Liquid Biopsy May Predict T-DXd Activity in HER2+ Metastatic Breast
December 13th 2023It is important to look at different assays beyond immunohistochemistry to better gather information and potentially predict the activity of trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, says Paolo Tarantino, MD.
Pelabresib/Ruxolitinib Improves SVR35/TSS Outcomes in Myelofibrosis
December 12th 2023The combination of pelabresib plus ruxolitinib shows improvement in hemoglobin response in the MANIFEST-2 trial, supporting a potential shift in the future treatment of patients with JAK inhibitor–naive myelofibrosis.
Acalabrutinib Regimen Yields Significant PFS Improvements in Untreated CLL
December 12th 2023Acalabrutinib on its own or in combination with obinutuzumab increases PFS and ORR in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia regardless of mutation status, according to follow-up data from the ELEVATE-TN trial.
Isatuximab Combo Increases MRD Negativity in Multiple Myeloma
December 11th 2023The addition of isatuximab to carfilzomib/lenalidomide/dexamethasone appears to be manageable with respect to safety and tolerability in treating patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, according to data from the phase 3 IsKia trial.
Axatilimab Induces Rapid and Durable Responses, Is Safe in Recurrent/Refractory cGVHD
December 11th 2023Phase 2 results showed that the investigational monoclonal antibody axatilimab elicited encouraging clinical activity and tolerability across dose levels in patients with recurrent or refractory chronic graft-vs-host disease.
Real-World Data Show Oral Decitabine/Cedazuridine Regimen Is Comparable With IV/SC HMAs in MDS
December 11th 2023Retrospective, real-world results showed that oral decitabine and cedazuridine and standard parenteral hypomethylating agents demonstrated similar levels of comorbidities and disease burden in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.
Single-Agent Odronextamab Efficacy, Safety Upheld in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL
December 10th 2023Single-agent treatment with odronextamab continued to demonstrate encouraging clinical activity, along with a manageable safety profile, in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Ibrutinib/Venetoclax Combo Shows PFS, OS Benefit as MRD-Guided Regimen in Frontline CLL
December 10th 2023When used as a minimal residual disease (MRD)–guided treatment approach, ibrutinib (Imbruvica) combined with venetoclax (Venclexta) improved progression-free and overall survival (OS) compared with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (Rituxan; FCR) in patients with treatment-naive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), as observed in the phase 3 FLAIR trial.