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Patients with hematologic malignancies were found to be at increased risk for significant morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, and the risk of death appeared to be greatest in those who were older, had more severe infection, a poorer prognosis, or who decided to forego intensive treatment.
The FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation to sotorasib for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with KRAS G12C mutation, as determined by an FDA-approved test, following at least 1 prior systemic therapy.
Data from initial dose cohorts of a phase 1/2 trial indicated the agent was found to safely drive natural killer cell proliferation in patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia.
The ongoing phase 1/2 DREAMM-6 trial found that the addition of belantamab mafodotin to bortezomib and dexamethasone elicited high response rates and a suitable safety profile in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
A phase 2 trial found that SY-1425 and azacitidine demonstrated clinical activity with acceptable tolerability in a heavily pretreated population of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia with RARA positivity.
Findings from a preclinical study suggested ALVR109 could be a safe and effective treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019.
A phase 1 trial found that MEDI-570 demonstrated clinical activity with durable responses, as well as acceptable safety and tolerability in patients with relapsed or refractory angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma and peripheral T-cell lymphoma.
In preliminary findings from the ongoing first-in-human KOMET-001 trial, KO-539 showed activity in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
The latest episode of CancerNetwork’s podcast focuses on the rising incidence rates of colorectal cancer in both young and black patients.
Daratumumab plus lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone improved response rates and depth of response in patients with transplant-eligible, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
An integrated analysis of 2 phase 3 studies with up to 6.5 years of follow-up reported the outcomes of first-line ibrutinib (Imbruvica) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma and high-risk genomic features.
This pooled analysis from 4 clinical trials suggested that though patients with TP53 aberrations remain at risk for progression, first-line treatment with ibrutinib has meaningfully improved the poor prognosis in this high-risk population.
TNB-383B was well tolerated and researchers saw significant responses when it was administered at a higher dose level for heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Data presented at the 2020 ASH Meeting found talquetamab elicited a high response rate with a tolerable safety profile for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
The myeloma expert discussed the randomized, open label study measuring the safety and efficacy of daratumumab (Darzalex) plus RVd for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
Cevostamab, a FcRH5xCD3 bispecific antibody, was safe and highly active when treating heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to data presented at the 2020 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition.
The study sought to determine the impact of a rurally focused telemedicine program on patient outcomes.
Research presented at the 2020 ASH Annual Meeting may have found an alternative path forward for patients who do not respond to immunotherapy treatment for large B-cell lymphomas.
The FDA placed a clinical hold on patient enrollment and dosing for the ongoing phase 1/2 dose-escalation clinical trial evaluating BPX-601 in patients with previously treated metastatic pancreatic or prostate cancer.
Patients who underwent pouch diversion reported significantly more regret than patients undergoing neobladder or ileal conduit.
The lymphoma expert spoke about the research being presented at the 2020 ASH Annual Meeting and what he believes has the potential to be most influential for treating this patient population.
Idecabtagene vicleucel yielded a clinically meaningful improvements in the quality-of-life of triple-class exposed patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
The BCMA- and CD3-targeted bispecific monoclonal antibody, demonstrated early, deep, and durable responses with acceptable safety and tolerability in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
An off-the-shelf CAR T-cell therapy that targets B-cell maturation antigen, ALLO-715, elicited responses in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in early findings from a first-in-human study presented at the 2020 ASH Meeting.
A novel ROR1-targeted antibody-drug conjugate, VLS-101, demonstrated encouraging clinical efficacy, consistent pharmacokinetics, and a favorable safety profile in patients with heavily pretreated mantle cell lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
The combination induced low rates of infusion-related reaction, and had a shorter administration duration, increasing convenience for patients and decreasing treatment burden, according to Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD.
Patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma maintained durable responses with idecabtagene vicleucel, according to updated findings presented from the phase 1 CRB-401 trial.
The CAR T-cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel demonstrated long-term disease control with rapid responses and robust CAR T-cell expansion among patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma.
Census tract socioeconomic status information demonstrated significant disparities between survival outcomes of non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic patients with acute myeloid leukemia AML in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Azacitidine, was shown to significantly prolong overall survival and relapse-free survival in patients with acute myeloid leukemia in first remission regardless of the number of rounds of prior consolidation therapy.
