Alison Kanski
Articles Authored by Alison Kanski
Researchers explored whether the uptake of pre-test education and cancer risk genetic testing was similar for patients who used a chatbot or met with a genetic counselor.
The agency is considering whether to limit the indications of Keytruda, Opdivo, and Tevimbra to PD-L1-positive patients amid testing uncertainties.
FDA Expert Panel to Consider Limiting Gastric, Esophageal Cancer Immunotherapies to PD-L1 Expressors
The ODAC will weigh risk-benefit analyses from the FDA and sponsors on Keytruda, Opdivo, and Tevimbra when given with chemo in all-comers and in PD-L1-positive subgroups.
Amgen's Lumakras Combo Scores High Response Rate in First-Line KRAS-Mutant Colorectal Cancer
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Researchers reported at the ESMO Congress that 78 percent of patients responded to front-line treatment with Lumakras, Vectibix, and chemo.
At ESMO, Multiple Enhertu Studies Highlight Challenges of Selecting, Managing Breast Cancer Patients
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Researchers explored HER2 testing discordance, biomarkers of response, patient-reported outcomes, and the risk of lung-related disease.
Experts noted, however, there is insufficient evidence to determine which commercially available KRAS G12C inhibitor is the best treatment for brain metastases.
The results, published in Nature Medicine, strengthen oncologists' understanding of Enhertu's clinical activity as a second-line option for metastatic breast cancer, experts said.
AbbVie's Telisotuzumab Vedotin Effective in NSCLC Patients With High, Intermediate c-MET Expression
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The Phase II results bolster the firm's confidence in the c-MET expression cutoff it has established in an ongoing Phase III trial of the drug.
In the TRUST-II trial, 85 percent of ROS1 TKI-naïve NSCLC patients and 62 percent of TKI-pretreated patients responded to the next-generation ROS1 inhibitor.
Molecular Tumor Boards Improve Precision Medicine Access, but Increasing Patient Reach a Challenge
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As demand for virtual MTBs grow, the challenge now is to manage treating oncologists' time so they can better engage with MTBs and MTBs can review more cases.