All Oncology News

The FDA has approved belzutifan (Welireg) for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor and a VEGF TKI.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pirtobrutinib demonstrated promising efficacy and a tolerable safety profile in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma who received prior therapy with a covalent BTK inhibitor.

The novel BTK degrader BGB-16673 was well tolerated; produced meaningful and rapid clinical responses; and demonstrated on-target effects in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies.

Revumenib demonstrated clinically meaningful activity, including high response and minimal residual disease negativity rates, in heavily pretreated patients with KMT2A-rearranged acute leukemia.

Induction therapy with subcutaneous daratumumab followed by autologous stem cell transplant, daratumumab, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone consolidation and daratumumab/lenalidomide maintenance prolonged progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible multiple myeloma.

Treatment with the oral BTK inhibitor ibrutinib in combination with venetoclax led to a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival vs ibrutinib plus placebo in patients with relapsed/refractory MCL.

Utilization of a financial navigation program is feasible for reducing cost burden and improving quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma who are more likely to experience financial toxicity and have difficulty accessing appropriate resources and support services.

Anitocabtagene autoleucel showcased early efficacy with acceptable toxicity in patients with relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma—even in those with high-risk features.

Dose modifications of talquetamab improved on-target adverse effects while maintaining responses for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

NX-2127 showcased early efficacy in the form of responses with an acceptable toxicity profile in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies, according to data from the ongoing phase 1 NX-2127-001 trial.