The addition of the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab (Tecentriq) to the MEK inhibitor cobimetinib (Cotellic) and the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib (Zelboraf) induced a high response rate for patients with <em>BRAF</em>-mutant unresectable melanoma.
Silas Inman
Articles by Silas Inman
Treatment with the CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy KTE-C19 showed a complete remission rate of 73% for patients with aggressive, chemorefractory primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma and transformed follicular lymphoma, according to findings from the multicenter phase II ZUMA-1 study.
Treatment with enasidenib (AG221) was active and was well tolerated in pretreated patients with IDH2-mutated myelodysplastic syndrome, including those who failed hypomethylating agents, according to findings from a phase I/II study.
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda), pomalidomide (Pomalyst), and dexamethasone had an objective response rate of 65% and a very good partial response or better rate of 29% for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to phase II findings presented at the 2016 ASH Annual Meeting.
TKIs can safely be stopped or dose-reduced without jeopardizing long-term outcomes for select patients with chronic myeloid leukemia who have obtained a major molecular response.
Treatment with the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ibrutinib (Imbruvica) showed encouraging activity and safety in a small phase II study of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and Richter transformation.
The European Commission has granted a conditional approval to ixazomib (Ninlaro) in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for adult patients with multiple myeloma.
The addition of the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab to the MEK inhibitor cobimetinib and the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib induced a high response rate for patients with <em>BRAF</em>-mutant unresectable melanoma.
Treatment with the BRAF inhibitor encorafenib combined with the MEK inhibitor binimetinib improved median progression-free survival by 7.6 months compared with monotherapy with vemurafenib for patients with <em>BRAF</em>-mutant unresectable melanoma.
Treatment with the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab at selected doses led to a high response rate and marked improvements in overall survival for patients with pretreated metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
The PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab extended overall survival versus placebo for patients who were refractory or intolerant to standard therapy with unresectable, advanced, or recurrent gastric cancer, according to topline data from the phase III ONO-4538-12 trial.
Immune checkpoint inhibitor development is progressing as treatments for patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome, with a number of studies currently assessing new combination strategies.
The key to inducing durable responses with immunotherapy in multiple myeloma may depend on the effective use of combination strategies, particularly for the use of monoclonal antibodies.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted and validated a marketing authorization application for avelumab as a treatment for patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma.
A recent phase III trial showed custirsen combined with docetaxel failed to significantly extend overall survival (OS) compared with docetaxel alone as a second-line treatment for patients with NSCLC.
Denosumab (Xgeva) was shown to be noninferior to zoledronic acid (Zometa) at delaying skeletal-related events (SREs) for patients with multiple myeloma.
Nivolumab (Opdivo) has received a priority review designation from the FDA as a treatment for patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
Treatment with KTE-C19 demonstrated an objective response rate (ORR) of 79% and a complete remission (CR) rate of 52% for patients with aggressive, chemorefractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).
Adjuvant sunitinib (Sutent) prolonged disease-free survival (DFS) by 1.2 years compared with placebo following nephrectomy for patients with high-risk clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
The FDA has granted a priority review designation to daratumumab (Darzalex) in combination with lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone or bortezomib (Velcade) and dexamethasone for patients with relapsed multiple myeloma following at least 1 prior therapy.
Single-agent pembrolizumab (Keytruda) reduced the risk of death by 40% and improved progression-free survival (PFS) by 4.3 months compared with doublet chemotherapy for untreated patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with PD-L1 expression on ≥50% of cells, according to findings from the phase III KEYNOTE-024 trial.
Maintenance therapy with the PARP1/2 inhibitor niraparib reduced the risk of progression or death by 73% compared with placebo for patients with germline <em>BRCA</em>-positive platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer, according to findings from the phase III NOVA trial.
Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, discusses the status of targeted therapy agents for the treatment of patients with CLL.
Part 1 of the phase III COLUMBUS trial has shown positive results for the combination of the BRAF inhibitor encorafenib (LGX818) and the MEK inhibitor binimetinib (MEK162) for patients with <em>BRAF</em>-mutant melanoma.
According to findings of a recent study, Induction therapy with the combination of bendamustine, gemcitabine, and vinorelbine (BeGEV) effectively induced complete remissions (CRs) for nearly three-fourths of patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma prior to autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT)
A new drug application (NDA) for neratinib as an extended adjuvant therapy for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer following prior treatment with postoperative trastuzumab (Herceptin) has been accepted by the FDA
Based on findings from the phase III TOURMALINE-MM1 study, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended a conditional approval for ixazomib (Ninlaro) in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone as a treatment for patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least 1 prior therapy.
Niraparib has been granted a fast track designation by the FDA as a treatment for women with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer, the company developing the PARP inhibitor, Tesaro, has announced.
The FDA has approved ofatumumab (Arzerra) in combination with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide as a treatment for patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The approval was based on an improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) in the phase III COMPLEMENT-2 study.
A new drug application (NDA) has been submitted for brigatinib (AP26113) as a potential treatment for patients with advanced ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following resistance or intolerance to crizotinib (Xalkori).