Patritumab Deruxtecan Yields Positive Response Rates in HER3-Expressing Metastatic Breast Cancer
June 5th 2022Patritumab deruxtecan induced positive efficacy, according to the phase 1/2 U31402-J101 trial in patients with HER3-expressing metastatic breast cancer or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Use for Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer Validated at Safety Analysis
June 4th 2022An acceptable safety reported at a follow-up analysis of the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast03 study has reinforced use of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for patients with HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer
Ph– B-Cell ALL Achieves MRD Negativity With Inotuzumab Plus Hyper-CVAD and Blinatumomab
June 4th 2022Chances of reaching complete remission and minimal residual disease negativity were greater with the addition of inotuzumab to hyper-CVAD with sequential blinatumomab in patients with Philadelphia chromosome–negative B-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma.
ctDNA Effectively Detects When Adjuvant Chemo Is Avoidable in Stage II Colon Cancers
June 4th 2022Use of circulating tumor DNA to guide adjuvant treatment planning for patients with resectable colon cancer led to fewer patients receiving chemotherapy while maintaining outcomes, according to the DYNAMICS study.
Cabozantinib After Chemotherapy Yields Similar Efficacy Vs Placebo in Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
June 4th 2022Results from the phase 2 ATLANTIS trial did not show a benefit of cabozantinib in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma compared with the placebo, but the treatment appeared to be tolerable.
Pembrolizumab Plus Ramucirumab Yields Improved Survival Vs SOC in ICI-Resistant NSCLC
June 3rd 2022The combination of pembrolizumab plus ramucirumab resulted in better overall survival compared with the standard of care regimens despite similar response rates, according to results of a Lung-MAP substudy presented at 2022 ASCO.
Relapsed Extranodal Natural Killer/T-cell Lymphoma May Benefit From Sugemalimab Therapy
June 3rd 2022Results of the GEMSTONE-201 study demonstrate complete responses were achieved in roughly one-third of patients with relapsed or refractory extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma who were treated with sugemalimab.
Addition of Nimotuzumab to Chemotherapy Increases OS in KRAS Wild-Type Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
June 3rd 2022Nimotuzumab plus gemcitabine improved overall survival in patients with KRAS wild-type advanced pancreatic cancer, especially in those who did not need surgery for obstruction of a pancreatic bile duct.