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The FDA granted selinexor (Xpovio, Karyopharm Therapeutics), a nuclear transport inhibitor, accelerated approval for this indication based on the response rate seen in the SADAL trial, a phase 2, single-arm, open-label study of patients with DLBCL who had previously received two to five systemic regimens.
Hematology June 29th 2020
The findings, recently published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, suggested that patients with ALK rearrangements may benefit from prophylactic anticoagulation, and venous thromboembolism risk prediction scores may improve if ALK rearrangement status is incorporated.
The approval of capmatinib and its companion diagnostic is the first of its kind for this specific diagnosis, using next-generation sequencing to perform comprehensive genomic profiling of solid tumors. It now has FDA approval for 21 different agents.
According to the results of a single-arm, multicenter phase 2 trial in JAMA Oncology, low-dose erlotinib may be a safe and effective option for frail or elderly patients with EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC.
Geriatrics June 29th 2020
Based on monotherapy data from an open-label, multi-center, single-arm study of 105 adults with platinum-sensitive and platinum-resistant SCLC that progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy, the FDA granted accelerated approval to lurbinectedin (Zepzelca; Jazz Pharmaceuticals and PharmaMar).
Hematology June 22nd 2020
Published in Practical Radiation Oncology, the recommendations from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) are based on a systematic literature review, consensus, and system for grading evidence quality and recommendation strength.