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Using CGM to Evaluate Hyperglycemia in Patients with Early Stage Breast Cancer

Drug Topics

In a study presented at ASCO 2024, investigators found that all 20 included patients with early stage breast cancer receiving chemotherapy developed hyperglycemia.

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The DETECT V Trial: Exploring Chemotherapy-Free Treatment for HER2+/HR+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Pharmacy Times

Data from the second interim analysis of the DETECT V trial, presented at ESMO Congress 2024, suggest that a chemotherapy-free regimen combining dual HER2-targeted therapy with endocrine therapy, particularly with the addition of ribociclib, may be an effective treatment for patients.

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Patient-Reported Outcomes Reinforce Clinical Benefits of Tarlatamab in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pharmacy Times

Tarlatamab was approved by the FDA in May 2024 for patients who progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy.

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SABCS 2024: Using Tumor Immune Profiles to Guide Neoadjuvant Therapy in Young Breast Cancer Patients

Pharmacy Times

Assessing pre-treatment TIL levels in young breast cancer patients could help predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

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CHMP meeting highlights: April 2024

European Pharmaceutical Review

If approved, fruquintinib could provide a new oral, chemotherapy-free option as the first and only selective inhibitor of all three vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR) receptors approved in the EU for this disease, according to Takeda.

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CHMP meeting highlights: January 2024

European Pharmaceutical Review

The European Medicine Agency’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended marketing authorisations for the regulatory approval of three medicines at its January 2024 meeting last week. CHMP’s September 2023 meeting highlights The post CHMP meeting highlights: January 2024 appeared first on European Pharmaceutical Review.

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STAT+: The ADC hot streak continues: J&J to buy cancer drug developer Ambrx Biopharma

STAT

Johnson & Johnson said Monday that it would purchase Ambrx Biopharma for nearly $2 billion, picking up a company specializing in targeted chemotherapy treatments — one of the hottest areas of cancer drug development.     The deal, disclosed as the biopharma field marked the first day of the annual J.P.