Gilteritinib as Maintenance Shows Benefit in MRD+ FLT3-Mutant AML Post HCT
June 12th 2023In patients with FLT3-ITD–mutant acute myeloid leukemia and detectable minimal residual disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplant, treatment with gilteritinib elicited a 48% reduction vs patients without detectable MRD.
Phase 3 ZUMA-3 Study of Brexu-cel Elicits Survival Benefit in Relapsed/Refractory B-cell ALL
February 16th 2023Regardless of prior therapies, brexucabtagene autoleucel showed a survival benefit in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to subgroup analyses of the phase 3 ZUMA-3 trial.
Zolbetuximab and mFOLFOX6 Survival in CLDN18.2+ Advanced Gastric/GEJ Adenocarcinoma
January 20th 2023The combination of zolbetuximab and mFOLFOX6 prolonged survival in patients with CLDN18.2+ advanced gastric gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, according to the phase 3 data from the SPOTLIGHT trial.
Eftilagimod Alpha Combination Demonstrates Durable Responses in Frontline NSCLC
January 18th 2023Updated findings from the TACTI-002 trial of pembrolizumab and eftilagimod alpha in non–small cell lung cancer were presented during the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 37th Annual Meeting & Pre-Conference.
Prior Local Treatment Does Not Impact Survival Benefit of Enzalutamide/ADT in mHSPC
May 14th 2022Results from a post-hoc analysis of ARCHES showed that the enzalutamide plus ADT significantly improved survival, as well as key secondary end points, compared with placebo plus ADT in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
Upfront Olaparib/Abiraterone Achieves Significant rPFS Benefit in mCRPC
February 18th 2022A significant percentage of reduction in the risk of radiographic disease progression or death was observed with olaparib plus abiraterone compared with placebo and abiraterone in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer.
Adding Ibrutinib Improves the Efficacy of Liso-Cel in R/R CLL
January 28th 2022Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies have demonstrated potential in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. However, T-cell dysfunction that is inherent to the disease, including reduced proliferative and cytotoxic capacities, limits the efficacy of this approach, according to an expert.
COVID-19 Mortality Rates Linked to Active Disease, ICU Deferral in AML, ALL, and MDS
December 12th 2021Patients with acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome had higher mortality rates after being diagnosed with COVID-19 than those with COVID-19 who did not have cancer.