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Showing 1151 - 1200FDA Approves Ivosidenib for Myelodysplastic Syndromes
On October 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ivosidenib (Tibsovo) for adult patients with relapsed or refractory myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with a susceptible isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test. The FDA also approved the...
CMS, Congress Must Work Together to Support Access to Cancer Care and Physician Practice Health
In letters to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) commented on provisions that impact cancer care for Medicare beneficiaries in the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule, as well...
ASCO Response to Drug Shortages Request for Information
The Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) responded to a bicameral Request for Information (RFI) on the underlying factors driving drug shortages. The Association’s comments highlighted the impact of the shortages on patient care and pointed to economic failures and supply chain vulnerabilities...
Overcoming the Challenges of Treating Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer Living in Rural Communities
It is widely acknowledged that patients with cancer living in rural areas of the United States face limited access to medical and oncology providers, often have to travel long distances to receive care, and experience obstacles in clinical trial participation—all of which affect quality of care and ...
Role of TROP-2–Directed Antibody-Drug Conjugates With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Advanced NSCLC
Early-phase trials demonstrate the potential for TROP-2–directed antibody-drug conjugates to enhance the response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without actionable genomic alterations, several investigators reported at the International...
Gender Equity in Academic Hematology: Where There’s a ‘WiL,’ There’s a Way
Gender diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in medicine has long been acknowledged as more than “the right thing to do,” with clear evidence of benefits in innovation, collaboration, and workplace culture.1 Yet the data continue to showcase challenges in achieving these goals despite women...
University of Arizona Welcomes Thoracic Surgeon Praveen Sridhar, MD
The University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Praveen Sridhar, MD, as Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery’s Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Sridhar, who is particularly interested in thoracic oncology and minimally...
Getting a Cancer Diagnosis at Age 16 Has Taught Me to Live in the Present
I have been fascinated with death since I was 3 years old. I remember going to my great-grandfather’s funeral and asking my mother where my great-grandfather was. She said he is in heaven. I asked her if I were going to heaven, too, and she said, “Yes, but not for a long time.” Today, I don’t...
Breakthrough Prize, ‘Oscars of Science,’ Celebrates 2024 Laureates in Life Sciences
On September 14, 2023, the Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2024 awards, honoring an esteemed group of the world’s researchers for their impactful scientific discoveries, including a subset responsible for substantial progress in the understanding and treatment of major...
From Humble Beginnings, Elisabete Weiderpass, MD, MSc, PhD, Distinguishes Herself as First Woman to Head the IARC
In this installment of The ASCO Post’s Living a Full Life series, guest editor Jame Abraham, MD, FACP, spoke with Elisabete Weiderpass, MD, MSc, PhD, a Brazilian cancer researcher who is a naturalized Swedish and Finnish citizen. She is an expert in cancer epidemiology and cancer prevention. In...
Patient Education Materials on Breast Cancer May Be Difficult to Access
Investigators have discovered that reliable educational materials about breast cancer surgery may be difficult to access and are often presented at much higher reading levels than recommended, according to the findings of two new studies presented by Brennan et al and Satarasinghe et al at the...
AI-Based Calculator May Accurately Predict Long-Term Cancer Survival
Researchers have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based Cancer Survival Calculator for estimating long-term survival in patients with newly diagnosed cancer, according to new findings presented by Janczewski et al at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2023....
Novel Strategies for Eliminating Dormant Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer Survivors
Researchers have discovered that it may be possible to detect and treat dormant tumor cells in breast cancer survivors, according to new findings presented by DeMichele et al at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2023 (Abstract 244MO). The results may have offered a...
PSMAfore: Lutetium Lu-177 Vipivotide Tetraxetan in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Data from the phase III PSMAfore trial were presented during a Presidential Symposium at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2023 (Abstract LBA13). Results showed that the trial of lutetium Lu-177 vipivotide tetraxetan met its primary endpoint, with a clinically meaningful and ...
Major Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab in Advanced Melanoma Trial Exceeds 50%
In exploratory analyses of results from the SWOG S1801 trial in patients with stage III to IV resectable melanoma, researchers saw a major pathologic response in more than half of surgical specimens taken from patients who had been treated with neoadjuvant pembrolizumab. These and other results of...
Induction Chemotherapy and Subsequent Chemoradiation May Improve Survival and Recurrence Rates in Patients With Cervical Cancer
Researchers have found that a short course of induction chemotherapy prior to chemoradiation may be effective at reducing the rate of relapse and mortality among patients with locally advanced cervical cancer, according to new preliminary findings presented by McCormack et al at the European...
Nivolumab Plus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin May Improve Survival in Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
Researchers have found that nivolumab in combination with a chemotherapy regimen may improve the rate of survival in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma, according to new findings simultaneously published by van der Heijden et al in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the ...
