Tony Berberabe, MPH

The addition of the investigational anti–PD-1 immunotherapy agent, dostarlimab, to niraparib and bevacizumab demonstrated positive antitumor activity and tolerability in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Although chemotheray remains a standard in the first- and second-line setting of biliary tract cancer in the locally advanced and metastatic setting, further treatments are emerging rapidly.

Response rates to enfortumab vedotin in cisplatin-ineligible patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who received prior PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors were the highest numerically observed for any regimen, according to findings from study EV-201 presented at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancer Symposium.

Results from the phase 3, randomized REACH3 trial further demonstrated the benefit of ruxolitinib over BAT in rates for failure-free survival, symptom improvement, and duration of response.

Good responses to lenvatinib were observed in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who maintained a high relative dose intensity of 75% or greater.

Although lenvatinib has shown antitumor effects in hepatocellular carcinoma, long-term safety data are lacking.

Progression-free survival and overall survival benefits, combined with a higher objective response rate, confirmed the noninferiority of nab-paclitaxel compared with docetaxel in previously treated patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer, according to phase 3 trial results.

Optimal therapy in the treatment of metastatic urothelial cancer has evolved over time with regulatory changes pulling back frontline indications.

The combination of axitinib and octreotide LAR demonstrated activity and a tolerable safety profile in patients with advanced G1-2 extra-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in a phase 2/3 study.

The early unblinding of results from the phase 3 ADAURA clinical trial evaluating osimertinib, a third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, was met with much fanfare in the oncology community as details of the interim results spread.

The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors across tumor types in the Veterans Affairs health care system revealed lower real-world survival outcomes than those reported in pivotal clinical trials.

The use of whole breast irradiation can be omitted in patients 65 years and older with pT1-2 tumors on local control at 10 years after breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant endocrine therapy in low risk, older patients.

The emergence of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in early-stage disease is a late practice-changing development, said Roger C. Lilenbaum, MD.

The combination of pevonedistat and azacitidine demonstrated encouraging efficacy and longer event-free survival compared with azacitidine alone in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.

In a post hoc analysis of the DREAMM-2 trial, belantamab mafodotin achieved deep and durable responses with no notable alterations in its safety profile in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who had received ≥7 prior therapies.

Enriching the CAR molecule bb2121 with the PI3K inhibitor bb007 improved response and extended duration of response compared with non-enriched CAR T cells in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

The MET inhibitor TPX-0022 was safe and well tolerated in a phase 1 dose-escalation study, SHIELD-1, involving patients with advanced solid tumors harboring MET alterations, according to results presented during the 32nd Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Symposium.

Patients who received palbociclib and fulvestrant before chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer had greater clinical benefit versus patients who received placebo and fulvestrant, according to an exploratory subgroup analysis of the phase 3 PALOMA-3 trial.

Findings from a phase 2 trial evaluating lenvatinib given at 2 different starting doses, 14 mg versus 18 mg, in combination with everolimus, suggest the lower dose is similar to the standard dose in terms of efficacy and safety with minimal differences observed between the 2 arms.

With immune checkpoint inhibitors gaining widespread adoption, their optimal use hinges on a greater understanding of biomarkers, practical applications, and their potential in combination with cellular therapies.

As a greater understanding of triple-negative breast cancer heterogeneity develops over time, combinations of PD-1/PD-L1 plus PARP inhibitors, androgen receptor targeted agents, and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway inhibitors are undergoing evaluation by investigators in the field.

The bispecific T‐cell engager, AMG 160, demonstrated a manageable safety profile and preliminary evidence of efficacy in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in a 2-part, phase 1 open-label study.

The growing use of minimal residual disease as a prognostic marker of progression-free survival and overall survival suggests that it might aid in clinical decision-making.

Today’s patients diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia can look forward to a near-normal life expectancy, provided they have good access to treatment and monitoring and are properly managed, said Jorge Cortes, MD.

With the number of targets in gastrointestinal cancer growing, particularly KRAS in colorectal cancer and tumor mutational burden across all gastrointestinal tumors, Andrea Cercek, MD, sought to provide an overview of current and emerging targets during the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology.

“We should look to reduce or limit radiation therapy or eliminate it if it’s not necessary. The major problem is the late toxicity associated with it."

Findings from the NASIR-HCC phase 2 clinical trial demonstrated the safety and tolerability of nivolumab administered with selective internal radiation therapy containing yttrium-90 resin in patients who were ineligible for transarterial chemoembolization.

The impetus for taking a closer look at cancer drug spending starts with their costs. But the other side of the equation, the revenue coming in, can also be a factor that requires adjusting.

Delivering evidence-based state-of-the art cancer care in the management of hematologic and solid malignancies is the mainstay of the 38th Annual CFS®: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow conference taking place virtually November 4 through 6, 2020.

Osimertinib plus bevacizumab did not lead to a prolonged progression-free survival compared with osimertinib alone as treatment of patients with advanced adenocarcinoma harboring EGFR T790M.