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Showing 151 - 200Combination Targeted Therapy Produces Durable Responses in Patients With Relapsed DLBCL
The results from a phase Ib/II study of a five-drug regimen of venetoclax, ibrutinib, prednisone, obinutuzumab, and lenalidomide (ViPOR) in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) show the treatment produced durable remissions in patients with specific molecular...
Pembrolizumab/Chemotherapy in First-Line Treatment of HER2-Negative Advanced Gastric or GEJ Adenocarcinoma
On November 16, 2023, pembrolizumab (Keytruda) was approved with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy for first-line treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma.1 Supporting Efficacy Data Approval ...
ASTRO Names New Chief Executive Officer
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced that following a nationwide search, Vivek S. Kavadi, MD, MBA, FASTRO, will become Chief Executive Officer of the Society, effective November 1, 2024. Dr. Kavadi will succeed Laura Thevenot, who had already announced her intent to retire...
Eflornithine for Adult and Pediatric Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma
On December 13, 2023, eflornithine (Iwilfin), an ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor, was approved for adult and pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma with at least a partial response to prior multiagent, multimodality therapy including anti-GD2 immunotherapy.1 This represents the first...
Immunoglobulin G Testing May Reduce Infections, Increase Receipt of Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy in Patients With CLL and NHL
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) who undergo frequent immunoglobulin G testing may be less likely to experience severe infections than those who don’t undergo frequent testing, according to a recent study published by Soumerai et al in Blood Advances....
Modified Perioperative Chemotherapy Regimen May Benefit Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Administering chemotherapy prior to and following surgery may extend survival in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma compared with postoperative administration alone, according to a recent study published by Cecchini et al in JAMA Oncology. The findings may be encouraging for the 15% to...
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Adagrasib With Cetuximab for KRAS G12C–Mutated Colorectal Cancer
On June 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to the KRAS G12C inhibitor adagrasib (Krazati) plus cetuximab for adults with KRAS G12C–mutated locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer, as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have received prior...
Socioeconomic Disparities in Quality of Life After Early-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Sandoval et al, after a diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer, the magnitude of preexisting socioeconomic status–related inequalities in quality of life increased over time for patients in the multicentric French CANTO cohort. “When we talk about ...
LGBTQ+ Cancer Survivors Have a Higher Burden of Chronic Health Conditions, Disabilities Than Non-LGBTQ+ Cancer Survivors
Although improvements in the early detection and treatment of cancer have reduced cancer-related mortality rates and increased the number of cancer survivors in the United States to over 18 million, not all patients with the disease are benefiting from these advances. A recent study investigated...
Air Pollution May Increase Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Cancer
Air pollution may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, mortality, and health disparities in patients with cancer, according to a recent study published by Zhu et al in JACC: CardioOncology. Background Although modern therapies may help extend the lives of patients with cancer, cancer...
Repurposing Brigatinib to Treat NF2-Related Schwannomatosis
Researchers have found that brigatinib may be effective in treating patients with NF2-related schwannomatosis, according to a recent study published by Plotkin et al in The New England Journal of Medicine. The findings revealed a potential new treatment option for the genetic syndrome. Background...
Clinical Trial Testing Brenetafusp Plus Nivolumab in Advanced or Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma Kicks Off
On June 18, the first patient was randomized into the PRISM-MEL-301 trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT06112314), which is assessing the efficacy and safety of brenetafusp (also known as IMC-F106C; PRAME-A02) in combination with nivolumab in the first-line setting of advanced or metastatic...
Oral SERDs Poised to Impact Treatment of Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Suppression of the estrogen receptor has proven to be an effective treatment for hormone receptor–positive breast cancer, but standard endocrine therapies have liabilities that are not limited to their pharmacokinetics or toxicity profiles, which allow for ligand-independent estrogen receptor...
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Addition of Atezolizumab to First-Line FOLFOXIRI/Bevacizumab
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Antoniotti et al, 4-year follow-up of the Italian phase II ATEZOTRIBE trial showed a numeric benefit in overall survival with the addition of atezolizumab to first-line FOLFOXIRI (fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan) and...
Celecoxib May Benefit a Subset of Patients With PIK3CA Mutations
Researchers have found that administering the anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib after surgery may improve disease-free survival in a subset of patients with PIK3CA-mutated stage III colorectal cancer, according to a study published by Nowak et al in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The findings...
Updated ASTRO Clinical Guidelines on Radiation Therapy for HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) detailed best practices for using radiation therapy as a stand-alone curative treatment or in combination with surgery and/or chemotherapy to treat patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma,...
Previously Untreated Advanced Clear Cell RCC: Bempegaldesleukin/Nivolumab vs TKI Therapy
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Nizar M. Tannir, MD, FACP, and colleagues, the phase III PIVOT-09 trial has shown no objective response or overall survival benefit with bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab vs tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment with sunitinib or cabozantinib in ...
