April 2022, Vol 12, No 4

On March 18, 2022, the FDA approved the combination of 2 types of immune checkpoint inhibitors, the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo; Bristol Myers Squibb) plus the novel LAG-3 inhibitor relatlimab-rmbw (Opdualag; Bristol Myers Squibb), for patients aged ≥12 years with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. Read More ›

On February 28, 2022, the FDA approved ciltacabtagene autoleucel (Carvykti; Janssen Biotech) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after ≥4 lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor (PI), an immunomodulatory drug (IMiD), and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody. Read More ›

On March 21, 2022, the FDA approved a new indication for the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda; Merck) as monotherapy for advanced endometrial carcinoma that is microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR), as determined by an FDA-approved test, in patients whose disease progressed after systemic therapy in any setting and who are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation therapy. Read More ›

On March 11, 2022, the FDA accelerated the approval of the oral PARP inhibitor olaparib (Lynparza; AstraZeneca) for the adjuvant treatment of adults with HER2-negative, high-risk early breast cancer and deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA mutation after neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. Read More ›

The following clinical trials represent a selection of key studies currently recruiting patients with esophageal cancer for inclusion in investigations of new therapies and new regimens of existing treatments for the disease. Read More ›