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Director of Communications

The Community Oncology Alliance’s (COA) is seeking a Director of Communications to oversees strategic communications to advance the mission of this leading national cancer advocacy organization. To Apply: Please send a resume to careers@coacancer.org. No calls please.

By |2024-01-03T14:45:33-05:00January 3rd, 2024|Careers|0 Comments

Community Oncology Alliance Elects New Board Members and Certifies Officers for 2024

The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) is pleased to announce the election of new and reappointed members to its Board of Directors and Executive Committee. COA is a non-profit singularly dedicated to advocating for independent, community oncology practices and, most importantly, the patients they serve.

By |2023-12-15T10:31:26-05:00December 15th, 2023|Featured, Press Releases & Statements|0 Comments

Sarclisa® (isatuximab-irfc) Phase 3 trial met primary endpoint of progression free survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma not eligible for transplant

PARIS, December 7, 2023. The Phase 3 IMROZ trial evaluating the investigational use of Sarclisa® (isatuximab-irfc) in combination with standard-of-care bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (VRd) met its primary endpoint at a planned interim analysis for efficacy, demonstrating statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) compared with VRd alone in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM).

By |2023-12-11T10:53:33-05:00December 11th, 2023|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

Jaypirca® (pirtobrutinib) Now Approved by U.S. FDA for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Who Have Received at Least Two Lines of Therapy, Including a BTK Inhibitor and a BCL-2 Inhibitor

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Jaypirca® (pirtobrutinib, 100 mg & 50 mg tablets) for the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who have received at least two prior lines of therapy, including a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor and a BCL-2 inhibitor.

By |2023-12-04T11:48:08-05:00December 4th, 2023|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

Coherus and Junshi Biosciences Announce Publication of Positive Final Overall Survival Results of JUPITER-02, a Phase 3 Trial Evaluating LOQTORZI™ (toripalimab-tpzi) as Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, in the Journal of the American Medical Association

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. And SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (Coherus, Nasdaq: CHRS) and Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd (Junshi Biosciences, HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180) announced today the publication of the final overall survival (OS) results from the pivotal JUPITER-02 study (NCT03581786), a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, international, multi-center Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the immune checkpoint inhibitor LOQTORZI™ (toripalimab-tpzi), in combination with the chemotherapy agents gemcitabine and cisplatin, as a first-line treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

By |2023-12-01T09:52:49-05:00December 1st, 2023|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

SpringWorks Therapeutics Announces FDA Approval of OGSIVEO™ (nirogacestat) as the First and Only Treatment for Adults with Desmoid Tumors

STAMFORD, Conn., November 27, 2023 – SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWTX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on severe rare diseases and cancer, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OGSIVEO™ (nirogacestat), an oral gamma secretase inhibitor, for the treatment of adult patients with progressing desmoid tumors who require systemic treatment.1 The FDA previously granted breakthrough therapy, fast track and orphan drug designations to nirogacestat for the treatment of desmoid tumors.

By |2023-11-29T13:05:09-05:00November 29th, 2023|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

U.S. FDA Approves FoundationOne®CDx as a Companion Diagnostic for AstraZeneca’s Truqap™ (capivasertib) in combination with Faslodex® (fulvestrant) to Identify Patients with HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer

Cambridge, Mass., November 20, 2023 – Foundation Medicine Inc. today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for FoundationOne®CDx to be used as a companion diagnostic for AstraZeneca’s Truqap™ (capivasertib) in combination with Faslodex® (fulvestrant) which has been contemporaneously approved for the treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with one or more PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN-alterations following progression on at least one endocrine-based regimen in the metastatic setting or recurrence on or within 12 months of completing adjuvant therapy.

By |2023-11-27T09:36:07-05:00November 27th, 2023|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

Takeda Receives U.S. FDA Approval of FRUZAQLA™ (fruquintinib) for Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

OSAKA, Japan and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, November 8, 2023 – Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved FRUZAQLA™ (fruquintinib), an oral targeted therapy for adults with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who have been previously treated with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy, an anti-VEGF therapy, and, if RAS wild-type and medically appropriate, an anti-EGFR therapy.

By |2023-11-16T15:33:34-05:00November 16th, 2023|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Augtyro™ (repotrectinib), a Next-Generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI), for the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic ROS1-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Augtyro™ (repotrectinib) for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).1 Administered as an oral therapy, Augtyro is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) targeting ROS1 oncogenic fusions.1

By |2023-11-16T15:32:26-05:00November 16th, 2023|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

REGISTER for The State of the States: Trends and Outlook in State Cancer Policy

Join COA on Tuesday, December 5th at 12:00 p.m. ET for our annual "State of the States" webinar where we will review the 2023 trends in state-level cancer policy and outlook for the 2024 session.

By |2024-03-05T09:43:25-05:00November 7th, 2023|Webinars, Events|0 Comments