Do Patients With Cancer Require Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Doses?
Findings from a Spanish study on the effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19 infection among patients with cancer recommend administering additional doses of the vaccine to this at-risk population. These data were published by Neto et al in Nature Communications. Patients with cancer are at an...
Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, Appointed Executive Director of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, a head and neck surgical oncologist, has been named the Executive Director of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and UNC System Chief of Oncology Services, effective October 1, announced the Dean of the UNC School of Medicine...
Study Evaluates Cancer Screening Behaviors Among a Population of Muslim Individuals
Investigators uncovered crucial insights into the cancer screening behaviors of a population of Muslim individuals residing in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area that could help illuminate the influence of cultural and religious beliefs on health practices, according to a recent study published...
Machine-Learning Model May Aid in Early Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
A serum fusion-gene machine-learning model may offer early diagnostic accuracy and could help improve the 5-year survival rate in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, according to a recent study published by Yu et al in The American Journal of Pathology. Background Hepatocellular carcinoma is...
Phase I Study in NHL: Use of ‘Armored’ CAR T Cells May Be Feasible After Standard CAR T-Cell Failure
A novel “armored” chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell appears to be feasible for retreatment of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) who fail to respond to standard CAR T-cell therapy, according to preliminary results of a phase I trial presented at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting.1 The unique...
Risk of Secondary Cancer After CAR T-Cell Therapy
In a single-center study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Hamilton et al found that second tumors had occurred in 25 of 724 patients during 15 months of follow-up after receipt of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, including one fatal case of T-cell lymphoma. The study...
Esophageal Cancer: Neoadjuvant Triplet or Doublet Chemotherapy, With or Without Radiotherapy
As reported in The Lancet by Ken Kato, MD, and colleagues, the Japanese phase III JCOG1109 NExT trial showed that neoadjuvant triplet chemotherapy was associated with superior overall survival vs doublet chemotherapy among previously untreated patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell ...
Lorlatinib vs Crizotinib in Previously Untreated Advanced ALK-Positive NSCLC
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Benjamin J. Solomon, MBBS, PhD, and colleagues, analysis of 5-year outcomes in the phase III CROWN trial showed that median progression-free survival had not been reached in previously untreated patients receiving lorlatinib vs a median of 9.1...
Previously Untreated Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: CD40 Agonist Plus mFOLFIRINOX
In a European phase Ib/II study (OPTIMIZE-1) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Jean-Luc Van Laethem, MD, and colleagues found that the combination of the CD40 agonist antibody mitazalimab with mFOLFIRINOX (modified fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan) showed activity in previously...
Carboplatin-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: Addition of Olanzapine to Triple Antiemetic Therapy
In a Japanese phase III trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Inui et al found that the addition of olanzapine to triple antiemetic therapy did not improve the prevention of carboplatin-induced vomiting in patients with thoracic cancers who had received no prior chemotherapy; however, ...
Radioligand Therapy May Improve Radiographic Progression–Free Survival in Taxane-Naive Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Lutetium (Lu)-177–PSMA-617 radioligand therapy may offer a statistically significant and clinically meaningful radiographic progression-free survival benefit in patients with taxane-naive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to findings presented by Herrmann et al at the 2024...
Can FAP-Targeted Radioligand Therapy Benefit Patients With Advanced Sarcomas?
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeted radioligand therapy may be safe and effective in patients with progressive metastatic tumors, particularly advanced sarcomas, according to new findings presented by Lanzafame et al at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)...
FAPI PET/CT May Improve Staging in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Researchers have found that fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) may offer more accurate staging in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer than fluorine (F)-18–labeled fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT, according to new findings ...
Efficacy of Adjuvant Everolimus Plus Endocrine Therapy in High-Risk, Hormone Receptor–Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, MD, MSc, FASCO, and colleagues, the phase III SWOG S1207 trial showed no significant benefit in invasive disease–free survival with adjuvant endocrine therapy plus 1 year of everolimus vs 1 year of placebo in patients with ...
FDA Approves Blinatumomab as Consolidation for CD19-Positive, Ph-Negative B-Cell Precursor ALL
On June 14, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved blinatumomab (Blincyto) for adult and pediatric patients aged 1 month and older with CD19-positive, Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-negative B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in the consolidation phase of...
FDA Approves Two Immunochemotherapy Combinations for Endometrial Cancer
On June 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel followed by single-agent pembrolizumab for adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma; on June 14, the agency approved durvalumab...
Chelating Agent May Reduce Toxicity Associated With PSMA Radiopharmaceutical Therapy
A novel chelator may significantly reduce off-target toxicity in prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) radiopharmaceutical therapy, according to new findings presented by Ho et al at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting (Abstract 242340). Background...
