All Oncology News

Whole-genome sequencing of patients with multiple myeloma revealed that sequential immunotherapy was linked with antigen loss associated with treatment resistance and disease relapse.

Treatment with the combination of pomalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone conferred a small, statistically nonsignificant overall survival benefit compared with bortezomib plus dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Mezigdomide in combination with either bortezomib and dexamethasone or carfilzomib and dexamethasone showed encouraging responses across multiple dose levels in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Use of the novel T-charge rapid manufacturing platform for the production of durcabtagene autoleucel CAR T cells within 2 days was successful in producing rapid and robust in vivo expansion, as well as long-term T-cell persistence in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to a correlative analysis of data from an ongoing phase 1 trial presented at the 2023 IMS Annual Meeting.

Overall response rates with bispecific antibody monotherapy in patients with extramedullary relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma were lower than ORRs observed across all patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma included in a systematic review evaluating the efficacy of this class of agents in this difficult-to-treat population.

Treatment with the interleukin-12 gene-mediated immunotherapy IMNN-001 in combination with neoadjuvant platinum chemotherapy led to an improvement in progression-free survival compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone in newly diagnosed patients with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.

Exercises such as resistance training and walking were safe and effective interventions that were associated with improved frailty scores in patients with multiple myeloma receiving systemic treatment.

First-line treatment with the combination of amivantamab and lazertinib resulted in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival compared with osimertinib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations.

Andrew Ko, MD, FASCO, highlights what the potential approval of zolbetuximab could mean for the first-line treatment paradigm for patients with CLDN18.2-positive gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma and detailed other ongoing research in the gastrointestinal cancer space.

Treatment with the combination of sotorasib carboplatin, and pemetrexed produced responses and demonstrated safety in patients with KRAS G12C–mutated, advanced non–small cell lung cancer, according to data from the phase 1/2 CodeBreaK 101 trial.

The FDA has granted fast track designation to IDE161 for use in adult patients with advanced or metastatic hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer harboring BRCA1/2 mutations who have progressed after at least 1 hormonal therapy, a CDK4/6 inhibitor, and a PARP inhibitor.

The phase 3 ENHANCE-2 trial examining the frontline combination of magrolimab and azacitidine vs physician’s choice of venetoclax with azacitidine or intensive chemotherapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and TP53 mutations has been discontinued, according to an announcement from Gilead Sciences.

Naval G. Daver, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating uproleselan combinations in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, the current role of quizartinib in patients with FLT3-ITD–mutated disease, and potential future directions with both these agents in the AML field.

Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, discusses key points from his presentation at the 2023 SOHO Annual Meeting on frontline treatment of patients with high-risk myeloma, including the characteristics of patients with disease at high risk of recurrence, current treatment approaches, and ongoing research aiming to address unmet needs for this subset of patients.

Treatment with the combination of isatuximab, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone generated high rates of minimal residual disease negativity in patients with newly diagnosed, high-risk multiple myeloma, irrespective of transplant status.

The transformative gift from the Panda Charitable Family Foundation brings together Eastern and Western medicine, advancing research, education and clinical care.

Jairam Krishnamurthy, MD, FACP, highlights the benefits of neoadjuvant therapy in early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer, treatment considerations for patients with HER2-negative disease who have progressed on an initial CDK4/6 inhibitor, and ongoing research that may address unmet needs in the field.

The FDA has approved bosutinib (Bosulif) for the treatment of pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with Philadelphia chromosome–positive, chronic-phase chronic myelogenous leukemia that is newly diagnosed or resistant or intolerant to prior therapy.

The FDA has granted fast track designation to MYTX-011 for use as a potential therapeutic option in patients with non–small cell lung cancer and cMET overexpression.

The FDA has granted fast track designation to ABM-1310 for the treatment of patients with glioblastoma harboring BRAF V600E mutations.

The hematologic neoplasm systemic mastocytosis is marked by the clonal proliferation of mast cells in the skin, bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract, spleen, and/or liver, caused by an activating KIT mutation in the KIT gene.

Stephen M. Ansell, MD, PhD, discusses the successes and challenges of utilizing immune therapy across the landscape of hematologic malignancies, the importance of increasing the understanding of how the immune system functions in patients with lymphoma, and ongoing research of immune therapy for this patient population.

Melissa Culligan, RN, MS, PhD candidate, director of Thoracic Surgery Research at Temple Health, was recently honored with the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s Lectureship Award for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals.

The FDA has granted fast track designation to IDE161 for the treatment of adult patients with advanced or metastatic ovarian cancer harboring germline or somatic BRCA1/2 mutations who are platinum resistant and have received prior treatment with antiangiogenic and PARP inhibitor therapies.

Emerging data in the neoadjuvant setting and the expansion of testing in standard practice have presented questions surrounding screening for and developing strategies from variant information in EGFR-mutated resectable non–small cell lung cancer.

Amy W. Zhou, MD, highlights the unique mechanism of action of the JAK1/2 and ACVR1 inhibitor momelotinib and the importance of ongoing investigations of JAK inhibitor combination therapies in myelofibrosis.

Epcoritamab-bysp has been approved by the European Commission and Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare for the treatment of select patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

The FDA has issued a complete response letter to the biologics license application seeking the approval of the on-body injector presentation of pegfilgrastim-cbqv, which is a biosimilar of pegfilgrastim.

Guillermo Garcia-Manero, M, discusses key efficacy and safety findings from the COMMANDS trial; the significance of the FDA approval of luspatercept in patients with lower-risk MDS; and considerations for bringing this agent into clinical practice.

Paolo Strati, MD, discusses novel combinations for the treatment of indolent B-cell lymphoma, emphasizes the primary goal of improving the efficacy of immunotherapy and providing patients with chemotherapy-free treatment options, and highlights ongoing trials are investigating various approaches to enhance the activity of lenalidomide/rituximab