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Showing 1 - 50IMPT vs IMRT in Oropharyngeal Cancer
As reported in The Lancet by Thomson et al, the UK phase III TORPEdO trial has shown similar outcomes with intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) vs intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in patients with locally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Study Details In the...
Metastatic Papillary Renal Cancer: Final Results With Savolitinib and Durvalumab
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Jackson-Spence et al, final results of the phase II CALYPSO study indicated better overall survival and other outcomes with savolitinib and durvalumab among patients with metastatic papillary renal cancer who have MET-driven disease. Study...
Adebrelimab and Bevacizumab Plus Platinum Chemotherapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases
In a Chinese phase II study (ABC) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Li et al found that the combination of the PD-L1 inhibitor adebrelimab, bevacizumab, and cisplatin or carboplatin showed high intracranial activity and progression-free survival in patients with triple-negative breast...
Setidegrasib in Advanced NSCLC and Pancreatic Cancer Harboring the KRAS p.G12D Variant
In a phase I trial reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Park et al identified the toxicity profile and preliminary antitumor activity of setidegrasib, a first-in-class KRAS G12D–targeted protein degrader, in patients with previously treated advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or ...
Fullerene Cream vs Trolamine Cream in Reducing Acute Radiation Dermatitis From Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
In a single-center phase II trial conducted in China and reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Liu et al found that fullerene cream was superior to trolamine cream in reducing the risk of acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) in patients receiving definitive or adjuvant radiation therapy (RT)...
Low-Risk Endometrial Cancer: Does a Lack of Adjuvant Therapy Affect Survival?
In a study reported in a research letter in JAMA Oncology, Matsuo et al found that survival without adjuvant therapy in women with low-risk endometrial cancer was poorer among those with isolated tumor cells (ITCs) vs no lymph node metastasis in regional lymph nodes. Study Details The cohort...
Financial Hardship and Late-Stage Cancer Diagnosis
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Khor et al found that prediagnosis financial hardship was associated with a diagnosis of cancer at later stages, particularly for cancers with organized screening programs and those detectable via physical examination. Study Details The...
Nivolumab With or Without Ipilimumab in Platinum-Refractory Advanced Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
In a French phase II trial (GCO-001-NIPINEC) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Walter et al found that nivolumab plus ipilimumab showed some activity in patients with advanced gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) or lung large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) after failure of platinum-based...
Risk of Subsequent Cancer in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With Pretransplant Cancer History
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, Tao et al found that U.S. solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients with a history of pretransplant cancer were at increased risk of subsequent cancer. Study Details The cohort study used linked data from the U.S. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients and ...
Transdermal Estradiol Patches vs LHRH Agonists in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer
As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Langley et al, a UK phase III trial (PATCH/STAMPEDE-1) has shown noninferiority in metastasis-free survival with the use of transdermal estradiol (tE2) patches vs luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist treatment in men with locally ...
Metabolic Subtypes of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Response to Treatment
In a Chinese study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Huang et al developed a classification for metabolic subtypes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma that may help identify patients benefiting most from the addition of PD-1 inhibition to chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in locoregionally advanced...
Adjuvant Atezolizumab and mFOLFOX6 in Stage III Mismatch Repair–Deficient Colon Cancer
As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Sinicrope et al, the phase III ATOMIC trial has shown that the addition of adjuvant atezolizumab to mFOLFOX6 (modified fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and leucovorin) improved disease-free survival in patients with resected stage III mismatch...
Pembrolizumab With or Without Lenvatinib in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Licitra et al, the phase III LEAP-010 trial showed an improved objective response rate and progression-free survival—but not overall survival—with the addition of first-line lenvatinib to pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent or metastatic head...
AI Model for Predicting Oncotype DX 21-Gene Recurrence Score
As reported in The Lancet Oncology, Shamai et al have developed an artifical intelligence (AI) model based on digital histopathology slide images and clinical features to predict the Oncotype DX 21-gene recurrence score (RS) in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative invasive breast...
Neoadjuvant GOLP in High-Risk Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
In an interim analysis of a Chinese phase II/III trial (ZSAB) reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Shi et al found that a neoadjuvant GOLP regimen (gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin, lenvatinib, and a PD-1 inhibitor [toripalimab]) improved event-free survival vs no neoadjuvant treatment in...
Gedatolisib-Based Regimens in HR-Positive, HER2-Negative, PIK3CA Wild-Type Advanced Breast Cancer
In a phase III trial (VIKTORIA-1) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Hurvitz et al found that gedatolisib and fulvestrant both with and without palbociclib improved progression-free survival vs fulvestrant alone in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative, PIK3CA wild-type...
Melanoma-Specific Survival With Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
In a systematic review and meta-analysis reported in The Lancet Oncology, Varey et al found that patients undergoing sentinel node biopsy (SLNB) for melanoma had reduced risk of melanoma-specific mortality and disease recurrence vs those who did not undergo SLNB. Study Details The analysis included ...
