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Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Elicits Superior HRQOL in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

May 11, 2023

Patient-reported outcomes with fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer reflected the regimen’s favorable risk-benefit profile in the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast02 trial, according to findings presented during the 2023 ESMO Breast Cancer Annual Congress.

Toxicity Profile With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Proves Consistent, Manageable in HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer

May 11, 2023

Treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan resulted in lower exposure-adjusted incidence rates per patient-year of treatment-emergent adverse effects compared with treatment of physician’s choice in patients with HER2-low unresectable and/or metastatic breast cancer, according to safety analysis from the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast04 trial.

Dr Aggarwal on the Activity of BXCL701 Plus Pembrolizumab in SCNC mCRPC

April 26, 2023

Rahul Aggarwal, MD, discusses key findings from a phase 2a trial evaluating the combination of BXCL701 and pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with the small cell neuroendocrine cancer phenotype.

FDA Approval Insights: Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab in Urothelial Carcinoma

April 24, 2023

Dr Friedlander discusses the FDA approval of enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, key efficacy and safety data from the EV-103 trial, and the importance of incorporating this regimen into the frontline setting for this population.

Enfortumab Vedotin With Pembrolizumab May Usher in New Standard for Treatment of Urothelial Carcinoma

April 13, 2023

Terence Friedlander, MD, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of enfortumab vedotin combined with pembrolizumab for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, and expands on the data from the EV-103/KEYNOTE-869 trial that supported the approval.

BXCL701 Plus Pembrolizumab Elicits Durable Responses in Small Cell Neuroendocrine mCRPC

April 10, 2023

The combination of BXCL701 and pembrolizumab produced durable responses in patients with platinum-resistant small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to data from a phase 2a trial presented at the 2023 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

Implementation of Early End Points Could Represent New Standard for Breast Cancer Clinical Trials

March 30, 2023

Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA, discusses the effect early end points could have for clinical trials in breast cancer, how these end points could help usher in more individually tailored treatment options based on an individual patient’s disease and response, and how early end points have been used in the ongoing phase 2 I-SPY 2 trial.

ADCs Advance HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer Treatment Paradigm

March 07, 2023

As more antibody-drug conjugates emerge and investigators foresee fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki moving forward in lines of treatment for metastatic disease, the treatment landscape of hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer continues to expand and shift.

TIL Therapy: Lessons Learned and Potential Future Directions in Care

February 23, 2023

Experts Amod Sarnaik, MD, and Krishna Komanduri, MD, consider lessons learned about TILs and CAR T-cell therapy in hematologic cancers, and how they anticipate TILs fitting into treatment paradigms for solid tumors.

Data from Additional Clinical Studies on Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy

February 16, 2023

Shared insight from Amod Sarnaik, MD, and Krishna Komanduri, MD, on the halted DELTA-1 clinical trial of ITIL-168 in melanoma, followed by a focused discussion of SITC 2022 data on emerging TIL design and manufacturing strategies.

An Overview on Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy for Solid Tumors

February 02, 2023

Expert perspectives on the mechanism of action behind tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy and how it might address existing unmet needs in the treatment of solid tumors, including melanoma and non–small cell lung cancer.

Rugo Summarizes Developments With Ribociclib and ADCs in HR-Positive Breast Cancer

December 26, 2022

Dr Rugo discusses overall survival in the TROPiCS-02 trial, post-progression treatments after ribociclib and endocrine therapy in the MONALEESA-2, MONALEESA-3, and MONALEESA-7 studies, and what the AMALEE trial indicates about optimal doses of ribociclib in hormone receptor–positive breast cancer.