In an interim analysis of a phase III trial (ECHELON-3) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Bartlett et al found that the addition of brentuximab vedotin (BV) to lenalidomide and rituximab improved overall survival in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Sands et al, the phase II TROPION-Lung05 trial showed “encouraging activity” of datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) in patients with advanced/metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with actionable genomic alterations whose disease progressed...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Matei et al, the final overall survival analysis in the long-term follow-up of the phase III NRG258 trial has shown no difference between adjuvant chemoradiation (C-RT) vs chemotherapy (CT) in patients with locally advanced endometrial carcinoma....
In a phase II trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Heinzerling et al found that primary lung tumor stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) followed by concurrent mediastinal chemoradiotherapy (with or without adjuvant immunotherapy) was associated with activity in patients with locally advanced...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Filho et al, 12-year follow-up of the CALBG (Alliance) C9741 trial has shown a sustained advantage of adjuvant dose-dense vs conventional chemotherapy in disease-free and overall survival in patients with node-positive breast cancer. Study Details...
In a registrational trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Foss et al found that denileukin diftitox (DD)-cxdl—a fusion protein comprising diphtheria toxin fragments A and B and human interleukin-2—was active in patients with relapsed or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)....
In a phase II trial (LITESPARK-003), reported in The Lancet Oncology, Choueiri et al found that the combination of belzutifan—a first-in-class HIF-2α inhibitor—and cabozantinib showed promising activity in the first-line treatment of patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Study...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Scambia et al, the final overall survival results of the phase III SOLO3 trial showed similar outcomes with olaparib vs non–platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with platinum-sensitive BRCA-mutated relapsed ovarian cancer. In the initial report...
In a phase I/II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Torka et al found that the addition of nivolumab to standard doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (N-AVD) was “highly effective” as front-line treatment for patients aged ≥ 60 with classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Study Details In...
In a single-institution phase II trial (CAPFISH-3) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Aronson et al found that men with prostate cancer on active surveillance had a significantly reduced Ki67 index on a high omega-3, low omega-6 fatty acid diet with fish oil capsules vs no dietary...
In a phase II trial (RETAIN 1) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Geynisman et al found that risk-adapted active surveillance following neoadjuvant chemotherapy was associated with a high rate of metastasis-free survival in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Study Details In ...
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Meattini et al, interim analysis of the phase III EUROPA trial indicated that endocrine therapy was associated with poorer health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes vs radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery in women aged ≥ 70 years with luminal...
In an extended analysis of the phase II/III RELATIVITY-047 trial reported in the Journal of Oncology, Tawbi et al found a significant overall survival benefit with nivolumab/relatlimab vs nivolumab in previously untreated patients with unresectable advanced stage III or IV melanoma. The initial...
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Sung et al, analysis of international population-based cancer registry data indicate an increase in incidence of colorectal cancer among younger persons (age < 50 years) in a majority of countries and territories examined. Study Details Colorectal cancer...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Shroff et al, the phase III SWOG S1815 trial showed that nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine/cisplatin (GAP regimen) did not significantly improve overall survival vs gemcitabine/cisplatin alone in newly diagnosed patients with advanced biliary tract...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Pusztai et al developed the RSClinN+ tool—an integration of the 21-gene Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score (RS) test and clinicopathologic factors (tumor grade, tumor size, age)—that improved prognosis for invasive disease–free survival vs RS alone...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Mai et al, the German phase III GMMG-HD7 trial (Part 1) showed that the addition of isatuximab (Isa) to standard-of-care lenalidomide/bortezomib/dexamethasone (RVd) improved progression-free survival irrespective of maintenance therapy strategy in...
In an AIEOP-BFM and COG-SWOG intergroup collaborative study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Tregnago et al found that patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with NPM1 type D variants had significantly poorer event-free and overall survival vs those with non-D variants. Study...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Shadman et al, 5-year follow-up of the phase III SEQUOIA trial demonstrated that zanubrutinib continued to show a progression-free survival benefit over bendamustine plus rituximab in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic...
In a phase I dose-escalation study (COBALT-LYM) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Iyer et al found that CTX130 (volamcabtagene durzigedleucel)—a CD70-directed, allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) immunotherapy manufactured from healthy donor T cells—had a manageable safety profile and showed...
In a long-term analysis of the phase III ESPAC4 trial reported in Journal of Clinical Oncology, Palmer et al found adjuvant gemcitabine/capecitabine (Gem/Cap) was associated with prolonged overall survival vs gemcitabine monotherapy in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Study Details In...
In a German phase III trial (CLL12), reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Langerbeins et al found that ibrutinib prolonged the time to symptomatic disease in patients with early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) vs placebo. However, no differences in overall survival were observed....
In the IDENTIFY study, reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Turriff et al found a high incidence of maternal occult cancer associated with unusual or nonreportable prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) findings in fetal aneuploidy screening. Study Details In the ongoing study, performed at the ...
In a cohort of a phase II study (BYLieve) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Rugo et al found that the PI3Kα inhibitor alpelisib plus the hormone therapy fulvestrant showed activity in patients with PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer after disease...
In a Children’s Oncology Group study (ADVL1823) reported in Journal of Clinical Oncology, Laetsch et al found that larotrectinib was highly active in patients with newly diagnosed infantile fibrosarcoma and other pediatric NTRK fusion–positive solid tumors. Study Details The U.S. multicenter trial...
