Study Finds Assisted Reproductive Technology Does Not Lead to Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer
November 18th 2020This study found that the increased risk of ovarian cancer in women treated with assisted reproductive technology compared with the general population can likely be explained by nulliparity instead.
Phase 3 RATIONALE 303 Meets Primary End Point of OS in NSCLC
November 18th 2020The clinical trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tislelizumab compared to docetaxel in the second- or third-line setting in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have progressed on a prior platinum-based chemotherapy.
Ongoing Phase 1/2 Trial of FLX475 Shows Promising Activity in Multiple Cancer Indications
November 17th 2020The results demonstrated preliminary evidence of monotherapy activity, encouraging efficacy in combination with the PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda), and biomarker data supporting FLX475’s mechanism of action.
FDA Will Not Complete Review of BLA for Lisocabtagene Maraleucel By PDUFA Date
November 17th 2020The priority review of the biologics license application for lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after at least 2 prior therapies will not be completed by the prescription drug user fee act date.
Patients with Early-Stage NSCLC See Higher TMB Versus Those with Advanced Stage NSCLC
November 15th 2020Researchers suggested that the tumors of patients with stage I and II early-stage non-small cell lung cancer demonstrate the highest tumor mutational burden and most often display the mutational signature associated with tobacco smoking.
Proton Radiotherapy in Patients with LA-NSCLC May Aid in Reducing Risk of Heart Disease
November 14th 2020This study found that found that mini-strokes and heart attacks were significantly less common among patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer who underwent proton therapy versus conventional photon-based radiation therapy.
Rachael Galvin, DO, MPH, on Understanding Barriers to Early-Phase Clinical Trial Enrollment
November 13th 2020Research published by Galvin, et al. in the journal ONCOLOGY® demonstrated the necessity to understand why eligible patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma elect not to participate in early-phase clinical trials.
Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go: Barriers to Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment
November 11th 2020The latest installment of “Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go” dissects original research published in the journal ONCOLOGY regarding potential barriers to clinical trial enrollment for patients with pancreatic cancer.
Lenvatinib in Combination with Pembrolizumab or Everolimus Shows Promise for Advanced RCC
November 10th 2020The phase 3 KEYNOTE-581/CLEAR trial (Study 307) demonstrated that both combinations saw meaningful improvements in the study’s primary end point of progression-free survival for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.