Calquence + Venetoclax shows superior PFS in untreated CLL in AMPLIFY phase III trial

Scientists wipe out aggressive brain cancer tumors by targeting cellular “motors”

A potential treatment for glioblastoma crafted by scientists at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute renders the deadly brain cancer newly sensitive to both radiation and chemotherapy drugs, and blocks the cancer’s ability to invade other tissue, a new study shows.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

Clinical Roundup

Rucaparib maintenance therapy demonstrates PFS benefit for HRD-negative and HRD-positive ovarian cancer

First-line rucaparib maintenance treatment provided a progression-free survival benefit vs placebo in newly diagnosed, advanced, high-grade ovarian cancer after front-line platinum-based chemotherapy.

June 27, 2025

Vol.51 No.25

Cancer Policy

FDA halts new clinical trials that export Americans’ cells to foreign labs in hostile countries

FDA has announced that the agency will begin immediately reviewing all new clinical trials that include shipping American citizens’ living cells to “China and other hostile countries for genetic engineering and subsequent infusion” back into American patients.

June 20, 2025

Vol.51 No.24

By Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Roundup

Study of retifanlimab in squamous cell carcinoma meets primary endpoint of PFS

Primary results from the phase III POD1UM-303/InterAACT 2 trial of retifanlimab (Zynyz), a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting programmed death receptor-1, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel (platinum-based chemotherapy) in adult patients with inoperable locally recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the anal cancer who have not been previously treated with systemic chemotherapy, were published in The Lancet.

June 20, 2025

Vol.51 No.24

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Zusduri for intravesical solution in recurrent LG-IR-NMIBC

FDA has approved Zusduri as the first and only FDA-approved medication for adults with recurrent low-grade intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

June 20, 2025

Vol.51 No.24

Clinical Roundup

S2302 Pragmatica-Lung reports out as model for faster, leaner, more representative trials

The SWOG S2302 Pragmatica-Lung trial, which broke new ground with its streamlined pragmatic design, unusually broad eligibility criteria, and reduced data collection, has quickly answered its primary question, finding that the investigational combination it tested did not significantly extend overall survival compared to standard of care treatments.

June 06, 2025

Vol.51 No.22

Calquence + Venetoclax shows superior PFS in untreated CLL in AMPLIFY phase III trial

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