ASCO Annual Meeting | Conference

Improved Responses Sustained With Pembrolizumab in Treatment-Naïve Melanoma, But Not in Rechallenged Patients

June 6th 2021

Patients with stage III melanoma who progressed following placebo-based treatment in the first part of the phase 3 EORTC 1325/KEYNOTE-054 trial and crossed over to receive pembrolizumab post-recurrence derived a 38.8% overall response rate and a 32% overall 3-year progression-free survival rate.

Dr. Tawbi on the Efficacy of Relatlimab/Nivolumab in Advanced Melanoma

June 6th 2021

Hussein A. Tawbi, MD, PhD, discusses the efficacy of relatlimab plus nivolumab in patients with advanced melanoma.

Targeting CLL1-Positive Cells Shows Efficacy in Early Trial in Pediatric AML

June 6th 2021

Investigators validated the safety and efficacy of anti-C-type lectin-like molecule-1-based CAR T cells in a small clinical trial of pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Tafasitamab/Lenalidomide Combo Induces Durable Response in DLBCL

June 6th 2021

Three-year follow-up data from the phase 2 L-MIND study demonstrated that tafasitamab-cxix in combination with lenalidomide induces sustainable response in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Selumetinib Response Not Driven by MAPK Expression in Pediatric and AYA Refractory Solid Tumors

June 5th 2021

Selumetinib did not elicit clinical activity in pediatric and young adult patients with refractory cancers who had actionable mutations in the RAS/RAF/MAPK1/2-ERK pathway.

Liposomal Irinotecan Combo Improves Outcomes for Patients with Biliary Tract Cancer

June 5th 2021

Data from the phase 2 NIFTY trial demonstrated that liposomal irinotecan in combination with 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin significantly improved progression-free survival and overall survival for patients with metastatic biliary tract cancer whose disease had progressed following first-line line gemcitabine/cisplatin.

Ribociclib/Fulvestrant Maintains Survival Benefit in Postmenopausal HR+ Advanced Breast Cancer, Irrespective of Setting

June 5th 2021

Ribociclib plus fulvestrant continued to significantly improve overall survival over fulvestrant alone in postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer at almost 5 years of follow-up, irrespective of whether patients received the regimen in the first- or second-line setting.

Frontline Camrelizumab Plus Chemotherapy Improves Survival in Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

June 5th 2021

Camrelizumab in combination with chemotherapy demonstrated improved overall survival and progression-free survival and a manageable safety profile as frontline therapy compared with placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Venetoclax/Fulvestrant Combo Found to Be Inferior to Fulvestrant Alone in ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer

June 5th 2021

The combination of venetoclax and fulvestrant failed to improve overall outcomes vs fulvestrant alone in patients with locally advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer who had previously received a CDK4/6 inhibitor.

Palbociclib/Fulvestrant Combo Maintains OS Benefit in HR+ Breast Cancer

June 5th 2021

At a median follow-up of 73.3 months, investigators in the PALOMA-3 trial have concluded that palbociclib plus fulvestrant maintains a clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival compared with placebo plus fulvestrant for patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Dr. Slamon on the Benefit of Ribociclib Plus Fulvestrant in HR+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

June 5th 2021

Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD, discusses the long-term benefit of ribociclib plus fulvestrant in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Alectinib Fails to Improve OS in ALK-Positive NSCLC

June 5th 2021

In a final overall survival analysis of the J-ALEX study, patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving alectinib failed to achieve better results than patients receiving crizotinib.

Tucatinib Plus Trastuzumab/Capecitabine Maintain Survival Benefit in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

June 5th 2021

Tucatinib plus trastuzumab and capecitabine maintained and even improved overall survival over placebo in pretreated patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Selpercatinib Effective in RET Fusion–Positive NSCLC, Irrespective of Prior Therapies

June 5th 2021

Treatment with selpercatinib demonstrated consistent efficacy in patients with RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer, regardless of prior treatments.

Single Agent and Combination TG-1701 Yield Promising Clinical Activity in CLL and Other B-Cell Malignancies

June 5th 2021

TG-1701 demonstrated encouraging clinical and pharmacodynamic activity at all dose levels in patients with B-cell malignancies.

Larotrectinib Elicits Robust Responses in TRK Fusion Cancer

June 5th 2021

The highly selective, central nervous system-active TRK inhibitor larotrectinib yielded promising response rates in patients with TRK fusion cancer, including in those with CNS metastases at baseline.

Pralsetinib Elicits Durable Anti-Tumor Effects in RET Fusion+ Solid Tumors

June 5th 2021

Pralsetinib demonstrated robust and durable anti-tumor activity, as well as a tolerable safety profile, in heavily pretreated patients with multiple RET fusion–positive advanced solid tumors.

Niraparib Individualized Starting Dose Tolerable in Platinum-Sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

June 5th 2021

Niraparib, when delivered at an individualized starting dose, was found to be well tolerated in patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer.

Mosunetuzumab-Polatuzumab Vedotin Combo Effective, Well Tolerated in R/R B-NHL

June 5th 2021

Two cases of cytokine release syndrome occurred during the first cycle of step-up dosing; however, both were considered non-severe and were treated without the need of tocilizumab, admission to the ICU or use of vasopressors.

First-Line Ibrutinib Yields 7-Year Survival Benefit in CLL

June 5th 2021

Single-agent ibrutinib given in the first-line setting sustained a progression-free survival and overall survival benefit compared with chlorambucil as therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia at 7-year follow-up.