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Regorafenib Confers No PFS Benefit in Advanced Chordoma

September 22nd 2021

Regorafenib did not show a benefit with progression-free survival in patients with advanced or metastatic chordoma.

Real-World PFS Benefit Reported With Durvalumab Regimen in Unresectable Stage III NSCLC

September 21st 2021

The median real-world progression-free survival with durvalumab was higher compared with the median progression-free survival reported in the durvalumab arm of the phase 3 PACIFIC trial in patients with stage III non–small cell lung cancer.

High HER2 Expression Is Linked With Improved Outcomes With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in HER2+ mCRC

September 21st 2021

Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki led to improved responses in patients with higher HER2 expression at baseline, whereas responses were seen irrespective of RAS- and PIK3CA mutation status and blood tumor mutational burden levels in patients with HER2-positive, metastatic colorectal cancer.

Adavosertib Improves PFS in RAS-/TP53-Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

September 21st 2021

Adavosertib demonstrated a 65% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death compared with active monitoring in patients with TP53-/RAS-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer following first-line chemotherapy.

Durvalumab Plus Chemotherapy Showcases Sustained OS Benefit in ES-SCLC

September 21st 2021

The addition of durvalumab to platinum/etoposide chemotherapy continued to demonstrate an overall survival benefit over chemotherapy alone with a favorable safety profile in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

Giredestrant Induces Greater Ki-67 Suppression Vs Anastrozole in ER+/HER2– Early Breast Cancer

September 21st 2021

Giredestrant resulted in a greater relative reduction in Ki67 score from baseline to week 2 of a window of opportunity phase vs anastrozole in patients with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer, according to results from an interim analysis of the phase 2 coopERA Breast Cancer trial.

Sitravatinib/Nivolumab Combo Results in Durable Response in Advanced NSCLC Following Checkpoint Inhibitors, Chemotherapy

September 21st 2021

Sitravatinib, a spectrum-selective TKI targeting TAM receptors and VEGFR2, administered in combination with nivolumab induced durable response and robust survival outcomes for patients with non-small cell lung cancer who progressed after deriving benefit from treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor and/or platinum doublet chemotherapy.

Blood-Based TMB Is Not Predictive of Benefit With Atezolizumab in NSCLC

September 21st 2021

Blood-based tumor mutational burden does not predict a benefit of first-line atezolizumab over chemotherapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Biomarkers May Predict Outcomes Following De-Escalated Neoadjuvant T-DM1 in HR+/HER2+ Early Breast Cancer

September 20th 2021

Baseline tumor immunogenicity may be associated with higher pathologic complete response rates and favorable outcomes in hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive early stage breast cancer when comparing de-escalated neoadjuvant ado-trastuzumab emtansine with or without endocrine therapy, vs trastuzumab plus endocrine therapy.

Adjuvant Atezolizumab Shows Improvement in DFS, Time to Relapse in PD-L1+ Stage II-IIIA NSCLC Subgroups

September 20th 2021

Adjuvant treatment with atezolizumab led to an improvement in disease-free survival and time to locoregional and distant relapse compared with best supportive care in prespecified subgroups of PD-L1–positive patients with stage II to IIIA NSCLC, according to exploratory findings from the phase 3 IMpower010 trial.

Sunitinib Elicits Improved Efficacy Vs Placebo in Malignant Pheochromocytoma/Paragangliomas

September 20th 2021

First-line sunitinib was found to improve efficacy compared with placebo in patients with malignant pheochromocytoma and paragangliomas.

cLOD May Provide More Accurate Evaluation of Cell-Free DNA in Multi-Cancer Early Detection

September 19th 2021

Clinical limit of detection may be a reasonable metric for evaluating cell-free DNA for multi-cancer early detection.

Balstilimab Plus Zalifrelimab Displays Strong Efficacy, Survival Benefits in Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer

September 19th 2021

The anti-PD-1 antibody balstilimab in combination with the anti-CTLA-4 antibody zalifrelimab exhibited impressive response rates, duration of response, and overall survival in patients with previously treated recurrent/metastatic cervical cancer.

Dr. Luke on the Results of the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-716 Trial in Melanoma

September 19th 2021

Jason J. Luke, MD, FACP, discusses the results of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-716 trial in high-risk stage II melanoma.

Nivolumab/Chemo Combo Sustains Clinical Benefit in Frontline Gastric/GEJ Cancer, But Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Arm Misses Mark

September 19th 2021

The frontline combination of nivolumab and chemotherapy upheld its improvement in progression-free and overall survival vs chemotherapy alone with longer follow-up of patients with advanced gastric, gastroesophageal junction, or esophageal cancer, according to data from the phase 3 CheckMate-649 trial.

Tisotumab Vedotin Plus Frontline Carboplatin and Second-/Third-Line Pembrolizumab Demonstrates Notable Activity in Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer

September 19th 2021

Tisotumab vedotin elicited significant responses without prohibitive toxicity in combination with carboplatin as frontline therapy, as well as in combination with pembrolizumab as second- or third-line therapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Survival Benefit Found With Abiraterone/Prednisolone-Based Combos in High-Risk Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer

September 19th 2021

When added to androgen-deprivation therapy, abiraterone acetate and prednisolone with or without enzalutamide for 2 years improved survival outcomes in men with high-risk nonmetastatic prostate cancer.

Dr. Rugo on Overall Survival With First-Line Pembrolizumab in Metastatic TNBC

September 19th 2021

Hope S. Rugo, MD, discusses the overall survival data with first-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy as a treatment for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, as reported in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-355 trial.

Prednisone Added to ADT Plus Docetaxel Improves Radiographic PFS and OS in mCSPC

September 19th 2021

Prednisone added to androgen-deprivation therapy plus docetaxel improved radiographic progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with de novo metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

Sabizabulin Appears Safe, Effective in Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer

September 19th 2021

Sabizabulin was well tolerated and associated with significant and durable objective tumor responses in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer.