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The OncLive® News page includes the latest in clinical oncology news, including breaking regulatory decisions, clinical trial findings, pivotal and practice-changing data published in academic peer-reviewed journals, and more across solid and hematologic malignancies. Regulatory news includes new drug approvals by the FDA and European Union, priority review and breakthrough therapy designations, and orphan drug and fast track statuses.

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.

Research Developments Provide Clarity and Raise Further Questions in Myeloma, Myelofibrosis, DLBCL, and MDS

January 5th 2024

Sikander Ailawadhi, MD, discusses characteristics of myelofibrosis that influence decisions between JAK inhibitors, highlights differences between bispecific antibodies to consider when managing diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and more.

FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to TAR-200 for BCG-Unresponsive High-Risk NMIBC

January 5th 2024

The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to TAR-200 for use in the treatment of patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–unresponsive, high-risk non–muscle invasive bladder cancer who are not candidates for or opted not to receive radical cystectomy.

Oncolytic Adenovirus TILT-123 Combined With TIL Therapy Is Safe in Metastatic Melanoma

January 5th 2024

Intravenous and intratumoral treatment with TILT-123 was found to be safe and feasible, with no dose-limiting toxicities when given alone or in combination with tumor infiltrating lymphocyte therapy in patients with advanced, metastatic melanoma.

Lucio N. Gordan, MD is Lead Author of First Real-World Study Comparing Preferred Treatments for Multiple Myeloma Findings Help to Inform Selection of Optimal First-Line Treatment

January 5th 2024

Medical oncologist Lucio N. Gordan MD, president and managing physician of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC, is lead author of the first real-world study comparing the two preferred regimens recommended for the primary treatment of non-transplant patients with newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma, published recently in Science Direct.

Fostering Interactions That Heal

January 5th 2024

The pain and suffering that Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM, witnessed in patients during his clinical oncology rotations motivated him to reshape palliative care treatment.

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.

Advani Spotlights Clinical Trial Implications Across Breast Cancer Subtypes

January 4th 2024

Pooja Advani, MBBS, MD, details key advancements and the significance of pivotal trials that were presented by her colleagues at a recent OncLive® State of the Science Summit™ on breast cancer, which she chaired.

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.

Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Provides Sustained DFS Benefit in Resected Stage IB, II, or IIIA NSCLC

January 4th 2024

Adjuvant treatment with pembrolizumab continued to induce a disease-free survival benefit vs placebo in patients with resected early-stage NSCLC, according to findings from the phase 3 PEARLS/KEYNOTE-091 trial.

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Appoints Pancreatic Cancer Surgeon Scientist William Hawkins, MD, As Deputy Director

January 4th 2024

William Hawkins, MD, will join MUSC Hollings Cancer Center on January 1, 2024, as deputy director, where he will focus on strengthening translational research, increasing clinical trials across South Carolina and assisting Craig Lockhart, MD, with making clinical operations more efficient.

BLA Submitted to FDA for PET Imaging Agent TLX250-CDx in RCC

January 4th 2024

A biologics license application seeking the approval of the investigational positron emission tomography imaging agent 89Zr-DFO-girentuximab in clear cell renal cell carcinoma has been submitted to the FDA.

The Power of Patient Connection

January 4th 2024

Patient care begins with the patient, and Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, has spent her career keeping them the main focus of improving oncologic outcomes.

Selinexor/Ruxolitinib Combo Is Tolerable, Shows Durable Spleen, Symptom Responses in JAK Inhibitor–Naive Myelofibrosis

January 4th 2024

The oral XPO1 inhibitor selinexor in combination with ruxolitinib was associated with a tolerable and manageable adverse effect profile and elicited signals of clinical efficacy in patients with JAK inhibitor–naive myelofibrosis.

FDA Grants Fast Track, Breakthrough Therapy Designations to Cretostimogene Grenadenorepvec for NMIBC

January 3rd 2024

The FDA has granted fast track and breakthrough therapy designations to cretostimogene grenadenorepvec for use as a potential therapeutic option in patients with high-risk BCG-unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ with or without Ta or T1 tumors.

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.

Pirtobrutinib Approval Adds Effective Third-Line Option to Previously Treated CLL/SLL Armamentarium

January 3rd 2024

Lori A. Leslie, MD, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of pirtobrutinib for this population alongside the unmet needs it may address, highlights the efficacy and notable toxicities seen with the agent in the BRUIN study, and expands on the continued investigation of pirtobrutinib vs other standard-of-care regimens in various CLL subtypes.

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.