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The OncLive® Global Oncology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and international expert insights on treatment of patients with cancer. This page features articles focused on ex-US regulatory news, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing global research in oncology care.

Retifanlimab Plus Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Offers PFS Benefit in Recurrent/Metastatic SCAC

September 14th 2024

The addition of retifanlimab to carboplatin and paclitaxel prolonged PFS for patients with chemotherapy-naive recurrent or metastatic SCAC.

TILs May Prognosticate Survival Benefit With Treatment De-escalation in Early HER2+ Breast Cancer

September 14th 2024

Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes may have prognostic utility for OS outcomes with adjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab in early HER2-positive breast cancer.

KEYNOTE-A18 Data Support Pembrolizumab Plus Chemoradiotherapy as New SOC in High-Risk Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

September 14th 2024

Pembrolizumab plus chemoradiotherapy improved survival in previously untreated, high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer.

Encorafenib/Binimetinib Exhibits Anti-Tumor Activity in Untreated BRAF-Mutant Advanced NSCLC

September 14th 2024

The combination of encorafenib and binimetinib showed anti-tumor responses in treatment-naïve BRAF V600E-mutant advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Neoadjuvant Dato-DXd Plus Durvalumab Shows Variable pCR Rates in Stage II/III Breast Cancer

September 14th 2024

Response predictive subtype–guided treatment identified patient cohorts with breast cancer that were more likely to achieve pCR with Dato-DXd plus durvalumab.

Low-Dose Pembrolizumab May Prove Equal Efficacy as a Standard Dose for Stage IV NSCLC

September 14th 2024

A lower dose of pembrolizumab may be as effective as the standard dose for treating stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

First-Line T-DXd Combinations Show Early Antitumor Activity in HER2+ Gastric/GEJ Cancers

September 14th 2024

First-line combinations with trastuzumab deruxtecan showed initial efficacy in HER2-positive esophageal, gastric, and gastroesophageal junction cancers.

NVL-655 Shows Strong Efficacy in Heavily Pretreated ALK+ NSCLC

September 14th 2024

The novel ALK inhibitor NVL-655 demonstrated encouraging activity in heavily pretreated patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC.

Longer Follow-Up Confirms Superior Outcomes With Amivantamab Plus Chemo in EGFR-Mutant Advanced NSCLC

September 14th 2024

Amivantamab plus chemotherapy yielded promising OS trends compared with chemotherapy in EGFR-mutant advanced NSCLC after disease progression on osimertinib.

Frontline Belrestotug/Dostarlimab Boosts Responses Vs Dostarlimab Alone in PD-L1–High NSCLC

September 14th 2024

Treatment with belrestotug plus dostarlimab yielded a clinically meaningful improvement in ORR vs dostarlimab monotherapy in unresectable PD-L1–high NSCLC.

Frontline BMS-986012 Plus Nivolumab/Chemotherapy Shows Promise in ES-SCLC

September 13th 2024

BMS-986012 plus nivolumab and chemotherapy provided a modest PFS benefit but signals of OS improvement in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

Dr Hiltermann on ARTEMIDE-01 Data With Rilvegostomig in Metastatic NSCLC

September 11th 2024

T. Jeroen N. Hiltermann, MD, discusses findings from phase 1/2 ARTEMIDE-01 trial.

Dr Besse on Results From the CARMEN-LC03 Trial in Nonsquamous NSCLC

September 11th 2024

Benjamin Besse, MD, PhD, discusses findings from the phase 3 CARMEN-LC03 trial.

Tusamitamab Ravtansine Misses Survival End Points in Advanced NSCLC Trial

September 11th 2024

Tusamitamab ravtansine vs docetaxel was not significantly different regarding survival in patients with advanced nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.

Dr Leighl on Patient Satisfaction and Resource Utilization From PALOMA-3 in NSCLC

September 10th 2024

Natasha B. Leighl, MD, BSc, MMSc, discusses patient satisfaction and resource utilization results from the phase 3 PALOMA-3 study.

Dr Wu on SAFFRON-301 Data in Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC

September 9th 2024

Yi-Long Wu, MD, PhD, discusses findings from the phase 3 SAFFRON-301 trial in patients with advanced or metastatic NSCLC.

Frontline Amivantamab/Lazertinib Combo Shows Trend of OS Benefit in Advanced EGFR+ NSCLC

September 9th 2024

When compared with osimertinib, amivantamab plus lazertinib showed a trend toward favorable overall survival in patients with EGFR-mutant advanced NSCLC.

TROP2 Membrane Ratio Effectively Predicts Dato-DXd Outcomes in NSCLC

September 8th 2024

An exploratory analysis from the TROPION-Lung 01 study shows that positivity for TROP2 normalized membrane ratio can be predictive for improved efficacy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer treated with datopotamab deruxtecan.

Novel Perioperative Combinations Show Efficacy in Resectable NSCLC

September 8th 2024

Several novel combinations yielded high pCR and mPR rates in patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer, according to data from the 2024 IASLC conference.

Ivonescimab Outperforms Pembrolizumab as Frontline Therapy in PD-L1+ Advanced NSCLC

September 8th 2024

Ivonescimab produced a significant improvement in PFS vs pembrolizumab as frontline therapy in patients with PD-L1–positive advanced NSCLC.