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Relacorilant/Nab-Paclitaxel Combo Improves OS in Recurrent, Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

March 31st 2022

The addition of relacorilant to nab-paclitaxel improved overall survival compared with nab-paclitaxel alone in patients with recurrent, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Second-Line Eftilagimod Alpha Plus Pembrolizumab Shows Promising Activity in Metastatic Lung Cancer

March 31st 2022

The combination of eftilagimod alpha and pembrolizumab was found to produce an encouraging early overall survival rate of 73% at the 6-month landmark when used as second-line treatment in patients with PD-1/PD-L1–refractory, metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, according to data from part B of the phase 2 TACTI-002 trial.

Temozolomide Followed by Low-Dose Ipilimumab/Nivolumab Shows Potential in MSS and MGMT-Silenced mCRC

March 23rd 2022

Temozolomide priming followed by the combination of low-dose ipilimumab and nivolumab may produce durable clinical benefit in microsatellite stable and MGMT-silenced metastatic colorectal cancer.

Abemaciclib/Letrozole Combo Shows Promise in Recurrent ER+ Endometrial Cancer

March 22nd 2022

The combination of abemaciclib and letrozole produced encouraging responses with an acceptable toxicity profile in patients with estrogen receptor–positive, recurrent or metastatic endometrial cancer with endometrioid histology, according to data from a phase 2 trial.

Nab-Paclitaxel Plus Pembrolizumab Produces Promising Responses in Advanced Urothelial Cancer

March 22nd 2022

Nab-paclitaxel plus pembrolizumab produced an encouraging overall response rate with manageable safety in patients with advanced urothelial cancer who were refractory to platinum-based chemotherapy or cisplatin ineligible, according to data from the phase 2 ABLE trial.

Nemvaleukin Alfa/Pembrolizumab Combo Shows Promising Activity in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

March 19th 2022

The combination of nemvaleukin alpha and pembrolizumab led to encouraging clinical activity in patients with pretreated ovarian cancer who are resistant to platinum-based chemotherapy.

Neoadjuvant Niraparib Shows Early Promise in BRCA-Mutated, HRD+ Ovarian Cancer

March 19th 2022

Neoadjuvant niraparib induced strong results for patients with BRCA-mutant, homologous repair deficient–positive advanced resectable ovarian cancer.

Niraparib Plus Bevacizumab Shows Promise in High-Risk Ovarian Cancer Population

March 19th 2022

Niraparib in combination with bevacizumab was efficacious following 1 line of platinum-based chemotherapy among patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer, regardless of biomarker status.

Phase 3 Trial Seeks to Confirm Oregovomab Benefit in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

March 18th 2022

Oregovomab, an investigational monoclonal antibody with promising phase 2 data, is being tested in combination with paclitaxel for patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer in the phase 3 FLORA-5 trial.

Ociperlimab/Tislelizumab Combo Under Exploration in Previously Treated Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer

March 18th 2022

The addition of ociperlimab to tislelizumab is under investigation in the phase 2 AdvanTIG-202 trial in patients with previously treated recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Amcenestrant Misses PFS End Point in ER+/HER2– Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

March 14th 2022

Amcenestrant did not improve progression-free survival per independent central review vs physician’s choice of endocrine treatment in select patients with locally advanced or metastatic, estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, missing the primary end point of the phase 2 AMEERA-3 trial.

Sintilimab/Anlotinib Produces Meaningful Responses in PD-L1+ Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer

March 11th 2022

The addition of anlotinib to sintilimab appeared to be efficacious and safe when used as a second- or later-line treatment in patients with PD-L1–positive, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Adjuvant Neratinib Misses Primary End Point of OS in Glioblastoma, But Significantly Prolongs PFS in EGFR+ Subset

March 9th 2022

A subset of patients with EGFR-positive glioblastoma experienced significantly longer progression-free survival when treated with adjuvant neratinib following chemoradiation vs adjuvant temozolomide alone, although no overall PFS benefit or any overall survival improvement was seen in the overall population.

Copanlisib Plus Ibrutinib Produces High Response Rate in Relapsed/Refractory MCL, But Limited by Additive Toxicity

March 8th 2022

Although the addition of copanlisib to ibrutinib resulted in a high overall response rate in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma, the regimen was found to have additive toxicity, according to findings from a small phase 1 trial.

Higher Doses of Ibrutinib/Venetoclax Not Linked With Higher Responses in Relapsed/Refractory MCL

March 8th 2022

The combination of ibrutinib given at 420 mg and venetoclax at 200 mg elicited an objective response rate of 93.8% in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma, according to results of a phase 1 dose-finding study.

Frontline Poziotinib Produces Clinically Meaningful Efficacy in NSCLC Harboring HER2 Exon 20 Insertion Mutations

March 7th 2022

Poziotinib elicited encouraging responses when given at a daily dose of 16 mg in the first-line treatment of patients with non–small cell lung cancer with HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations.

BI 836880/Ezabenlimab Combo Had Limited Antitumor Activity, But Manageable Safety in Advanced MSS CRC

March 2nd 2022

The VEGF/Ang2–targeting bispecific nanobody BI 836880, in combination with ezabenlimab, produced antitumor activity found to be comparable to that of available third-line therapy options in patients with advanced microsatellite stable colorectal cancer.