The ASCO Annual Meeting is hosted by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The meeting offers presentations on the latest research in oncology care.
Study: JZP458 Shows Positive Benefit in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
June 9th 2022JZP458, a recombinant Erwinia-derived ASNase from a Pseudomonas fluorescens expression platform, was previously approved by the FDA for patients with ALL/LBL who had developed hypersensitivity to Escherichia coli (E. coli)–derived ASNase.
Trial Results Show Improved Distant Metastasis-Free Survival With Pembrolizumab in Melanoma
June 8th 2022Scot Ebbinghaus, MD, vice president of oncology clinical research at Merck, discussed the growing body of research surrounding pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and what it is currently being investigated for.
Enhertu Lowers Risk of Disease Progression, Death by 50% in HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer
June 5th 2022Trastuzumab deruxtecan shows superior and clinically meaningful progression-free survival and overall survival benefit in patients with HER2-low unresectable and/or metastatic breast cancer with hormone receptor-positive or negative disease.
COVID-19 Pandemic Has Surprisingly Little Impact on Oral Oncolytic Adherence
June 4th 2022Kelly McAuliff, PharmD, BCOP, CSP, spoke about research into the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral oncolytic adherence, particularly for patients with ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, or chronic myelogenous leukemia.