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[widgetkit id="2" name="CC Highlights"]In the minimal residual disease (MRD) cohort of the phase 2 CAPTIVATE study, first-line ibrutinib + venetoclax treatment resulted in high rates of undetectable MRD in both peripheral blood and bone marrow of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
The ongoing phase 1/2 HOVON 124/Ecwm-R2 trial showed the combination of ixazomib citrate, rituximab, and dexamethasone to be feasible, with promising efficacy and manageable toxicity in patients with relapsed or progressive Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
Extended follow-up of the E1912 trial showed a significant advantage for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treated with ibrutinib + rituximab compared with those treated with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR).
A groundbreaking report presented today at ESMO conveyed data from an interim analysis of a phase 2b trial demonstrating that the combination of NPS + trastuzumab is safe and may provide clinically meaningful benefit to women with HER2 low-expressing breast cancer, with a particularly marked benefit in the subgroup with triple-negative breast cancer.
A groundbreaking report presented today at ESMO conveyed data from an interim analysis of a phase 2b trial demonstrating that the combination of NPS + trastuzumab is safe and may provide clinically meaningful benefit to women with HER2 low-expressing breast cancer, with a particularly marked benefit in the subgroup with triple-negative breast cancer.
Fatigue and neuropathy were found to be common in patients treated with olaparib, and should be identified and managed early.
The antibody-drug conjugate mirvetuximab soravtansine combined with pembrolizumab has a manageable safety profile and encouraging signals of clinical activity.
Although the combination of 2 antivascular agents showed preliminary efficacy, increased cardiac toxicity has resulted in premature discontinuation of the trial.
In a prospective trial, the VEGFR-2 small-molecule inhibitor apatinib has shown promising efficacy and safety signals.
Based on the tolerable safety profile established in phase 1b of the ORION-01 trial, the recommended dose for expansion/recommended phase 2 dose of the oregovomab/nivolumab combination immunotherapy has been established.