Novocure to Present Real-World Data at ESMO 2024 Demonstrating Improved Survival Outcomes for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients with Increased Use of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Therapy
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ROOT, Switzerland, September 09, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) announced today it will present a real-world analysis of usage of its Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy and survival outcomes in newly diagnosed glioblastoma (ndGBM) patients at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024, September 13 – 17, Barcelona, Spain.
The results of the real-world analysis suggest higher TTFields therapy device usage is significantly associated with improved survival outcomes in a broad population of ndGBM patients.
Novocure’s ESMO 2024 Data Presentation Details:
Poster #459: Association of Tumor Treating Fields Device Usage with Survival in Newly Diagnosed GBM: A Real-World Analysis of Patients in the US
Authors: Jennifer M. Connelly, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States; Santiago Cabezas-Camarero, Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; Nick Avgeropoulos, Novocure, Inc., Portsmouth, NH, United States; Patrick Conlon, Novocure, Inc., Portsmouth, NH, United States; Gordon Chavez, Novocure, Inc., Portsmouth, NH, United States; Ori Farber, Novocure, Ltd., Haifa, Israel
Date: Monday, September 16
Abstracts are available on the ESMO website, esmo.org/meeting-calendar/esmo-congress-2024/programme.
Novocure has also sponsored an ESMO Colloquium, The Role of Alternating Electric Fields in the Therapeutic Management of Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, which will be held Monday, September 16, 13:00 - 14:30 CEST, in the Oviedo Auditorium, Hall 3.
About Tumor Treating Fields
Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) are electric fields that exert physical forces to kill cancer cells via a variety of mechanisms. TTFields do not significantly affect healthy cells because they have different properties (including division rate, morphology, and electrical properties) than cancer cells. These multiple, distinct mechanisms work together to target and kill cancer cells. Due to these multimechanistic actions, TTFields therapy can be added to cancer treatment modalities in approved indications and demonstrates enhanced effects across solid tumor types when used with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibition, or targeted therapies in preclinical models. TTFields therapy provides clinical versatility that has the potential to help address treatment challenges across a range of solid tumors. To learn more about TTFields therapy and its multifaceted effect on cancer cells, visit tumortreatingfields.com.