Adjuvant Osimertinib Does Not Adversely Affect Health-Related QOL for EGFR+ NSCLC
February 15th 2021Patients with EGFR-positive non–small cell lung cancer who received treatment with osimertinib following surgery versus placebo experienced no clinically meaningful differences in health-related quality of life, according to results of a pivotal phase 3 trial.
Jonathan Thompson, MD, MS, on AEs and Limitations Reported in the Phase 2 BGBC008 Study
February 15th 2021The trial demonstrated that combination treatment with bemcentinib and pembrolizumab was well tolerated and clinically active in patients with checkpoint inhibitor (CPI)–naïve and CPI–refractory composite AXL (cAXL)–positive non–small cell lung cancer.
FDA Approves Trilaciclib for Patients With SCLC Being Treated With Chemo
February 12th 2021The approval of trilaciclib was based on results from a pooled analysis of intent-to-treat datasets from 3 studies of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer in which patients received standard chemotherapy plus either trilaciclib or placebo.
PSMA-Targeted Agent Identified Disease in Majority of Patients with Relapsed Prostate Cancer
February 12th 2021The potential to identify occult prostate cancer and accurately characterize disease burden was observed with the novel prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)–targeted radiopharmaceutical for PET imaging technique.
Tivozanib Increased Time Without Symptoms of Disease, Toxicity for Patients with RCC
February 12th 2021As third- or fourth-line therapy for patients with metastatic RCC, tivozanib hydrochloride demonstrated a statistically significant increased quality-adjusted time without symptoms of disease and toxicity compared with sorafenib.
Higher Starting Dose of Lenvatinib May Improve HR-QoL Among Patients with RCC
February 12th 2021“Based on these findings, patients who received lenvatinib 18 mg starting dose had better quality of life and less severe symptoms than those who received lenvatinib 14 mg starting dose,” said Cristiane Decat Bergerot, PhD, MS, BS.
Improved OS Linked with First-line Immunotherapy for Patients with Advanced Non-Clear Cell RCC
February 11th 2021Improvement in overall survival (OS) for patients with metastatic non–clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) was linked with first-line treatment using immune checkpoint inhibitor–based regimens versus select targeted therapies