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A South Korean phase 3 trial found that adding polymeric micellar paclitaxel to gemcitabine and cisplatin did not improve survival for advanced biliary tract cancer, highlighting the challenges of intensified chemotherapy regimens.
The HERCULES trial demonstrates that pembrolizumab combined with platinum-based chemotherapy yields a 39.4% response rate and manageable safety in advanced penile squamous cell carcinoma, offering new hope for this underserved cancer popula
This phase II/III study assessed whether adding metformin to standard paclitaxel and carboplatin improved outcomes in advanced and recurrent endometrial cancer. The trial was stopped early due to lack of survival benefit and potential harm,
The LEAP-015 phase III trial found that adding lenvatinib and pembrolizumab to chemotherapy marginally improved progression-free survival but not overall survival in advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma, with increased toxicity.
The EV-302 trial shows enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab improves survival and quality of life over platinum-based chemotherapy in untreated advanced urothelial cancer patients.
Zanidatamab combined with chemotherapy shows promising efficacy and manageable safety in first-line treatment of HER2-positive advanced gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma, with durable responses and improved survival outcomes.
A large Japanese phase II/III trial shows nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine confers longer overall survival and better tolerability compared to mFOLFIRINOX and S-IROX in metastatic pancreatic cancer.
