The OncLive Precision Medicine in Oncology® condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on precision-focused approaches in patients with cancer, with gene-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors and antibody-drug conjugates, checkpoint inhibitors, tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy, and other tailored treatments. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on updates and ongoing research with personalized therapies across solid and hematologic tumors.
March 13th 2024
The FDA has accepted a new drug application for ensartinib in metastatic ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer.
Practical Toxicity Management Awareness With FGFR Inhibitors Improves Real-World Patient Outcomes
January 8th 2024Vivek Subbiah, MD, emphasizes the need for improved guidance on practical toxicity management for various FGFR-altered malignancies, highlights best practices for monitoring and managing the most common on-target toxicities associated with FGFR inhibitors, and discusses the key implications of this review for those utilizing FGFR inhibitors.
Optimal Personalization of Therapy In TNBC Necessitates Consistent Biomarker Identification
January 7th 2024Pooja Advani, MBBS, MD, details the encouraging activity of antibody-drug conjugates in triple-negative breast cancer, the importance of utilizing next-generation sequencing to inform treatment selection after progression on CDK4/6 inhibitors in this disease setting, and more.
Repotrectinib May Serve as a New Standard of Care Across Treatment Lines in ROS1+ NSCLC
December 17th 2023Alexander Drilon, MD, highlights how the approval of repotrectinib addresses the need for improved therapies for patients who have progressed on a previous TKI and delves into notable neurologic toxicities seen with the agent.
Inavolisib Plus Palbociclib and Fulvestrant Improves PFS in PIK3CA-Mutated HR+ Breast Cancer
The addition of inavolisib to palbociclib and fulvestrant improved progression-free survival vs palbociclib and fulvestrant alone in select patients with PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Taletrectinib Under NMPA Review in China for Advanced or Metastatic ROS1+ NSCLC
November 22nd 2023The Center for Drug Evaluation of China’s National Medical Products Administration has accepted the new drug application seeking the approval of the next-generation ROS1 TKI taletrectinib for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer with prior exposure to a ROS1 TKI.
Bayer Recalls Oral Larotrectinib Solution Because of Microbial Contamination
November 22nd 2023Bayer has voluntarily recalled 1 lot of the larotrectinib 20 mg/mL oral solution that is packaged in 100-mL glass bottles because of the presence of Penicillium brevicompactum contamination that was observed during ongoing, routine stability testing.
MRT-2359 Shows Favorable Tolerability in Heavily Pretreated MYC-Driven Solid Tumors
MRT-2359 had acceptable tolerability with a favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile in heavily pretreated patients with MYC-driven solid tumors, including lung cancer and high-grade neuroendocrine cancer.
A supplemental biologics license application seeking the approval of amivantamab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR exon 19 deletions has been submitted to the FDA.
Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology: A Diverse Editorial Board
November 20th 2023In this fourth episode of OncChats: Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology, Toufic A. Kachaamy, MD, and Douglas Flora, MD, LSSBB, FACCC, explain the importance of having a diverse editorial board behind a new journal on artificial intelligence in precision oncology.