Rybrevant + chemo shows improved OS data in NSCLC

FDA approves Rybrevant + pemetrexed + chemo in NSCLC with EGFR exon 19 deletions or L858R mutations

FDA approved Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) with carboplatin and pemetrexed for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations whose disease has progressed on or after treatment with an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

September 20, 2024

Vol.50 No.35

Clinical Roundup

Friends publishes evaluation of RWE in NSCLC

Findings by Friends of Cancer Research were published recently in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics in a paper titled “Evaluation of real-world tumor response derived from electronic health record data sources: A feasibility analysis in mNSCLC patients treated with chemotherapy.”

September 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.34

Clinical Roundup

Dexamethasone reduces infusion-related reactions in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC treated with intravenous Rybrevant

Johnson & Johnson announced results from the open-label phase II SKIPPirr study, which evaluated additional prophylactic strategies to reduce the incidence of infusion-related reactions with intravenous Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletions or L858R substitution mutations.

September 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.34

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Rybrevant + Lazcluze for NSCLC

FDA approved Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) plus Lazcluze (lazertinib) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.

September 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.33

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves neoadjuvant/adjuvant Imfinzi for resectable NSCLC

FDA approved durvalumab (Imfinzi) with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by single-agent durvalumab as adjuvant treatment after surgery for adults with resectable (tumors ≥ 4 cm and/or node positive) non-small cell lung cancer and no known epidermal growth factor receptor mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangements.

September 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.33