NGS May Play an Important Role in Helping Select Targeted Therapies in Extramedullary AML
September 21st 2022Frequent targetable mutations in patients with extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia lends credence to the use of next-generation sequencing to determine the optimal targeted therapy approach.
Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go: Cancer-Related Fatigue Outcome Measures in Integrative Oncology
September 20th 2022Authors Dori Beeler, PhD; Shelley Wang, MD, MPH; and Viraj A. Master, MD, PhD, spoke with CancerNetwork® about a review article on cancer-related fatigue published in the journal ONCOLOGY®.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Tucatinib Plus Trastuzumab for Previously Treated HER2+ Metastatic CRC
September 20th 2022Patients with previously treated, metastatic, HER2-positive colorectal cancer may benefit from treatment with tucatinib and trastuzumab, which was granted priority review by the FDA.
Catherine A. Shu, MD, on Amivantamab Plus Lazertinib in Previously Treated EGFR+ NSCLC
September 20th 2022At ASCO 2022, Catherine A. Shu, MD, spoke about the CHRYSALIS-2 trial which investigated the use of amivantamab plus lazertinib in patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer following progression on a prior EGFR inhibitor.
Pembrolizumab Yields Lasting Anti-Tumor Activity in MSI-H, dMMR Advanced Endometrial Cancer
September 19th 2022Long-term follow-up from the phase 2 KEYNOTE-158 trial showed enduring anti-tumor activity when pembrolizumab was used to treat patients with microsatellite instability–high/mismatch repair deficient advanced endometrial cancer.
SY-5609 Receives Orphan Drug Designation From FDA in Relapsed Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
September 19th 2022An ongoing phase 1 trial is assessing the potential of SY-5609 plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced solid tumors, with the FDA granting orphan drug designation to the combination for patients with relapsed metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Adjuvant Nivolumab Yields Meaningful Improvement in RFS Vs Placebo in Stage IIB/C Melanoma
September 19th 2022The positive results from the phase 3 CheckMate76K trial suggest that recurrence-free survival may be improved following treatment with adjuvant nivolumab vs placebo in fully resected stage IIB/C melanoma.
Recap: Recent Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
September 18th 2022Expert oncologists review key studies in the metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treatment landscape and discuss how evidence can be applied to clinical practice to improve patient outcomes.
ctDNA Reductions Associated With Improved Clinical Outcomes in NSCLC Treated With IO
September 16th 2022Findings from a pooled analysis indicated that a decrease in circulating tumor DNA was associated with improved clinical benefit in patients with non–small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Triplet Induction Chemotherapy Improves FFS in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Vs Doublet Regimen
September 15th 2022Patients with stage IVA to IVB nasopharyngeal carcinoma experienced an improvement in failure-free survival following treatment with paclitaxel, cisplatin, and capecitabine for 2 cycles vs 2 cycles of cisplatin and fluorouracil.
Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, Discusses Future Research Directions in NSCLC Based on the Lung-MAP Trial
September 14th 2022Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, discussed where investigators may drive future research following the phase 2 Lung-MAP trial examining pembrolizumab and ramucirumab in previously treated advanced non–small cell lung cancer.
Psycho-Oncology and the Relevance of a Biopsychosocial Screening Program
Routine biopsychosocial screening of a patient with metastatic renal cell cancer at the Centro de Câncer de Brasília improved symptom management and shrunk costs for both the patient and her caregivers.
Applications Submitted to FDA and EMA for Maintenance Rucaparib in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
September 14th 2022A supplement biologics license and a Type II variation were submitted to the FDA and European Medicines Agency, respectively, for first-line rucaparib in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.