FDA Approves Pembrolizumab With Chemotherapy for PD-L1+ Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer
October 13th 2021Pembrolizumab is now FDA approved in combination with chemotherapy and with or without bevacizumab, for the treatment of patients with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer whose tumors express PD-L1.
Race Does Not Correlate With High Renal Toxicity With Pemetrexed/Pembrolizumab in NS-NSCLC
October 11th 2021In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Nino Balanchivadze, MD, FACP, discussed the toxicity profile of platinum pemetrexed with pembrolizumab in patients with nonsquamous NSCLC treated in the KEYNOTE-189 study and how demographics and clinical characteristics may impact treatment.
Clinical Benefit of Cabozantinib Not Impacted by Age in Patients With RAI-Refractory DTC
October 7th 2021A subgroup analysis of the phase 3 COSMIC-311 study revealed no key differences in the survival and responses observed with cabozantinib based on the age of patients with RAI-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer.
Exploring MRI-Guided Adaptive Radiation to Treat Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer
October 6th 2021In an interview with Targeted Oncology™, Michael Chuong, MD explained of the validity of the MRI-guided radiation technique for use in patients with pancreatic cancer, how it compares with CT-guided radiation, and how a shift toward MRI-guided radiation may impact patients with pancreatic cancer in the future.
New Data Solidify Benefit of Loncastuximab Tesirine for Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL
October 1st 2021In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Brad S. Kahl, MD, provided an efficacy update from the LOTUS-2 study and discussed multiple agents showing promise for the treatment of relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Cemiplimab for Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer
September 28th 2021The FDA has accepted and granted priority review to the supplemental biologics license application for the PD-1 inhibitor cemiplimab-wlc for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer whose disease progressed on or after chemotherapy.
Frontline Olaparib Plus Abiraterone Significantly Improves rPFS in mCRPC
September 24th 2021The phase 3 PROpel clinical trial has achieved its primary end point of improvement in radiographic progression-free survival in men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer using the novel combination of olaparib and abiraterone.
Observational Study Shows Mortality Rates, Causes of Death Within Polycythemia Vera Population
September 20th 2021In an interview with Targeted Oncology™ during the SOHO Annual Meeting, Carole Miller, MD, discussed results from the REVEAL study and how the findings can be used to aid future research.
FDA Approves Mobocertinib for EGFR Exon 20-Positive mNSCLC
September 15th 2021The FDA has granted approval to mobocertinib for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR exon 20 insertion–mutant metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, as detected by an FDA-approved test, and who have received prior platinum-based chemotherapy.