Results for 'colorectal cancer'
Lessons learnt from scoring adjuvant colon cancer trials and meta-analyses using the ESMO-Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale V.1.1
ESMO-MCBS, early colon cancer, toxicity, adjuvant chemotherapy, quality of life
Form 1 of the European Society for Medical Oncology-Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO-MCBS) is used to grade therapies with curative intent. The study aimed to evaluate the applicability and reasonableness of the ESMO-MCBS scores in early colon cancer. Adjuvant studies were sourced f…
Sep 6th • 17 mins read
Application of Value Framework to Phase III Trials of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, comparative effectiveness research, outcome assessment, antineoplastic agents, immunotherapy
Immunotherapy checkpoint inhibitors are FDA-approved for first-line metastatic esophageal and gastric cancer, but not all scenarios benefit from non-selective chemo-immunotherapy application. ASCO Net Health scores were consistently higher in esophageal cancer trials compared to gastric cancer tr…
Jan 13th • 8 mins read
Cancer drug development: The missing links
Cancer, drugs, patient survival, pre-clinical, clinical, cost
Despite advanced science and technology, cancer incidence is highest in America and Europe. Science and technology alone are not sufficient for treating diseases like cancer. Over 95% of drugs/compounds that show promise in pre-clinical trials fail in phase I clinical trials in humans. Most pre…
Apr 18th • 20 mins read
Value assessment of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in the treatment of esophageal and gastrointestinal cancers
PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, ESMO-MCBS, ASCO-VF, value, cost
Only a few treatment regimens showed clinical value in EC and CRC using ASCO-VF and ESMO-MCBS frameworks. Nivolumab met valuable threshold in resectable locally advanced EC/GEJC. 14 positive therapeutic regimens assessed; 11 negative regimens showed no improvement in QoL and were below the …
Apr 21st • 13 mins read
Cancer experts point to new advances in research and treatment: A recent report by the American Association for Cancer Research highlights unprecedented successes as well as ongoing challenges in the cancer field
FDA, AACR, immunotherapeutics, immunotherapy, precision therapies, ALK, EGFR, BRAF
Within the last few years, cancer research has made significant strides, leading to the approval of 22 new cancer treatments by the FDA between August 1, 2017, and July 31, 2018. Among these, notable advancements include 14 anticancer therapeutics, such as CAR T-cell therapies for non-Hodgkin lympho…
Apr 1st • 2 mins read
Are Quality of Randomized Clinical Trials and ESMO-Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale Two Sides of the Same Coin, to Grade Recommendations for Drug Approval?
quality randomized studies, ESMO-MCBS, drug approval
The approval of new cancer drugs by the FDA and EMA is primarily based on positive results from well-designed randomized phase III clinical trials (RCTs). Not all RCTs are analyzed to support drug approval recommendations, highlighting the need for scales to evaluate RCT quality and clinical…
Feb 11th • 3 mins read
Does biomarker use in oncology improve clinical trial failure risk? A large-scale analysis
biomarker, clinical trial, failure, analysis, NSCLC, oncology
Data from clinical trials across four oncology indications (breast cancer, NSCLC, melanoma, and colorectal cancer) from 1998 to 2017 were analyzed to assess drug approval likelihood based on biomarker status. Using multi-state Markov models, which describe stochastic processes, the study…
Feb 23rd • 8 mins read