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Durvalumab + chemo maintains OS benefit in advanced biliary tract cancer – AstraZeneca

Written by | 24 Jul 2024

The addition of durvalumab (Imfinzi) to gemcitabine and cisplatin demonstrated a sustained overall survival (OS) benefit vs chemotherapy alone in patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic biliary… read more.

Chemo drug may cause significant hearing loss in longtime cancer survivors

Written by | 11 Jul 2024

An interdisciplinary study led by researchers at the University of South Florida and Indiana University has uncovered significant findings on the long-term effects of one of the most… read more.

New test detects more cases of cervical cancer

Written by | 9 Jul 2024

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, in collaboration with the University of Innsbruck in Austria, have developed a simpler and more effective screening method for cervical cancer than… read more.

FDA grants full approval to selpercatinib for RET+ thyroid cancer – Eli Lilly

Written by | 5 Jul 2024

The FDA has granted full approval to selpercatinib (Retevmo) from Eli Lilly for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients at least 2 years of age with advanced… read more.

ASCO: Novel treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma significantly improves progression-free survival

Written by | 28 Jun 2024

Investigators report that BrECADD, a novel therapy combination, treats classic Hodgkin lymphoma more effectively and with fewer side effects than BEACOPP, the standard intensive therapy regimen. BrECADD includes… read more.

ASCO: Neoadjuvant therapy shows superiority for resectable stage III melanoma

Written by | 27 Jun 2024

ASCO: In resectable stage III melanoma, treatment with the immunotherapies ipilimumab and nivolumab before lymph nodes are surgically removed is more effective than treatment with nivolumab after the… read more.

Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine) meets primary end point of PICCOLO trial in FR alpha-High, platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer – AbbVie

Written by | 18 Jun 2024

AbbVie announced positive topline results from the Phase II PICCOLO trial evaluating investigational mirvetuximab soravtansine (ELAHERE) monotherapy in heavily pre-treated patients with folate receptor-alpha (FRalpha) positive, platinum-sensitive ovarian… read more.

Promising role of antidiabetic drug in cancer control

Written by | 15 Jun 2024

Flinders University researchers have analysed how an antidiabetic treatment could help control the growth of tumours, potentially paving the way for the design of better cancer treatments. The… read more.

Lorbrena (lorlatinib) CROWN study shows majority of patients with ALK-positive advanced lung cancer living beyond five years without disease progression – Pfizer

Written by | 15 Jun 2024

Pfizer Inc. announced longer-term follow-up results from the Phase III CROWN trial evaluating Lorbrena (lorlatinib, a third-generation ALK inhibitor, available in Europe under the brand name Lorviqua) versus… read more.

FDA grants accelerated approval to selpercatinib for pediatric patients two years and older with RET-altered metastatic thyroid cancer or solid tumors – Eli Lilly

Written by | 14 Jun 2024

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to selpercatinib (Retevmo, Eli Lilly and Company) for pediatric patients two years of age and older with the following: i. advanced or… read more.

Study: Access to targeted lung cancer drug is cost-prohibitive globally

Written by | 5 Jun 2024

Many countries with national healthcare systems or payers such as insurance companies use cost-effectiveness analyses to decide whether to cover new medicines, balancing treatment costs with potential health… read more.

Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel) approved by the FDA for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma – BMS

Written by | 28 May 2024

Bristol Myers Squibb announced the FDA has granted accelerated approval for Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel; liso-cel), a CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, for the treatment of… read more.

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