Cabozantinib for Pretreated Patients With Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors: CABINET Trial
The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology announced detailed results from CABINET (Alliance A021602), a phase III pivotal trial evaluating cabozantinib compared with placebo in two cohorts of previously treated patients with neuroendocrine tumors. The data were presented by Chan et al at the...
Erdafitinib Demonstrates Improved Responses in FGFR-Altered Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
Targeted treatment with the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor erdafitinib improved responses and overall survival compared to standard chemotherapy for patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma with FGFR alterations. Results from the phase III THOR trial, led by...
Tina Cascone, MD, PhD, on NSCLC: Phase III Results on Nivolumab, Chemotherapy, and Surgery
Tina Cascone, MD, PhD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses new phase III findings from the CheckMate 77T trial of patients with previously untreated resectable stage II–IIIB non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The trial showed clinically meaningful improvement in...
ESMO 2023: New Data in Skin Cancers
At the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2023, new findings are being presented in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, late-stage melanoma, and refractory melanoma brain metastases. Presurgical Immunotherapy in Advanced Operable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients with...
PARP inhibitor Plus Immunotherapy Added to Chemotherapy Lowers Risk of Disease Progression in Patients With Advanced Endometrial Cancer
Immunotherapy with the anti–PD-L1 monoclonal antibody durvalumab improved progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer compared with chemotherapy alone, with further benefits gained from the addition of the PARP inhibitor olaparib in the...
Belzutifan Improves Outcomes for Pretreated Patients With Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Compared to Everolimus
The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-2α inhibitor belzutifan significantly reduced the risk of progression of clear cell renal cell carcinoma in patients previously treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors and antiangiogenic therapies compared with everolimus. The phase III LITESPARK-005 trial, led...
FDA Expands Pediatric Indication for Entrectinib and Approves New Pellet Formulation
On October 20, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to the small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor entrectinib (Rozlytrek) for pediatric patients aged 1 month and older with solid tumors that have a neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) gene fusion...
Pre- and Postsurgical Immunotherapy Improves Outcomes for Patients With Resectable Early-Stage NSCLC
Compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone, adding perioperative immunotherapy—given before and after surgery—significantly improved event-free survival in patients with resectable early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Results from the phase III CheckMate 77T study were presented at the ...
Is Idecabtagene Vicleucel Effective in Patients With Multiple Myeloma, Regardless of Race?
The chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy idecabtagene vicleucel may offer an overall survival benefit in patients with multiple myeloma, regardless of their race or ethnicity, according to a novel study published by Peres et al in Blood Advances. Background Multiple myeloma—a cancer of...
Patients and Survivors of Cancer May Be Impacted by U.S. Drug Shortages
The drug shortage crisis in the United States may continue to impact the care of 10% of patients and survivors of cancer, according to a new survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Survey Findings In the new survey, researchers asked 1,222 patients and survivors of...
Almost Half of Oncology Drugs Approved Since 1998 Have Been Precision Therapies, New Study Finds
Among the 198 new oncology drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 1998 and 2022, approximately 43% of them were precision therapies, according to a recent study published by Suehnholz et al in Cancer Discovery. Background Precision oncology therapies often require...
MRI Scans Could Predict Postradiation Urinary Side Effects in Patients With Prostate Cancer
Researchers have discovered that patients with longer prostatic urethras may have an increased risk of experiencing moderate and chronic urinary side effects after receiving radiation for prostate cancer, according to a recent study published by Lee et al in Academic Radiology. The new findings...
Air Pollution and Breast Cancer Risk: Residential and Workplace Exposure
Women living and working in places with higher levels of fine particle air pollution are more likely to get breast cancer than those living and working in less polluted areas. Results of a study looking at the effects of both residential and workplace exposure to air pollution on breast cancer risk ...
Gut Microbiome Variations and Colorectal Cancer Risk
Researchers have identified significant variations in the gut microbiome of patients with precancerous colorectal lesions, suggesting a potential correlation between gut bacteria and the onset of precancerous lesions and colorectal cancer, according to new findings presented by Gacesa et al at...
The Future of AI in Cancer Care
New research has illustrated the strides being made to apply modern artificial intelligence (AI) computing methods to oncology, according to new findings to be presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2023. Background Researchers have long investigated the potential of ...
FDA Approves Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Pembrolizumab for Resectable NSCLC
On October 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and with continuation of single-agent pembrolizumab as postsurgical adjuvant treatment, for resectable (tumors ≥ 4 cm or node-positive)...
Breast Cancer 2022–2023 Almanac
The past year has been an exciting time for breast oncologists and patients with all stages of breast cancer, with new agents approved and long-term results from pivotal trials showing improved survival for patients with metastatic disease. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights in early-stage ...
Recent FDA Approvals in Breast Cancer
Over the past year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval to several novel drugs and expanded indications for older therapeutic agents used in breast cancer. Abemaciclib Plus Endocrine Therapy On March 3, 2023, the FDA expanded the indication for abemaciclib with endocrine...
