BRAIN CANCER

A fast track designation has been granted to DOC1021 by the FDA for the treatment of patients with glioblastoma multiforme.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Rupesh Kotecha, MD, discusses the background of this phase 1 study and current options for patients with brain metastases.

A prospective, multicenter trial continues to recruit patients with brain metastases to evaluate the real-world and patient-reported outcomes of surgically targeted radiation therapy.

The CXCL 12 inhibitor delivered a 50% overall survival rate at 18 months in the GLORIA trial, and its manufacturer intends to seek FDA guidance on further trial design.

Top-line results from a phase 2b trial evaluating FG001 for patients with high-grade glioma are expected by the end of November.

Further development of 177Lu-satoreotide tetraxetan is expected after promising data from a phase 1/2 trial were recently published.

ABM-1310 is an investigational small molecule BRAF inhibitor that is being development for the treatment of various BRAF V600E-mutant solid tumors.

Results from the phase 3 NETTER-2 study will be presented at an upcoming medical conference and shared with drug regulators.

Responses from the FDA regarding questions submitted for a Type B pre-investigational new drug application meeting have provided a pathway for the start of a phase 2 trial of ropidoxuridine in glioblastoma.

Data from the phase 2 FIREFLY-1 trial support the new drug application for tovorafenib in relapsed or progressive pediatric low-grade glioma. The regulatory agency anticipates filing the application by mid-November 2023

Experts believe VAL-083 has the potential to change the way oncologists treat glioblastoma in the future.

Patients treated with VT1021 for recurrent glioblastoma were found to have immune markers associated with response to treatment in a phase 1/2 study.

Identifying alterations to tailor treatment is important for patients with pediatric low-grade glioma as it accounts for one-third of all pediatric central nervous system tumors.

ABM-1310 is a novel small molecule BRAF inhibitor that has shown promising anti-cancer activity and a good safety profile across a variety of advanced BRAF V600-mutant solid tumors.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, David Peereboom, MD, discusses the correlation of immune activity to durable responses with VT1021 in patients with recurrent glioblastoma.

Increased understanding of the tumor microenvironment, the importance of molecular abnormalities, and the signaling pathways of cytokines has finally yielded more effective, tumor-specific therapies.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Ahmad Ozair, MBBS, discussed treatments for glioblastoma and a trial evaluating surgically targeted radiation therapy in this patient population.

In season 4, episode 10 of Targeted Talks, Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD, reviews the clinical practice guidelines for central nervous system cancers.

Gallium maltolate now has been granted an orphan drug designation for adult and pediatric patients with glioblastoma multiforme.

An investigation of treatment with concurrent paxalisib and whole brain radiotherapy is underway in a phase 1 clinical trial.

A trial of targeted treatment with improved drug delivery to the brain met its primary end point for overall survival in patients with recurrent glioblastoma.

Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD, discusses the classification of gliomas based on histology and molecular features.

In a phase 1 study, anti-tumor responses were induced with PRT811 treatment in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioma and advanced or metastatic uveal melanoma.

New data show the promise for use of tovorafenib to reduce pre-treated pediatric patients with a low-grade glioma.

Katherine B. Peters, MD, PhD, discusses the findings from the phase 3 INDIGO trial which were presented at the 2023 ASCO annual meeting.