Pretargeted Dual-Isotope Radionuclide Therapy in Colorectal Cancer
A combination of alpha- and beta-radionuclide therapy may be feasible, tolerable, and effective in colorectal cancer, according to preclinical findings presented by Rinne et al at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting (Abstract 241498). The new approach...
Using a Novel AI Tool for Cancer Detection on Whole-Body PET/CT Scans
A novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool may accurately detect six different types of cancers on whole-body positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans and automatically quantify tumor burden to assess patient risk, treatment response, and survival, according to new findings...
Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab vs Standard of Care
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Akihito Kawazoe, MD, and colleagues, the final analysis of the phase III LEAP-017 trial showed no significant overall survival benefit with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab vs the standard of care in previously treated patients with mismatch...
Lenalidomide-Exposed Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma: BPd vs PVd
As reported at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting (Abstract LBA105) and in The New England Journal of Medicine by Meletios Dimopoulos, MD, and colleagues, an interim analysis from the phase III DREAMM-8 trial has shown significantly improved progression-free survival with belantamab mafodotin-blmf,...
Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors: Adding Lu-177 Dotatate to Standard First-Line Therapy
As reported in The Lancet by Simron Singh, MD, MPH, FRCPC, and colleagues, primary results of the international, multicenter, randomized phase III NETTER-2 study have shown significantly improved progression-free survival with the addition of the radioligand lutetium-177 dotatate (Lu-177 dotatate)...
Stage IIIC High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer After Progression on Platinum-Based Therapy and PARP Inhibitor
This is Part 3 of Overcoming Platinum Resistance in Ovarian Cancer: New Strategies and Novel Targets, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Kathleen Moore, Katherine Fuh, and Bhavana Pothuri discuss the treatment of...
Stage IIIC High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer With Disease Progression After Platinum-Based Therapy
This is Part 2 of Overcoming Platinum Resistance in Ovarian Cancer: New Strategies and Novel Targets, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Kathleen Moore, Katherine Fuh, and Bhavana Pothuri discuss the treatment of...
Study Documents Decline in Reimbursements for Breast Cancer Surgery From 2003 to 2023
Over the past 20 years, Medicare reimbursements for 10 breast cancer surgical procedures rose by 22%, but inflation rose three times as much—by 69%. Compared with the financial picture had rates kept pace with inflation, the result is an estimated aggregate loss of more than $100 million for breast ...
Stage IV High-Grade Endometrioid Ovarian Cancer After Progression on Platinum-Based Therapy
This is Part 1 of Overcoming Platinum Resistance in Ovarian Cancer: New Strategies and Novel Targets, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Kathleen Moore, Katherine Fuh, and Bhavana Pothuri discuss the treatment of...
Mobile Monitoring System May Improve Detection of Ethylene Oxide in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
Measuring ethylene oxide levels using mobile optical instruments in Louisiana’s southeastern corridor may help to improve cancer risk assessments, according to a recent study published by Robinson et al in Environmental Science & Technology. Background Louisiana’s southeastern corridor is...
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Repotrectinib for NTRK Fusion–Positive Solid Tumors
On June 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to repotrectinib (Augtyro) for adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with solid tumors that have a neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) gene fusion, are locally advanced or metastatic or...
Relapsed or Refractory JMML: Study Evaluates Trametinib
Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) is a rare and aggressive hematologic malignancy affecting young children predominately under the age of 4. The disease is caused by mutations that increase RAS signaling output. While about 50% of patients with JMML are cured after undergoing hematopoietic...
Dendritic Cell Therapy in Pleural Mesothelioma
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Aerts et al, the phase II/III DENIM trial showed no overall survival benefit with a treatment comprising dendritic cells loaded with allogeneic tumor cell lysate (called MesoPher) plus best supportive care vs best supportive care alone as maintenance therapy in ...
Previously Treated Metastatic NSCLC: Sacituzumab Govitecan vs Docetaxel
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Luis G. Paz-Ares, MD, PhD, and colleagues, the phase III EVOKE-01 trial has shown a numeric but not statistically significant improvement in overall survival with sacituzumab govitecan-hziy vs docetaxel in patients with metastatic non–small cell...
V. Craig Jordan, PhD, a Founding Father of Targeted Therapy in Cancer, Dies at Age 76
Craig Jordan, CMG, OBE, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, a pioneering scientist whose innovative work in breast cancer research has saved countless lives and will continue to impact the field for generations to come, died on June 9, according to a news release from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer...
Can Positive Psychology Influence Outcomes in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients?
A novel positive psychology approach may help improve stress, fatigue, physical function, and quality of life in patients with hematologic malignancies who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to a new study published by Amonoo et al in JNCCN–Journal of the National...
