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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.

Pembrolizumab Yields High Response Rates for Patients With Unresectable Metastatic Desmoplastic Melanoma

April 17th 2023

Patients with unresectable metastatic desmoplastic melanoma achieved high response rates when treated with single-agent pembrolizumab in the SWOG S1512 trial, according to data presented during the 2023 AACR Annual Meeting.

Selective CDK2 Inhibitor Undergoes Investigation in CCNE1-High Tumors

April 17th 2023

Preclinical data have demonstrated activity of a novel, small molecule CDK2 inhibitor INCB123667 in CDK2/cyclin E1 expressing cell lines prompting investigators to initiate a phase 1 study, and the agent may fill an unmet need for patients with cancers with primary or acquired CDK4/6 resistance.

FDA Accepts sBLA for Ide-cel in Triple-class Exposed Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

April 17th 2023

The FDA has accepted a supplemental biologics license application seeking the approval of idecabtagene vicleucel for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.

Research Uncovers Alternate Mechanism for Producing Key Protein in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

April 17th 2023

In a new study in the journal Nature Cancer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists shed new light on the mechanism that raises and lowers PSMA expression in prostate cancer cells.

AFM13 Exhibits Efficacy in CD30+ Relapsed/Refractory PTCL

April 17th 2023

The investigational tetravalent bispecific antibody AFM13 displayed clinical efficacy in heavily pretreated patients with CD30-positive relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

Tafasitamab Plus Lenalidomide Has Continued Efficacy and Safety in R/R DLBCL

April 16th 2023

The combination of tafasitamab and lenalidomide followed by tafasitamab maintenance prolonged responses in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Perioperative Durvalumab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemo Improves pCR, EFS in Resectable NSCLC

April 16th 2023

Perioperative durvalumab plus neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in pathologic complete response and event-free survival vs placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer.

Adjuvant mRNA-4157 Plus Pembrolizumab Improves RFS in Resected High-Risk Melanoma

April 16th 2023

mRNA-4157 in combination with pembrolizumab improved recurrence-free survival compared with pembrolizumab alone when used as an adjuvant treatment in patients with resected high-risk melanoma, regardless of tumor mutational burden.

Pembrolizumab Plus Cisplatin/Gemcitabine Extends OS in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer

April 16th 2023

Pembrolizumab plus cisplatin and gemcitabine produced a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival vs placebo plus cisplatin and gemcitabine in previously untreated patients with advanced biliary tract cancer, according to data from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-966 trial.

Adjuvant Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab Significantly Improves RFS in High-risk HCC

April 16th 2023

Adjuvant treatment with the combination of atezolizumab (Tecentriq) and bevacizumab (Avastin) resulted in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in recurrence-free survival vs active surveillance in patients with a high risk of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence following curative-intent resection or ablation.

MOUNTAINEER and DESTINY-CRC01 Trials Expand Second-Line Options for HER2+ mCRC

April 15th 2023

Alaa Muslimani, MD, discusses the significance of the phase 2 DESTINY-CRC01 and MOUNTAINEER-03 trials on HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer treatment in the second line, efforts to expand the use of these agents in earlier disease settings, and the need for more robust clinical data and larger investigations for this population.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Displays Antitumor Activity, Safety in HER2-Expressing Uterine Carcinosarcoma

April 14th 2023

The antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan led to durable responses and a tolerable safety profile in patients with HER2-expressing uterine carcinosarcoma.

Risk Classification, Mutational Analysis Are Key in Informing AML Management

April 14th 2023

During an OncLive® workshop titled Key Updates in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Their Application in Clinical Practice, moderated by Naval Daver, MD, faculty reviewed updates to the classification of acute myeloid leukemia and its effects on the treatment paradigm and provided insight on the management of adverse-risk and secondary acute myeloid leukemia.

Early Success With Olaparib Plus Selumetinib Leads to Further Exploration in RAS-mutated Gynecologic Cancers

April 14th 2023

Shannon N. Westin, MD, MPH, FACOG, shares preclinical data that provided the impetus for the SOLAR trial of olaparib and selumetinib in patients with RAS-mutated gynecologic cancers, key findings from the dose-escalation and -expansion portions of the research, and next steps with the combination.

RLY-2608 Shows Preclinical Potential for Selective PI3K Inhibition, Decreased AEs in HR+, HER2– Breast Cancer

April 14th 2023

Julia E. McGuinness, MD, discusses the rationale for combining this novel PI3K inhibitor with fulvestrant and emphasized the importance of developing increasingly mutant-specific PI3K inhibitors in hormone receptor–positive breast cancer.

Chief of Urologic Oncology Addresses Young Men’s Common Concerns about Testicular Cancer

April 14th 2023

Though testicular cancer can impact males of any age, it generally affects men in their 20s and 30s. The average age at the time of diagnosis of testicular cancer is about 33, according to the American Cancer Society.

Intermittent Dosing Helps Mitigate Thrombocytopenia Associated With Milademetan in Sarcomas

April 14th 2023

Thrombocytopenia is a common adverse effect associated with treatment with the MDM2 inhibitor milademetan in patients with sarcomas and other solid tumors, and the effects of thrombocytopenia can be mitigated with an intermittent dosing schedule and managed with dose interruptions or reductions.

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to TP-1287 for Ewing Sarcoma

April 14th 2023

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to TP-1287, an investigational oral CDK9 inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with Ewing sarcoma.

PD-1/CTLA-4 Combination Drives Progress Across Tumor Types

April 14th 2023

Investigators of an ongoing phase 1a/1b multicohort trial are studying whether addition of adaptive immune activators increases the benefit derived from anti–PD-1 antibodies in multiple tumor types.

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to OM-301 in Multiple Myeloma

April 13th 2023

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to OM-301 for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.