Immuno-Oncology | Specialty

FDA Grants Fast Track Status to Quaratusugene Ozeplasmid Plus Atezolizumab in ES-SCLC

June 29th 2023

The FDA has granted fast track designation to the combination of quaratusugene ozeplasmid and atezolizumab as maintenance therapy in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer whose disease did not progress after receiving initial standard treatment with atezolizumab and chemotherapy.

Galinpepimut-S Plus Nivolumab Provides Survival Benefits With Acceptable Safety in Mesothelioma

June 28th 2023

The combination of galinpepimut-S and nivolumab provided positive survival outcomes with an acceptable safety profile in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma who were refractory to or relapsed after at least 1 line of standard treatment.

Examining LIFU–Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma: Raising the Bar With the LIMITLESS Trial

June 27th 2023

In this fourth episode of OncChats: Examining LIFU–Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma, Manmeet Singh Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, FASCO, and Michael W. McDermott, MD, discuss the key objectives of the phase 3 LIMITLESS study (NCT05317858) examining low-intensity focused ultrasound with immunotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with lung cancer and brain metastases.

Camrelizumab Plus Famitinib Demonstrates Early Antitumor Activity in Advanced Melanoma

June 25th 2023

Camrelizumab combined with famitinib elicited responses and was well tolerated in patients with advanced melanoma previously exposed to an immune checkpoint inhibitor regimen.

Favezelimab Plus Pembrolizumab Continues to Elicit Antitumor Activity in R/R Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

June 21st 2023

The combination of favezelimab and pembrolizumab continued to demonstrate a manageable safety profile and antitumor activity in patients with relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma, irrespective of whether they received prior anti–PD-1 therapy.

Determining the Optimal Use of Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma

June 19th 2023

Kidney and renal pelvis cancers are one of the 10 most common new malignant diagnoses in both men and women in the United States, with an estimated 52,360 new cases in men and 29,440 new cases in women per year.

Brentuximab Vedotin Plus Nivolumab/Chemo Elicits 98% ORR in Early-Stage Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

June 13th 2023

Frontline treatment with the combination of brentuximab vedotin, nivolumab, doxorubicin, and dacarbazine led to an overall response rate of 98% and a complete response rate of 93% in patients with early-stage, classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

Investigators Set Sights on Immunotherapy for Long-Term Disease Control in NSCLC

June 9th 2023

Stephen V. Liu, MD, highlighted the importance of next-generation sequencing in lung cancer, key trials that have shifted the non–small cell lung cancer treatment landscape, and detailed ongoing research at Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Neoadjuvant Durvalumab Plus Chemo Improves pCR Vs Chemo Alone in Gastric and GEJ Cancers

June 8th 2023

The addition of durvalumab to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy significantly improved pathologic complete response over neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone in patients with resectable, early-stage and locally advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers.

Pembrolizumab Plus Chemo Does Not Significantly Improve Survival in TKI-resistant, EGFR+ NSCLC

June 6th 2023

The addition of pembrolizumab to pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy resulted in a numerical, but not statistically significant, improvement in progression-free survival or overall survival vs chemotherapy plus placebo in patients with TKI-resistant, EGFR-mutated, metastatic nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.

Cabozantinib/Atezolizumab Combo Misses PFS, OS End Points in ICI-Treated, Advanced RCC

June 5th 2023

The addition of atezolizumab to cabozantinib did not improve progression-free survival or overall survival vs cabozantinib alone in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma who previously received treatment with an immune checkpoint inhibitor, missing the primary end points of the phase 3 CONTACT-03 trial.

Talquetamab Plus Daratumumab Produces Potent Responses in R/R Multiple Myeloma

June 4th 2023

Talquetamab plus daratumumab displayed high response rates regardless of 0.4 mg/kg or 0.8 mg/kg dosing in combination with daratumumab in patients with heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, irrespective of prior treatment with CD38-directed therapy and T-cell redirection therapy.

Perioperative Pembrolizumab Shows Strong EFS, Response in Early-Stage NSCLC

June 3rd 2023

The addition of pembrolizumab to neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy followed by resection and adjuvant pembrolizumab alone resulted in a significant improvement in event-free survival and pathological response for patients with early-stage non–small cell lung cancer.

EMA Recommends Approval of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab/Chemotherapy in Resectable NSCLC

May 26th 2023

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of nivolumab as neoadjuvant therapy in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer at high risk of recurrence and tumor cell PD-L1 expression of at least 1%.

China’s NMPA Accepts sNDA for Toripalimab Plus Chemo in Advanced TNBC

May 23rd 2023

The National Medical Products Administration has accepted the supplemental new drug application seeking the approval of toripalimab in combination with nab-paclitaxel in patients with untreated metastatic or recurrent triple-negative breast cancer and a PD-L1 combined positive score of at least 1.

GEN-002 Plus Avelumab Shows Promise as Third-line Option in PD-L1+ Gastric Cancer

May 22nd 2023

The combination of GEN-002 and avelumab elicited responses in patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, according to findings from an interim analysis of an ongoing phase 2 trial.

CG0070 Plus Pembrolizumab Produces Durable Responses in BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC

May 18th 2023

Roger Li, MD, discusses how the synergistic mechanism of pembrolizumab plus CG0070 could address unmet needs in BCG-unresponsive NMIBC, safety and efficacy data for the combination from the CORE-001 trial, and how those data support planned research efforts for CG0070 in this space.

Nivolumab Plus Brachytherapy/ADT Improves Disease Control in Grade Group 5 Prostate Cancer

May 10th 2023

John Michael "JM" Bryant, MD, expands on the results of the interim analysis of the single-center, single-arm phase 2 trial for patients with grade group 5 prostate cancer treated with the combination of nivolumab and standard of care.

Neoadjuvant Atezolizumab Followed by Adjuvant Atezolizumab May Benefit Select Patients With Early-stage NSCLC

May 3rd 2023

Karen L. Reckamp, MD, MS, discusses the rationale for evaluating patients with early-stage NSCLC who received adjuvant atezolizumab as part of the LCMC3 study and explains the significance and limitations of data from a retrospective analysis.

First-line Cemiplimab Plus Chemo Wins Approval in Canada for Advanced NSCLC

May 2nd 2023

Health Canada has approved the combination of cemiplimab and platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer without EGFR, ALK, or ROS1 aberrations who are not candidates for definitive chemoradiation.