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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.

Reflecting on Advances Made in High-Risk, Low-Grade Prostate Cancer Management

November 10th 2023

Howard I. Scher, MD, sheds light on various research programs he has led or has been heavily involved with that have helped change the course of prostate cancer treatment over the years.

Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Has Potential to Alter SOC in Frontline Urothelial Cancer

November 10th 2023

The combination of enfortumab vedotin-ejfv plus pembrolizumab represents a chemotherapy-free regimen that could alter the standard of care in the frontline treatment of all patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Treatments for Translocation RCC Require Novel Therapeutic Targets

November 10th 2023

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have been associated with improved outcomes for patients with metastatic translocation renal cell carcinoma; however, novel therapies and therapeutic targets are needed for patients within this histologic subset.

Frontline Pembrolizumab Plus Chemo Approaches EU Approval for Biliary Tract Cancer

November 10th 2023

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) combined with gemcitabine and cisplatin in the frontline treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer

Fox Chase Researcher Henkel Valentine Recognized as an IMPACT Fellow by the National Postdoctoral Association

November 10th 2023

Henkel Valentine, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Philip Abbosh, MD, PhD, in the Nuclear Dynamics and Cancer Research Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was one of six postdoctoral researchers nationwide recently recognized as an IMPACT Fellow by the National Postdoctoral Association.

Pursuit of Effective Agents Continues in Multiple Types of Sarcomas

November 10th 2023

Research has continued to focus on developing novel therapies and bringing new treatments to the sarcoma treatment paradigm.

Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Dr. Alexander Kutikov to Receive Andrew C. Novick Award at 2023 International Kidney Cancer Symposium

November 10th 2023

Alexander Kutikov, MD, FACS, chair of the Department of Urology and the Roberta R. Scheller Chair in Urologic Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, will receive the Andrew C. Novick Award from the Kidney Cancer Association.

Unique Molecular Profiles of Biliary Tract Cancers Drive Continued Development of Targeted Therapies

November 9th 2023

The mitigation and management of toxicities is a key component of treating patients with biliary tract cancers with targeted therapies.

Markman Underscores Unanswered Questions in Ovarian Cancer Management

November 9th 2023

Although advancements were “simple” to track for more than 40 years and left few questions open for evaluation in the ovarian cancer treatment paradigm, new questions have begun to develop surrounding the complexity of care.

PDS0101-Based Triplet Provides Survival Benefit in HPV16+ Cancers

November 9th 2023

The combination of PDS0101, PDS0301 (formerly M-9241), and bintrafusp alfa, an investigational immune checkpoint inhibitor extended survival in patients with advanced human papillomavirus 16–positive cancers, according to final data from a phase 2 trial (NCT04287868) led by the National Cancer Institute.

Durvalumab Plus TACE and Bevacizumab Significantly Improves PFS in Select HCC

November 9th 2023

Durvalumab plus concurrent transarterial chemoembolization followed by durvalumab with bevacizumab resulted in a significant improvement in PFS over TACE alone in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who are eligible for embolization, meeting the primary end point of the phase 3 EMERALD-1 trial.

FDA Grants Priority Review to Liso-Cel for R/R Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

November 9th 2023

The FDA has granted priority review to the supplemental biologics license application seeking approval to expand the indication of lisocabtagene maraleucel to include patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma who had prior exposure to a BTK inhibitor and a BCL-2 inhibitor.

Advanced Bladder Cancer Patients Could Keep Their Bladder Under New Treatment Regime, Clinical Trial Shows

November 9th 2023

Mount Sinai investigators have developed a new approach for treating invasive bladder cancer without the need for surgical removal of the bladder, according to a recently published study.

FDA Restricts Approval for Pembrolizumab Plus Trastuzumab and Chemo to Advanced PD-L1+ Gastric/GEJ Cancer

November 9th 2023

The FDA has updated the current indication for pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab, fluoropyrimidine, and platinum-containing chemotherapy for the frontline treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma to those whose tumors express PD-L1 with a CPS of 1 or more.

Prevalence of Eye Toxicities in Patients With Cancer Is Much Higher Than Previously Known

November 9th 2023

In the real-world setting, cases of ocular adverse effects have emerged with greater frequency both in new and established therapies than has been previously observed in many clinical trials.

Recent Clinical Trial Updates Shift DLBCL Treatment Paradigm

November 9th 2023

Gilles Salles, MD, PhD, expands on how data from recent clinical trials have helped shift the treatment paradigm for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Lamanna Details Evolution of CLL Treatment Following Resistance

November 9th 2023

Nicole Lamanna, MD, discusses treatment options for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who develop resistance to a prior treatment.

FDA Approves Fruquintinib for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

November 8th 2023

The FDA has approved fruquintinib (Fruzaqla) for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have been previously treated with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy, an anti-VEGF therapy, and, if RAS wild-type and medically appropriate, an anti-EGFR therapy.

FDA Approves Fruquintinib for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer-Audio Test

November 8th 2023

Data Continue to Refine Frontline BTK Inhibitor Selection in CLL

November 8th 2023

Along with the combination of venetoclax and obinutuzumab, the BTK inhibitor–based regimens of zanubrutinib monotherapy and acalabrutinib plus obinutuzumab represent the preferred options in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines for the first-line treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia without 17p deletions or TP53 mutations.