Amsterdam, The Netherlands—For the first time, a therapy for non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has achieved responses in smokers better than in nonsmokers. The antibody MPDL3280A also achieved good responses in squamous and adenoma histologic types of NSCLC.

These results of a phase 1 study in patients with metastatic NSCLC were so encouraging that experts suggested bypassing phase 2 studies and going on to phase 3 clinical trials directly.

Recruitment for this human monoclonal antibody is ongoing for phase 2 and 3 trials in NSCLC.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands—Although much progress has been made in cancer care over the past couple of dec­ades, a report presented at the 2013 European Cancer Congress emphasizes that on a global scale, the impact is far from equitable.
“Many parts of the world are already unable to cope with the current situation and are totally unprepared for the future growth of the cancer problem,” said Peter Boyle, PhD, DSc, President, International Prevention Research Institute, and Director, Strathclyde Institute for Global Public Health, Lyon, France.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands—The antibody-conjugate ado-trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla), also known as T-DM1, prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) in advanced HER2-positive breast cancer in a heavily pretreated population, according to the final results of the phase 3 clinical trial TH3RESA. The study included cancer that progressed with ≥2 previous HER2-directed therapies—trastuzumab (Herceptin) and lapatinib (Tykerb).

Amsterdam, The Netherlands—The novel ALK/EGFR inhibitor known as AP26113 achieved good responses in reducing brain metastases in patients with crizotinib (Xalkori)-resistant and crizotinib-naïve non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as well as radiographic regression of central nervous system (CNS) metastases. These results of the first-in-human phase 1/2 dose-finding study of AP26113 were presented at the 2013 European Cancer Congress by David R. Camidge, MD, PhD, Director, Thoracic Oncology Clinical Program, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora.


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