June 1st 2024
The FDA granted a regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation to TSC-100 and TSC-101 for hematologic malignancies based on encouraging ALLOHA trial data, offering expedited development and review.
Community Practice Connections™: Real-World Applications of Novel Therapies Across TNBC and Addressing Disparities in Care
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Advances in TNBC: Communicating with Your Patients About Clinical Trial Awareness and Treatment Concerns to Improve Clinical Outcomes
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Idelalisib Improves Outcomes in Heavily-Pretreated CLL
December 14th 2013A combination of rituximab (Rituxan) and the PI3K-delta inhibitor idelalisib was associated with a >70% improvement in overall survival (OS) in patients with high-risk relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
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Updated Data Continues to Back Ibrutinib in CLL
December 13th 2013At the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), several trials of ibrutinib both alone and in combination with currently used therapies for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) were presented.
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Low-Dose Quizartinib Effective in AML
December 13th 2013Results of a phase II trial showed that when treated with a reduced dose of the oral FLT3 receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor quizartinib, nearly half of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) had complete remissions.
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Brentuximab Vedotin Active Regardless of CD30 Expression in DLBCL
December 13th 2013Brentuximab vedotin, an anti-CD30 monoclonal antibody, has demonstrated antitumor activity in the setting of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and has generated responses across a broad range of CD30 expression, including low or undetectable CD30 expression. Data from an ongoing phase II study were presented by Nancy Bartlett, MD, at the 55th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).
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Dual Targeting With an HDAC 6 Inhibitor and Bortezomib in Lymphoma
December 11th 2013Jennifer E. Amengual, MD, discusses the study she presented at the 2013 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. The trial analyzed dual targeting with the HDAC inhibitor ACY-1215 and bortezomib in preclinical models of lymphoma.
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Frontline Ofatumumab Efficacious in Older CLL Patients
December 11th 2013In patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who are considered inappropriate for fludarabine, the addition of ofatumumab to chlorambucil improves clinical outcomes and is tolerable irrespective of patient age or fitness.
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A Preview of the 2013 ASH Annual Meeting
December 5th 2013Marcel R.M. van den Brink, MD, PhD, Head, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Alan N. Houghton Chair, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, highlights two studies that will be presented at the 2013 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting.
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Ibrutinib Approved for Mantle Cell Lymphoma
November 14th 2013The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to ibrutinib as a treatment for patients with mantle cell lymphoma who have received at least one prior therapy, based on a single-arm clinical trial demonstrating a durable improvement in ORR.
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Brentuximab Vedotin as Frontline Therapy in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
November 5th 2013The efficacy and safety of adding the experimental agent brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) to standard chemotherapy to treat patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is being evaluated in a randomized, open-label phase II trial.
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Frontline Obinutuzumab (Gazyva) Approved for CLL
November 1st 2013Obinutuzumab (Gazyva) plus chlorambucil has been approved by the FDA as a first-line treatment for patients with CLL, based on clinical trial data demonstrating that the combination more than doubled median PFS over the chemotherapy agent alone.
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Ponatinib Trial Discontinued Following Occurrence of Arterial Thrombotic Events
October 21st 2013A phase III EPIC trial exploring ponatinib (Iclusig) in untreated patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been discontinued. The decision comes following a high occurrence of arterial thrombotic events, according to a statement released by Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the company developing the drug.
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Updated Data for Pomalidomide in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
October 19th 2013In an updated analysis of the phase III MM-003 trial, Celgene International Sarl, the makers of pomalidomide, reported on a new progression-free survival (PFS) analysis and final overall survival (OS) in September 2013.
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Addressing Challenges in Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Mantle Cell Lymphoma
October 18th 2013Several oral drugs are in development for both non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). “There is different activity in different lymphoma types with different oral drugs and antibodies in development,†said Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD.
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Ofatumumab Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Earlier Use in CLL
October 16th 2013The monoclonal antibody ofatumumab (Arzerra) has received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA that could allow for earlier use in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to a joint announcement released by GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab, who are developing and distributing the drug.
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