FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to STRO-002 in Select Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
August 18th 2021The folate receptor α–targeting antibody-drug conjugate STRO-002 has a fast track designation from the FDA for advanced, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer following 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy.
Dostarlimab Gains New FDA-Approved Indication for Treatment of Mismatch Repair–Deficient Tumors
August 17th 2021Solid tumors with mismatch repair deficiency that have progressed on or after prior treatment and which have no suitable alternative therapy options may now be treated with dostarlimab following its approval by the FDA.
Establishing an Inclusive Environment for Breast Cancer Screenings for Transgender Individuals
August 15th 2021Transgender individuals may be more likely to develop breast cancer than cisgender men; guidelines need to be established and institutions need to eliminate discrimination to encourage higher breast cancer screening rates for this population of patients, investigators said.
Positive Results Observed With UV1 Cancer Vaccine Plus Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Melanoma
August 13th 2021The results from a phase 1 trial that focused on a second cohort of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma identified positive safety and promising topline survival outcomes when treated with the combination of UV1 and pembrolizumab.
FDA Authorizes Additional Dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine for Immunocompromised Populations
August 13th 2021Although healthy patients do not currently require a third dose of the vaccine, the FDA has authorized the use of an additional dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for individuals who are immunocompromised.
Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib Combo Approved for Treatment of First-Line Advanced RCC
August 12th 2021The combination of pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib received approval by the FDA in the first-line setting for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma following the results of the phase 3 CLEAR trial.
ALLO-605 Granted Fast Track Designation by FDA for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
August 11th 2021The FDA granted a fast track designation for ALLO-605 based on its potential to treat patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who progressed on previous standard multiple myeloma therapies.
Pembrolizumab Elicits Robust, Durable Activity in Locally Advanced or Recurrent/Metastatic cSCC
August 11th 2021According to the results of the phase 2 KEYNOTE-629 trial, patients with locally advanced or recurrent/metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma appear to receive promising anti-tumor benefit from pembrolizumab.