In a Chinese phase III trial (PROFIT) reported in Journal of Clinical Oncology, Zhou et al found that mixed-formulation fosrolapitant/palonosetron (HR20013) plus dexamethasone was noninferior to individually dosed fosrolapitant plus palonosetron plus dexamethasone in preventing chemotherapy-induced ...
In a phase II trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Heinzerling et al found evidence of efficacy of primary lung tumor stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) followed by concurrent mediastinal chemotherapy and consolidative immunotherapy in patients with locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer...
In an Italian phase III trial (HORSE; MITO-18) reported in Journal of Clinical Oncology, Fagotti et al found that the addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to secondary cytoreductive surgery without neoadjuvant chemotherapy did not improve progression-free survival vs no...
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, Knudsen et al found evidence supporting the consideration of extending the rescreening intervals after a negative colonoscopy screening result beyond the currently recommended 10 years, particularly among individuals with a low-risk profile. Study Details The...
In an Italian phase II trial (IMPROVE) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Avallone et al found that intermittent panitumumab and FOLFIRI (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan) was associated with promising progression-free survival as first-line treatment in patients with RAS/BRAF...
As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Andre et al, interim analysis of the phase III CheckMate 8HW trial has shown that nivolumab plus ipilimumab prolonged progression-free survival vs chemotherapy with or without targeted agents in patients with microsatellite instability–high...
In a study reported in JAMA Network Open, Sendaydiego et al identified the risks associated with use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in U.S. patients with rheumatoid arthritis. As noted by the investigators, a previous study has shown increased risk of cancer with use of...
In a French phase II trial (MGMT-NET) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Walter et al found evidence of activity of alkylating agent–based therapy among patients who have neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) with MGMT-deficient (dMGMT) status. Study Details In the multicenter open-label trial,...
In a Chinese phase III trial (HELEN-006) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Chen et al found that the de-escalated neoadjuvant treatment with the addition of nab-paclitaxel to trastuzumab/pertuzumab produced a higher pathologic complete response rate (pCR) vs docetaxel/carboplatin plus...
In a Chinese phase III trial (EXTENTORCH) reported in JAMA Oncology, Cheng et al reported that the addition of the immunoglobulin G4 PD-1–blocking antibody toripalimab to first-line chemotherapy with etoposide plus cisplatin or carboplatin (EP) improved progression-free survival among patients with ...
As reported in Journal of Clinical Oncology by Marth et al, the phase III European Network of Gynaecological Oncological Trial-en9/LEAP-001 study showed no significant differences in progression-free or overall survival with first-line lenvatinib/pembrolizumab vs chemotherapy in patients with...
In an Italian phase III study (ARMANI) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Randon et al found that switch maintenance with ramucirumab/paclitaxel was associated with significantly improved progression-free survival vs continuation of first-line oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Russell et al, the NCRI AML18 trial has shown survival benefit with treatment intensification in fit older patients with measurable residual disease (MRD)-positive response after first induction for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Study Details In...
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Mell et al, the phase II/III NRG-HN004 trial of radiotherapy with durvalumab or cetuximab in patients with locoregionally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and contraindications for cisplatin was stopped for futility during phase II; the phase III...
In a study reported in JAMA Network Open, Farris et al identified prognostic factors in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) receiving radiotherapy at two dose schedules in the CALGB 30610–RTOG 0538 trial. Study Details In the trial, 638 patients were randomly assigned between...
In a phase IIb trial (ReNeu) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Moertel et al found that the CNS-penetrant small molecule MEK1/2 inhibitor mirdametinib showed activity in adults and children with symptomatic neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibroma (NF1-PN). Study...
As reported in The Lancet by Abramson et al, the phase III STARGLO trial has shown significantly improved overall survival with glofitamab plus gemcitabine/oxaliplatin vs rituximab plus gemcitabine/oxaliplatin in patients with transplant-ineligible relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell...
In a letter to the editor in The New England Journal of Medicine, Salmasi et al described identification of monoclonal gammopathy of thrombotic significance (MGTS) in a patient with coronary artery disease and its successful treatment with daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (DVd). As...
In a retrospective study (OPBC-05/ICARO) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Giacomo Montagna, MD, MPH, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and colleagues found that nodal burden in patients with breast cancer with residual isolated tumor cells after neoadjuvant...
In a phase II trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Vora et al found that short-course hypofractionated proton-beam therapy guided by 3,4-dihydroxy-6-[F-18]fluoro-L-phenylalanine (F-18–DOPA) positron-emission tomography (PET) and contrast-enhanced MRI produced good outcomes in patients aged ≥ 65...
Hai-Qiang Mai, MD, of the Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in Guangzhou, China, and colleagues reported their findings from a single-center phase II trial in The Lancet Oncology.1 They found that the addition of perioperative toripalimab to concurrent...
In a retrospective cohort study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Sean Miller, MD, of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, and colleagues found that immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment for cancer had similar efficacy and reduced toxicity in Black patients vs White patients in the U.S....
Georgina V. Long, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, of Melanoma Institute Australia and Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, The University of Sydney, and colleagues shared their findings from a pooled analysis of long-term outcomes in advanced melanoma reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.1 They found...
In a meta-analysis reported in The Lancet Oncology, Mastrantoni et al identified first-line chemotherapy regimens associated with better outcomes in patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. Study Details The Bayesian network analysis included 79 randomized controlled...
In a study reported in JAMA Network Open, Zhu et al found that cancer-specific mortality rates have decreased overall among U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander populations during recent years, although increases in cancer-specific mortality have been reported for some cancers. Study Details The...