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Aakash Desai: Exciting news for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer
Dec 19, 2024, 11:58

Aakash Desai: Exciting news for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer

Aakash Desai, Assistant Professor at UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, posted on LinkedIn:

“Exciting news for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC)!

The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) to sacituzumab govitecan, a Trop-2-directed antibody-drug conjugate, for patients whose disease has progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy.

Key findings from the phase II TROPiCS-03 trial:

  • Overall Response Rate (ORR): 41.9%.
  • Disease Control Rate: 83.7%.
  • Clinical Benefit Rate: 48.8%.
  • Median Duration of Response: 4.7 months.

The favorable safety and efficacy data are paving the way for phase III trials. Hopefully, this BTD marks a step forward in improving outcomes for ES-SCLC patients.”