Clinical Trial Results

For Esophageal Cancer, Immunotherapy Likely to Play Larger RoleBookmark

A blog post from the National Cancer Institute reports that two clinical trials are showing encouraging results for progression-free survival—and one for overall survival—from treatment with immunotherapy drugs in people with advanced esophageal cancer. 

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Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab in Unresectable Hepatocellular CarcinomaBookmark

This academic research paper from The New England Journal of Medicine reports results from a clinical trial in which a treatment that combines the drugs atezolizumab and bevacizumab improved both progression-free and overall survival for people with unresectable primary liver cancer.

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Innovent Biologics’s TYVYT/Byvasda combo shows survival benefit in late-stage liver cancer studyBookmark

Article from Seeking Alpha curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

In a phase 3 clinical trial, a new drug combination improved both overall survival and progression-free survival for people with hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Preliminary Results of Two Large Immune Therapy Studies Show Promise in Advanced Cervical CancerBookmark

Press release from Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD.

This press release outlines promising preliminary results from two phase 2 clinical trials testing the drug balstilimab alone or in combination with zalifrelimab.

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Maintenance Avelumab Improves Survival in Advanced Bladder CancerBookmark

Article from The ASCO Post curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

In a clinical trial for certain patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma, overall survival was prolonged by about 30% by using supportive care plus maintenance treatment with the drug avelumab, versus supportive care alone.

Go to full article published by The ASCO Post.

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In a First, Proton Therapy Bests Radiotherapy in an RCTBookmark

Article from Medscape curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

In a clinical trial that compared proton beam therapy with standard radiotherapy for esophageal cancer, the two treatments were found to be virtually identical in terms of progression-free survival, overall survival, and quality of life.

Go to full news article published by Medscape.

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ATIM-14. Results of Phase II Clinical Trial of Oncolytic Herpes Virus G47∆ in Patients with GlioblastomaBookmark

Research paper from Neuro-Oncology curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

In a phase 2 clinical trial, glioblastoma patients were treated with a herpes virus that has been genetically engineered to kill cancer cells. The genetically engineered virus is injected directly into patients’ brain tumors. It is early and the numbers are small, but the trial produced amazing results compared to historical controls.

Go to full paper published in Neuro-Oncology.

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Lung cancer at ASCO20 VirtualBookmark

Research highlight from Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

This year’s virtual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology featured presentations on several different targeted therapies that appear to provide improved outcomes for lung cancer patients.

Go to full research highlight published by Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology.

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ICI for Resected Stage IV MelanomaBookmark

Research highlight from Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

In a clinical trial for metastatic melanoma patients, a combination of the drugs nivolumab and ipilimumab (both “immune checkpoint inhibitors,” or ICIs) outperformed nivolumab on its own, and nivolumab on its own outperformed a placebo.

Go to full research highlight published by Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology.

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Key Studies in Metastatic Breast Cancer From ASCO 2020Bookmark

Article from Medscape curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

This year’s virtual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) featured five important studies on metastatic breast cancer, as outlined in this video.

Go to full article and video published by Medscape.

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