Nichole Tucker

Articles

CoVac-1 Vaccination Could Prevent Severe COVID-19 in Patients with Cancer and Immunoglobulin Deficiency

April 12th 2022

CoVac-1, a multi-peptide COVID-19 vaccine, elicited promising T-cell activity and safety in patients with cancer who have disease- or treatment-related immunoglobulin deficiency.

Combined Immune Pathway Inhibition Improves Responses in Resectable NSCLC

April 11th 2022

Durvalumab plus either oleclumab, monalizumab, or damvatirsen led to an improvement in major pathologic response vs durvalumab alone as neoadjuvant therapy in patients with resectable, early-stage non–small cell lung cancer, according to findings from the phase 2 NeoCOAST clinical trial.

Abemaciclib/Endocrine Therapy Combo Showcases Long-Term Clinical Benefit in HR+ High-Risk Early Breast Cancer

March 5th 2022

The combination of adjuvant abemaciclib and endocrine therapy led to a clinically meaningful benefit at 3 years in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative, node-positive, early breast cancer.

Immune Cell–Related Parameters May Serve as Biomarkers for Response to Nivolumab/Ipilimumab in Clear Cell RCC

February 19th 2022

Efficacy rates generated by the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) vary based on certain immune-cell related parameters in patients with advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Onvansertib Plus FOLFIRI/Bevacizumab Generates Meaningful Responses in KRAS-Mutant mCRC

January 22nd 2022

Onvansertib in combination with irinotecan, fluorouracil, and folinic acid, plus bevacizumab, demonstrated encouraging efficacy and was well-tolerated in patients with KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer.

Lower Doses of Selinexor Plus Bortezomib and Dexamethasone Show Best Efficacy and Safety in Myeloma

December 14th 2021

Lower 60mg and 40mg doses of Selinexor in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone demonstrated improved efficacy and safety vs a 100mg dose for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Weekly Selinexor/Bortezomib/Dexamethasone Combo Demonstrates Favorable Efficacy and Safety in High-Risk Multiple Myeloma

December 12th 2021

Weekly selinexor plus bortezomib and dexamethasone represents a favorable option for patients with multiple myeloma and any cytogenetic profile, based on comparable objective responses rates and progression-free survival results from 2 clinical trials.

Efficacy of Pertuzumab/Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Combo Under Investigation in DESTINY-Breast09 for HER2+ Breast Cancer

December 9th 2021

Prior research has shown that the combination of trastuzumab deruxtecan plus pertuzumab may be superior to T-trastuzumab deruxtecan alone in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer and the combination is now under examination in the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast09 trial.

Switch to Darolutamide Maintenance Improves Survival in Taxane and NHA Pretreated mCRPC

September 19th 2021

Switching maintenance to darolutamide following taxane-based therapy with at least 1 novel hormonal agent showed statistically significant but clinically modest improvement in radiographic progression-free survival and event-free survival in patents with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Treatment Strategies Utilizing New Agents and Existing Therapies Can Improve Outcomes in Myelofibrosis

September 9th 2021

Various phase 2 and 3 studies are currently underway utilizing both new and existing treatments in an effort to improve outcomes for patients with myelofibrosis.

Novel, Emerging Approaches Set the Stage for Advancement in cGVHD

September 8th 2021

In recent years, significant advances have been made regarding the treatment of patients with chronic graft-vs-host disease, with investigators developing an understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease, as well as how to integrate novel treatment modalities.

Alrizomadlin/Pembrolizumab Induces Early Efficacy in Unresectable Melanoma or Advanced Solid Tumors

June 8th 2021

The addition of alrizomadlin to pembrolizumab yielded promising preliminary efficacy and was tolerable in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma or advanced solid tumors that have been resistant to immunotherapy agents.

SD-101 Plus Pembrolizumab and Paclitaxel Yields Moderate Response Boost in High-Risk, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

June 7th 2021

Treatment with intra-tumoral SD-101 in combination with pembrolizumab and paclitaxel resulted in a non-statistically significant increase in estimated pathological complete response rates in patients with high-risk, HER2-negative stage II/III breast cancer across 3 HER2-negative biomarker signature groups.

Allogeneic HCT Plus Reduced Intensity Conditioning With Bortezomib Triplet Is Safe in Multiple Myeloma

June 5th 2021

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation was safe when used with a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen of bortezomib, fludarabine, and melphalan in patients with high-risk multiple myeloma.

Parsaclisib/Ruxolitinib Improves SVR and Symptom Burden in Myelofibrosis

April 11th 2021

The combination of parsaclisib and ruxolitinib has resulted in the improvement of spleen volume reduction and symptom burden in patients with myelofibrosis who have previously experienced a suboptimal response to a standard dose of single-agent ruxolitinib.

Maintenance Niraparib Maintains PFS Improvement in gBRCA+/- Ovarian Cancer

March 22nd 2021

Maintenance niraparib demonstrated clinical benefit that persisted beyond first progression in patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer with or without germline BRCA mutations.  

Ruxolitinib Showcases Early Efficacy, Safety in Pediatric Chronic GVHD

February 9th 2021

February 9, 2021 - Ruxolitinib, when administered using a pediatric dosing algorithm, was found to elicit responses in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease with acceptable safety.

Repotrectinib Elicits Early Responses in ROS1+ Metastatic NSCLC

January 31st 2021

January 31, 2021 - Repotrectinib, a next-generation ROS1 and TRK TKI, has demonstrated encouraging objective responses with acceptable tolerability in patients with ROS1 fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer.

Anlotinib Induces PFS Benefit in RAS/BRAF Wildtype+ mCRC

January 15th 2021

January 15, 2021 - Anlotinib, a multitarget kinase inhibitor, was found to significantly improve progression-free survival with a manageable safety profile when used in Chinese patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.

Ki-67 Can Be Used to Select Abemaciclib for Patients With High-Risk Early Breast Cancer

December 10th 2020

December 10, 2020 - Treatment with abemaciclib in combination with endocrine therapy significantly reduced the risk of invasive disease recurrence or death in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative, node-positive, early breast cancer who had high Ki-67 tumors, suggesting that this feature can be used in conjunction with high-risk features to select patients for abemaciclib in the adjuvant setting.