Imneskibart showed promising outcomes and tolerability in patients who had previously received immune checkpoint inhibition for either melanoma or lung adenocarcinoma.
The FDA has approved the PCR-based OncoMate MSI Dx Analysis System as a companion diagnostic to identify MSI-H solid tumors for treatment with pembrolizumab.
FDA issues a not approvable letter for Novocure’s Optune Mya in NSCLC brain metastases, citing uncertain clinical benefit. No safety concerns were raised.
A study of more than 205,000 patients with advanced cancer found that physician and practice factors influence clinical trial enrollment, highlighting opportunities to improve access and address participation disparities.
Updated phase 2 data showed a 60% ORR and 86% CNS ORR with frontline silevertinib in non-classical EGFR-mutant NSCLC; FDA discussion supported a phase 3 trial in 2027.
In KEYNOTE-867, adding pembrolizumab to radiotherapy did not extend event-free survival in inoperable early-stage NSCLC and raised toxicity; the phase 3 trial was stopped for futility in 2024.
Erik S. Mittra, MD, PhD, highlighted how new PRRT trials may reshape neuroendocrine tumor care, from retreatment and dosimetry to alpha-emitting therapies.