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Obe-cel CAR T-cell Therapy Demonstrates Promising Safety Profile in Relapsed/Refractory B- ALL

June 28, 2022

Daniel DeAngelo MD, PhD, discusses the data seen with obecabtagene autoleucel as a novel treatment in the CAR T-cell arena, emphasizes unmet needs in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and highlights important next steps in the study of obe-cel.

Iopofosine I-131 Under Further Investigation in CLOVER WaM Trial in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

June 23, 2022

Sikander Ailawadhi, MD, discusses early efficacy observed with iopofosine I-131, the rationale of investigating the agent in the CLOVER WaM trial in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia, and how the radiotherapeutic could affect the treatment paradigm.

Pembrolizumab Produces Prolonged Survival in NSCLC With PD-L1 TPS ≥ 90%

June 07, 2022

Treatment with frontline pembrolizumab demonstrated meaningful improvements in long-term survival in patients with EGFR- or ALK- wild-type non–small cell lung cancer and a tumor proportion score of at least 90% vs those with a tumor proportion score between 50% and 89%, according to 3-year findings from a correlative analysis.

Age, Menopausal Status, and Lymph Node Involvement Among Variables Associated With Abemaciclib Discontinuation in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer

June 06, 2022

Higher treatment discontinuation rates with abemaciclib were associated with factors including age of 65 year or older, enrollment in either North America or Europe, an ECOG performance status of 1, postmenopausal status, 1 to 3 positive lymph nodes, and 4 or more preexisting comorbidities in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative high-risk early breast cancer.

Mobocertinib May Have Limited Intracranial Activity in EGFR Exon 20 Insertion+ NSCLC With Baseline Brain Mets

June 06, 2022

Mobocertinib may have limited intracranial activity in patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion–positive, non–small cell lung cancer with brain metastases at baseline, given the numerically lower response rate observed with the agent in this population.

RVd Plus Transplant and Lenalidomide Maintenance Improves PFS in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

June 05, 2022

The combination of lenalidomide (Revlimid), bortezomib, and dexamethasone (RVd) plus autologous stem cell transplant as initial therapy followed by lenalidomide maintenance demonstrated a significant improvement in progression-free survival vs RVd alone followed by lenalidomide maintenance in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Tarantino Previews Exciting Research in HER2-Low Breast Cancer

May 26, 2022

Dr Tarantino provides background on the categorization of HER2-low disease in breast cancer, issues with standardization and interpretation, historical management strategies, and ongoing research with agents including trastuzumab deruxtecan, trastuzumab duocarmazine, and disitamab vedotin.