Immuno-Oncology | Specialty

Immunotherapy Agents Drive Frontline Treatment Strategies in Advanced NSCLC

December 16th 2020

Several immunotherapeutic options are available for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), allowing decisions to be made based on histology, PD-L1 expression, and patient preference in regard to their treatment goals. Looking ahead, there may also be efficacy in moving immunotherapy drugs up into the resectable, early-stage setting

Pembrolizumab/Lenvatinib Combo Improves Survival, Responses Over Chemo in Advanced Endometrial Cancer

December 16th 2020

December 16, 2020 - Pembrolizumab/lenvatinib has significantly improved survival and responses compared with chemotherapy in patients with advanced endometrial cancer who have received previous systemic treatment.

Dr. Herbst on Biomarkers for Immunotherapy Response in NSCLC

December 16th 2020

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses biomarkers for immunotherapy response that are currently under investigation in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Dr. Goldberg on the Evolving Role of Immunotherapy in NSCLC

December 16th 2020

Sarah B. Goldberg, MD, MPH, discusses the evolving role of immunotherapy in non–small cell lung cancer.

Immunotherapy Finds a Foothold in Metastatic Bladder Cancer, But Frontline Challenges Remain

December 14th 2020

The emergence of checkpoint inhibitors has transformed the second-line treatment of patients with metastatic bladder cancer. However, questions regarding the utility of immunotherapy in the frontline setting remain unanswered, leaving chemotherapy as the standard-of-care option.

Dr. Brody on the Role of Immunotherapy in Hodgkin Lymphoma

December 14th 2020

Joshua Brody, MD, discusses the role of immunotherapy in Hodgkin lymphoma.

Dr. Weber on the Toxicities Associated With Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer

December 14th 2020

Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, discusses the toxicities associated with immunotherapy in lung cancer.

Immunotherapy Finds a Role in Frontline Small Cell Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma

December 14th 2020

Checkpoint inhibitors have failed to improve progression-free survival and overall survival as second-line therapy and maintenance therapy in small cell lung cancer, but this class of agents continue to show encouraging activity worthy of a paradigm shift up front.

Sznol Advocates for More Awareness of Immune-Related Toxicities

December 14th 2020

Mario Sznol, MD, discusses the critical importance of being aware of the immune-related toxicities that could arise when treating patients with cancer, along with the best ways to manage them.

Frontline Pembrolizumab Granted Positive EU Opinion in Metastatic MSI-H, dMMR CRC

December 11th 2020

December 11, 2020 - The European Medicine Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive opinion for pembrolizumab monotherapy for the frontline treatment of adult patients with metastatic microsatellite instability–high or mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer.

MCL Treatment Shifts Away from Chemoimmunotherapy, Enters New Era of Novel Agents and Cellular Therapies

December 4th 2020

With the shift away from chemoimmunotherapy, and the adoption of novel combinations, as well as cellular therapy, the MCL treatment landscape has entered a new era. Looking forward, minimal residual disease is bound to play a critical role in terms of guiding treatment selection.

Adjuvant Nivolumab Displays Survival Benefits in High-Risk Resected Melanoma

December 4th 2020

December 4, 2020 — Adjuvant nivolumab demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in relapse-free survival, overall survival, and distant metastasis-free survival vs placebo in patients with high-risk resected melanoma, even after accounting for disease stage and post-recurrence survival, supporting the use of the anti–PD-1 antibody as a standard adjuvant therapy.

Immunotherapy Leads the Way in Lung Cancer, but Creates Complex Treatment Decisions

November 27th 2020

Joshua Reuss, MD, discusses the lung cancer armamentarium, the role of immunotherapy combinations, and the significance of biomarkers.

PD-L1 Status Stratifies Immunotherapy Treatment in NSCLC

November 25th 2020

Data from completed studies evaluating immunotherapy in lung cancer alone or in combination with chemotherapy show that a breakdown of populations by PD-L1 status and additional considerations such as toxicity profiles should guide treatment decisions.

Cancer Vaccine AV-GBM-1 Improves PFS in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

November 17th 2020

November 17, 2020 - AV-GBM-1, a personalized cancer vaccine, demonstrated an improvement in progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.

Cabozantinib Plus Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Under Exploration in Intermediate-, Poor-Risk RCC

November 14th 2020

November 14, 2020 - A novel combination comprised of the TKI cabozantinib plus the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab and the CTLA-4 inhibitor ipilimumab is under exploration in treatment-naïve patients with intermediate or poor risk advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the phase 3 COSMIC-313 trial.

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab/Chemo for Locally Recurrent Unresectable or Metastatic TNBC

November 13th 2020

November 13, 2020 - The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to pembrolizumab for use in combination with chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with locally recurrent unresectable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer whose tumors express PD-L1 as determined by an FDA-approved test.

Dr. Zhang on the Combination of LAG525 and Spartalizumab in Advanced Malignancies

November 12th 2020

Tian Zhang, MD, discusses the combination of ieramilimab and spartalizumab in advanced malignancies.

Next-Generation Bispecific Antibody Shows Early Clinical Activity in Advanced Solid Tumors

November 12th 2020

November 12, 2020 - The first-in-class, next-generation, DuoBody-PD-L1×4-1BB bispecific antibody GEN1046 demonstrated promising early activity and an acceptable safety profile in in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Cabozantinib/Pembrolizumab Trial Poised to Improve Efficacy, Safety in Advanced Melanoma

November 12th 2020

November 12, 2020 - In an effort to further improve outcomes without sacrificing tolerability, the combination of cabozantinib with pembrolizumab is being evaluated in patients with advanced melanoma in a phase 1b/2 study.