FDA Approves RAS Mutation Detection Kit as Companion Diagnostic for Panitumumab in mCRC
The FDA has approved the CRCdx RAS Mutation Detection Kit as a companion diagnostic for panitumumab in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), according to an announcement from EntroGen.
FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to IDE161 for BRCA+, Platinum-Resistant Advanced Ovarian Cancer
The FDA has granted fast track designation to IDE161 for the treatment of adult patients with advanced or metastatic ovarian cancer harboring germline or somatic BRCA1/2 mutations who are platinum resistant and have received prior treatment with antiangiogenic and poly-ADP ribose polymerase, or PARP, inhibitor therapies.
Second-Line Axi-Cel Produces Complete Metabolic Responses in Transplant-Ineligible LBCL
Second-line treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) led to an investigator-assessed, 3-month complete metabolic response rate of 71.0% in patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) who were ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant.
Gilead Discontinues Phase 3 ENHANCE Trial of Magrolimab/Azacitidine in Higher-Risk MDS
The phase 3 ENHANCE trial evaluating the first-line combination of magrolimab and azacitidine vs placebo plus azacitidine in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome has been discontinued due to futility at a planned analysis.
China Approves Zanubrutinib in Treatment-Naïve CLL/SLL and Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved 2 supplemental new drug applications of zanubrutinib for use in untreated adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma and Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
FDA Approves Elacestrant for ER+/HER2–, ESR1-Mutated Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
The FDA has approved elacestrant (Orserdu) for the treatment of postmenopausal women or adult men with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following at least 1 line of endocrine therapy.