Gastric Cancers

Nivolumab plus chemotherapy improved long-term survival in Chinese patients with advanced gastric, GEJ, or esophageal cancer.

Nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy (Opdivo Qvantig) was approved by the FDA for subcutaneous injection across approved solid tumor indications for nivolumab (Opdivo).

The FDA approved tislelizumab plus chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of unresectable or metastatic gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma.

Zenocutuzumab received accelerated approval from the FDA for the agent to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) harboring an NRG1 gene fusion.

The FDA approved a companion diagnostic to identify patients with biliary tract cancer eligible for treatment with zanidatamab.

Approximately one-third of patients with pancreatic cancer and anxiety had a palliative care consultation, data showed.

Mitazalimab combined with mFOLFIRINOX led to responses and survival benefits in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

The FDA extended the Prescription Drug User Fee Act date for the biologics license application seeking approval of zenocutuzumab for NRG1-positive lung and pancreatic cancer.

Here’s a roundup of FDA approvals in the oncology space from October 2024.

The PDUFA dates have been pushed for sotorasib and obeticholic acid for metastatic colorectal cancer and primary biliary cholangitis, respectively.

The FDA approved zolbetuximab-clzb plus fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy for patients with CLDN18.2-positive locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma.

The FDA granted namodenoson an orphan drug designation for patients who have pancreatic cancer.

ODAC voted against the use of PD-L1 expression as a predictive biomarker in gastric cancers.

Distant relapse-free survival was maintained with non-operative management of pMMR locally advanced rectal cancer.

Olanzapine improved control of nausea and vomiting from moderately emetogenic chemotherapy, which may suggest its use as a standard of care for antiemetic prophylaxis.

Perioperative pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy improves overall survival in patients with resectable gastric cancer.

Final results of the ARMANI trial demonstrated that switch maintenance therapy with ramucirumab plus paclitaxel improved survival in advanced HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Patients with gastric/GEJ adenocarcinoma treated with cadonilimab plus oxaliplatin and capecitabine obtained a survival benefit regardless of PD-L1 expression.

Tislelizumab-jsgr (Tevimbra) has been approved for unresectable or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) among adult patients who have previously received systemic chemotherapy that did not include a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor.

A biologics license application has been accepted by the FDA for first-line tislelizumab plus chemotherapy for gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Patients with advanced gastric cancer treated with second-line fruquintinib/paclitaxel experienced significant improvements in progression-free survival but not overall survival when compared with paclitaxel alone.

The FDA has approved pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy to treat adults with locally advanced or metastatic, HER2-negative gastric cancers.

The PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx diagnostic tool will help identify patients with gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma whose disease expresses PD-L1 and who are thereby eligible for pembrolizumab.

The FDA has restricted the indication for gastric cancer to only include patients whose tumors express PD-L1 (CPS ≥ 1) as determined by an FDA-approved test.

Nivolumab plus chemotherapy offers patients with gastric and esophageal cancers a reduced risk of symptom burden and a longer time to deterioration.

Trastuzumab deruxtecan elicited a confirmed objective response rate of 42% in patients with HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer, according to findings from the phase 2 DESTINY-Gastric02 trial.

The FDA has granted priority review to the biologics license application for zolbetuximab as a treatment for patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Manufacturers believe that GEN-002/avelumab holds promise as a third-line option for patients with gastric cancer and PD-L1 expression.

Patients with pancreatic and gastric cancers residing in states with expanded Medicaid had improved survival rates.

The FDA has accepted a biologics license application for a proposed trastuzumab biosimilar. The therapy is being considered as adjuvant therapy for certain HER2-overexpressing cancers.