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The OncLive® News page includes the latest in clinical oncology news, including breaking regulatory decisions, clinical trial findings, pivotal and practice-changing data published in academic peer-reviewed journals, and more across solid and hematologic malignancies. Regulatory news includes new drug approvals by the FDA and European Union, priority review and breakthrough therapy designations, and orphan drug and fast track statuses.

Acquired BTK and PLCG2 Mutations May Not Drive Progression After Zanubrutinib/Ibrutinib Treatment in Relapsed CLL

December 14th 2023

The majority of patients with relapsed CLL treated with zanubrutinib or ibrutinib in the phase 3 ALPINE study did not acquire a BTK or PLCG2 mutation at the time of disease progression, indicating that these mutations may not be the primary drivers of resistance and relapse in this population.

RP1 Plus Cemiplimab Misses Response End Points in Locally Advanced or Metastatic CSCC

December 14th 2023

The combination of RP1 and cemiplimab provided a numerical, but not statistically significant, improvement in response rates vs cemiplimab alone in patients with locally advanced or metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, missing the primary end points of the phase 2 CERPASS trial.

Ide-Cel Wins Japanese Approval in Early Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

December 14th 2023

Idecabtagene vicleucel has received marketing and manufacturing approval in Japan for its supplemental new drug application in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least 2 prior lines of therapy.

Frontline IO/TKI Regimens Continue to Evolve in ccRCC

December 14th 2023

Jaime R. Merchán, MD, discusses the evolution and current role of IO/TKI regimens in advanced RCC; highlights data from the phase 3 CLEAR and KEYNOTE-426 trials supporting the use of pembrolizumab-based regimens in untreated ccRCC; and speculates on how future biomarker-driven research could improve the benefit seen with these combinations in this disease.

FDA Grants Priority Review to Tarlatamab for Small Cell Lung Cancer

December 14th 2023

The FDA has accepted and granted priority review to the biologics license application seeking the approval of tarlatamab for the treatment of patients with advanced small cell lung cancer.

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health to Showcase Expansive Portfolio of Hematology/Oncology Data at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition

December 14th 2023

Physician-scientists from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health will present an extensive array of hematology/oncology data from their clinical research program at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, being held in San Diego, California from December 9-12, 2023.

Neoadjuvant KN026 Plus Docetaxel Demonstrates Early Activity in HER2+ Breast Cancer

December 14th 2023

The novel bispecific antibody KN026 and docetaxel elicited responses with an acceptable toxicity profile when administered as neoadjuvant treatment in patients with HER2-positive early or locally advanced breast cancer.

Dostarlimab Plus Chemo Granted EU Approval for dMMR/MSI-H Endometrial Cancer

December 14th 2023

The European Commission has granted marketing authorization to dostarlimab paired with carboplatin and paclitaxel in adults with dMMR/MSI-H primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer who are eligible to receive systemic treatment.

FDA Approves Eflornithine for Adult, Pediatric Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma

December 13th 2023

The FDA has approved eflornithine (Iwilfin) as a treatment to reduce the risk of relapse in adult and pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma who have achieved at least a partial response to prior multi-agent, multimodality therapy including anti-GD2 immunotherapy.

Responses With Pirtobrutinib Remain High Despite Acquired Resistance in Relapsed CLL/SLL

December 13th 2023

Responses on the non-covalent BTK inhibitor pirtobrutinib remained high in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia who expressed frequent baseline BTK mutations, according to a genomic analysis of the phase 1/2 BRUIN trial.

Biomarker Data and Patient Preference Inform Perioperative Therapy Selection in Early HER2+ Breast Cancer

December 13th 2023

Maria Hafez, MD, discusses factors such as HER2 status, lymph node negativity, and risk stratification that influence the selection of adjuvant treatment approaches for patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer and expands on pivotal data that have changed the paradigm.

UCSF and UCLA to Host Inaugural PSMA PET Conference in January 2024

December 13th 2023

University of California prostate cancer experts will share clinical insights at the first annual PSMA Conference, “PSMA PET and RLT: Present and Future.”

SRSF2 Mutations Lead to Lessened Frequency of Polycythemia in Preclinical MPN Models

December 13th 2023

The presence of mutated SRSF2 in knock-in mouse models of JAK2 V617F–driven myeloproliferative neoplasms reduced the rate of polycythemia and hampered hematopoietic progenitor functions.

T-DXd Continues to Show Robust CNS Activity in HER2+ Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases

December 13th 2023

Javier Cortés, MD, PhD, expands on the importance of investigating the central nervous system activity of trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and brain metastases; key efficacy data from the pooled analysis of the agent in the DESTINY-Breast01, -02 and -03 trials; and more.

DZD8586 Demonstrates Responses Across Dose Levels in B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

December 13th 2023

DZD8586 showcased antitumor activity and favorable safety with limited grade 3 or greater treatment-emergent adverse effects in patients with heavily pretreated B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to preliminary findings from a pooled analysis of two ongoing phase 1 trials.

Asciminib Elicits Safe and Durable Responses in Previously Treated CML

December 12th 2023

Treatment with asciminib elicited greater efficacy and had a more tolerable safety profile compared with bosutinib for patients chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase following treatment with 2 or more TKIs.

Isa-KRd Produces Deep, Durable Response Rates in Newly Diagnosed, Transplant-Eligible Multiple Myeloma

December 12th 2023

The addition of isatuximab-irfc to carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone was well tolerated and elicited a 100% objective response rate in standard- and high-risk, transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Acimtamig Plus Allogeneic Natural Killer Cells Under Phase 2 Evaluation in R/R Hodgkin Lymphoma and CD30+ PTCL

December 12th 2023

Following promising preclincial findings, acimtamig plus allogenic natural killer cells will be examined for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and CD30-positive peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

Axi-Cel Provides Sustained Response in High-Risk Large B-cell Lymphoma

December 12th 2023

Patients with high-risk large B-cell lymphoma experienced durable responses when treated with first-line axicabtagene ciloleucel, according to results from the phase 2 ZUMA-12 trial.

Tafasitamab Quadruplet Shows Efficacy in Newly Diagnosed DLBCL

December 12th 2023

The use of tafasitamab-cxix, lenalidomide, rituximab, and acalabrutinib in the first-line setting induced high responses in patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, with responders deriving benefit from subsequent treatment with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone.