Kristie L. Kahl

Articles

Dato-DXd Demonstrates Intracranial Activity in Advanced NSCLC With/Without Brain Metastases

June 3rd 2024

Datopotamab deruxtecan demonstrated comparable intracranial activity and safety in pretreated patients with NSCLC with or without brain metastases.

Tucidinostat Plus R-CHOP Improves EFS in DLBCL Expressing MYC and BCL2

June 2nd 2024

Tucidinostat plus R-CHOP improved efficacy and was safe in previously untreated DLBCL expressing MYC and BCL2.

Adagrasib Improves Survival, Responses in KRAS G12C+ Advanced NSCLC

June 1st 2024

Compared with standard-of-care chemotherapy, adagrasib significantly improved PFS and tumor responses in KRASG12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC.

ADCs Serve as “Exciting and Effective Drug Delivery System” in HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

March 8th 2024

Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, shares progress made with ADCs and the interest in moving these agents up in the HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer paradigm.

Long-Term ADT Plus High-Dose Radiation Provides Survival Advantage in High-Risk Prostate Cancer

January 25th 2024

Long-term androgen deprivation therapy plus radiation therapy led to survival benefits without increased toxicity in high-risk prostate cancer.

Frontline Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib Maintains Efficacy, Shows Promising DOR in Advanced HCC

January 19th 2024

Pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib produced survival outcomes that were consistent with previous findings from the phase 3 LEAP-002 trial along with an extended duration of response.

Financial Navigation Program May Alleviate Cost Burden Associated With Multiple Myeloma

December 12th 2023

Utilization of a financial navigation program is feasible for reducing cost burden and improving quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma who are more likely to experience financial toxicity and have difficulty accessing appropriate resources and support services.

Zanubrutinib Triplet Shows Early Promise in Treatment-Naive TP53-Mutant MCL

December 11th 2023

The combination comprised of zanubrutinib, obinutuzumab, and venetoclax elicited high response rates and 2-year progression-free survival rates that compared favorably with historical outcomes achieved with chemoimmunotherapy in high-risk patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma harboring TP53 mutations.

Acalabrutinib With or Without Obinutuzumab Provides Sustained PFS Benefit in Previously Untreated CLL

December 11th 2023

Acalabrutinib, as monotherapy or in combination with obinutuzumab, continued to improve progression-free survival vs obinutuzumab and chemotherapy in patients with treatment-naive chronic lymphocytic leukemia, regardless of genomic marker status.

Odronextamab Exhibits Continued Clinical Activity and Tolerable Safety Profile in R/R DLBCL

December 10th 2023

Odronextamab produced durable responses and a generally manageable safety profile in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Zanubrutinib Showcases Sustained PFS Benefit Vs Ibrutinib in R/R CLL/SLL

December 10th 2023

Zanubrutinib continued to demonstrate improved progression-free survival benefit over ibrutinib in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma, according to extended follow-up data from the phase 3 ALPINE trial.

Real-World Analysis Sheds Light on Safety and Efficacy of Teclistamab in R/R Multiple Myeloma

December 9th 2023

The T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody teclistamab-cqyv demonstrated efficacy and a tolerable safety profile in a real-world population of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma consistent with that of those enrolled in the phase 2 MajesTEC-1 trial.

Cancer Immunity Cycle Could Inform Development of Novel Immune Therapies in RCC

November 11th 2023

Further understanding of the cancer immunity cycle could drive the development of novel immune therapies for patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Dato-DXd Provides PFS Benefit in HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

October 23rd 2023

Datopotamab deruxtecan elicited a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival vs chemotherapy for patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-low or -negative, metastatic breast cancer.

Frontline Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy Boosts OS and PFS in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

October 22nd 2023

Concurrent frontline nivolumab and gemcitabine-cisplatin followed by nivolumab maintenance therapy elicited OS and PFS benefits vs gemcitabine-cisplatin alone in patients with previously untreated, metastatic or unresectable urothelial carcinoma.

Pembrolizumab Plus Enzalutamide Delivers No rPFS or OS Benefits in mCRPC

October 22nd 2023

Pembrolizumab plus enzalutamide provided no radiographic progression-free survival or overall survival improvements vs enzalutamide alone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Maintenance Durvalumab Plus Olaparib Improves PFS in Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer

October 21st 2023

The addition of durvalumab to first-line chemotherapy, followed by maintenance treatment with durvalumab plus olaparib significantly improved progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, according to data from the phase 3 DUO-E/GOG-3041/ENGOT-EN10 trial.

Perioperative Nivolumab Significantly Improves EFS in Previously Untreated Resectable NSCLC

October 21st 2023

Neoadjuvant treatment with nivolumab plus chemotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant nivolumab resulted in a statistically significant improvement in event-free survival vs placebo plus chemotherapy, in patients with previously untreated resectable stage II to IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, according to data from the phase 3 CheckMate 77T trial.

Frontline Atezolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Elicits PFS Benefit in Advanced/Recurrent Endometrial Cancer

October 21st 2023

Atezolizumab plus standard-of-care platinum-based chemotherapy, followed by maintenance therapy with atezolizumab monotherapy, improved progression-free survival vs chemotherapy plus placebo, followed by placebo maintenance therapy, in the frontline treatment of patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma particularly in those with mismatch repair–deficient disease.

Pembrolizumab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Produces Long-Term Survival Benefits in High-Risk TNBC

October 20th 2023

Treatment with neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy and followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab improved event-free survival compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone in patients with high-risk triple-negative breast cancer.