All Oncology News

Offering patients with metastatic gastroesophageal tumors a more personalized and adaptable treatment approach using monoclonal antibodies matched to genetic profiles in combination with chemotherapy may result in higher rates of survival compared with historic controls.

Pretreatment circulating tumor DNA levels were found to more objectively measure disease burden compared with diagnosis-to-treatment intervals in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and can therefore be used to quantify and mitigate selection bias in prospective DLBCL clinical trials.

The safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary antitumor activity of the novel agent XB002 is set to be examined in an upcoming phase 1 clinical trial that is expected to begin the second quarter of 2021.

The treatment paradigm for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma has expanded rapidly with the recent integration of selinexor and BCMA-directed therapies, such as belantamab mafodotin-blmf and idecabtagene vicleucel.

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, has been appointed an Executive Officer of the Southwest Oncology Group Cancer Research Network.

Investigators are studying LN-145, a novel immunotherapy developed from autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, as a potential new option for patients with unresectable or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer after disease progression on a checkpoint inhibitor and chemotherapy.

Acalabrutinib elicited early antitumor activity with acceptable tolerability in a population of Japanese patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies.

The FDA has granted a breakthrough device designation to the Avenda Health Focal Therapy System, a male “lumpectomy” product under development to treat patients with prostate cancer in office while preserving quality of life.

The quadruplet combination comprised of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, dexamethasone, and daratumumab was linked with high rates of minimal residual disease negativity and progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Sherri Cervantez, MD, discusses the utility of osimertinib in non–small cell lung cancer, as well as remaining questions regarding the treatment of patients who develop resistance to the third-generation EGFR inhibitor.

Monica A. Patel, MD, discusses factors that determine whether a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma is a good candidate to receive a combination of atezolizumab and bevacizumab.

Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACOG, FACS, discusses findings from key studies that solidified the role of PARP inhibition as maintenance therapy for patients with ovarian cancer, as well as guidelines for selecting PARP inhibitors alone or in combination with bevacizumab.

Jill Lacy, MD, Professor of Medicine at Yale Cancer Center, was named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to the first-in-class ruthenium-based small molecule therapeutic BOLD-100 for the treatment of patients with gastric cancer.

Luciano J. Costa, MD, PhD, shares key updates regarding transplanteligible and -ineligible patients with multiple myeloma, novel triplet and quadruplet regimens that are shifting standards in the frontline setting, and other modalities under active exploration.

In the United States, a geographic mismatch exists between the number of medical oncology and radiation providers and patients needing care, with more specialists clustered in urban and metropolitan areas.

Findings from the pivotal phase 3 PACIFIC and ADAURA trials have not only led to paradigm shifts and served as the basis for ongoing research for patients with unresectable and resectable non–small cell lung cancer, respectively, but have emphasized the importance of distinguishing treatment options based on the presence or absence of an oncogenic driver.

Although fewer deaths were reported with neratinib in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated on the phase 3 ExteNET trial, the agent was not found to result in a significant improvement in overall survival after 8 years of follow-up.

Nina Shah, MD, discusses the newfound role of BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapies in multiple myeloma, how the field may select between ide-cel and cilta-cel if the latter is approved, and novel cellular therapies in clinical development.

Stratification by the molecular 70-gene risk prediction signature revealed that patients with estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer who are low risk for disease recurrence derive greater benefit from tamoxifen, while those who are high risk have greater benefit from goserelin vs no endocrine therapy.

Frequently dysregulated in cancer cells, the PI3K pathway has long been a high-priority therapeutic target in oncology. However, initial efforts with pan–class I PI3K inhibitors were hampered by disappointing efficacy and substantial toxicity.

Nagashree Seetharamu, MD, MBBS, discusses emerging targets in non–small cell lung cancer and the limitations of current biomarkers.

Conflicting results from the phase 3 monarchE, PENELOPE-B, and PALLAS trials have thrown the role of adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibition into question in patients with high-risk, early-stage hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Daniel J. George, MD, discussed how tivozanib differs from other TKIs and its potential to fill an unmet need in the treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Neil Morganstein, MD, discusses the impact of lurbinectedin on the SCLC treatment paradigm and future research directions with the agent in this population.

Edward S. Kim, MD, highlights efforts being made to overcome resistance to EGFR TKIs in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC and factors to consider when determining sequential treatment.

Effective early detection and optimal management are critical in preventing high-grade interstitial lung disease, a treatment-related adverse effect of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Distinct gene signatures, with the exception of estrogen receptor signaling and BRCAness, are associated with pathologic complete response and invasive disease-free survival, in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who received trastuzumab and pertuzumab alone or in combination with paclitaxel.

The differentiated TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate datopotamab deruxtecan was found to have promising antitumor activity with a manageable safety profile in heavily pretreated patients with triple-negative breast cancer.