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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.

Geriatric Oncology ASCO Guidelines Provide Update on Importance of Assessment

July 25th 2023

ASCO has released an update to the guidelines for the practical assessment and management of vulnerabilities in older patients receiving systemic cancer therapy.

Treatment Sequencing Clarifications May Spur NSCLC Therapeutic Evolutions

July 25th 2023

Angel Qin, MD, contextualizes the non–small cell lung cancer ADAURA trial, in which patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer who received adjuvant therapy with osimertinib achieved a 5-year overall survival rate of 85% vs 73% in those who received placebo.

Missing a Rare Cause of Hereditary Cancer

July 25th 2023

New research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators could warrant reconsideration of current screening guidelines to include a poorly recognized cause of Lynch syndrome, the most common cause of hereditary colorectal and endometrial cancers.

BMF-219 Demonstrates Early Activity in Menin-Dependent AML

July 25th 2023

Oral treatment with BMF-219 led to 2 complete responses of 5 patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia with menin-dependent mutations, both of which remain on treatment.

IDMC Recommends Continuation of PANOVA-3 Trial of TTFields in Unresectable, Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

July 25th 2023

An independent data monitoring committee has recommended the continuation of the phase 3 PANOVA-3 trial evaluating tumor treating fields in combination with nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine for the treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

First-Line Rivoceranib Plus Camrelizumab Improves Survival in Unresectable HCC

July 25th 2023

Treatment with the combination of rivoceranib and camrelizumab led to a statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit in progression-free survival and overall survival compared with sorafenib in previously untreated patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Advances in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Pull Biology and Biomarkers Into Focus

July 25th 2023

As new data emerge in breast cancer, stepping back from the updates and shedding light on the standard practices as they exist in the clinic are crucial approaches to management of the disease.

Gilead Discontinues Phase 3 ENHANCE Trial of Magrolimab/Azacitidine in Higher-Risk MDS

July 25th 2023

The phase 3 ENHANCE trial evaluating the first-line combination of magrolimab and azacitidine vs placebo plus azacitidine in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome has been discontinued due to futility at a planned analysis.

Tinengotinib Elicits Clinical Benefit in Pretreated Cholangiocarcinoma and Other Advanced Solid Tumors

July 24th 2023

Sanjay Goel, MD, MS, expands on the findings from the phase 1b/2 trial, noting the potential benefit this approach may have for patients with cholangiocarcinoma, and detailed next steps for investigating tinengotinib.

GI Cancer Research Lends Insight Into the Future of Chemotherapy Combinations and Sequencing

July 24th 2023

Mark Lewis, MD, discusses the contested designs of the NorPACT-1 trial and NAPOLI 3 trial; where trastuzumab deruxtecan falls in the HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer treatment paradigm; and how the PROSPECT trial results can improve quality of life for patients with rectal cancer.

Arend Named New Co-Leader of Experimental Therapeutics Program

July 24th 2023

The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB is pleased to announce that Rebecca Arend, M.D., MSPH, will join Drs. Narendra Wajapeyee and Suzanne Lapi as Co-Leader of the O’Neal Experimental Therapeutics Research Program.

Loncastuximab Tesirine BLA Receives Priority Review in China for Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL

July 24th 2023

The China National Medical Products Administration has accepted and granted priority review to the biologics license application seeking the approval of loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma following at least 2 prior lines of systemic therapy.

Axatilimab Meets ORR End Point in Chronic GVHD After 2 or More Prior Lines of Therapy

July 24th 2023

The anti–CSF-R1 antibody axatilimab generated responses in adult and pediatric patients with chronic graft-vs-host disease who received 2 or more prior lines of therapy, meeting the primary end point in all cohorts of patients in the phase 2 AGAVE-201 trial.

FDA Approves Companion Diagnostic for Quizartinib in FLT3-ITD+ AML

July 24th 2023

The FDA has approved the LeukoStrat CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay for use as a companion diagnostic to select patients with FLT3-ITD–positive acute myeloid leukemia who may be eligible to receive treatment with quizartinib (Vanflyta).1

CHMP Advises Against Adagrasib Approval for KRAS G12C–Mutant Advanced NSCLC

July 24th 2023

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued a negative opinion on the conditional marketing authorization application for adagrasib for the treatment of patients with KRAS G12C–mutated advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Evaluating Toxicities of Antineoplastic Drug Therapeutics: Is It Time for a Critical Review?

July 24th 2023

An evaluation of the utility of a cancer therapeutic in a clinical trial is determined through metrics that define 2 distinctive features of an antineoplastic strategy: efficacy and toxicity. Although that may be an oversimplification, the aim of such therapy is to improve clinical outcomes.

Fianlimab Plus Cemiplimab Produces Durable Responses in Advanced Melanoma

July 24th 2023

Omid Hamid, MD, discusses the key efficacy and safety findings for the combination of fianlimab plus cemiplimab in patients with advanced melanoma.

Regional Nodal Irradiation Has Minimal Effect on Locoregional Recurrence in Favorable-Risk, Node-Positive Breast Cancer

July 23rd 2023

Locoregional recurrence rates among patients with favorable-risk, node-positive hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer was not significantly reduced by the addition of regional nodal irradiation to these patient’s treatment regimens.

Surgery and Radiotherapy Generate Similar Long-Term PROs in OPSCC

July 22nd 2023

Long-term assessments did not reveal differences in patient-reported outcomes between primary surgery or radiotherapy for patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

JZP458 Receives CHMP Recommendation for Approval in ALL, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

July 21st 2023

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of JZP458 for use in combination with multi-agent chemotherapy for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 1 month and older with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma who developed hypersensitivity or silent inactivation to Escherichia coli–derived asparaginase.