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Keytruda as monotherapy for patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer with disease progression on or after Platinum-based chemotherapy and at least one other prior line of therapy: FDA approved

The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Keytruda ( Pembrolizumab ), an anti-PD-1 therapy, as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer ( SCLC ... read article

Larotrectinib efficacy in patients with TRK fusion cancer and primary CNS tumors or brain metastases

A new analysis from clinical trials in patients with TRK fusion cancer and brain metastases or primary tumors of the central nervous system ( CNS ) has confirmed the strong activity of Larotrectinib ( ... read article

Enfortumab vedotin, a novel targeted-antibody treatment has produced responses in nearly half of patients with advanced urothelial cancer

A single arm, phase II clinical trial of 125 patients has shown treatment with Enfortumab vedotin, an agent targeting nectin-4, a protein found in 97% of urothelial cancers, has produced responses in ... read article

Advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Pembrolizumab increases historic survival rate in patients with higher PD-L1 expression and chemotherapy-naive

Five-year data from the phase Ib KEYNOTE-001 clinical trial has shown that Pembrolizumab ( Keytruda ) was safe and effective and substantially increased overall survival for advanced non-small cell lu ... read article

Advanced gastroesophageal junction and gastric carcinoma: front-line Pembrolizumab is promising alternative to chemotherapy

The KEYNOTE-062 phase III randomized clinical trial has achieved its primary endpoint, showing that for patients with PD-L1-positive, HER2-negative, advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction ( G/G ... read article

Pre-menopausal women with advanced breast cancer: adding Ribociclib to first-line endocrine therapy significantly improves survival

The randomized phase III MONALEESA-7 trial found that adding Ribociclib ( Kisqali ) to standard-of-care endocrine therapy has significantly improved overall survival for premenopausal women with advan ... read article

FDA has approved Cablivi, first therapy for the treatment of adult patients with a rare blood clotting disorder, acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Cablivi ( Caplacizumab-yhdp ) injection, the first therapy specifically indicated, in combination with plasma exchange and immunosuppressive ... read article

Vizimpro as first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR-activating mutations

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ( CHMP ) of the European Medicines Agency ( EMA ) has adopted a positive opinion recommending Vizimpro ( Dacomitinib ), as monotherapy, for the first ... read article

FDA has approved Talzenna for gBRCAm HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer

The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Talzenna ( Talazoparib ), a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase ( PARP ) inhibitor, for patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA- ... read article

Lorbrena for previously-treated ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, approved from FDA

The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Lorbrena ( Lorlatinib ), a third-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase ( ALK ) tyrosine kinase inhibitor ( TKI ) for patients with ALK-posit ... read article

Vizimpro for the first-line treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, approved from FDA

The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Vizimpro ( Dacomitinib ), a kinase inhibitor for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) w ... read article

SOLO-1 trial: Olaparib maintenance therapy cut risk of disease progression or death by 70% in patients with newly-diagnosed, advanced BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer

The results from the phase III SOLO-1 trial testing Olaparib ( Lynparza ) tablets as a maintenance treatment for patients with newly-diagnosed, advanced BRCA-mutated ( BRCAm ) ovarian cancer who were ... read article

Locally-advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer: approved Imfinzi in European Union

The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Imfinzi ( Durvalumab ) as monotherapy for the treatment of locally-advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) in adults ... read article

FDA: Breakthrough Therapy Designation for LOXO-292, a selective RET inhibitor

The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to LOXO-292, a selective RET inhibitor, for: the treatment of patients with metastatic RET-fusion-positive no ... read article

Yescarta has received European marketing authorization for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphom and primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma

The European Commission ( EC ) has granted Marketing Authorization for Yescarta ( Axicabtagene ciloleucel ) as a treatment for adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ... read article