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Mashup Score: 2FDA Advisory Panel Calls for Randomized Data for PI3K Inhibitor Approvals for Blood Cancers - 2 year(s) ago
An FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC), meeting on April 21, voted almost unanimously to recommend that drug companies conduct randomized clinical trials before seeking the approval of PI3K inhibitors, based on concerns over patient survival data and significant toxicities. The class of cancer drugs are currently indicated for hematologic malignancies including Chronic Lymphocytic…
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Mashup Score: 4KRAS G12C Inhibitor Sotorasib May Offer Long-term Clinical Benefit in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer - 2 year(s) ago
(AACR) Apr 10, 2022 – Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with the KRAS G12C inhibitor sotorasib (Lumakras) had a two-year overall survival rate of 32.5 percent, according to data from the CodeBreaK 100 clinical trial presented during the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13.
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Mashup Score: 0
(Merck) Mar 15, 2022 – Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that it will stop the Phase 3 KEYLYNK-010 trial investigating KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with LYNPARZA, a PARP inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who progressed after treatment with chemotherapy and either…
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Mashup Score: 2Aromatase Inhibitors Are Better Than Tamoxifen At Reducing The Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence In Premenopausal As Well As Postmenopausal Women - 2 year(s) ago
(University of Oxford [UK]) Feb 3, 2022 – A new study led by the Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group (EBCTCG) based at Oxford Population Health has shown that giving aromatase inhibitors instead of tamoxifen to premenopausal women with oestrogen receptor positive (hormone-sensitive) breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence. The results have been…
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Mashup Score: 14
(BeiGene) Jan 24, 2022 – BeiGene, a global, science-driven biotechnology company focused on developing innovative and affordable medicines to improve treatment outcomes and access for patients worldwide, today announced positive findings from the global Phase 3 RATIONALE 305 trial of tislelizumab versus placebo in combination with chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for patients with locally…
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Mashup Score: 5
Lajos Pusztai, MD, and Robert Figlin, MD, discuss the practicality of neoadjuvant I-O as demonstrated in KEYNOTE-522 and the application of the Oncotype DX 21-gene signature test in the RxPONDER study, both presented at the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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Mashup Score: 1
(Merck) Jan 10, 2022 – Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and the European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP) today announced that the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-091 trial, also known as EORTC-1416-LCG/ETOP-8-15 – PEARLS, investigating KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, met one of its dual primary endpoints of…
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(MD Anderson) Jan 5, 2022 – In patients with untreated, advanced melanoma, the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors relatlimab and nivolumab doubled the progression-free survival benefit compared to nivolumab alone, with a manageable safety profile, according to the results of the Phase II/III RELATIVITY-047 clinical trial reported by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center…
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Mashup Score: 1Acute Myeloid Leukemia Highlights at ASH 2021 - 2 year(s) ago
Mikkael Sekeres, MD, discusses his ASH acute myeloid leukemia highlights, including studies on combination therapies, treating older adults, and end-of-life care.
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Mashup Score: 0Mirati Gives First Look At KRAS Drug Combination In Lung Cancer - 3 year(s) ago
(BioPharma Dive) Nov 8, 2021 – Mirati Therapeutics on Monday offered a limited glimpse at the first trial results for a combination of its experimental KRAS-blocking drug and Merck & Co.’s Keytruda, giving a much-anticipated update as the San Diego-based biotech attempts to convince investors its treatment can challenge Amgen’s rival medicine Lumakras.
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