In a nutshell This study investigated the differences in following the guidelines for advanced rectal cancer treatments. Researchers suggested chemotherapy after the complete removal of rectal cancer improves survival. Some background This year, an estimated 147,950 adults in the US will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Of these, 43,340 will be...
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In a nutshell This phase 2 trial will investigate the safety of experimental treatment zanidatamab (ZW25) in combination with palbociclib (Ibrance) and fulvestrant (Faslodex) in patients with advanced breast cancer (BC). The main outcomes evaluated will be the rate of side effects and survival without cancer worsening. This trial is...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This study compared if anti-PD-1 biological drugs were more effective alone or when used with other drugs to treat patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who had previously received treatment. The results showed that the combination of anti-PD-1 and other drugs such as chemotherapy improved patients’ survival more than...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This study wanted to find out which was the better treatment for advanced melanoma that has been surgically treated, ipilimumab (Yervoy) or high dose interferon alfa (HDI). The study found that low dose ipilimumab resulted in better overall survival than HDI and high dose ipilimumab, but all of the treatments had...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This study is looking for postmenopausal patients with advanced breast cancer with an ESR1 mutation to compare lasofoxifene (Fablyn) to fulvestrant (Faslodex). The main outcome measured in this trial will be the patient’s survival without tumor growth or spread. This trial is recruiting in multiple locations in the United...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This phase 1/2 trial will investigate the safety and effectiveness of APL-101 in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The main outcomes will be to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) and the response rate (RR) in phase 2. This trial is recruiting at multiple locations across the US. The details...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This phase 1b/2 trial will investigate the safety of cabozantinib (Cabometyx) with atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in patients with advanced solid tumors. The main outcomes will be the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and overall response rate (ORR). The details Advanced cancers have limited treatment options. Surgery may not be possible. In many...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This phase 1b/2 trial will investigate the safety of cabozantinib (Cabometyx) with or without atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in patients with advanced solid tumors. The main outcomes will be maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and overall response rate (ORR). The details Advanced cancers have limited treatment options. Surgery may...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This phase 1/2 trial will investigate the safety of ALKS 4230 (ALKS) in advanced solid tumors. The main outcome will be adverse events and toxicities and disease control. This trial is recruiting at multiple locations in the US and Canada. The details The treatment options for advanced cancer are limited. New drugs are...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This phase 1/2 trial will investigate the safety of ALKS 4230 (ALKS) in advanced melanoma. The main outcome will be adverse events and toxicities and disease control. This trial is recruiting at multiple locations in the US and Canada. The details Melanoma or skin cancer is one of the most common cancers. The...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This phase 1/2 trial will investigate the safety of ALKS 4230 (ALKS) in advanced melanoma. The main outcome will be adverse events and toxicities and disease control. This trial is recruiting at multiple locations in the US and Canada. The details Melanoma or skin cancer is one of the most common cancers. The...
Read MoreIn a nutshell This trial aims to find out how safe talazoparib (Talzenna) followed by a combination of talazoparib and avelumab (Bavencio) is in patients with advanced breast cancer. The main outcome that will be measured is if patients have side effects. This study is being conducted in Washington, the United States. The...
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