Hypofractionated Locoregional RT in Early Breast Cancer
As reported in The Lancet by Rivera et al, 5-year results of a French phase III trial (UNICANCER HypoG-01) showed noninferiority of hypofractionated locoregional radiotherapy (RT) vs standard 5-week RT in reducing risk of postsurgery lymphedema in patients with early breast cancer. Study Details In ...
Breast Cancer: Ultrasensitive ctDNA Assay Findings and Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Therapy
In a study (PREDICT-DNA) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Hunter et al found that an ultrasensitive assay for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to detect measurable residual disease after neoadjuvant therapy in patients with breast cancer did not distinguish pathologic complete response...
Addition of Tislelizumab to Chemotherapy in Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer
As reported in JAMA Oncology by Yang et al, the 3-year follow-up of the predominantly Chinese phase III RATIONALE-309 trial showed a maintained progression-free survival benefit with the addition of first-line tislelizumab to chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal...
New Prostate Cancer Risk Classification With PSMA-PET
In a study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Karpinski et al developed a new prostate cancer risk classification using PSMA-PET Prostate Cancer Molecular Imaging Standardized Evaluation (PROMISE; PPP) nomograms (PPP3) to provide prognostic values for overall survival at 3, 5, and 7 years. Study...
Benmelstobart Plus Anlotinib in First-Line Treatment for PD-L1–Positive Advanced NSCLC
In a Chinese phase III trial (CAMPASS) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Zhong et al found that the PD-L1 inhibitor benmelstobart plus the tyrosine kinase inhibitor anlotinib significantly improved progression-free survival vs placebo plus pembrolizumab in the first-line treatment of PD-L1–positive...
p53 Reactivator Rezatapopt in TP53 Y220C–Mutated Solid Tumors
In a phase I trial (PYNNACLE) reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Dumbrava et al described the toxicity and preliminary activity of rezatapopt in TP53 Y220C–mutated solid tumors. The agent is an investigational, first-in-class, oral, selective p53 reactivator that specifically binds to ...
BCMA CAR T-Cell Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
In a Chinese phase II study (CAREMM-001) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Yan et al found that B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy was highly active in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who were ineligible for or did not proceed...
Risk of Breast Cancer After Ovarian Cancer in Women With BRCA1/2 Variants
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, investigators from the Hereditary Breast Cancer Clinical Study Group found that women with ovarian cancer with pathogenic/likely pathogenic BRCA1/2 variants had low risk for subsequent breast cancer. Study Details The study involved an...
Metastatic Uveal Melanoma: Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Plus Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion
In a Dutch single-center phase II trial (CHOPIN) reported in The Lancet Oncology, van den Hoek et al found that the addition of nivolumab and ipilimumab to percutaneous hepatic perfusion improved progression-free survival in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma. Study Details Seventy-six...
Neoadjuvant Sacituzumab Govitecan Plus Perioperative Pembrolizumab in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
In an Italian single-center phase II trial (SURE-02) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Necchi et al found that neoadjuvant sacituzumab govitecan-hziy plus perioperative pembrolizumab produced a “promising” clinical complete response rate in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who were...
Addition of Axitinib to Long-Acting Octreotide in Advanced Extrapancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
In a European phase II/III trial (AXINET) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Garcia-Carbonero et al found that the addition of axitinib to long-acting octreotide appeared to show activity in patients with advanced extrapancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (epNETs). Study Details The...
TACE With Camrelizumab and Rivoceranib in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
In a Chinese phase II trial (CHANCE2005/CARES-005) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Zhu et al found that the addition of camrelizumab and rivoceranib to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) improved progression-free survival in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma....
Cumulative Incidence of Advanced Breast Cancer in Japanese Women Aged 40 to 49 Years With Addition of Ultrasonography to Mammography Screening
As reported in The Lancet by Harada-Shoji et al, the Japanese J-START trial showed that adjunctive ultrasonography was associated with a reduced cumulative incidence of advanced breast cancer vs mammography alone in screening of asymptomatic women aged 40 to 49 years. Initial reports from the trial ...
Five-Year Outcomes With First-Line Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Unresectable Pleural Mesothelioma
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Scherpereel et al, 5-year findings from the phase III CheckMate 743 trial showed continued overall survival benefit of first-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab vs chemotherapy in patients with unresectable pleural mesothelioma. Study Details In the...
Accuracy of Molecular Inference–Based AI Model for CNS Tumor Diagnosis
In a retrospective study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Lalchungnunga et al tested the classification accuracy of a molecular inference–based artificial intelligence (AI) model (Neuropath-AI) in central nervous system (CNS) tumor diagnosis. Study Details The multi-institutional study included...
Lisocabtagene Maraleucel in Relapsed or Refractory MZL
In a phase II trial (TRANSCEND FL) reported in The Lancet, Palomba et al found that the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel was active in patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma (MZL). Study Details In the international multicenter trial, 67...
