Immuno-Oncology | Specialty

Nivolumab/Chemo Combination Sustains Survival Improvement in Gastric/GEJ Cancers

January 18th 2024

Nivolumab plus chemotherapy improved PFS and OS vs chemotherapy alone in patients with advanced gastric, gastroesophageal junction, and esophageal cancers, according to 4-year data from the phase 3 CheckMate 649 study.

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab Plus Chemoradiation for FIGO 2014 Stage III to IVA Cervical Cancer

January 12th 2024

The FDA has approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus chemoradiation for patients with FIGO 2014 stage III to IVA cervical cancer.

Neoadjuvant Cemiplimab Prolongs Survival in Stage II to IV CSCC

January 12th 2024

Neil D. Gross, MD, FACS, shares how neoadjuvant cemiplimab followed by surgery improved EFS in patients with stage II-IV cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

NMPA Approval Sought for Frontline Cadonilimab Plus Chemo in Gastric or GEJ Adenocarcinoma

January 8th 2024

China’s NMPA has accepted the sNDA seeking the approval of cadonilimab plus chemotherapy for use in select patients with gastric or GEJ adenocarcinomas.

Neoadjuvant SBRT Plus Cemiplimab Results in Pathologic Responses in Resectable HCC

January 5th 2024

Significant tumor necrosis greater than 70% occurred in 3 patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma following neoadjuvant treatment with low-dose stereotactic body radiation therapy and cemiplimab-rwlc and adjuvant cemiplimab.

Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab/Chemo Induces Inferior OS vs Pembrolizumab/Chemo in Previously Untreated NSCLC

January 5th 2024

Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, and carboplatin or cisplatin did not improve treatment outcomes compared with placebo plus pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, and carboplatin or cisplatin when given as first-line therapy in patients with stage IV nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.

Lifileucel Demonstrates Long-Term Efficacy and Survival Benefit in Advanced, Pretreated Melanoma

January 5th 2024

Lifileucel demonstrated clinically meaningful antitumor activity alongside early, durable responses in patients with advanced melanoma following progression on checkpoint inhibitors.

Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab Fails to Improve OS and PFS Over Docetaxel in Stage IV NSCLC

January 4th 2024

Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab did not provide a survival advantage vs standard-of-care docetaxel in patients with advanced-stage non–small cell lung cancer who experienced disease progression following prior exposure to a PD-L1 inhibitor and platinum-based chemotherapy.

LUMINANCE Data Support the Frontline Use of Durvalumab Plus Platinum/Etoposide in ES-SCLC

January 4th 2024

The safety and efficacy data observed with the administration of 5 or more cycles of induction platinum/etoposide and concurrent durvalumab in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer enrolled in the phase 3b LUMINANCE study aligned with outcomes reported in the phase 3 CASPIAN trial.

POSEIDON Update Confirms OS Benefit of Tremelimumab/Durvalumab Plus Chemo in mNSCLC

January 3rd 2024

A limited course of tremelimumab added to frontline durvalumab and chemotherapy provided a sustained overall survival benefit vs chemotherapy alone in patients with previously untreated metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

Vibostolimab Plus Pembrolizumab Coformulation ± Docetaxel Did Not Significantly Improve PFS in NSCLC

January 3rd 2024

A coformulation of vibostolimab and pembrolizumab with or without docetaxel failed to result in a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with docetaxel alone in patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

Enfortumab Vedotin/Pembrolizumab Combo, Maintenance Avelumab Continue as Gold Standards in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

December 13th 2023

Lance C. Pagliaro, MD, highlights updated data from the JAVELIN Bladder 100 and EV-103 trials in metastatic urothelial carcinoma, discusses their relevance for navigating the expanding treatment armamentarium for this disease, and outlines several future avenues for research.

EFS Benefit With Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab/Chemo Combo, Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Upheld in High-Risk Early TNBC

December 8th 2023

Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab compared with placebo plus chemotherapy continued to show a clinically meaningful improvement in event-free survival in patients with high-risk, early-stage triple-negative breast cancer.

Phase 3 KEYLYNK-008 Trial of Pembrolizumab Plus Olaparib in Metastatic Squamous NSCLC to Stop for Futility

December 8th 2023

The phase 3 KEYLYNK-008 trial evaluating pembrolizumab plus olaparib in patients with metastatic squamous non–small cell lung cancer will be discontinued for futility, according to an announcement from Merck.

Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Improves PFS in Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

December 7th 2023

The combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab led to a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival per blinded independent central review compared with investigator’s choice of chemotherapy as frontline therapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Maintenance Pembrolizumab/Olaparib Misses Survival End Points in Locally Advanced or Metastatic TNBC

December 6th 2023

Pembrolizumab plus olaparib did not improve progression-free or overall survival vs pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with locally recurrent inoperable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who received induction pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy.

Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Plus Chemo Improves pCR Across Key ER+ Breast Cancer Subgroups

December 6th 2023

The addition of pembrolizumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab plus endocrine therapy improved pathologic complete responses in key subsets of patients with early-stage, high-risk, estrogen receptor–positive/HER2-negative breast cancer enrolled in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-756 trial.

Frontline Serplulimab Plus Chemo Provides Consistent Survival Benefit in Squamous NSCLC

December 5th 2023

The addition of serplulimab to carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel significantly prolonged survival vs chemotherapy alone when used in the first-line treatment of patients with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic squamous non–small cell lung cancer.

Long-Term Survival Benefit With PD-1 Monotherapy Correlated With High PD-L1 Expression in Advanced NSCLC

November 29th 2023

Biagio Ricciuti, MD, discusses the need to improve the identification of patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer that benefit most from immune checkpoint inhibition.

EO2401 Plus Nivolumab and Bevacizumab Shows Activity in Progressive/Recurrent Glioblastoma

November 20th 2023

The use of the first-in-class, microbiome-derived therapeutic vaccine EO2401 in combination with nivolumab with or without bevacizumab produced clinical activity and was well tolerated in patients with progressive/recurrent glioblastoma.