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FDA grants accelerated approval to mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx for FRα positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer
FDA grants accelerated approval to mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx for FRα positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer
In the efficacy evaluable population of patients who had platinum resistant, measurable disease, and received at least one dose (104 patients), the confirmed ORR was 31.7% (95% CI: 22.9, 41.6) and median DOR was 6.9 months (95% CI: 5.6, 9.7).
FDA approves Seagen's Adcetris in combination with chemotherapy for pediatric patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma
FDA approves Seagen's Adcetris in combination with chemotherapy for pediatric patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma
Primary endpoint, median EFS was not reached in either arm. There were 23 events (8%) in the brentuximab vedotin + AVEPC arm and 52 events (17%) in the ABVE-PC arm with a corresponding HR of 0.41 (95% CI: 0.25, 0.67; p=0.0002).
RxTROSPECT Remembers 🌹
Tomorrow is "Remembrance Sunday"...
This day is celebrated every second Sunday of November, on November 13 this year. The closest Sunday to Armistice Day or Remembrance Day (November 11), Remembrance Sunday is held to celebrate the bravery of those who fought in World War I and II. We look back on the peace that was restored by the action of these men and women — an act of bravery and courage we will never forget.
FDA approves cemiplimab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for first-line NSCLC
FDA approves cemiplimab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for first-line NSCLC
Cemiplimab-rwlc plus platinum-based chemotherapy demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in OS compared to placebo plus chemotherapy (HR of 0.71 [95% CI: 0.53, 0.93], two-sided p-value = 0.0140). Median OS was 21.9 months (95% CI: 15.5, not evaluable) in the cemiplimab-rwlc plus chemotherapy arm and 13.0 months (95% CI: 11.9, 16.1) in the placebo plus chemotherapy arm.
FDA has approved Enhertu for patients with the HER2-low breast cancer subtype
FDA has approved Enhertu for patients with the HER2-low breast cancer subtype, a newly defined subset of HER2-negative breast cancer. Approval comes four months ahead of the PDUFA goal date
FDA approves Bayer' darolutamide for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
FDA approves Bayer' darolutamide for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
mOS was not reached in the darolutamide plus docetaxel arm and 48.9 months in docetaxel plus placebo arm (HR 0.68; 95% CI: 0.57, 0.80; p<0.0001)
treatment with darolutamide and docetaxel resulted in a statistically significant delay in time-to-pain progression (HR 0.79; 95% CI: 0.66, 0.95; 1-sided p=0.006)
FDA approves crizotinib for ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
FDA approves crizotinib for ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
Evaluated in two multicenter, single-arm, open-label trials that included 14 pediatric patients from trial ADVL0912 (NCT00939770) and 7 adult patients from trial A8081013 (NCT01121588) with unresectable, recurrent, or refractory ALK-positive IMT.
For the 14 pediatric patients, a total of 12 of the 14 patients (86%, 95% CI: 57, 98) experienced an objective response; for the 7 adult patients, 5 patients had objective responses.
Yescarta® (axicabtagene ciloleucel) gains EU approval for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (3L+) FL
Yescarta® (axicabtagene ciloleucel) gains EU approval for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (3L+) FL
Among patients who had received three or more lines of prior therapy (n=75), the ORR was 91%, CR rate was 77% at the 24-month analysis
mDoR was 38.6 months, and the proportion of responders still in response at Month 24 was 56%