All Oncology News

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced the creation of the Advancing Inclusive Research® Site Alliance.

Savolitinib has been granted a conditional approval in China for use in patients with non–small cell lung cancer with MET exon 14 skipping alterations who experienced disease progression after previous systemic therapy or are unable to receive chemotherapy.

Loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl continued to demonstrate promising antitumor activity with an acceptable toxicity profile when used in the treatment of select patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma.

Three-quarters of all cases of lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of non–small cell lung cancer, are defined by oncogenic driver events involving receptor tyrosine kinase–orchestrated cellular signaling pathways.

Peter Riedell, MD, discusses the rationale for a study in mantle cell lymphoma, the clinical implications of the findings, and unanswered questions that future research efforts should aim to answer.

The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for the expanded use of subcutaneous daratumumab for use in 2 new indications.

Camidanlumab tesirine was found to elicit an objective response rate of 66.3% in patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma.

The FDA has accepted for filing the resubmission of the new drug application for a unique formulation of sodium thiosulfate, for the prevention of ototoxicity that is induced by cisplatin chemotherapy in patients between the ages of 1 month and 18 years who have localized, nonmetastatic, solid tumors.

The European Commission has granted a conditional approval to selumetinib for the treatment of pediatric patients with symptomatic, inoperable plexiform neurofibromas and neurofibromatosis type 1 who are at least 3 years of age.

Arun Azad, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, discusses the rationale that inspired the launch of the UpFrontPSMA trial, and highlights past and future research directions with 177Lu-PSMA-617 in the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.

Pembrolizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab significantly improved overall survival and progression-free survival over the same platinum-based chemotherapy regimen with or without bevacizumab in patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer—irrespective of PD-L1 status.

Experts in lung cancer discuss advances with targeted therapies in non–small cell lung cancer, highlighting the latest and most pivotal data in the thoracic space and how the data apply to clinical practice.

For patients with myelofibrosis who have platelets counts of less than 50,000, pacritinib represents a potential therapeutic option that can fill a need that has been unmet with other approved JAK inhibitors, such as ruxolitinib and fedratinib.

Álvaro Juárez Soto, MD, discusses the efficacy of apalutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Pirtobrutinib produced promising efficacy in patients with previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, those with mantle cell lymphoma and other non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and those who progressed on Richter transformation–directed therapy.

Several distinct subgroups have been identified within the myelodysplastic syndrome genomic landscape and have notable clinical features and discrete evolution patterns that provide proof of concept for next-generation disease classification and prognosis.

The expanding therapeutic landscape in multiple myeloma is poised to integrate daratumumab-based quadruplet therapies and novel cellular therapies as standard options for patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory disease.

The China National Medical Products Administration has granted a conditional approval to zanubrutinib for the treatment of adult patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia who have previously received at least 1 therapy.

Patients with lung cancer were identified as an at-risk group for developing severe complications as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and thoracic oncologists were fast to respond with the establishment of the Thoracic Cancers International COVID-19 Collaboration.

A supplemental new drug application and a marketing authorization application seeking the approval of the combination of copanlisib and rituximab for the treatment of patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma have been submitted to the FDA and the European Medicines Agency, respectively.

The patient experience is a critical factor in the success of any healthcare practice, and its importance is increasing with the rise of health care consumerism.

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, focuses on the cellular- and immunotherapy-based elements from the event and where these modern therapies optimally fit in multiple myeloma.

Tanya Dorff, MD, discusses encouraging data from a study evaluating bright white light in older patients with prostate cancer and updates from the phase ARAMIS trial.

City of Hope has entered into a licensing agreement with Imugene Ltd. for the patents covering a combination immunotherapy that enables CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapies to target and eradicate difficult-to-treat solid tumors.

The National Medical Products Administration of China has approved surufatinib for the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

The issue of disparities in cancer is multifactorial, as it can cover not only race, ethnic, and cultural issues, but also gender identification.

Achieving transfusion independence after 24 weeks of treatment with momelotinib is associated with clinical benefit in patients with myelofibrosis irrespective of the degree of anemia, platelet count, or transfusion status at baseline.

The European Commission has granted full marketing authorization to azacitidine tablets for use as a maintenance therapy in adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia who achieved complete remission or CR with incomplete blood recovery after induction therapy with or without consolidation treatment, and who are not eligible for, or do not choose to proceed to, hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Daratumumab-based quadruplet regimens and cutting-edge immune-based therapies are positioned to become potential standard options in frontline multiple myeloma treatment.

Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, has been named executive director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.