Metastasis-Directed RT Improves PFS in Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Adding metastasis-free directed radiation to chemotherapy more than tripled progression-free survival vs chemotherapy alone in the EXTEND trial.
19 Efficacy, Safety, and Quality of Life With Ribociclib + Endocrine Therapy in Elderly Patients With HR+/HER2– Advanced Breast Cancer Across the MONALEESA-2, -3, and -7 Trials
Gene Assay May Predict Extended Letrozole Benefits in Breast Cancer Subsets
NSABP B-42 trial results show that the assay was predictive of extended letrozole therapy response, identifying a patient subset with improved outcomes.
Investigators Discontinue Vibostolimab Combo in Extensive-Stage SCLC Trial
The overall survival data in the phase 3 KeyVibe-008 trial met the prespecified futility criteria.
Breast Cancer Cryoablation May Be Safer Alternative to Invasive Surgery in Select Patients
Retrospective analysis found that cryoablation was associated with infrequent AEs and low recurrence rates among patients with breast cancer.
20 Final Overall Survival (OS) Analysis From the Phase 3 TROPiCS-02 Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan (SG) in Patients (pts) With Hormone Receptor–Positive/HER2-Negative (HR+/HER2–) Metastatic Breast Cancer (mBC)
FDA Accepts sNDA for Cabozantinib in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
FDA acceptance is based on phase 3 CABINET trial results, with cabozantinib showing a PFS improvement in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Epacadostat/Pembrolizumab Does Not Improve Therapeutic Effect for mNSCLC
The combination therapy was well tolerated and had a safety profile consistent with pembrolizumab monotherapy, while no new safety concerns were identified.
FDA Approves Denileukin Diftitox in R/R Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
After a complete response letter and a subsequent biologics license application resubmission, denileukin diftitox has been approved by the FDA.
21 Ribociclib (RIB) + Nonsteroidal Aromatase Inhibitor (NSAI) as Adjuvant Treatment in Patients (pts) With HR+/HER2– Early Breast Cancer (EBC): Final Invasive Disease-Free Survival (iDFS) Analysis From the NATALEE Trial
AI Deep Learning Model May Predict Chronic Pain Risk in Breast Cancer
A holistic integration of time series and static data present in the learning approach can lead to improved understanding of breast cancer outcomes.
FDA Clears HLA Typing Companion Diagnostic for Afami-cel in Sarcoma
The SeCore CDx HLA A Sequencing System may help identify patients with advanced synovial sarcoma who are suitable to receive afami-cel.
Telisotuzumab Vedotin Shows Durable Responses in EGFR Wild-type, c-MET+ NSCLC
Results from the LUMINOSITY trial show an enriched overall response rate for telisotuzumab vedotin among patients with c-Met high overexpressing tumors.
Evorpacept Combo Improves Responses in Pretreated HER2+ Gastric Cancer
Combining evorpacept with trastuzumab, ramucirumab, and paclitaxel appeared to be well tolerated among patients enrolled on the phase 2 ASPEN-06 trial.
FDA Approves Vorasidenib in IDH+ Astrocytoma/Oligodendroglioma
Phase 3 data from the INDIGO trial support the FDA approval of vorasidenib for select patients with grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma.
SIERRA Results Do Not Support BLA Filing for 131I-Apamistamab in R/R AML
The FDA has advised developers to attain overall survival benefit in a randomized head-to-head trial to support a BLA filing for Iomab-B.
Stepped Care Model for Lung Cancer May Maintain QOL With Fewer Visits
The mean number of palliative care visits was nearly halved for stepped-palliative care vs early palliative care in patients with advanced lung cancer.
LP-300/Chemo Shows Clinical Benefit in Never Smokers With NSCLC
The safety profile of LP-300 plus chemotherapy in the phase 2 HARMONIC trial was comparable with prior reports of chemotherapy alone.
Blinatumomab/Chemo Combo Shows Improved Survival In B-Cell Precursor ALL
An overall survival and 3-year relapse-free survival advantage was seen with blinatumomab vs chemotherapy alone in a phase 3 trial of B-cell precursor subtype ALL.
AI-Based Score May Detect Missed Cancers After Negative Mammography
In terms of cancer detected per 1000 MRI exams, the AI scoring method was close to 4 times more efficient vs traditional breast density measures.
DART Publishes New Guidelines for Basal Cell, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
New guidelines for both cancer types provide detailed and distinct criteria for diagnoses, staging, use of IGRST, and follow up, among other areas.
Lymphodepleting Alemtuzumab Earns FDA Orphan Drug Status in R/R B-ALL
Investigators assessed alemtuzumab plus UCART22 in relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia as part of the phase 1 BALLI-01 trial.
Advancing Pancreatic Cancer Care Through Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
Experts from Vanderbilt Medical Center review mechanisms, supporting data, and patient cases associated with the use of IORT in pancreatic cancer.
Adding Olanzapine to Antiemetic Therapy May Help With CINV Incidence
Complete responses were numerically higher without significance in standard triple antiemetic therapy with olanzapine vs placebo.
22 Updated Results From VERITAC Evaluating Vepdegestrant, a PROteolysis TArgeting Chimera (PROTAC) Estrogen Receptor (ER) Degrader, in ER-Positive/Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)–Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
SP-1-303 Shows Promise for ER+ Breast Cancer Cell Growth Inhibition
SP-1-303’s ATM-activating and HDAC-inhibiting properties may overcome limitations seen in prior attempts to combine therapeutic agents and HDAC inhibitors.
23 ELECTRA: An Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 1b/2 Study of Elacestrant in Combination With Abemaciclib in Patients With Brain Metastasis From Estrogen Receptor–Positive (ER+), HER2-Negative (HER2) Breast Cancer (BC)
24 Patient Preferences for CDK4/6 Inhibitor Treatments in HR+/HER2– Early Breast Cancer: A Discrete Choice Survey Study
Entrectinib Meets Objective Response Rate End Point in ROS1+ NSCLC
The safety profile of entrectinib with liquid biopsy in the BFAST study was consistent with prior reports for patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC.
Sacituzumab Govitecan Misses OS End Point in Metastatic NSCLC
The phase 3 EVOKE-01 study found that OS improved numerically, but not statistically significantly, in sacituzumab govitecan vs docetaxel with a similar safety profile.