Articles
By Phoebe Starr
The adjuvant use of the antibody-drug conjugate ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1; Kadcyla) led to a clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvement in invasive disease-free survival. Read More ›
The May issue of The Oncology Pharmacist (TOP) features presentations from national and international meetings, including the 2019 Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) Conference, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 2019 Conference, the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, the 2019 ASCO-SITC Clinical Immuno-Oncology Symposium, and the 2019 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Read More ›
On May 2, 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ivosidenib (Tibsovo; Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc) for the treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a susceptible IDH1 mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved companion diagnostic test, in patients who are aged ≥75 years or who have comorbidities that preclude the use of intensive induction chemotherapy. Read More ›
- FDA Approves Keytruda for First-Line Treatment of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer (TPS ≥1%)
- FDA Advises Women to Avoid Pregnancy for Only 2 Months After Final Dose of Soltamox
Another Approval for Keytruda and An Easing of Pregnancy Restrictions for Women Taking Soltamox
On April 4, 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the indication of palbociclib (Ibrance; Pfizer), a kinase inhibitor, in combination with specific endocrine therapies for men with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer. This is the first hormonal-based therapy to be approved for men. Read More ›
On March 27, 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert from its Office of Women’s Health announcing that, after more than 20 years of regulatory oversight, the agency is proposing amendments to the existing policy governing mammography services. Read More ›
For the second time this month, the FDA has given an approval to Genentech’s PD-L1 inhibitor, Tecentriq. Read More ›
Following the advent of molecularly targeted agents, and more recently, immunotherapy, over the past few decades, we have witnessed dramatic changes in the treatment paradigms for many types of cancer. Read More ›
The clinical application of assays that utilize next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology is accelerating rapidly in the field of oncology. Read More ›