ESMO Congress | Conference

Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Produces Encouraging Responses in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

September 12th 2022

The combination of enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab elicited a high overall response rate and a manageable safety profile in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.

Two Years Post-operative ADT Plus Radiotherapy Improves MFS, Time to Salvage Therapy in Prostate Cancer

September 12th 2022

The addition of 24 months of androgen deprivation therapy to postoperative radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy provided a metastasis-free survival benefit and improved time to salvage therapy in patients with prostate cancer.

Tucatinib Plus Trastuzumab Elicits Responses in Crossover Cohort in HER2+ mCRC

September 12th 2022

Tucatinib plus trastuzumab improved radiographic response rates in patients with metastatic HER2-positive colorectal cancer initially treated with tucatinib monotherapy who later crossed over to receive doublet therapy.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan at Reduced Dose Maintains Efficacy in HER2-Mutated NSCLC

September 12th 2022

The clinical benefit and tolerable safety profile of trastuzumab deruxtecan was maintained at 5.4 kg/mg vs 6.4 kg/mg in patients with HER2-mutated non–small cell lung cancer, confirming the benefit-risk ratio of the FDA-approved dose.

Sotorasib Significantly Improves PFS Vs Docetaxel for KRAS G12C–Mutated NSCLC

September 12th 2022

Sotorasib doubled the rate of progression-free survival at 12 months and reduced the risk of progression or death by 34% compared with docetaxel for patients with previously treated non–small cell lung cancer with KRAS G12C mutations.

Atezolizumab Shows Substantial OS Improvement in Platinum-Ineligible NSCLC

September 12th 2022

Atezolizumab led to an almost doubling in the rate of 2-year overall survival compared with vinorelbine or gemcitabine in patients with advanced platinum-ineligible non–small cell lung cancer.

Neoadjuvant Cemiplimab Elicits Encouraging Pathologic Complete Response in CSCC

September 12th 2022

Cemiplimab produced pathologic complete responses as a neoadjuvant treatment in more than half of patients with resectable, stage II to IV cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Adjuvant Canakinumab Misses DFS Primary End Point in NSCLC

September 12th 2022

Patients with completely resected non–small cell lung cancer did not derive a significant benefit with adjuvant canakinumab vs placebo.

Tislelizumab Provides Favorable Efficacy in Asian and Non-Asian Patients with Previously Treated Advanced NSCLC

September 12th 2022

Tislelizumab continued to demonstrate an improved clinical benefit compared with docetaxel in both Asian and non-Asian patients with previously treated advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Apalutamide Plus ADT Elicits PSA PFS Benefit in High-Risk, Biochemically Relapsed Prostate Cancer

September 11th 2022

Intensification of androgen-deprivation therapy plus apalutamide displayed promising efficacy in patients with high-risk, biochemically relapsed prostate cancer.

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Elicits Promising Pathologic Responses in dMMR Colon Cancer

September 11th 2022

Four weeks of treatment with nivolumab plus ipilimumab elicited major pathologic responses in 95% of patients with mismatch repair–deficient colon cancer.

Addition of Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Improves EFS in Resectable Melanoma

September 11th 2022

Compared with adjuvant pembrolizumab alone, the addition of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab significantly improved event-free survival outcomes for patients with stage III-IV melanoma with a hazard ratio of 0.58.

Dr. Patel on the Neoadjuvant Administration of Pembrolizumab in Advanced Melanoma

September 11th 2022

Sapna Patel, BA, MD, discusses the neoadjuvant administration of pembrolizumab in advanced melanoma.

Dr. Petrylak on Enzalutamide Plus Androgen Deprivation Therapy in mHSPC

September 11th 2022

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses enzalutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Updated ADAURA Data Reinforce Adjuvant Osimertinib as SOC for EGFR-Mutated, Stage IB-IIIA NSCLC

September 11th 2022

Adjuvant osimertinib resulted in a 77% reduction in the risk of disease recurrence or death in patients with EGFR-mutated, stage II to IIIA non–small cell lung cancer, with a disease-free survival improvement observed irrespective of prior adjuvant chemotherapy or disease stage.

Destiny-Breast04 Update Showcases QOL Benefit With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for HR+, HER2-Low Breast Cancer

September 11th 2022

Trastuzumab deruxtecan demonstrated a promising quality-of-life benefit for patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-low metastatic breast cancer, according to a report on patient-reported outcomes from the pivotal DESTINY-Breast04 trial.

High-Dose MEDI5752 Induces Clinical Benefit in NSCLC at the Cost of Significant Toxicity

September 11th 2022

MEDI5752 plus chemotherapy doubled the duration of response and extended survival compared with pembrolizumab in patients with treatment-naïve nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.

Olaparib/Abiraterone Continues to Provide Superior Clinical Benefit Over Abiraterone Alone in Frontline mCRPC

September 11th 2022

The combination of olaparib plus abiraterone acetate and prednisone or prednisolone demonstrated a continuing trend toward an overall survival benefit when used in the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

DCC-3116 Displays Early Tolerability in RAS/RAF-Mutant Solid Tumors

September 11th 2022

The ULK1/2 inhibitor DCC-3116 was well tolerated as a monotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic tumors harboring a RAS or RAF mutation.

POU2F2 May Be Predictive of Survival Benefit With Maintenance Avelumab in Urothelial Carcinoma

September 11th 2022

The absence of POU2F2, may be predictive of response to maintenance avelumab in patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, according to findings from an analysis peripheral blood samples taken in the JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial.