clinical trial results
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October 22, 2018
Biomarker Selects TNBC Patients for Targeted Therapy Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt from MedPage Today:
“A tumor necrosis-based gene expression signature (GS) successfully identified patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) responsive to neoadjuvant therapy with the novel targeted agent LCL161, according to researchers.
“The international, randomized phase II trial of 207 patients with localized TNBC showed that of the 30.1% with GS-positive disease, a significantly higher pathologic complete response (pCR) was seen in those treated with paclitaxel plus the inhibitor of apoptosis antagonist LCL161 compared with those treated with paclitaxel alone (38.2% versus 17.2%).”
Go to full article published by MedPage Today on Oct 5, 2018.
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October 22, 2018
Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Prolongs OS, PFS for Metastatic Lung Cancer Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt from Healio:
“The addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy extended OS and PFS compared with chemotherapy alone among patients with metastatic, squamous, non-small-cell lung cancer, according to results of the randomized phase 3 KEYNOTE-407 trial presented at International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s World Conference on Lung Cancer.
“The double-blind study included 559 treatment-naive patients with metastatic, squamous NSCLC. Patients who had symptomatic central nervous system metastases, a history of noninfectious pneumonitis that required the use of glucocorticoids, active autoimmune disease or who were receiving systemic immunosuppressive treatment were excluded.”
Go to full article published by Healio on Oct 1, 2018.
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October 1, 2018
Repotrectinib Shows Promising Activity in ROS1+ NSCLC Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt from OncLive:
“Repotrectinib (TPX-0005) demonstrated a clinically meaningful and durable benefit across multiple doses in patients with ROS1 fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
“Overall response rates (ORRs) were 80% for tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-naïve patients (95% CI, 44-97) and 18% for TKI-refractory patients (95% CI, 4-44), including 33% for those who received a dose of 160 mg once daily, according to findings from the ongoing phase I/II TRIDENT-1 study. Interim analysis results were presented at the 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC).”
Go to full article published by OncLive on Sep 24, 2018.
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October 1, 2018
Lurbinectedin Combo Induces Clinical Activity in Chemo-Sensitive SCLC Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt from OncLive:
“Lurbinectedin (Zepsyre; PM1183) plus doxorubicin demonstrated significant clinical activity as a second-line therapy for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), especially when excluding refractory patients.
“In particular, patients with chemotherapy-free intervals (CTFIs) of 90 days or more induced a 53% overall response rate (ORR) and PFS of 5.7 months, according to findings that were presented at the 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Toronto, Canada.”
Go to full article published by OncLive on Sep 26, 2018.
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October 1, 2018
LOXO-292 Safe, Effective for RET-Altered Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt from Healio:
“LOXO-292 appeared well tolerated and demonstrated antitumor activity among patients with heavily pretreated RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer, according to updated interim results of a global, phase 1/phase 2 trial presented at International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s World Conference on Lung Cancer.
“Researchers reported initial clinical data from the LIBRETTO-001 dose escalation/expansion study of LOXO-292 (Loxo Oncology) — an oral and selective agent in clinical development for cancers that harbor abnormalities in the rearranged during transfection (RET) kinase — at ASCO Annual Meeting in June.”
Go to full article published by Healio on Sep 27, 2018.
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October 1, 2018
AstraZeneca Buoyed as Imfinzi Cuts Lung Cancer Deaths by a Third Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt from Reuters:
“AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy drug Imfinzi cut the risk of death in patients with mid-stage lung cancer by nearly a third in a closely watched clinical study, reinforcing the case for using the drug in earlier disease.
“The encouraging overall survival data boosts prospects for a medicine that was approved this week in Europe and has already had a promising U.S. commercial launch, based on its ability to slow disease progression.”
Go to full article published by Reuters on Sep 25, 2018.
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October 1, 2018
Roche’s Tecentriq, Trailing Rival Drugs, Lifts Lung Cancer Survival Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt from Reuters:
“A drug cocktail with Roche’s Tecentriq added two months to small-cell lung cancer patients’ lives, according to a study, aiding the Swiss group’s bid to win approval in a niche disease area before rivals that now dominate the immunotherapy market.
“Patients with untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), where cancer has spread, lived a median 12.3 months after getting Tecentriq plus chemotherapy.”
Go to full article published by Reuters on Sep 25, 2018.
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October 1, 2018
Poziotinib Shows Encouraging Activity Among Heavily Pretreated NSCLC Subgroup Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt from OncLive:
“Poziotinib (NOV120101, HM781-36B) demonstrated high antitumor activity in patients with metastatic, heavily pretreated EGFR and HER2 exon 20 mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to phase II study results presented at the 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Toronto, Canada.
“To date, the agent specifically induced a best response rate of 55%, including a 43% confirmed objective response rate (ORR) among evaluable patients with EGFR exon 20 mutant NSCLC in the study, said John V. Heymach, MD, PhD, who presented data of the investigator-initiated study of poziotinib in EGFR and HER 2-exon 20 mutant NSCLC (NCT03066206).”
Go to full article published by OncLive on Sep 24, 2018.
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October 1, 2018
First-Line Atezolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Improves PFS for Lung Cancer Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt from Healio:
“The addition of frontline atezolizumab to carboplatin or cisplatin plus pemetrexed improved PFS among patients with non-small cell lung cancer, according to interim results from a global phase 3 randomized trial presented at International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s World Conference on Lung Cancer.
“IMpower132 is an open-label study of atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Genentech) — a PD-L1 inhibitor — among 578 chemotherapy-naive patients with stage IV nonsquamous NSCLC. Exclusion criteria included EGFR or ALK mutations, untreated central nervous system metastases, autoimmune disease and prior exposure to immunotherapy.”
Go to full article published by Healio on Sep 25, 2018.
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October 1, 2018
Brigatinib Superior to Standard of Care Crizotinib in ALK+ NSCLC Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt from Targeted Oncology:
“Adult patients with ALK-positive, locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had not received a prior ALK inhibitor experienced a more than 50% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death with treatment with brigatinib (Alunbrig), compared with the first-line standard of care, crizotinib.
“Brigatinib demonstrated superior progression-free survival (PFS) compared with crizotinib, corresponding to a 51% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death (HR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.33-74; P = .0007), according to first interim analysis results presented at the 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.”
Go to full article published by Targeted Oncology on Sep 26, 2018.
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