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FDA Approves Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar to Mitigate Febrile Neutropenia From Chemo
March 6th 2023A prefilled autoinjector presentation of pegfilgrastim-cbqv, a pegfilgrastim biosimilar, has been approved by the FDA for patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy who may experience febrile neutropenia.
TFS Improves With Nivolumab, Salvage Nivolumab in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
February 21st 2023Results from cohort A of the HCRN GU16-260 trial showed treatment-free survival was enhanced in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma who received nivolumab monotherapy plus salvage nivolumab and ipilimumab maintenance.
Ponatinib Combo Demonstrates Superiority Vs Imatinib in Ph+ Leukemia Subtype
February 16th 2023An expert from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center says that ponatinib plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy may be a new standard of care for frontline Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
ODAC Votes 8-5 in Favor of Dostarlimab Trial in Advanced Rectal Cancer
February 9th 2023In a meeting with the FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee experts discussed findings that have read out with regard to dostarlimab for patients with mismatch repair deficiency/microsatellite instability–high locally advanced rectal cancer.
FDA Approves Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy in Pre-Treated HR+/HER2– Advanced Breast Cancer
February 3rd 2023Patients with pre-treated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer can now receive treatment with sacituzumab govitecan following approval from the FDA.
Updated Capecitabine Approval Ignites ‘Broad Impact’ in Cancer Under New FDA Program
January 23rd 2023Under a new FDA initiative, the agency recently updated a decades’ old approval of the chemotherapy capecitabine. This move, according to an expert, will springboard further change in the treatment of cancer.
Lenalidomide Plus Rituximab Improved PFS in 5-Year Follow-Up for R/R Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
December 10th 2022The 5-year follow-up of the phase 3 AUGMENT trial produced enhanced progression-free survival when lenalidomide plus rituximab was used to treat patients with relapsed/refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Capivasertib Plus Fulvestrant Yields PFS Improvement in HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer
December 8th 2022Results from the phase 3 CAPItello-291 trial indicated that the combination of capivasertib plus fulvestrant produced improved progression-free survival in patients who have hormone-receptor–positive/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.
Vaccine-Chemoradiotherapy Combo Produces 100% Clinical Response in Advanced Cervical Cancer
November 15th 2022Results from the ongoing phase 2 IMMUNOCERV trial showed that treatment with the investigational drug PDS0101 — a vaccine — combined with chemotherapy and radiation induced a 100% clinical response in a small group of patients with stage IB3 to IVA cervical cancer.
Plant-Based Diet, Stool Butyrate Associated with Long-Lasting MRD Negativity in Multiple Myeloma
November 14th 2022Data from a study indicated that durable minimal residual disease negativity was associated with stool butyrate production in patients with multiple myeloma who had plant-based diets undergoing treatment with lenalidomide maintenance.
Rare Pediatric Designation Granted by the FDA to Nomacopan for HSCT Thrombotic Microangiopathy
November 10th 2022Findings from a phase 3 trial assessing nomacopan in patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplant–related thrombotic microangiopathy helped to support a rare pediatric designation from the FDA for the agent.