Perioperative Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab in Cisplatin-Ineligible Bladder Cancer
As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Vulsteke et al, the phase III KEYNOTE-905/EV-303 trial has shown improved event-free and overall survival with the addition of perioperative enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab to radical cystectomy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder...
Addition of Hormone Therapy to Postoperative Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer
In an individual patient data meta-analysis reported at the 2026 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (Abstract 305) and simultaneously published in The Lancet, Kishan et al found no apparent overall survival benefit of adding hormone therapy in patients undergoing postoperative radiotherapy after...
Nomogram for Metastasis-Directed SBRT in PSMA PET-Staged Oligorecurrent Prostate Cancer
In a European retrospective study (PORTAL) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Soeterik et al developed a nomogram for predicting androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT)–free survival with metastasis-directed stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)...
Lung Cancer: Variability of Open-Source AI Models in EGFR Mutation Prediction
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, Rakaee et al identified the accuracy of open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models in predicting the presence of EGFR mutations in samples from patients with lung adenocarcinoma, including according to ancestral subgroups. Study Details The study included...
Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes in NSCLC
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Zhao et al found that patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Medicaid expansion states have had improvements in earlier diagnosis, early initiation of treatment, and survival. Study Details In the study, patients newly diagnosed...
Cancer Diagnoses During COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on 1-Year Cause-Specific Survival
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, Burus et al found that patients diagnosed with invasive cancer during 2020 and 2021—the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic—had poorer 1-year cause-specific survival (CSS) rates vs patients diagnosed in the prepandemic years of 2015 to 2019. Study Details...
MRI-Based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Duration in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
In a Dutch phase II study (TRAIN-3) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Louis et al found that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided optimization of duration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy was associated with favorable event-free survival in patients with stage II to III HER2-positive breast cancer....
Adjuvant Coformulated Vibostolimab Plus Pembrolizumab in High-Risk Stage IIB to IV Melanoma
In an interim analysis of a phase III trial (KEYVIBE-010) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Dummer et al found that adjuvant therapy with a coformulation of the anti-TIGIT antibody vibostolimab with pembrolizumab did not improve outcomes vs pembrolizumab alone in patients with resected high-risk...
Inequalities in Use of Minimally Invasive Surgical Resection in Colon Cancer
In an English population–based study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Maringe et al found that inequalities in provision of minimally invasive surgical resection of colon cancer may be associated with poorer patient outcomes. Study Details The study involved data from patients diagnosed with stage...
Metastasis-Directed Therapy in Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer
In an individual patient data meta-analysis (WOLVERINE) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Tang et al found that the addition of metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) to standard of care (SOC) was associated with benefits in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer. Study Details A systematic review ...
Survival Outcomes With or Without Bilateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy in BRCA1/BRCA2 Pathogenic Variant Carriers
In a UK study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Gandhi et al found that whereas breast cancer incidence was reduced with bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (BRRM) among women carrying BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic variants, no difference vs surveillance was observed in breast cancer–specific...
Long-Term Survival Results With Addition of Adjuvant mFOLFOX6 to Hepatectomy in Patients With Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Kanemitsu et al, long-term results of the Japanese phase II/III JCOG0603 trial showed that the addition of adjuvant mFOLFOX6 to hepatectomy did not improve overall survival vs hepatectomy alone in patients with liver-only metastases from colorectal ...
Ultra-Hypofractionated vs Conventionally Fractionated RT for Localized Prostate Cancer—10-Year Outcomes
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Nilsson et al, the 10-year analysis of the phase III HYPO-RT-PC trial confirmed the noninferiority of ultra-hypofractionated vs conventionally fractionated radiotherapy (RT) in failure-free survival in patients with localized prostate cancer. The previously...
Computational Histology Artificial Intelligence–Powered Biomarker for Selection of Chemotherapy in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Hendifar et al found that a computational histology artificial intelligence (CHAI)-powered platform could be used to identify whether gemcitabine-based (G-chemo) or fluoropyrimidine-based (F-chemo) chemotherapy is preferred as first-line...
Induction Nivolumab Before CRT in High-Risk HPV-Driven Oropharyngeal Cancer
In a French phase II trial (IMMUNEBOOST-HPV) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Mirghani et al found that use of induction nivolumab prior to chemoradiation (CRT) did not meet the endpoint of ‘receipt of full treatment in due time’ (FTDT) in patients with high-risk human papillomavirus...
Neoadjuvant Taxane Plus Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab With or Without Carboplatin in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
In a Chinese phase III trial (neoCARHP) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Gao et al found that neoadjuvant therapy with a taxane plus trastuzumab and pertuzumab (THP) was noninferior in pathologic complete response (pCR) compared with THP plus carboplatin (TCbHP) in patients with stage...
Young-Onset Pancreatic Cancer: Can Alcohol Consumption Raise Risk?
In a nationwide Korean cohort study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Park et al found that risk of young-onset pancreatic cancer was associated with increased consumption of alcohol and increased frequency of alcohol consumption. Study Details In the study, a nationwide cohort of...