Expert Point of View: Meritxell Bellet Ezquerra, MD, PhD, and Sung-Bae Kim, MD, PhD
The MONARCH 3 study’s invited discussant, Meritxell Bellet Ezquerra, MD, PhD, a senior researcher at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology in Barcelona, commented: “The second interim analysis for overall survival in MONARCH 31 indicates a positive trend, which was also observed for the subgroup...
EMERALD Trial: Elacestrant vs Standard Endocrine Monotherapy for Advanced Breast Cancer After CDK4/6 Inhibition
Elacestrant—an investigational oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD)—achieved longer progression-free survival vs standard-of-care endocrine monotherapy as second- or third-line therapy in patients with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer in the ...
Expert Point of View: Nancy Chan, MD
Nancy Chan, MD, Director of Breast Cancer Clinical Research at NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, commented on the monarchE analysis for The ASCO Post. She noted that the study investigated the addition of adjuvant abemaciclib (an oral CDK4/6 inhibitor) to endocrine therapy in a...
Expert Point of View: Ines Vaz-Luis, MD, PhD
The invited discussant of the Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group (EBCTCG) meta-analysis, Ines Vaz-Luis, MD, PhD, of the Breast Cancer Survivorship Group, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France, pointed out that the benefit of ovarian suppression or ablation in reducing breast cancer...
EBCTCG Meta-analysis Confirms Benefit of Ovarian Ablation or Suppression in Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence
A meta-analysis of randomized trials has revealed a benefit to ovarian ablation or suppression in preventing breast cancer recurrence in premenopausal women with estrogen receptor–positive tumors.1 The findings, based on almost 15,000 women in studies spanning several decades, were presented at the ...
PET Imaging May Validate Use of Antibody-Drug Conjugates Plus Lovastatin to Enhance HER2-Targeted Cancer Therapy
Monitored by immune positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging, a novel therapeutic approach combining HER2-targeted therapies with the lipid-lowering drug lovastatin may reduce the number of cancer treatments required to prevent tumor growth, according to a recent study published by Brown et al in ...
Tumor Debulking Plus Palliative Chemotherapy May Not Impact Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Intensive local-regional tumor debulking in addition to standard palliative chemotherapy may not impact the overall quality of life of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, according to a novel study published by Bakkerus et al in JNCCN–Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network....
FDA Approves Adjuvant Nivolumab for Stage IIB/IIC Melanoma
On October 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nivolumab (Opdivo) for the adjuvant treatment of completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma in patients aged 12 years and older. CheckMate 76K Efficacy was evaluated in CheckMate 76K (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT04099251),...
ASCO Launches New Webinar: Making Palliative Care a Part of Your Oncology Practice
ASCO President Lynn Schuchter, MD, FASCO, has made access to palliative and supportive care among patients with cancer a central focus of her presidential term. Although not all cancer clinicians can be palliative care specialists, because palliative and supportive care are so essential to every...
How War Has Disrupted the Management of Patients With Breast Cancer in Sudan
Sudan is the third-largest country in Africa, spanning 1,886,068 km2. It is situated in an area surrounded by North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East. As of 2020, Sudan had a population of approximately 43.8 million people, with a significant proportion being younger than age 15....
Expert Point of View: Michail Ignatiadis, MD, PhD and Stephen R.D. Johnston, MD, PhD
The September 2023 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Virtual Plenary presentation of the NATALEE health-related quality-of-life (QOL) findings was discussed by Michail Ignatiadis, MD, PhD, and Stephen R.D. Johnston, MD, PhD. Dr. Ignatiadis is Director of the Breast Medical Oncology...
NATALEE Trial: Quality of Life Maintained for Many Patients Treated With Ribociclib for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
An analysis of patient-reported outcomes in the adjuvant phase III NATALEE trial of ribociclib plus endocrine therapy in early-stage breast cancer showed maintenance of health-related quality of life (QOL), as determined by a number of factors. For patients receiving the inhibitor of...
Patients With Cancer May Be Interested in Complementary Therapies, Survey Says
Researchers have found that patients and oncologists may be supportive of complementary therapies for cancer treatment, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of the Healing Works Foundation. However, the findings also indicated there may be a disconnect between the growing interest in...
AI Software Demonstrates Potential to Accurately Detect Skin Cancer
A novel artificial intelligence (AI) software may be effective in detecting skin cancer and precancerous lesions, according to findings presented by Andrew et al at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress 2023. Background Skin cancer detection using AI software has rapidly...
Chemical Hair Relaxers May Increase Risk of Uterine Cancer Among Black Women
Researchers have found that long-term use of chemical hair relaxers may be associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer in postmenopausal Black women, according to a recent study published by Bertrand et al in Environmental Research. Background Chemical hair relaxers are heavily marketed to...
