in a phase 1 trial of glioblastoma support the fast track status decision for the agent.

More than half of the patients who received mitazalimab plus chemotherapy experienced an unconfirmed objective response in the phase 2 OPTIMIZE-1 study.

Longer survival rates were experienced by patients receiving chemotherapy both before and after surgery vs only after surgery.

Data from a phase 1 trial may support the utility of IBI343 for patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Data from the phase 1/2 eNRGy trial support the biologics license application for zenocutuzumab in NRG1-positive NSCLC and PDAC.

Safety findings highlight no severe adverse effects or dose-limiting toxicities with the rintatolimod combination in late-stage pancreatic cancer.

The liquid biopsy combining miRNA and CA19-9 had the best validation rates for detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Higher CA19-9 levels appear to correlate with increased recurrence and mortality for specific patients with pancreatic cancer who undergo surgical resection.

Investigators are currently evaluating treatment with IMM-1-104 in pancreatic cancer and other disease types associated with the RAS pathway as part of a phase 1/2a study.

A retrospective cohort study from the Trans-Atlantic Pancreatic Surgery Consortium determined a sustained OS rate with modified FOLFIRINIX in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma may now receive irinotecan liposome in combination with 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin and oxaliplatin in the first-line setting, which has been approved by the FDA.

Investigators of the AMPLIFY-201 trial hypothesized that ELI-002 2P may induce the expansion of functional tumor-directed KRAS-mutated specific T cells following tumor resection.

Treatment with NT-I7 may boost the immune system and enhance antitumor activity in patients with pancreatic cancer and other solid tumors.

Starting April 1, 2024, Diane Simeone will be the new director of UCSD Moores Cancer Center.

Data from a phase 2 trial support the potential survival benefit of CAN-2409 plus prodrug for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Suneel K. Kamath, MD, et al investigated exceptional responders and the correlation of nonsynonymous mutations for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Medical oncologists provide insights on the evolving molecular testing practices for NRG1 fusions.