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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.

Integration of pharmacies with physician practices has little impact on cancer drug expenditures

Written by | 26 May 2024

Integration of pharmacies with physician practices, where on-site pharmacies open at physician practice locations, is a growing trend in cancer treatment. However, little is known about how this… read more.

FDA approves Imdelltra (taralatamab-dlle),the first and only T cell engager therapy to treatextensive stage small cell lung cancer – Amgen

Written by | 24 May 2024

Amgen announced that the FDA has approved Imdelltra (tarlatamab-dlle) for the treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) with disease progression on or after… read more.

Metformin appears to reduce the risk of blood cancer

Written by | 23 May 2024

Patients who are treated with metformin for type 2 diabetes are less likely to develop a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN). Myeloproliferative neoplasms are cancers that occur when the body… read more.

End-of-life systemic treatment for patients with advanced cancers does not improve survival

Written by | 22 May 2024

Patients with very advanced solid tumors saw no significant improvement in overall survival after receiving systemic therapy, according to a study published today in JAMA Oncology by researchers at The University… read more.

Phase III CheckMate-73L trial did not meet its primary endpoint in stage III non-small cell lung cancer – BMS

Written by | 17 May 2024

Bristol Myers Squibb announced the Phase III CheckMate -73L trial did not meet its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) in unresectable, locally advanced stage III non-small cell… read more.

Phase III KEYNOTE-811 trial met dual primary endpoint of overall survival as first-line treatment in patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma – Merck

Written by | 9 May 2024

Merck Inc., known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that the Phase III KEYNOTE-811 trial evaluating Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with… read more.

AI-assisted breast-cancer screening may reduce unnecessary testing

Written by | 24 Apr 2024

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to supplement radiologists’ evaluations of mammograms may improve breast-cancer screening by reducing false positives without missing cases of cancer, according to a study by… read more.

Imfinzi (durvalumab) plus chemotherapy doubled overall survival rate at three years for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer in TOPAZ-1 phase III trial – AstraZeneca

Written by | 19 Apr 2024

Updated exploratory results from the TOPAZ-1 Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy demonstrated a clinically meaningful long-term overall survival (OS) benefit at… read more.

European Commission approves Keytruda (pembrolizumab) + chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, then continued as monotherapy as adjuvant treatment, for resectable non-small cell lung cancer at high risk of recurrence in adults – Merck

Written by | 15 Apr 2024

Merck Inc., known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Keytruda, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with platinum-containing… read more.

The Lancet: Prostate cancer cases expected to double worldwide between 2020 and 2040, new analysis suggests

Written by | 14 Apr 2024

Cases of prostate cancer are projected to double from 1.4 million per year in 2020 to 2.9 million per year by 2040, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)… read more.

Imfinzi (durvalumab) significantly improved overall survival and progression-free survival for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer in ADRIATIC Phase III trial – AstraZeneca

Written by | 11 Apr 2024

Positive high-level results of the ADRIATIC Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the dual primary endpoints of overall… read more.

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