PIVOT IO-001 Enrollment Stops After Trial Failure, But Analyses Continue
March 15th 2022In PIVOT IO-001, patients with metastatic melanoma are no longer being enrolled and treatment arms have been unblinded after the combination of bempegaldesleukin and nivolumab did not meet its coprimary end points.
Success of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Advanced RCC Carries Over to Non-Clear Cell Histology
March 11th 2022Showing similarity to results from CheckMate 214, findings from CheckMate 920 shows that nivolumab plus ipilimumab can safety be administered to patients with non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Treatment With Evorpacept Combination Initiates in ASPEN-06 Study for Gastric/GEJ Cancer
March 10th 2022Following positive early results from the ASPEN-01 clinical trial, the first patient with HER2-positve gastric or gastroesophageal cancer has received the experimental combination of evorpacept, trastuzumab, ramucirumab, and paclitaxel in ASPEN-06.
Dosing Begins in Phase 1/2 Study of Reqorsa Plus Osimertinib in Advanced NSCLC
March 7th 2022Dosing has begun in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer in the phase 1/2 Acclaim-1 clinical trial of quaratusugene ozeplasmid in combination with osimertinib after disease progression on osimertinib alone.
Behind the FDA Approval: Cilta-cel for Treatment of Heavily Pretreated R/R Multiple Myeloma
March 3rd 2022In an interview, Jesus Berdeja, MD, discussed the introduction of ciltacabtagene autoleucel into the treatment landscape for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, how it may differ from idecabtagene vicleucel, and the future of CAR T-cell use in the space.
Behind the FDA Approval: Pacritnib for Myelofibrosis and Severe Thrombocytopenia
March 2nd 2022In an interview with Targeted Oncology, John Mascarenhas, MD, discussed the introduction of pacritinib to the treatment landscape for myelofibrosis and severe thrombocytopenia, and the research supporting the recent FDA approval.
FDA Places Partial Clinical Hold on Study of CYAD-101 in mCRC
March 1st 2022Pending a safety investigation by the developer and further information about risk to patients, the phase 1b trial of CYAD-101 in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, has been placed on a partial clinical hold by the FDA.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy for Resectable NSCLC
February 28th 2022The FDA will conduct a speedy review of the supplemental biologics license application filed for nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy and granted it priority review for the neoadjuvant treatment of patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer.