FDA reviewing oral combination treatment for ovarian cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review Verastem Oncology’s application seeking approval of a combination of avutometinib and defactinib for…
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Minimal residual disease is potential early outcome measure in myeloma
Minimal residual disease or MRD — defined as a very small number of cancer cells that remain in the body during or after treatment —…
Antipsychotic clozapine raises blood cancer rates; overall risk is small
Treatment with the antipsychotic medication clozapine may increase the risk of blood cancers, but their overall likelihood is still low in people taking the drug,…
Fluorescent dye assists in surgical removal of small pancreatic tumors
Fluorescent imaging can safely help surgeons find and remove small tumors in the pancreas, according to a recent report. The case study describes how the…
Chimerix asks FDA to approve oral dordaviprone as glioma treatment
Chimerix has submitted an application asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve its oral therapy dordaviprone as a treatment for recurrent…
Elraglusib can prolong survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer: Trial
Adding elraglusib, a small molecule being developed by Actuate Therapeutics, to standard chemotherapy with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel (GnP) as a first-line treatment for metastatic…
Glioma therapy THIO granted FDA rare pediatric disease designation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted rare pediatric disease designation to the anti-cancer agent THIO as a potential treatment for an uncommon…
Gut microbiome tied to therapy response in recurrent ovarian cancer
A person’s microbiome, or the collection of all microorganisms that live in the gut, can enhance the body’s antitumor response and lead to better treatment…
Cell therapy anito-cel shows promise for hard-to-treat RRMM
Most people with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) given the cell therapy anitocabtagene autoleucel — known as anito-cel — in a Phase 2…
Zynlonta pushing into remission 2 other advanced lymphomas: Trials
Treatment with Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine) is helping to push high-risk follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma into complete remission for a majority of the…
