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Oncology

Addition of immune therapy ‘shows promise’ in gastric cancer

But two trials of first-line therapy have differing overall survival outcomes
Medicom Staff writer
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25 September 2020
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AusDoc brings you the latest news from the European Society for Medical Oncology virtual congress 2020.

Two trials of nivolumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy show improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with advanced gastric cancer, but they have differing findings for overall survival (OS).

Both trials (CheckMate-649 and ATTRACTION-4) were reported to delegates at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) virtual congress 2020.

Reporting on a prespecified analysis of the phase 3 CheckMate-649 trial, results were given for more than 1500 patients randomised to two arms of the (three-armed) trial: nivolumab (360mg Q3W or 240mg Q2W) + chemotherapy (XELOX Q3W or FOLFOX Q2W), or chemotherapy.

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