Libtayo + chemo approved by EC for first-line treatment of advanced PD-L1-positive NSCLC

Dual-targeted therapies + chemo shows high response rates in BRAF-mutated metastatic CRC, phase III trial shows

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer harboring BRAF V600E mutations benefitted from first-line treatment with the targeted therapies Braftovi(encorafenib) and Erbitux(cetuximab) plus a mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy regimen, according to results from the phase III BREAKWATER trial led by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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Vol.51 No.04

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

After 25 years as FDA’s chief cancer strategist, Richard Pazdur reflects on opportunities for change at the agency

In 1999, Richard Pazdur, a GI oncologist at MD Anderson, saw an FDA recruitment ad in The New England Journal of Medicine. The agency was looking for a director of the FDA Division of Oncology Drug Products.

Rybrevant + Lazcluze show improvement in OS versus osimertinib

Johnson & Johnson announced positive topline results for overall survival from the phase III MARIPOSA study, evaluating Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) plus Lazcluze (lazertinib) as a first-line therapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletions (ex19del) or L858R substitution mutations.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

Clinical Roundup

Hair growth drug safe at low doses for breast cancer patients, retrospective cohort study shows

A retrospective cohort study in women with breast cancer suggests that low oral doses of minoxidil taken during or after cancer treatment appear to regrow hair in most patients without causing any serious heart-related side effects that require additional therapies or hospitalization.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Ensacove for ALK-positive locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC

FDA approved Ensacove (ensartinib) for adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have not previously received an ALK-inhibitor.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

Clinical Roundup

MammaPrint test demonstrates utility in predicting chemotherapy benefit over five years

Agendia Inc. announced it will be presenting new data from the Real-World Data Registry, FLEX, demonstrating MammaPrint’s ability to predict chemotherapy benefit in patients with HR+HER2- early-stage breast cancer. The findings will be presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024. The MammaPrint test analyzes the 70 most important genes associated with breast cancer recurrence.

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Vol.50 No.46

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