Danielle Ternyila

The phase 3 KEYNOTE-598 study of pembrolizumab plus ipilimumab in a population of patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer has been discontinued for futility.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, John O. Mascarenhas, MD, discussed the evolving role of JAK inhibitors for the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis, including new agents under evaluation in randomized studies and potential combination strategies that may also improve outcomes.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, David M. Waterhouse, MD, MPH, discussed the evolving role of genomic testing and related challenges in the lung cancer treatment paradigm as immunotherapies and targeted therapies continue to expand the field.

The FDA expanded approval of FoundationOne® Liquid CDx as a companion diagnostic for olaparib, which is currently indicated for use as treatment in patients with BRCA1/2 and/or ATM alterations in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Lenvatinib plus everolimus demonstrated anti-tumor activity as treatment of patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma in the frontline setting, according to findings from a phase 2 clinical trial.

A review of the trending news in oncology online for the week of November 6, 2020, including recent news from the FDA on the cancer treatment paradigm, updates in oncology, and the latest information regarding COVID-19.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Caron Jacobson, MD, discussed the data supporting use of CAR T-cell therapy as treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and some of the remaining questions in this space that need to be addressed as these cellular therapies advanced forward in the field.

A statistically significant increase in the 10-year cumulative incidence of disease progression and definitive treatment among African American men compared with non-Hispanic Caucasian men with low-risk prostate cancer.

Findings from the phase 2 CD10 study of leronlimab as treatment of patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 suggest the agent can prevent progression to severe or critical disease.

Selinexor induced a statistically significant reduction in the risk of disease progression or death compared with placebo as treatment of patients with advanced unresectable dedifferentiated liposarcoma.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, William J. Gradishar, MD, discussed the current treatment options for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, including the recently approved therapies from the FDA. He also shared his insights on treating patients with brain metastases, in particular.

The FDA lifted a partial clinical hold on the phase 1 P-PSMA-101-001 clinical trial of the chimeric antigen receptor T product P-PSMA-101, which is a potential treatment for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

The FDA has granted approval to the cobas EGFR Mutation Test v2 as a companion diagnostic for EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors as treatment of patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer, which is the first assay approved for this indication.

Targeted Oncology reviews trending news online for the week of October 30, 2020, including recent news from the FDA, updates in oncology, and new information regarding COVID-19.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Laurence Albiges, MD, PhD, discussed the updated findings for the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab as treatment of patients with intermediate- and poor-risk advanced renal cell carcinoma.

While the remarkable activity of crizotinib as treatment of patients with ROS1 fusion-positive advanced non–small cell lung cancer was confirmed in a recent systemic review and meta-analysis, the efficacy of this small molecular inhibitor remains unknown in patients with MET-altered disease.

The treatment landscape of mantle cell lymphoma has been enriched with the development of several targeted therapies, but patients considered to have high-risk disease tend to have a worse prognosis, despite the latest development in the field.

The FDA granted a Priority Review designation to the supplemental Biologics License Application for trastuzumab deruxtecan as treatment of patients with HER2-positive metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

During a recent tweet chat, Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, joined Targeted Oncology for the discussion of a 39-year-old woman with relapsed/refractory HR-negative/HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Masahiro Tsuboi, MD, discussed the findings for the ADAURA study, which explored the role of osimertinib as treatment of patients with early-stage EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer following a complete tumor resection.

The FDA granted approval to the FoundationOne®CDx as a companion diagnostic for the identification of NTRK fusions across all solid tumors for the approved larotrectinib.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Naomi Haas, MD, discussed the role of PSMA in the treatment landscape of prostate cancer and highlighted the key findings from the phase 1 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell trial in metastatic castration resistance prostate cancer.

Targeted Oncology reviews trending news online for the week of October 23, 2020, including updates in oncology and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The phase 3 CASSIOPEIA study met its primary end point of progression-free survival with daratumumab maintenance in newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma eligible for autologous stem cell transplant.

Split-dosing of BXCL701 at 0.6 mg per day is a supported dosing strategy for the agent in combination with pembrolizumab as treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to phase 1b/2 study results.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, discussed the findings from the clinical trial evaluating amivantamab in combination with lazertinib as treatment of patients with advanced EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.

The FDA granted a Fast Track designation to the combination of ublituximab plus umbralisib for the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Marcia Brose, MD, PhD, discussed the findings for the global, non-interventional study that assessed the use of sorafenib as treatment of patients with asymptomatic radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer.

The FDA granted a Priority Review designation to adjuvant osimertinib as treatment of patients with stage IB/II/IIIA EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer following a complete tumor resection with curative intent.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Bradley McGregor, MD, discussed the findings from the CheckMate-9ER study of nivolumab and cabozantinib as treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, as well as the health-related QoL data supporting the use of this combination.