Jordyn Sava is an editor for Targeted Oncology.
Phase 3 Trial of Pembrolizumab Meets Primary PFS End Point in Endometrial Cancer
February 3rd 2023The phase 3 NRG-GY018 trial of pembrolizumab and standard of care chemotherapy led to a clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival vs standard of care alone in endometrial carcinoma regardless of mismatch repair status.
Beckermann on Recent Data and Hopes for the Evolving RCC Landscape
February 2nd 2023In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Kathryn Beckermann, MD, PhD, discussed her talk from the International Kidney Cancer Symposium: North America 2022 on risk stratifications and considerations for improving outcomes for patients with renal cell carcinoma.
FDA Receives BLA Resubmission of Remestemcel-L for Pediatric SR-aGVHD
February 2nd 2023As requested by the FDA, a new biologics license application including updated scientific rationale has been submitted for remestemcel-L as treatment for patients with steroid-refractory acute graft-vs-host disease.
SBRT Plus Sorafenib Improves Survival in Locally Advanced HCC
February 1st 2023In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Laura Dawson, MD, FRCPC, discussed the results of the phase 3 NRG/RTOG 1112 study of SBRT followed by sorafenib compared with sorafenib alone in locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
START-001 Study of STAR0602 Doses First Patient With PD-1 Refractory Solid Tumors
January 31st 2023The START-001 trial will administer STAR0602 to patients with PD-1 refractory advanced solid tumors in order to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary clinical activity of the agent as a monotherapy.
Follow-Up of Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab Elicits Efficacy in Endometrial Cancer
January 30th 2023According to a follow-up analysis of the phase 1b/2 study 111/KEYNOTE-146, lenvatinib/pembrolizumab continued to show tumor responses, overall survival, and progression-free survival benefits in endometrial cancer.
China’s NMPA to Review NDA of Zorifertinib for EGFR-Mutated NSCLC With CNS Metastases
January 30th 2023The phase 2/3 EVEREST study of zorifertinib for patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer with central nervous system metastases elicited significant efficacy and comparable safety to other tyrosine kinase inhibitors in this indication.
FDA Okays Guardant360 Test as CDx for Elacestrant in ESR1-mutated Breast Cancer
January 30th 2023The Guardant360 CDx, which will identify patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have ESR1 mutations and may benefit from elacestrant, is the fifth test to be approved by the FDA and first for patients with breast cancer.
Pembrolizumab Added to Gemcitabine/Cisplatin Improves OS in Biliary Tract Cancer
January 26th 2023According to topline findings of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-966 trial, pembrolizumab in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin led to an improvement in overall survival for patients with biliary tract cancer.
Survivorship and Quality-of-Life Play Important Roles for Patients With Thyroid Cancer
January 24th 2023In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Melanie Goldfarb, MD, MSc, FACS, FACE, highlighted the importance of long-term survivorship care and the quality-of-life aspects of patients with thyroid cancer.