The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Adagrasib for the treatment of patients with KRAS G12C mutations in non-small cell lung cancer. In the trial, the drug resulted in disease control in 80% of patients, of which, 43% had substantial tumour shrinkage.
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In the last decade, the introduction of several immune checkpoint inhibitors such as CTLA-4/PD-1/PD-L1 and other immune drugs such as Keytruda and Opdivo have marked a major advance in cancer treatment by "liberating" immune T cells and giving them back their ability to attack cancer cells. However, previous data shows that only 10-30% of patients have a good outcome with these immunotherapies
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Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare but very deadly childhood tumour, and for more than 40 years there have been no new advances in the treatment of this disease. Recently, a study led by Professor Anton Henssen of the Charité University of Berlin has identified a promising new treatment for the disease.