Immuno-Oncology | Specialty

Will Immunotherapy Become a Standard of Care for Glioblastoma?

March 10th 2023

Given the current lack of positive phase 3 immunotherapy trials for glioblastoma, a misconception held by oncologists and neuro-oncologists is that immunotherapy has no place in this malignancy.

Durvalumab-Based Treatment Before and After Surgery Improves EFS in Early-Stage NSCLC

March 9th 2023

Durvalumab plus neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant single-agent durvalumab significantly improved event-free survival vs neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery alone in patients with resectable stage IIA-IIIB non–small cell lung cancer.

Pembrolizumab Plus Standard Therapy Falls Short in mCRPC, EGFR-Mutant NSCLC Trials

February 28th 2023

The addition of pembrolizumab to standard therapies failed to improve survival outcomes in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in the KEYNOTE-641 trial and patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer in the KEYNOTE-789 trial.

FDA Provides Guidance on Registrational Path for PDS0101 Triplet in HPV+, ICI-Refractory Head and Neck Cancer

February 27th 2023

The FDA has provided PDS Biotechnology Corporation with guidance on the required contents of a design for a potential registrational trial examining PDS0101 in combination with PDS0301 and an FDA-approved immune checkpoint inhibitor in patients with recurrent or metastatic human papillomavirus–positive, ICI-refractory head and neck cancer.

Tislelizumab Plus Chemo Approved in China for PD-L1–High Advanced Gastric/GEJ Adenocarcinoma

February 27th 2023

The National Medical Products Administration of China has granted approval to tislelizumab in combination with fluoropyrimidine and platinum chemotherapy in the frontline treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with a high PD-L1 expression.

Bria-IMT Plus Retifanlimab Continues to Show Early Clinical Benefit in Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancer

February 23rd 2023

The combination of the targeted immunotherapy Bria-IMT and retifanlimab demonstrated signs of clinical benefit and was found to be well tolerated in patients with advanced metastatic breast cancer.

Dr. Patil on Unmet Needs With the Use of Immunotherapy in NSCLC

February 23rd 2023

Pradnya D. Patil, MD, FACP, discusses unmet needs that remain to be addressed with the use of immunotherapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Abatacept/Ruxolitinib May Reduce Cardiotoxicity Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

February 23rd 2023

French investigators evaluated a potential solution to reduce myotoxicity and improve survival for patients with cancer receiving treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to mRNA-4157/V940 Plus Pembrolizumab in High-Risk Melanoma

February 23rd 2023

The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to the investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine mRNA-4157/V940 in combination with pembrolizumab for the adjuvant treatment of patients with high-risk melanoma following complete resection.

Traveling Through the Lung Cancer Treatment Paradigm: Taking Advantage of Neoadjuvant Therapy

February 22nd 2023

In this third episode of OncChats: Traveling Through the Lung Cancer Treatment Paradigm, Aaron Franke, MD, discusses the expanding role of neoadjuvant therapy in non–small cell lung cancer and efforts to better identify patients who can benefit from curative-intent treatment.

Salvage Checkpoint Inhibitors Reduce Peri-ASCT Progression in R/R Hodgkin Lymphoma

February 17th 2023

Checkpoint inhibitor–based salvage regimens significantly reduced the likelihood that patients with relapsed/refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma undergoing transplant would need further salvage therapy vs conventional salvage regimens.

Maveropepimut-S Plus Pembrolizumab and Cyclophosphamide Shows Early Promise in R/R DLBCL

February 13th 2023

The combination of maveropepimut-S, pembrolizumab, and intermittent low-dose cyclophosphamide elicited responses in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, according to preliminary findings from the phase 2b VITALIZE trial.

Pembrolizumab Plus Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Improves Long-Term OS in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

February 13th 2023

Thomas J. George, MD, FACP, highlights the long-term data from the NRG-GI002 trial, the next steps for exploring subsets of patients who may benefit from the addition of pembrolizumab or veliparib to total neoadjuvant therapy, and what the use of total neoadjuvant therapy has meant for patients with stage II/III locally advanced rectal cancer.

Checkpoint Inhibitors, FGFR Inhibitors Lead to Continued Advancements in Biliary Tract Cancer

February 13th 2023

James Harding, MD, highlighted current and emerging areas of research in biliary tract cancer, including key contributions from TOPAZ-1 and the phase 3 SWOG 1815 trial, the development of immunotherapy and chemotherapy combinations, and continued efforts to utilize personalized medicine in clinical practice.

XL092 Plus Atezolizumab Vs Regorafenib Under Investigation in MSS/MSI-Low mCRC

February 7th 2023

The safety and efficacy of a combination regimen comprised of XL092 and atezolizumab is being compared with that of regorafenib monotherapy in patients with microsatellite stable or microsatellite instability–low metastatic colorectal cancer who have progressed on or are intolerant to standard-of-care therapy.

Cemiplimab Plus Chemotherapy Expands First-Line Options in Advanced NSCLC

January 30th 2023

Ana Baramidze, MD, provides background on the FDA approvals of cemiplimab in NSCLC, expands on key efficacy and safety data with cemiplimab from EMPOWER-Lung 3, and discusses the current treatment landscape for patients with advanced NSCLC.

Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Elicits Deep Responses in Localized MSI-H/dMMR Solid Tumors

January 30th 2023

Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab was found to have high clinical activity and an acceptable safety profile in patients with localized microsatellite instability–high/deficient mismatch repair solid tumors.

Bavituximab Plus Pembrolizumab Elicits Responses in Untreated Advanced HCC

January 25th 2023

Bavituximab in combination with pembrolizumab produced responses in patients with previously untreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Elicits Strong Responses in Localized dMMR/MSI-H Colorectal Cancer

January 16th 2023

Neoadjuvant treatment with anti–PD-1 inhibitors induced high rates of complete response and reduced recurrence rates, according to a retrospective analysis of patients with localized mismatch repair-deficient or microsatellite instability–high colorectal cancer.

AFM24 Plus Atezolizumab Shows Acceptable Safety, Early Activity in EGFR+ Solid Tumors

January 14th 2023

A doublet comprised of the bispecific innate cell engager AFM24 and atezolizumab had a tolerable safety profile and elicited responses in patients with advanced EGFR-expressing solid tumors.