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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.

Botensilimab/Balstilimab Combo Elicits Deep Responses in Platinum-Resistant/Refractory Ovarian Cancer

March 27th 2023

Botensilimab in combination with balstilimab induced durable responses in patients with resistant/refractory ovarian cancer.

Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab Produces Deep, Sustained Responses in Advanced Endometrial Cancer

March 27th 2023

The combination of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab produced deep, durable tumor responses in both all-comer and mismatch repair–proficient (pMRR) populations of patients with advanced endometrial cancer, according to data from the phase 3 Study 309/KEYNOTE-775 trial.

Ribociclib Plus Endocrine Therapy Meets iDFS End Point in HR+ Early Breast Cancer

March 27th 2023

The combination of ribociclib and endocrine therapy (ET) significantly reduced the risk of disease recurrence vs standard adjuvant ET in patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative early breast cancer at risk of recurrence.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Garners Approval in Japan for HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer

March 27th 2023

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has approved fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for the treatment of adult patients with HER2-low unresectable or recurrent breast cancer after prior chemotherapy.

Toripalimab Plus Bevacizumab/Chemotherapy Generates Responses in Refractory, Recurrent, or Metastatic Cervical Cancer

March 27th 2023

The combination of toripalimab, bevacizumab, and platinum-based chemotherapy elicited responses in patients with refractory, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Niraparib Maintenance Does Not Produce Long-term OS Benefit in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

March 27th 2023

Maintenance niraparib did not produce a statistically significant overall survival benefit compared with placebo in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, according to data from an updated exploratory OS analysis of the phase 3 ENGOT-OV16/NOVA study.

Tolerability Hinders Adavosertib Activity in Recurrent or Persistent Uterine Serous Carcinoma

March 27th 2023

Treatment with the oral, small-molecule Wee1 kinase inhibitor adavosertib was clinically active but not well tolerated in patients with recurrent or persistent uterine serous carcinoma who previously received platinum-based chemotherapy.

Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab and Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Shows Early Promise in Gynecologic Cancers

March 27th 2023

The combination of durvalumab, tremelimumab, and hypofractionated radiotherapy demonstrated early tolerability in patients with gynecologic malignancies and elicited objective responses in those with PD-L1–high tumors.

Carolina Frailty Index Score Shows Utility in Ovarian Cancer Setting

March 27th 2023

Women with ovarian cancer may be effectively assessed for frailty status via the Carolina Frailty Index Score.

FDA Approval Sought for Lifileucel in Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

March 27th 2023

Iovance Biotherapeutics has submitted a rolling biologics license application to the FDA seeking the approval of the tumor infiltrating lymphocyte therapy lifileucel for the treatment of patients with advanced unresectable or metastatic melanoma who progressed on or after prior anti–PD-1/L1 therapy and targeted therapy.

Olaparib Plus Selumetinib Produces Clinical Benefit in RAS-Mutated Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer

March 27th 2023

The recommended phase 2 dose of olaparib plus selumetinib generated a clinical benefit in patients with endometrial or ovarian cancer harboring RAS mutations, according to findings from the dose-expansion portion of the phase 1b SOLAR trial.

Post-Hoc Analysis Shows PFS Benefit of Maintenance Niraparib Not Affected by Dose Modifications in Ovarian Cancer

March 27th 2023

The use of an individualized starting dose and dose modifications due to treatment-emergent adverse effects did not impact the efficacy of maintenance niraparib in patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer, irrespective of BRCA mutation status.

Neoadjuvant Durvalumab/Tremelimumab Plus Chemo Meets PFS End Point in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

March 27th 2023

Neoadjuvant treatment with the combination of durvalumab plus tremelimumab and chemotherapy elicited a promising 12-month progression-free survival rate in patients with advanced-stage ovarian cancer.

$10.8M Initiative Unites Engineering and Health Researchers to Improve Cancer Treatments

March 27th 2023

A University of Arizona project, with funding from the state's New Economy Initiative, creates humanlike cancer models and growth environments to help improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Similar Total Scores Are Observed With GCLQ and LELSQ in Assessing Patients With Endometrial Cancer for Lymphedema

March 26th 2023

The gynecological cancer lymphedema questionnaire and the lower extremity lymphedema screening questionnaire showed moderate to substantial agreement across different cutoff points.

Long-Term HRQOL Remains Unimpaired With HIPEC Plus Cytoreductive Surgery in Newly Diagnosed Ovarian Cancer

March 26th 2023

Administration of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with cytoreductive surgery did not have a negative impact on health-related quality of life compared with cytoreductive surgery alone in patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer, according to findings from a phase 2 trial.

Novel CAR T Utility Must Be Confirmed Across Hematologic Malignancies

March 25th 2023

Craig Sauter, MD, discussed the common limitations of CAR T-cell therapy through timely referral and the existing questions for patients with LBCL who progress on CAR T-cell therapy.

New Model Predicts Long-term Response to CAR T-cell Therapy in B-cell Lymphoma

March 24th 2023

Investigators identified a set of microbiome-based biomarkers that may be used to optimize patient selection or increase personalization of treatment for patients with B-cell lymphoma receiving CAR T-cell therapy.

Results of NRG-BR002 Trial Point to Need for Additional Research of Local Therapy for Oligometastatic Breast Cancer

March 24th 2023

Total ablation of all metastases in addition to standard systemic therapy did not improve progression-free survival or overall survival compared with standard systemic therapy alone in patients with oligometastatic breast cancer.

Tivozanib Plus Atezolizumab Under Investigation in Immunologically Cold Tumors

March 24th 2023

The safety and efficacy of the immune checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab plus the VEGF TKI tivozanib is being investigated in patients with unresectable or metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, as well as those with several other immunologically cold tumors as part of the phase 1b/2 IMMCO-1 trial.