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Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Showcases Prolonged Treatment-Free Survival in Advanced RCC

January 24, 2022

Over a 42-month period, the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab induced a longer treatment-free survival compared with sunitinib (Sutent) when used as frontline therapy in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Tucatinib Triplet Maintains OS Benefit in HER2+ Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases

January 06, 2022

The combination of tucatinib, trastuzumab, and capecitabine continued to produce an improvement in overall survival compared with trastuzumab/capecitabine alone in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who had stable or active brain metastases.

Bispecific Antibodies Hold Promise in HER2+ Breast Cancer

January 05, 2022

Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, discusses the mechanism of action that makes bispecific antibodies an intriguing approach in managing HER2-positive breast cancer, efficacy data with zanidatamab that were presented during the 2021 SABCS, and her thoughts on sequencing strategies with bispecific antibodies among other agents in the paradigm.

FDA Approval Offers Hope for Prevention of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease

December 21, 2021

Approval of the drug abatacept opens up bone marrow transplant as an option for many more patients with cancer or blood disorders — especially patients of diverse ethnicities, who have extra difficulty finding a good match

Pembrolizumab/Lenvatinib Plus Belzutifan or Quavonlimab Under Investigation in Advanced Clear Cell RCC

December 20, 2021

A phase 3 clinical trial will compare the safety and efficacy of a co-formulation of pembrolizumab and quavonlimab plus lenvatinib, and that of pembrolizumab, belzutifan, and lenvatinib, vs pembrolizumab/lenvatinib alone in the frontline treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Pembrolizumab Proves Potential as New Standard of Care for RCC in Adjuvant Setting

December 17, 2021

Pembrolizumab demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in disease-free survival vs placebo as a postnephrectomy adjuvant therapy in patients with renal cell carcinoma at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence, and in those who are M1 with no evidence of disease.