Jordyn Sava is an editor for Targeted Oncology.
Sugemalimab Demonstrates Clinically Meaningful PFS Boost in Unresectable NSCLC
May 26th 2022GEMSTONE-301 showed sugemalimab to demonstrate a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in patients with unresectable stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer without disease progression after concurrent or sequential chemoradiotherapy.
BLA Submitted to the FDA for N-803 Plus BCG in BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer
May 25th 2022A biologics license application has been submitted to the FDA for N-803 plus Bacillus Calmette-Guérin as treatment for patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer in situ with or without Ta or T1 disease.
High-Dose Anakinra Shows Promise in Treating CRS/ICANS Post CAR T-Cell Therapy
May 18th 2022In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Nicolas Gazeau, further discusses his analysis of anakinra when administered at 2 different dose regimens for patients with refractory CRS/ICANS after CAR T-cell therapy.
Antibiotic De-Escalation is Well-Tolerated in AML With Febrile and Prolonged Neutropenia
May 17th 2022Having an antibiotic de-escalation guideline did not affect the rate of bacterial infection after antibiotic de-escalation, all cause-mortality, or hospital length of stay in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and febrile neutropenia who were clinically stable and afebrile.
Endocrine Therapy Plus Bevacizumab Shows Benefit in ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer
May 12th 2022Endocrine therapy plus bevacizumab with the possibility of weekly paclitaxel reinduction signals efficacy and demonstrates a good safety profile in patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have responded to induction therapy.
Positive Survival Outcomes With/ Without Paclitaxel in Patients With HER2+ Breast Cancer
May 5th 2022Survival rates for patients with different subtypes of early breast cancer who had a pathological complete response after de-escalated 12-week trastuzumab plus pertuzumab with or without weekly paclitaxel are promising.
Ribociclib Demonstrates Promising OS Benefit in HR+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer
May 4th 2022Combination of ribociclib plus fulvestrant achieved a median overall survival of 67.6 months in the first-line setting for patients with postmenopausal, hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.