Testicular Cancer: Surveillance vs Chemotherapy After Postchemotherapy RPLND Shows Viable Residual Cancer
In a retrospective study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Antonelli et al found no difference in outcomes with postsurgical surveillance vs adjuvant...
Adjuvant Pemetrexed/Cisplatin vs Vinorelbine/Cisplatin in Stage II–IIIA Nonsquamous NSCLC
In a 5-year analysis of the Japanese phase III JIPANG trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Kenmotsu et al found no significant differences...
Magrolimab Plus Azacitidine in Previously Untreated Patients With AML Ineligible for Intensive Chemotherapy
In a phase Ib study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Naval G. Daver, MD, and colleagues found that the combination of the anti-CD47 antibody...
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery vs Standard Chemoradiation for Cervical Cancer
In the phase III EORTC-55994 trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Kenter et al found no significant difference in overall survival...
Particulate Matter Concentrations and Incidence of Breast Cancer
Investigators have found that residing in areas with high levels of particulate air pollution may be associated with an increased risk of developing...
Noelle K. LoConte, MD: ‘I Want to Kill You’
William K. Oh, MD, and Charles J. Ryan, MD: Prostate Cancer Disparities and the ‘Last Mile’ Problem
Carolina Tannenbaum-Baruchi, PhD: A Call for Tailored Medical Services in Oncology Care for Older Deaf Patients
S. Monica Soni, MD, and Andrew A. Hertler, MD, FACP: Rethinking Prior Authorization
Ernest Hawk, MD, MPH: Lung Cancer Screening and Possible Unappreciated Benefits
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Third-Party BK Virus–Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Therapy for BK Virus–Associated Hemorrhagic Cystitis After Stem Cell Transplant
In a single-institution phase II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Olson et al found that high rates of response were achieved with third-party BK virus–specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte therapy (BKV-CTL) in patients with BK virus–associated hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic...
Impact of Genes on Total Number and Type of Nevi
A study by Duffy et al in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reported on specific gene variations affecting the number and types of moles on the body and their role in causing skin cancer. “The goal was to investigate the genetic underpinnings of different mole classes, or...
High-Dose Interferon or Ipilimumab vs Pembrolizumab for High-Risk Resected Melanoma
Patients with high-risk melanoma who had a course of pembrolizumab had longer recurrence-free survival than patients who received either ipilimumab or high-dose interferon after surgery. These findings of a large SWOG Cancer Research Network clinical trial, S1404, were presented by Grossmann et al...
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy De-escalation Using F-18 FDG-PET Response–Based Strategy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
In the European phase II PHERGain study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Pérez-García et al found that an F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (F-18 FDG-PET) response–based strategy may be able to identify patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer who may benefit from...
Gemcitabine/Eribulin in Cisplatin-Ineligible Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
In the final analysis from a phase II California Cancer Consortium trial (NCI-9653) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Sadeghi et al found the combination of gemcitabine and eribulin showed activity in cisplatin-ineligible patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Study Details...
Addition of Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin to Conventional Background Chemotherapy in Pediatric Patients With KMT2A-Rearranged AML
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Pollard et al, a subgroup of pediatric patients with KMT2A-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in the phase III Children’s Oncology Group AAML0531 trial had improved outcomes with the addition of the CD33-targeting agent gemtuzumab ozogamicin...
Deintensified Chemoradiotherapy for HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
In a phase II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Chera et al found that deintensified chemoradiotherapy produced favorable outcomes in human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Study Details In the multicenter trial, 114 patients were recruited...
