FDA Approves 177Lu-PSMA-617 for Pretreated PSMA+ Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
March 23rd 2022Based on data from the phase 3 VISION trial, 177Lu-PSMA-617 may now be used to treat patients who were previously treated with androgen receptor pathway inhibitors plus taxane-based chemotherapy for metastatic prostate specific membrane antigen–positive castration-resistant prostate cancer.
New Data Emerge from KEYNOTE-091 Regarding Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Early NSCLC
March 18th 2022Recently presented data from the KEYNOTE-091 trial show a trend toward survival benefit with adjuvant pembrolizumab in patients with resected non–small cell lung cancer, especially in patients with PD-L1–positive disease.
Toripalimab Plus Chemo Bests Chemo Alone in Treatment-Naïve Metastatic NSCLC
March 16th 2022Statistically significant progression-free survival benefit of toripalimab plus chemotherapy vs matched placebo was reported in patients with untreated metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, according to data from the CHOICE-1 trial.
As Treatment Options Abound, Clinicians Rely on Risk Stratification for Frontline RCC Management
March 15th 2022Primo Nery Lara, Jr., MD, talks treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the first-line setting at the 15th Annual Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Congress® and Other Genitourinary Malignancies, hosted by Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC.
Nivolumab Plus Chemo Approved as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Some Patients With Resectable NSCLC
March 5th 2022Based on results of the phase 3 CheckMate-816 trial, the FDA granted approval to the combination of nivolumab plus platinum-doublet chemotherapy for the treatment of non–small cell lung cancer prior to surgery.
DART Meets Noninferiority PFS Benchmark in HPV-Related OPSCC
February 25th 2022In a pre-planned pooled analysis of data from the MC1273 and MC1675 trials presented at the 2022 ASTRO Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium, de-escalated adjuvant radiation therapy met criteria for efficacy in human papillomavirus–related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Application for Liso-Cel in Second-Line LBCL
February 17th 2022The CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel was granted priority review by the FDA following an application for its use in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma receiving therapy in the second-line setting.
Dose-Escalated Radiotherapy Plus STAD Shows Some Benefit for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
October 27th 2021Although there was no resulting benefit to overall survival with the addition of short-term androgen deprivation to dose-escalated radiotherapy, patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer experienced other disease benefits with this treatment approach.
Episodic Memory Improves With Darolutamide Vs Enzalutamide in Men With mCRPC
September 16th 2021Results from the phase 2 ODEZA trial comparing patient preference of antiandrogen agents indicates benefits of darolutamide over enzalutamide in terms of certain cognitive functions in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.