John Byrd has received the Binet-Rai Medal Award for his research findings, which led to the use of Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors in almost every phase of chronic lymphocytic leukemia therapy.
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.
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that treating women with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer with the HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) significantly mitigates disease progression, compared to the current standard of care, trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1).
Results from the phase III KEYNOTE-826 trial demonstrate that Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab improved disease outcomes when compared to chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab as a first-line treatment of persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer.
The phase III IMpower010 trial reinforced the significant disease-free survival benefit offered by Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for people with stage II-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors express PD-L1≥1%.
MIT researchers found that benzo(a)pyrene plays a small part—about 11%—in the global risk of developing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-associated cancer.
A study published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network found that more than 80% of therapies tested in phase III oncology trials did not achieve meaningful clinical benefit in prolonging survival.
Jakafi (ruxolitinib) has received FDA approval for treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease after failure of one or two lines of systemic therapy in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older.
Cabometyx (cabozantinib) has received FDA approval for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer that has progressed following prior vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-targeted therapy and who are radioactive iodine-refractory or ineligible.
Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) has received FDA accelerated approval for adult patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) who have received at least one anti-CD20-based regimen.
