Trastuzumab Biosimilar Gets Go Ahead in EU for HER2+ Breast and Metastatic Gastric Cancers
EG12014, a biosimilar of the anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody trastuzumab, has received a marketing authorization from the European Commission for use in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) breast and metastatic gastric cancer; these are the same indications that trastuzumab holds in the European Union.
Allogeneic HCT Provides OS Benefit Independent of TP53 Allelic Status in MDS
Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome harboring a TP53 mutation experienced a survival benefit with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation compared with non-HCT treatment regardless of TP53 allelic status.
Ponatinib Plus Chemotherapy Elicits MRD-Negative Remissions in Certain Patients With ALL
Ponatinib also produces an improvement in progression-free survival compared with imatinib among those with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the phase 3 PhALLCON trial.
Postoperative ctDNA Provides Prognostic Value for DFS Outcomes in CRC
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) status at the time of postoperative minimal residual disease assessment is a prognostic factor for disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with radically resected stage II to IV colorectal cancer (CRC).
Time to Treatment Initiation Affected by Demographics, Socioeconomics in CRC, NSCLC
Delays in time to treatment initiation may be associated with demographic and socioeconomic disparities, with care coordination, clinical, and socioeconomic factors representing potential predictors of time to treatment initiation.
Imetelstat Prolongs Transfusion Independence, Increases Hemoglobin in R/R MDS
Treatment with the first-in-class direct and competitive telomerase inhibitor imetelstat resulted in statistically significant and clinically meaningful efficacy in patients with heavily transfusion dependent, non-del(5q) lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome that is relapsed or refractory to erythropoiesis stimulating agents, according to findings from the phase 3 IMerge trial.