Results from a phase III trial demonstrated the clinical benefit of using PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab), in combination with a physician’s choice of platinum-doublet chemotherapy, in the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, irrespective of histology and across all PD-L1 expression levels.
In a unanimous vote, the FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee advised the agency to accept the metric of “minimal residual disease,” or MRD, as a basis for accelerated approvals of therapies in all settings of multiple myeloma.
