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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.

Maintenance Avelumab Plus Lurbinectedin Under Investigation in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

March 17th 2023

Investigators are assessing the combination of avelumab and lurbinectedin as maintenance therapy for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma who achieve a response or stable disease following first-line, platinum-based chemotherapy in a single-arm phase 2 trial.

PARP7 Inhibitor RBN-2397 Has Tolerable Safety Profile in Solid Tumors

March 17th 2023

RBN-2397, a PARP7 inhibitor, was found to be well tolerated and have preliminary antitumor activity as monotherapy in patients with advanced solid tumors, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, breast cancer, and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.

DNA Methylation Makes Cancer Cells More Vulnerable to Immune Response, Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Shows

March 17th 2023

A new study by Fox Chase Cancer Center scientists shows how DNA methylation can regulate the immune response in colorectal cancer, laying the groundwork for potential new treatments. .

Vibostolimab/Pembrolizumab Coformulation Fails to Reach PFS End Point in Pretreated Metastatic NSCLC

March 17th 2023

A coformulation of pembrolizumab and vibostolimab did not elicit a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival vs docetaxel in pretreated patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

Enzalutamide Plus Leuprolide Improves MFS in Nonmetastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

March 17th 2023

Enzalutamide plus leuprolide demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in metastasis-free survival compared with placebo plus leuprolide in patients with nonmetastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer with a high-risk of biochemical recurrence.

Coleman Illuminates Opportunities in Gynecologic Malignancies

March 17th 2023

Robert L. Coleman, MD, FACOG, FACS, the 2020 Giants of Cancer Care® award winner in gynecologic malignancies, notes that despite the great progress in the past decade, more work is needed to personalize and refine approaches to care.

Pembrolizumab Data Highlight Potential for Adjuvant Immunotherapy in RCC

March 17th 2023

Christopher W. Ryan, MD, discusses the role of adjuvant pembrolizumab in renal cell carcinoma, the use of immunotherapy-based combinations in the frontline setting for metastatic renal cell carcinoma, and key data presented at the 2023 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in bladder cancer and prostate cancer.

FDA Approves Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib for Pediatric Patients With BRAF V600E–Mutated Low-Grade Glioma

March 16th 2023

The FDA has approved dabrafenib with trametinib for the treatment of pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with low-grade glioma with a BRAF V600E mutation who require systemic therapy.

CaboPoint Data Underscore Potential for Cabozantinib Following Frontline Combination Therapy in Advanced RCC

March 16th 2023

Laurence Albigès, MD, PhD, discusses what inspired the launch of the CaboPoint study examining second-line cabozantinib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, the efficacy of this approach, and the next steps for this research.

Siltuximab Resolves CRS/ICANS After CAR T-cell Therapy for Hematologic Malignancies

March 16th 2023

Mayur Narkhede, MD, discusses the early findings for the use of siltuximab to manage cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome in patients following CAR T-cell therapy and expands on the next steps for investigating this agent during the phase 2 trial.

Dr. Priyamvada Rai to Co-lead Sylvester’s Tumor Biology Research Program

March 16th 2023

Priyamvada Rai, PhD, is the new Tumor Biology Research Program co-leader at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System.

FDA Expands Indication of Illuccix Companion Diagnostic for PSMA-Directed Radioligand Therapy in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

March 16th 2023

The FDA has approved a supplementary new drug application for Illuccix for use in the selection of patients with metastatic prostate cancer for whom lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan is indicated.

Post-Hoc Analysis Shows Overall Impact of Avasopasem in Reducing Burden of Severe Oral Mucositis in Head and Neck Cancer

March 16th 2023

Avasopasem manganese provided an overall clinical benefit vs placebo in reducing the burden of severe oral mucositis in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer, according to a post-hoc generalized pairwise comparison analysis of the phase 3 ROMAN trial.

Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab Induces Durable Responses in Advanced Melanoma

March 16th 2023

The combination of nivolumab and relatlimab demonstrated clinical benefit with a manageable safety profile in patients with advanced melanoma who have progressed on prior PD-L1 or PD-1 inhibitors, regardless of PD-L1 and LAG-3 expression, according to findings from the ongoing phase 1/2a RELATIVITY-020 trial.

Diagnostic Cancer Trends Showcase Urgent Need to Increase HPV Vaccination

March 16th 2023

As the great baseball catcher and philosopher Yogi Berra noted, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” And in my opinion, we surely are at that juncture with human papillomavirus vaccination.

Investigators Struggle to Understand Causes Behind Growth of Appendix Cancer

March 16th 2023

Investigators are unclear about the factors driving the explosive growth in incidence of appendiceal cancer over the past 2 decades.

SRK-181 Alone or With Anti–PD-(L)1 Therapy Elicits Early Efficacy in Select Solid Tumors

March 15th 2023

When the fully human IgG4 monoclonal antibody SRK-181 was given as a monotherapy or in combination with anti–PD-1 or PD-L1 agents in patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, it was found to be generally well tolerated and to demonstrate early indications of efficacy.

PARP Inhibitors Redefine the Rapidly Changing Ovarian Cancer Landscape

March 15th 2023

Erin K. Crane, MD, MPH, describes practice-changing findings from upfront trials with niraparib and olaparib, contextualizes the significance of the manufacturer restrictions of later-line PARP inhibitors for ovarian cancer, and predicts further research efforts in this population.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Open Clinical Trial That Could Help Men Avoid Surgery to Remove Prostate

March 15th 2023

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have begun recruiting for a clinical trial called PRESERVE that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the NanoKnife System to treat patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

Bispecific CD20/CD19-targeted CAR T-cell Therapies May Improve Outcomes in MCL

March 15th 2023

Nirav N. Shah, MD, explains the choice to evaluate LV20.19 CAR in MCL, key efficacy and safety data from the follow-up study of this agent, and ongoing efforts to potentially expand its use across other B-cell malignancies.