Luspatercept Lessens RBC Transfusion Burden in MDS
September 7th 2023Results from the COMMANDS trial led the FDA to approve luspatercept for the treatment of anemia without prior erythropoiesis-stimulating agent use in adult patients with very low- to intermediate-risk MDS who may require regular red blood cell transfusions.
Following Prior Immunotherapy Resistance in Advanced PD-L1+ NSCLC Rilvegostomig Shows Promise
June 4th 2023Preliminary results from the phase 1/2 ARTEMIDE-01 trial show the potential for PD-1 and TIGIT bispecific agent rilvegostomig in patients with advanced or metastatic PD-L1–positive non–small cell lung cancer.
Zanubrutinib Stands Up to Ibrutinib in Patients With CLL/SLL
December 13th 2022Phase 3 ALPINE study study results shows that zanubrutinib produced superior progression-free survival results and objective response rate compared with ibrutinib in chronic lymphoma leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Additional Follow-up for CLEAR Trial Shows Maintained Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab Benefit in RCC
September 11th 2022Even after additional follow-up, the CLEAR trial showed a benefit for the combination of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab over sunitinib in patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Promising Results Demonstrated With Blood Tests for Early Cancer Detection
September 11th 2022Positive signals from a blood-based multi-cancer early detection test led to cancer diagnoses after the test indicated potential cancers in 1.4% of individuals from an otherwise healthy cohort of participants in the the prospective PATHFINDER study.
LUMINA Study Revels Radiotherapy is Not Needed for Some Luminal A Breast Cancers
June 7th 2022According to Timothy J. Whelan, MD, FASCO, radiotherapy is an inconvenient treatment. It can last daily for up to 5 weeks and it is a costly therapy. Study results shows that is can safely be omitted in the treatment of some patients with luminal A breast cancers.
Durable Response Elicited With CLDN18.2-Directed CAR T-cell Therapy in Gastrointestinal Cancers
June 5th 2022Treatment with a Claudin18.2–specific chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy has demonstrated either a response or stable disease in patients with heavily pretreated advanced gastric and pancreatic adenocarcinoma.