FDA Approves Frontline Pembrolizumab for HER2+ Gastric, GEJ Cancer
May 5th 2021The FDA granted an accelerated approval to pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab, fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy for the frontline treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
Adjuvant Nivolumab Granted Priority Review for Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma
May 2nd 2021The FDA has granted a priority review designation to a supplemental biologics license application for nivolumab for use as an adjuvant treatment in patients with surgically resected, high-risk, muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma.
Smartphone Mobile Apps Could Help Patients Monitor and Adhere to Oral Chemotherapy
April 23rd 2021The use of a smartphone mobile app showed that patients with cancer had higher adherence to oral chemotherapy regimens, especially when it came to safely monitoring chemotherapy toxicity and symptoms in real time.
FDA Approves Dostarlimab for dMMR Advanced Endometrial Cancer
April 22nd 2021The FDA approved dostarlimab (Jemperli) for the treatment of patients with recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer that progressed on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy and whose cancer is DNA mismatch repair deficient (dMMR), as determined by an FDA-approved test.
FDA Approves Sacituzumab Govitecan for Previously Treated Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
April 13th 2021The FDA granted an accelerated approval to sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy) for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) who previously had a platinum-containing chemotherapy and a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor.
FDA Authorizes Marketing for AI Colon Cancer Detection Device
April 12th 2021The FDA has authorized the marketing of the first device that utilizes artificial intelligence based on machine learning to help clinicians detect lesions like polyps or suspected tumors in the colon in real time during a colonoscopy.
Comprehensive Assessment Is Key for Geriatric Patients
April 8th 2021The information provided by the assessment is essential as it contributes to shared decision making. The goal of shared decision-making is for patients and clinicians to partner together and make informed choices based on the patient’s needs, values and preferences.
FDA Approves Additional Cetuximab Dose for KRAS Wild-Type, EGFR-Expressing CRC, Head and Neck Cancer
April 7th 2021The FDA has approved a new biweekly dosing regimen of 500 mg/m2 as a 120-minute intravenous infusion for cetuximab (Erbitux) for patients with KRAS wild-type, EGFR-expressing colorectal cancer or squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Futibatinib Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for FGFR2+ Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma
April 2nd 2021The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to the FGFR inhibitor futibatinib for the treatment of patients with previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma that harbors FGFR2 gene rearrangements, including fusions.
FDA Approves Isatuximab Plus Carfilzomib/Dexamethasone for Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma
March 31st 2021The FDA has approved isatuximab in combination with carfilzomib and dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have previously received 1 to 3 lines of therapy.