The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Boehringer Ingelheim's oral drug zongertinib for the treatment of nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with HER2 tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) mutations. The approval is based on clinical trial data demonstrating an objective response rate (ORR) of 75%, with 58% of patients experiencing responses lasting six months or longer. Zongertinib offers a more manageable side effect profile compared to traditional HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugates. This approval marks a new treatment option for patients with advanced HER2-mutant NSCLC who have previously undergone treatment. Additional oncology developments include the FDA's approval of dordaviprone for diffuse midline glioma, priority review of liso-cel for marginal zone lymphoma, acceptance of a new PSMA PET imaging formulation, and progress of epcoritamab triplet therapy in follicular lymphoma. Furthermore, the FDA is conducting a priority review of a new drug application for the TAR-200 delivery system in bladder cancer, supported by phase 2b trial data showing a complete response rate of 82.4%, with over half of these responses lasting at least one year. In breast cancer research, the VERITAC-2 phase 3 trial highlights ESR1 mutations as a common cause of endocrine resistance, with new findings on the oral estrogen receptor degrader vepdegestrant recently summarized.
The FDA's priority review of an NDA is supported by phase 2b trial data showing the TAR-200 delivery system achieved a CR rate of 82.4% in patients with #BladderCancer, with 52.9% of those responses lasting for at least 1 year. Read up on the news here: https://t.co/4OfxCgKbBk
VERITAC-2 phase 3 trial: ESR1 mutations are a common cause of endocrine resistance in advanced breast cancer. Research findings on the oral estrogen receptor degrader vepdegestrant are summarized in a new Quick Take video. https://t.co/5QGf16pV9K https://t.co/WaZHHMIyNt
In an interview, @laura_huppert discussed: 🌸 Future implications of the DESTINY-Breast09 data 🌸 The need for further data with first-line T-DXd monotherapy in patients with HER2+ disease 🌸 The evolving role of maintenance therapy in this setting. #BCSM https://t.co/4Tz6TPXoro