Novartis announced results of a phase III study showing Afinitor (everolimus) tablets reduced the risk of progression by 52 percent (HR=0.48; 95% CI, 0.35-0.67; p<0.00001) compared to placebo in patients with advanced, progressive, nonfunctional neuroendocrine tumors of gastrointestinal or lung origin.
Amgen and Allergan plc. announced positive top-line results from Avastin biosimilar candidate ABP 215, which met its primary and secondary endpoints in a phase III trial in advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.
The European Commission granted a marketing authorization for Unituxin (dinutuximab) for the treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma in patients aged 12 months to 17 years, who have previously received induction chemotherapy and achieved at least a partial response, followed by myeloablative therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. Unituxin is administered in combination with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor,... […]
The National Cancer Institute Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program approved the following clinical research studies last month. For further information, contact the principal investigator listed.
The TELESTAR trial demonstrated significant benefits in evaluating oral telotristat etiprate in the treatment of cancer patients with carcinoid syndrome, and met its primary endpoint.
The latest overall survival analysis of the HEAT Study, which is evaluating ThermoDox and radiofrequency ablation in hepatocellular carcinoma, showed that a subgroup of patients demonstrated an average 58 percent improvement in overall survival.
A phase II study of atezolizumab immunotherapy met its primary endpoint, shrinking tumors in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose disease expressed PD-L1.
A statistically significant percentage of chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients in a phase II clinical trial responded to venetoclax therapy.
The National Cancer Institute Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program approved the following clinical research studies last month. For further information, contact the principal investigator listed.
Study: Robotic Surgery Shows Long-term Results Similar to Traditional Open Surgery in Bladder Cancer
In the largest multi-institutional study to date, patients diagnosed with bladder cancer and treated with robot-assisted surgery experienced similar results to those who underwent a traditional open operation, according to research led by scientists at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
