Applied Clinical Trials Editorial Staff

The FDA's complete response letter was not related to clinical trial data for efficacy or safety for zolbetuximab for the treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction.

Findings from the Phase III innovaTV 301 trial showed a favorable benefit/risk profile for Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin-tftv), as well as improved overall survival for patients with recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer who have limited treatment options.

Rinatabart sesutecan (Rina-S; PRO1184) is a novel folate receptor alpha (FRα)–targeted antibody-drug conjugate for patients with FRα-expressing high-grade serous or endometrioid platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Phase III ASC4FIRST show Scemblix (asciminib) plus investigators’ choice of tyrosine kinase inhibitor produced a statistically significant response in patients newly diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.

Data from the Phase III ZIRCON trial show the positron emission tomography imaging agent 89Zr-DFO-girentuximab was more effective than traditional PET/CT imaging in identifying malignant renal cell carcinoma lesions.

Merck is actively enrolling patients for investigational drugs that treat essential thrombocythemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, small lymphocytic lymphoma, non-small cell lung cancer, endometrial carcinoma, and metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Results from the Phase III BOND-003 trial demonstrated that treatment with CG Oncology Inc’s cretostimogene grenadenorepvec (CG0070) provided clinical benefit in complete responses with acceptable tolerability for the treatment of patients with high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)–unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer.

EUA submission based on positive initial findings from the pivotal Phase III CANOPY clinical trial for VYD222, a broadly neutralizing, half-life extended monoclonal antibody developed specifically to prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised adults and adolescents.

A Phase II trial (NCT02446093) is currently investigating neoadjuvant therapy with aglatimagene besadenovec plus valacyclovir with standard chemoradiation and surgery for the treatment of patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced nonmetastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Results from the Phase III OUtMATCH trial show Xolair significantly increased the amount of peanuts, milk, egg, and cashew that patients with food allergies could consume before triggering an allergic reaction.

Garadacimab was previously granted orphan drug designation for patients with hereditary angioedema by both the FDA and EMA.

Filsuvez is indicated to treat wounds associated with junctional epidermolysis bullosa and dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa in patients aged 6 months and older.

If approved, Merck's V116 would be the first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine specifically designed to address the serotypes that cause most adult invasive pneumococcal disease.

Adbry is the first and only biologic FDA-approved for patients 12 to 17 years of age with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies or for whom those therapies are not advisable.

A single dose of mRNA-1345 produced lower incidence of respiratory syncytial virus-associated lower respiratory tract disease and RSV-associated acute respiratory disease.

Phase III RUBY/ENGOT-EN6/GOG3031/NSGO trial show a statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit for Jemperli plus standard-of-care chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by Jemperli plus Zejula across the overall patient population and among a subpopulation of patients with MMRp/MSS tumors in those with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Zoryve (roflumilast) topical foam, 0.3% is a highly potent and selective phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibitor in development to treat inflammatory dermatoses.

Results from the EV-302/KN-A39 clinical trial found that Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) plus Keytruda (pembrolizumab) produced a median overall survival of 31.5 months compared to 16.1 months with platinum-based chemotherapy.

The Phase III SEACRAFT-2 trial will analyze the clinical efficacy of naporafenib compared with physician’s choice of single-agent dacarbazine, temozolomide, or trametinib among patients with NRAS-mutated metastatic melanoma who received prior treatment with an immunotherapy.

A planned analysis of the KEYNOTE-942/mRNA-4157-P201 clinical trial found that at a median follow-up of approximately three years, adjuvant treatment with Moderna’s mRNA-4157 (V940) in combination with Keytruda continued to show a clinically meaningful improvement in recurrence-free survival in patients with resected high-risk melanoma.

Trial findings show Welireg lowered the risk of disease progression or death compared to Afinitor in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma whose disease progressed following treatment with a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor and a TKI.

This is the first FDA approval of a therapy indicated to decrease the risk of relapse in pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.

Pfizer's $43 billion deal to acquire Seagen will significantly bolster its current oncology portfolio with Seagen’s late-stage development programs and expertise in antibody-drug conjugates.

MAPS Public Benefit Corporation has submitted a new drug application to the FDA for MDMA (midomafetamine capsules) for use with psychological intervention to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Deal includes Icosavax’s protein virus-like particle platform technology, which could significantly improve treatments to protect against severe infectious diseases.

BL-B01D1 is a potentially first-in-class EGFRxHER3 bispecific antibody-drug conjugate currently being evaluated in the global, multi-center Phase I BL-B01D1-LUNG101 trial in patients with metastatic or unresectable non-small cell lung cancer.

V940 (mRNA-4157) to be evaluated in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as an adjuvant treatment for patients with completely resected Stage II, IIIA, or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.

Phase II open-label, non-comparative, multicenter clinical trial shows Cresemba is effective in pediatric patients as young as 1 year of age with invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycotic.

Casgevy, which was approved along with Lyfgenia, is the first approval for a novel genome editing technology for sickle cell disease, which represents a significant advancement in gene therapy.

KEYLYNK-008 trial finds that Keytruda in combination with chemotherapy followed by Keytruda plus Lynparza did not produce an improved overall survival benefit in patients with metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer.