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Sitravatinib/Nivolumab Combo Results in Durable Response in Advanced NSCLC Following Checkpoint Inhibitors, Chemotherapy

September 21st 2021

Sitravatinib, a spectrum-selective TKI targeting TAM receptors and VEGFR2, administered in combination with nivolumab induced durable response and robust survival outcomes for patients with non-small cell lung cancer who progressed after deriving benefit from treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor and/or platinum doublet chemotherapy.

Blood-Based TMB Is Not Predictive of Benefit With Atezolizumab in NSCLC

September 21st 2021

Blood-based tumor mutational burden does not predict a benefit of first-line atezolizumab over chemotherapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Biomarkers May Predict Outcomes Following De-Escalated Neoadjuvant T-DM1 in HR+/HER2+ Early Breast Cancer

September 20th 2021

Baseline tumor immunogenicity may be associated with higher pathologic complete response rates and favorable outcomes in hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive early stage breast cancer when comparing de-escalated neoadjuvant ado-trastuzumab emtansine with or without endocrine therapy, vs trastuzumab plus endocrine therapy.

Adjuvant Atezolizumab Shows Improvement in DFS, Time to Relapse in PD-L1+ Stage II-IIIA NSCLC Subgroups

September 20th 2021

Adjuvant treatment with atezolizumab led to an improvement in disease-free survival and time to locoregional and distant relapse compared with best supportive care in prespecified subgroups of PD-L1–positive patients with stage II to IIIA NSCLC, according to exploratory findings from the phase 3 IMpower010 trial.

Sunitinib Elicits Improved Efficacy Vs Placebo in Malignant Pheochromocytoma/Paragangliomas

September 20th 2021

First-line sunitinib was found to improve efficacy compared with placebo in patients with malignant pheochromocytoma and paragangliomas.

cLOD May Provide More Accurate Evaluation of Cell-Free DNA in Multi-Cancer Early Detection

September 19th 2021

Clinical limit of detection may be a reasonable metric for evaluating cell-free DNA for multi-cancer early detection.

Balstilimab Plus Zalifrelimab Displays Strong Efficacy, Survival Benefits in Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer

September 19th 2021

The anti-PD-1 antibody balstilimab in combination with the anti-CTLA-4 antibody zalifrelimab exhibited impressive response rates, duration of response, and overall survival in patients with previously treated recurrent/metastatic cervical cancer.

Dr. Luke on the Results of the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-716 Trial in Melanoma

September 19th 2021

Jason J. Luke, MD, FACP, discusses the results of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-716 trial in high-risk stage II melanoma.

Nivolumab/Chemo Combo Sustains Clinical Benefit in Frontline Gastric/GEJ Cancer, But Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Arm Misses Mark

September 19th 2021

The frontline combination of nivolumab and chemotherapy upheld its improvement in progression-free and overall survival vs chemotherapy alone with longer follow-up of patients with advanced gastric, gastroesophageal junction, or esophageal cancer, according to data from the phase 3 CheckMate-649 trial.

Tisotumab Vedotin Plus Frontline Carboplatin and Second-/Third-Line Pembrolizumab Demonstrates Notable Activity in Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer

September 19th 2021

Tisotumab vedotin elicited significant responses without prohibitive toxicity in combination with carboplatin as frontline therapy, as well as in combination with pembrolizumab as second- or third-line therapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Survival Benefit Found With Abiraterone/Prednisolone-Based Combos in High-Risk Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer

September 19th 2021

When added to androgen-deprivation therapy, abiraterone acetate and prednisolone with or without enzalutamide for 2 years improved survival outcomes in men with high-risk nonmetastatic prostate cancer.

Dr. Rugo on Overall Survival With First-Line Pembrolizumab in Metastatic TNBC

September 19th 2021

Hope S. Rugo, MD, discusses the overall survival data with first-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy as a treatment for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, as reported in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-355 trial.

Prednisone Added to ADT Plus Docetaxel Improves Radiographic PFS and OS in mCSPC

September 19th 2021

Prednisone added to androgen-deprivation therapy plus docetaxel improved radiographic progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with de novo metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

Sabizabulin Appears Safe, Effective in Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer

September 19th 2021

Sabizabulin was well tolerated and associated with significant and durable objective tumor responses in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer.

Nivolumab/Rucaparib Combo Induces Clinically Effective Outcomes in mCRPC Subgroup

September 19th 2021

A group of patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer achieved favorable outcomes after receiving treatment with nivolumab in combination with rucaparib.

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.

Ribociclib/Letrozole Combo Yields Significant OS Benefit in Postmenopausal HR+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

September 19th 2021

The combination of ribociclib and letrozole demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful overall survival benefit compared with letrozole alone in the first-line setting for postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, according to results from the phase 3 MONALEESA-2 trial.

ctDNA a Viable Surrogate for OS in Previously Treated Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

September 19th 2021

Circulating tumor DNA was a better predictor for survival than RECIST 1.1 for patients with previously treated, HLA-A*02:01-positive metastatic uveal melanoma assigned to tebentafusp.

Datopotamab Deruxtecan May Lead to Antitumor Activity in Advanced NSCLC With Genomic Alterations

September 19th 2021

The antibody drug conjugate datopotamab deruxtecan demonstrated safe antitumor activity in patients with advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with actionable genomic alterations.

Trastuzumab Duocarmazine Shows PFS Benefit in Pretreated, HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

September 19th 2021

Vic-trastuzumab duocarmazine yielded an improved progression-free survival over standard physician’s choice chemotherapy in patients with pretreated HER2-positive locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.