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Weight loss and metformin use do not appear to improve cognitive function among breast cancer survivors, a new study has shown.
Podcast: Dr Sara Hurvitz highlights that
the addition of ribociclib to endocrine therapy improved overall survival in
premenopausal women with HR+, HER2- advanced breast cancer, according to the
MONALEESA-7 trial.
Slideshow: Highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2019 Annual Meeting
The addition of the CDK* 4/6 inhibitor ribociclib to endocrine therapy significantly extended overall survival (OS) in premenopausal women with HR+ HER2- advanced breast cancer, as evidenced in the phase III MONALEESA-7** trial.
Dissatisfaction with body image is common among men receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a new study has shown. Exercise is seen as a means to counterbalance the side effect of treatment and improve mood.
Adding apalutamide to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) significantly extends radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) compared with ADT alone, the TITAN* study shows.
New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 01 - 15 June 2019 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.
Special Reports
In March 2018, sublingual fentanyl citrate (SLF; Abstral®, Menarini) was made available in Malaysia. SLF is a rapid-onset opioid (ROO) indicated for the management of breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) episodes in patients that are opioid-tolerant. In July 2018, Menarini organized an expert meeting, aptly named Malaysian Collaborative Meeting of Pain Specialists to Improve Oncology Management (MY-COMPASSION), comprising of key figures in anaesthesiology, palliative care and oncology to discuss current insights into local BTcP management. Below are highlights from the meeting.
Comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) has emerged as a key driving force behind personalized cancer care. With the wealth of data available with CGP, medical oncologists now have in their armamentarium a tool that could enable them to provide patients with the optimum treatment. At a Roche Foundation Medicine-sponsored symposium held at the 2018 European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress in Munich, Germany, a panel of experts reviewed key data on CGP, with a focus on the treatment of advanced cancers.
Recently, a Roche-sponsored dinner symposium was held in conjunction with the launch of atezolizumab (Tecentriq®, Roche) at Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur. Important insights into the evolving treatment landscape of anticancer treatment, and the increasingly prominent role of immunotherapy were gathered from a distinguished panel, including Dato’ Dr Mohamed Ibrahim, Professor Dr Rolf A. Stahel, Dr Voon Pei Jye, and Associate Professor Dr Tho Lye Mun. Here are the highlights of the meeting.
In advanced-stage, newly diagnosed classical, CD30-positive Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), front-line therapy has resulted in durable remission rates in up to 70–90% of patients, although approximately 25–30% of advanced stage HL patients are refractory or relapse following first-line treatment with ABVD (adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine) chemotherapy.1–3 The standard of care for patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) classical HL is salvage therapy using second-line high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT), followed by autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplant (ASCT) in eligible patients, which can induce a complete remission (CR) in about 50% of patients.4 Nevertheless, the prognosis of patients who relapse after the salvage HDCT/ASCT is exceedingly poor, with a median survival duration of approximately 1.2 years.5
At a recent dinner symposium held during the Abstral® Grand Launch at Le Meridien Putrajaya, Dr Michael Überall spoke on the management of breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) and highlighted the role of sublingual fentanyl ([SLF], Abstral®; A. Menarini Pte Ltd) in the optimization of BTcP in cancer patients.
At the recent American Society of Haematology Annual Meeting 2017, Professor François-Xavier Mahon reviewed recent studies related to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) cessation in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) who have achieved sustained deep molecular response (DMR).
ABSTRAL - Fentanyl citrate 100 mcg, 200 mcg and 400 mcg SL tab - A. Menarini
Conference Reports
Podcast: Dr Sara Hurvitz highlights that
the addition of ribociclib to endocrine therapy improved overall survival in
premenopausal women with HR+, HER2- advanced breast cancer, according to the
MONALEESA-7 trial.
Slideshow: Highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2019 Annual Meeting
The addition of the CDK* 4/6 inhibitor ribociclib to endocrine therapy significantly extended overall survival (OS) in premenopausal women with HR+ HER2- advanced breast cancer, as evidenced in the phase III MONALEESA-7** trial.
Adding apalutamide to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) significantly extends radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) compared with ADT alone, the TITAN* study shows.
The taxane-based TPEx regimen demonstrated encouraging overall survival (OS) benefit for recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) compared with the fluorouracil (5FU)-based EXTREME regimen, according to the results of the TPExtreme* trial presented at ASCO 2019.
Pembrolizumab is noninferior to standard chemotherapy for overall survival (OS) in advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer in the first-line setting, thus providing a potential alternative treatment option for patients with G/GEJ, according to the KEYNOTE-062 study presented at ASCO 2019.
Men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) who receive testosterone suppression therapy may have a better survival outcome with the addition of enzalutamide over other non-steroidal anti-androgen (NSAA) therapies, according to the phase III ENZAMET* trial.
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