Pipeline Report: August 2022 | Articles

Repotrectinib Plus Osimertinib Under Study in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

August 6th 2022

Investigators are evaluating the combination of repotrectinib and osimertinib for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer in the phase 1 TOTEM trial.

Azacitidine/Quizartinib Combo Showcases Early Activity in MDS, MDS/MPN With FLT3 or CBL Mutations

August 5th 2022

The combination of azacitidine and quizartinib produced preliminary responses in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and myelodysplastic syndrome/myeloproliferative neoplasms whose tumors harbored FLT3 or CBL mutations, according to data from a phase 1/2 trial (NCT04493138).

REGN5678 Plus Cemiplimab Demonstrates Early Activity in mCRPC

August 3rd 2022

The novel PSMAxCD38 costimulatory bispecific antibody REGN5678 has shown encouraging efficacy in combination with cemiplimab in patients with advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to preliminary findings from an ongoing phase 1/2 trial (NCT03972657).

CAR T-cell Therapy CT103A Produces Durable Responses in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

August 3rd 2022

The fully human BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapy, CT103A, demonstrated deepening efficacy with an acceptable toxicity profile in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, according to updated data from the phase 1/2 FUMANBA-1 trial.

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to OP-1250 in ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

August 2nd 2022

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to OP-1250 for the treatment of patients with ER-positive, HER2- metastatic breast cancer who have progressed following at least 1 line of endocrine therapy with at least 1 line administered in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor.

FDA Lifts Clinical Hold on KEYNOTE-B79 Trial Evaluating CAR T-cell Therapy CYAD-101 in Metastatic CRC

August 1st 2022

The FDA has lifted a clinical hold on the phase 1b KEYNOTE-B79 trial, which is evaluating the safety and clinical activity of CYAD-101 given concurrently with FOLFOX and followed by pembrolizumab in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer.