Oncology

The treatment landscape for relapsed/refractory MZL and follicular lymphoma (FL) is shifting from intravenous chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies to oral oncolytic therapy or CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.

New study results show longer follow-up from phase ½ MajesTEC-1 study evaluating BCMAxCD3 bispecific antibody, including progression-free survival and subgroup analyses.

Individuals randomized to receive dabrafenib and trametinib had a statistically significant overall response rate of 47% compared with 11% for those who received chemotherapy.

The use of the treatment results in promising a response rate in patients with heavily pretreated RRMM, according to a presentation at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting.

A patient with CLL relies on his pharmacy team for support.

Hispanic and individuals with lower incomes experienced sharper drops, reflecting emerging barriers and exacerbation of long-standing hurdles, analysis results indicate.

Social determinants of health (SDOH), which include social, economic, and physical conditions, have a major impact on people’s health, wellbeing, and quality of life.

Glycosite-specific antibody‒drug conjugates (gsADCs), harnessing Asn297 N-glycan of IgG Fc as the conjugation site for drug payloads, usually require multi-step glycoengineering with 2 or more enzymes, which limits the substrate diversification and complicates the preparation process.

The ATHENA-MONO trial is investigating the use of rucaparib as front line maintenance treatment in ovarian cancer.

Biosimilar therapeutic interchange processes can mitigate high costs of cancer drugs.

Selpercatinib (Retevmo, Loxo Oncology) is FDA-approved to treat 3 types of tumors—metastatic RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer, advanced medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) or MTC that has spread, and advanced RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer.

Expanded glomerular filtration rate (GFR) testing in the United States could be one step toward minimizing disparities in renal formulas, Beumer said.

Pembrolizumab is an anti-PD-1 therapy that works by increasing the ability of the immune system to detect and fight tumor cells.

Fentanyl citrate (Actiq) is an opioid agonist indicated for the management of breakthrough pain in cancer patients.

The step-up dosing approach with glofitamab in a phase 1 trial enabled researchers to minimize cytokine release syndrome while maximizing outcomes.

As best practices are established throughout the specialty pharmacy’s entire network, better patient outcomes become possible.

Expert notes that any unease around the use of radiopharmaceuticals is just due to a lack of familiarity with the field.

Training pharmacy technicians to evaluate tasks such as appropriate site of care and plan benefits can reduce the workload for the pharmacist.

Nicholas Robert, MD, chief medical officer at Ontada, discussed disparities in biomarker testing and how they are being addressed.

The treatment also significantly reduces the risk of progression or death and prolonged median PFS compared with fulvestrant in all individuals without prior chemotherapy, the analysis shows.

Although it has clear benefits when monitoring and managing cancer, Feinberg said more widespread use of circulating tumor DNA will take time.

Investigators report that the 2 individuals receiving the 120-mg dosage had 3 probable immune-related adverse events, which provides supportive evidence of immune activation.

Five-year progression-free survival in the CLL14 trial is approximately 63% in the targeted treatment arm, according to new data.

In an analysis of data from 2 patient cohorts included in the phase 2 BYLieve study, investigators found that the data may indicate an increased dependence on the mutant PI3K-α.

Results from a phase 3b study showed that venetoclax combined with azacitidine or decitabine can safely be initiated in a US community-based outpatient setting.

Blinded independent central review analysis also adds confidence to the findings.

JZP458, a recombinant Erwinia-derived ASNase from a Pseudomonas fluorescens expression platform, was previously approved by the FDA for patients with ALL/LBL who had developed hypersensitivity to Escherichia coli (E. coli)–derived ASNase.

Investigators reported that individuals who completed 10 cycles of lurbinectedin and doxorubicin who then switched to lurbinectedin as a monotherapy tended to have maintained or improved tumor response.

Investigators found that individuals receiving selinexor had a median PFS of 5.7 months compared to 3.8 months for those given the placebo, with a stratification adjusted hazard ratio of 0.70.

The ability to measure GFR would be a significant advancement for clinicians in the United States.