Ariana Pelosci is an editor at Cancer Network.
Lenalidomide/ Rituximab Extends 5-Year PFS on R/R Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
December 11th 2022Five-year follow up results from the phase 3 AUGMENT trial show that lenalidomide plus rituximab produced enhanced progression-free survival in patients with relapsed/refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Evaluating Effective Treatment Options and Strategies for Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma
October 15th 2022At the 2022 NCCN annual congress, Tycel Phillips, MD, discussed different strategies that can be effective as second-line treatments in various patients who have relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma.
Tucatinib Added to First-Line Maintenance Under Investigation in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
June 9th 2022The addition of tucatinib to standard of care maintenance in the first-line setting for patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer will be examined in the ongoing phase 3 HER2CLIMB-05 trial.
Pembrolizumab Alone Shows Best Response in NSCLC With 90% or Higher PD-L1 Expression
June 7th 2022Treatment with pembrolizumab monotherapy demonstrated the best response in patients with non–small cell lung cancer and a PD-L1 tumor proportion score of 90% or more, according to a correlative analysis conducted with 3-years of follow-up.
First-line Niraparib Improves PFS in Ovarian Cancer
May 18th 2022An individualized starting dose of niraparib, determined by weight and platelet count, continued to demonstrate a clinical meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in newly diagnosed ovarian cancer in the first-line maintenance setting, regardless of biomarker status,
PFS Prolonged With Continuous Enzalutamide After AR Inhibitor Progression in mCRPC
February 18th 2022According to results from the phase 3b PRESIDE trial, use of continuous enzalutamide may extend progression-free survival in men with chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
In Older Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Ibrutinib Regimens Yield Superior Efficacy
December 13th 2021Compared to those who received rituximab and bendamustine, elderly patients treated with ibrutinib-containing regimens for chronic lymphocytic leukemia saw a progression-free survival benefit.
Outcomes in Early Hormone Receptor-Positive or- Negative Breast Cancer Not Improved with Metformin
December 7th 2021Improved invasive disease-free survival or overall survival rates for patients, regardless of hormone receptor status, was not improved with metformin, according to results of a phase 3 trial.