Clinical research
Bristol Myers Squibb’s PD-1 inhibitor was unable to outperform the placebo arm in improving disease-free survival in renal cell carcinoma patients at high risk of relapse after surgery.
The blockbuster immunotherapy secured separate late-stage victories as an adjuvant-setting treatment in renal cell carcinoma and muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma.
While the FDA continues to investigate reported cases of T cell malignancies in patients who received CAR-T therapies, the cause of the secondary cancers remains unclear.
Despite myriad stumbling blocks over the past two years, experts still see the potential of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors to quiet progressive multiple sclerosis.
In the CONTACT-02 pivotal trial, the combination of Exelixis’ Cabometyx and Roche’s Tecentriq reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 35% in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
After 26 weeks of follow-up, five of six children treated with an experimental gene therapy developed in China showed strong improvements in speech perception and could hold normal conversations.
While decentralized trials are expediting innovation and promoting diversity, challenges remain, including complex stakeholder ecosystems, skills gaps and regulation.
The company said it’s preparing to file a New Drug Application with the FDA on the strength of late-stage study data for its investigational RNA-targeted donidalorsen in patients with hereditary angioedema.
In a Phase I/II trial, an 11-year-old boy gradually regained hearing—eventually reaching normal range for some frequencies at 30 days—following treatment with Eli Lilly’s dual adeno-associated viral vector-delivered gene therapy.
Amid a hot antibody-drug conjugate market in oncology, Gilead Sciences announced Monday that its ADC Trodelvy did not reach a primary endpoint in a non-small cell lung cancer trial.
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