First-line pembrolizumab/lenvatinib shows efficacy for advanced non–clear cell RCC
January 29th 2024“Updated efficacy and safety results continue to support pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib as a first-line treatment option for patients with advanced non–clear cell RCC,” lead study author Martin H. Voss, MD.
Olaparib addition to abiraterone delays progression in frontline mCRPC
February 18th 2022The phase 3 PROpel trial showed that adding the PARP inhibitor olaparib to abiraterone acetate in the frontline setting significantly improved radiographic progression-free survival versus placebo plus abiraterone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Combination treatment with durvalumab/vicineum elicits complete responses in high-grade NMIBC
September 11th 2021“The combination of Vicineum and durvalumab in BCG-unresponsive NMIBC is tolerated well and no new safety signals were identified; the doublet has a similar safety profile to [what is seen with] both agents used individually,” says Sandeep Gurram, MD.
Posthoc data show depth of frontline avelumab maintenance OS benefit in bladder cancer
June 4th 2021Avelumab is approved by the FDA for the maintenance treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma that has not progressed with first-line platinum-containing chemotherapy.
Avelumab frontline maintenance benefit sustained across subgroups in bladder cancer
September 29th 2020An analysis from the pivotal phase 3 JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial showed that the survival benefit observed with frontline maintenance avelumab in the overall population was sustained across several prespecified patients subgroups.