IMMUNOTHERAPY

The dual T-cell agonist invikafusp alfa achieved a 50% DCR in heavily pretreated anti–PD-1/PD-L1–resistant tumors, per findings at the 2024 SITC Annual Meeting.

Joe DePinto, MBA, discussed the findings of the McKesson 2024 Cell and Gene Therapy Report, providing insight into the challenges and opportunities in equitable access to these treatments.

Saro H. Armenian, DO, MPH, discussed the unique challenges facing children diagnosed with cancer and their families and what lies on the horizon.

Ryan Motte, PharmD, CSP, reviewed the global cancer burden among men and its projected trajectory to 2050, highlighting the role specialty pharmacies can play in combating this issue.

The combination of HBI-8000 and nivolumab induced a response in nearly two-thirds of patients with advanced melanoma and no prior anti–PD-1/PD-L1 treatment.

The subcutaneous version of the cancer treatment atezolizumab is approved in all adult intravenous indications, including in lung, liver, and skin cancers.

SenoVax, a novel senolytic immunotherapy for NSCLC, has been submitted as an investigational new drug application to the FDA, initiating a clinical trial to test its efficacy.

The FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee convened to assess the need for rigorous trial designs evaluating perioperative regimens in resectable non–small cell lung cancer.

The tyrosine kinase inhibitor entrectinib shows promising responses in patients with non–small cell lung cancer harboring a ROS1 mutation.

Juneko Grilley-Olson, MD, discussed findings from a phase 2 study investigating the addition of immunotherapy to chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced angiosarcoma.

Robert Jotte, MD, PhD, discussed findings from the phase 3 KRYSTAL-12 study evaluating adagrasib vs docetaxel in previously treated KRAS G12C-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.

Ajaz M. Khan, MD, MBA, CPE, provides his insights into the novel biomarkers and up-front immunotherapies that are changing the landscape of treatment for patients with lung cancer.

The SKYSCRAPER-06 trial for the first-line treatment of non–small cell lung cancer was stopped because the combination of tiragolumab and atezolizumab did not improve survival compared with the control of pembrolizumab and chemotherapy.

Neil Segal, MD, discussed findings from a phase 1/2 trial investigating REGN7075 in patients with solid tumors refractory to immunotherapy.

Anthony Conley, MD, discussed findings from a phase 1/2 study investigating the oncolytic virus AdAPT-001 in patients with solid tumors presented at ASCO 2024.

A decision on the supplemental new drug application of osimertinib in this population is expected in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Alexa Simon Meara, MD, discussed how rheumatology and oncology can work together to improve outcomes for patients undergoing immunotherapy treatment for cancer.

If approved, zenocutuzumab would be the first targeted therapy for neuregulin 1 fusion-positive lung and pancreatic cancers.

A study suggests that a novel CAR T-cell therapy could be a curative treatment for some patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, with 25% of responders still in remission after 6 years.

The phase 1 study of HEMO-CAR-T in patients with acute myeloid leukemia can proceed following the lifted clinical hold.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Mark Dybul, MD, discussed a breakthrough method of immunotherapy in solid tumors.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Guenther Koehne, MD, provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamic landscape and evolving strategies in immunotherapy for hematologic malignancies.

Findings from a phase 2 study found that treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel in relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma led to a complete metabolic response of 71%.

A retrospective study of the CATCH-IT database provided data on patients with HIV who received immunotherapy for multiple cancer types, demonstrating safety and efficacy in most cases.

The FDA approves of the phase 3 IOV-LUN-202 study design, which will include approximately 120 patients with post-anti-PD-1 non–small cell lung cancer to be treated with LN-145.

The pan-tumor indication for immunotherapy in patients with mismatch repair deficient/microsatellite instability-high cancers has offered new treatment options and emphasized the importance of biomarker testing.

The speed at which immunotherapy is adopted by oncology practices depends on their size, location, and affiliation, according to an analysis.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Bruno Bockorny, MD, discussed background and key takeaways from the phase 1 C-800 study.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Nitika Sharma, MD, discussed frontline treatment options for small cell lung cancer and data supporting their use. Sharma also discussed ongoing clinical trials that may bring new therapies in the near future.

YB-200, an investigational CEACAM antibody, has caught the attend of the FDA.