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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.

The OncFive: Top Oncology Articles for the Week 9/22

September 28th 2024

The FDA’s ODAC votes against the risk:benefit profile of frontline PD-1 inhibitors in select tumor types, osimertinib gains approval for select NSCLC, and more this week from OncLive.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Shines a Light on Treatment Interventions and Advancements

September 28th 2024

Saro H. Armenian, DO, MPH, raises awareness for childhood-related cancer interventions during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Daratumumab Plus VRd Improves MRD Negativity in Newly Diagnosed, Transplant-Ineligible or -Deferred Myeloma

September 27th 2024

Daratumumab plus VRd improved MRD-negativity rates in transplant-ineligible or -deferred, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Daratumumab/Lenalidomide Improves MRD– Conversion Rates in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma After ASCT

September 27th 2024

Daratumumab/lenalidomide maintenance increased MRD-negative conversion rates vs lenalidomide alone in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma after transplant.

Isa-KRd Induction Therapy Elicits Responses, MRD Negativity in Transplant-Eligible, Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

September 27th 2024

Patients with newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible multiple myeloma achieved deep responses and MRD negativity with isa-KRd induction therapy.

FDA Approves Selpercatinib for RET Fusion–Positive Medullary Thyroid Cancer

September 27th 2024

The FDA has granted traditional approval to selpercatinib (Retevmo) for advanced or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer with a RET mutation.

Talquetamab-Based Triplet Elicits Deep Responses in R/R Myeloma

September 27th 2024

Talquetamab plus daratumumab yields improved patient outcomes in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Glucocorticoid Receptor Targeting With Relacorilant May Improve Ovarian Cancer Outcomes

September 27th 2024

Domenica Lorusso, MD, PhD, discusses the investigation of the glucocorticoid receptor modulator relacorilant plus nab-paclitaxel in ovarian cancer.

Zelenectide Pevedotin Shows Early Promise as Less Toxic Alternative to Standard Regimens in Bladder Cancer

September 27th 2024

Terence Friedlander, MD, spotlights emerging agents of interest in advanced bladder cancer, including the Nectin-4–targeted therapy zelenectide pevedotin.

PAS-004 Has Tolerable Safety Profile and Preliminary Efficacy in MAPK-Driven Solid Tumors

September 27th 2024

The MEK inhibitor PAS-004 is safe, tolerable, and generated early efficacy signals in patients with MAPK pathway–driven advanced cancers.

Dendritic Cell–Based Immunotherapy Data in Resected Pancreatic Cancer Published in JCO

September 27th 2024

MesoPher cell therapy led to a 2-year recurrence-free survival rate of 64% and low-grade AEs in resected pancreatic cancer following chemotherapy.

Talquetamab Plus Teclistamab Demonstrates Durable Responses in Triple Class–Exposed R/R Myeloma

September 27th 2024

Combining talquetamab with teclistamab demonstrated responses even among those with extramedullary disease in the RedirecTT-1 trial.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Arielle S. Weiss

September 27th 2024

Arielle S. Weiss, MD, has joined Fox Chase Cancer Center as an assistant professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Surgery.

Radium-223 Before Docetaxel Demonstrates Better QOL in mCRPC, With No Difference in Survival

September 27th 2024

Radium-223 prior to docetaxel improved quality of life and tolerability in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer according to data from the RAPSON trial.

Meta-Analysis Reveals Potential Role of Clonal Hematopoiesis on Allogeneic and Autologous HSCT Outcomes

September 27th 2024

Shyam A. Patel, MD, PhD, discusses findings from a meta-analysis of the effect of clonal hematopoiesis on outcomes for hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

ODAC Votes Against Risk:Benefit Profile of Frontline Anti–PD-1 Therapy in Metastatic/Unresectable ESCC With a PD-L1 Expression Under 1

September 26th 2024

The FDA’s ODAC voted against the risk:benefit profile of anti–PD-1 therapy in first-line metastatic ESCC with a PD-L1 of less than 1.

Frontline SHR-1701 Plus CAPOX Delivers Superior OS vs CAPOX Alone in Gastric/GEJ Cancer

September 26th 2024

The addition of SHR-1701 to the HER2-negative gastric/GEJ cancer treatment paradigm may enhance the efficacy of current treatments for this population.

Breast Cancer Experts Spotlight Early-Phase and Real-World Research at the 2024 ESMO Congress

September 26th 2024

Breast cancer experts highlight early-phase and real-world studies of interest from the 2024 ESMO Congress.

Daratumumab Regimen Yields Durable MRD-Negativity in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

September 26th 2024

Daratumumab-based induction/consolidation and maintenance therapy resulted in durable MRD negativity in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

ADC Found Effective Against Brain Metastases in Patients with HER2+ Breast Cancer

September 26th 2024

T-DXd shows substantial antitumor activity in brain metastases in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer in a major international clinical trial.