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Showing 1201 - 1250Mirdametinib in Adults and Children With Symptomatic Neurofibromatosis Type 1–Associated Plexiform Neurofibroma
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...
Adding Temozolomide to Radiation Therapy May Improve Survival in Adults With Low-Grade Gliomas
Both radiation and temozolomide may have meaningful single-modality antitumor activity against slow-growing, low-grade gliomas, according to recent findings presented by Schiff et al at the 2024 Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting (Abstract LTBK-07) and simultaneously published in...
Nodal Burden and Recurrence in Patients With Breast Cancer With Residual Isolated Tumor Cells After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
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...
Novel Hypofractionated Proton-Beam Therapy for Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
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...
KEYNOTE-811: Pembrolizumab Combination in First-Line Setting Improves Overall Survival in Gastric Cancer
In the final per-protocol analysis of the phase III KEYNOTE-811 trial, an overall survival benefit was shown by adding the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab to trastuzumab and chemotherapy in treatment-naive, unresectable, HER2-positive metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.1...
Trial Updates in Stage III Melanoma Solidify the Neoadjuvant Use of Immunotherapy as the Current Standard of Care
Neoadjuvant therapy for patients with resectable stage III melanoma has recently emerged as a better approach than resection plus adjuvant therapy. At the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024, updates of pivotal neoadjuvant studies demonstrated the long-standing benefit of...
PEACE-3: Enzalutamide Plus Radium-223 Significantly Improves Survival in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Initial analysis from the PEACE-3 trial suggests that the addition of radium-223 dichloride to enzalutamide could offer a promising new first-line treatment option for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to data presented by lead study author, Silke Gillessen,...
ADRIATIC Trial: Durvalumab Consolidation Extends Survival in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Consolidation therapy with the PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab is set to become the new global standard of care for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to groundbreaking data presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024.1...
HIMALAYA: 5-Year Analysis Confirms Survival Benefit of STRIDE Regimen in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
An updated overall survival analysis of the phase III HIMALAYA study, now at 5 years, confirms the benefit for the STRIDE regimen of the monoclonal antibodies durvalumab plus tremelimumab in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.1 [The STRIDE regimen consists of a single priming dose of...
T-DXd of Benefit in Patients With Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases
Late-breaking findings from the phase IIIb/IV, open-label DESTINY-Breast12 trial support the use of the antibody-drug conjugate fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer and brain metastases who have experienced disease progression on at least...
Overall Survival Analysis Confirms Pembrolizumab Regimen as Standard of Care for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
For women with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer, KEYNOTE-522 changed the treatment paradigm several years ago. Support for neoadjuvant use of the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy, followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab, was bolstered by the positive overall survival analysis...
I-SPY2.2: Dato-DXd Plus Durvalumab Yields High Pathologic Response Rate in Breast Cancer Subset
In the neoadjuvant I-SPY2.2 trial, a treatment strategy including the antibody-drug conjugate datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd), partnered with the PD-L1 inhibitor durvalumab, yielded a high pathologic complete response rate, especially in immune-positive and ‘all-negative’ subtypes.1...
Highlights From the ESMO Congress 2024
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 in Barcelona featured several groundbreaking trials with the potential to significantly influence clinical practice. These studies highlighted the benefits of new combination immunotherapy strategies and innovative approaches in the...
Trastuzumab Duocarmazine in Previously Treated HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
The studies summarized below were reported online over the past month in The ASCO Post, generating a high number of visitors. For comprehensive reviews of these studies and more, visit ASCOPost.com. Trastuzumab Duocarmazine in Previously Treated HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer In the phase...
Cancer Has Plagued My Family
My twin brother and I were adopted at 18 months old, so I don’t know the medical history of our biological parents and family. But for certain, cancer has played an integral—and heartbreaking—role in my life. Both of my adoptive parents were diagnosed with genitourinary cancers at relatively early ...
Shared Reflections on the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting: From Networking to Mentorship and More
In earlier issues of The ASCO Post, we shared unique insights from recipients of the International Development and Education Award (IDEA), whose experiences at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting (ASCO24) had a profound impact on their professional and personal growth. Here are more reflections from...
NCCN Guidelines Expanded to Meet Growing Understanding of Hereditary Risk
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) introduced expanded NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) to account for the advanced understanding of hereditary cancer risk in breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers.1 “The recently updated NCCN Guidelines for ...
High Burden of Chronic Health Conditions, Disability, and Cognitive and Physical Limitations Reported in 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 more than 18 million,1 not all patients with the disease are benefiting from these advances. Austin R. Waters, MSPH,...
Impact of Food Insecurity on the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
At the 2024 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Rebecca D. Kehm, PhD, of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, and colleagues presented some of the ...
How Functional and Genomic Precision Medicine Are Getting Closer to Matching Each Patient to the Right Therapy
Functional precision medicine—in which information is obtained from direct perturbations of tumor-derived living cells that enable immediate translatable, personalized data to guide patient therapy—has its roots dating back more than 50 years.1 However, advances in two- and three-dimensional...
CARMEN-LC03: Tusamitamab Ravtansine vs Docetaxel in Previously Treated Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC
The multicenter phase III -CARMEN-LC03 trial did not meet its dual primary endpoints of progression-free and overall survival with the CEACAM5-directed antibody-drug conjugate tusamitamab ravtansine vs standard chemotherapy with docetaxel in previously treated patients with advanced nonsquamous...
Information-Blocking Proposal Helps Protect Reproductive Health Information, Patient Preferences
The Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) submitted comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in response to the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed...
Katherine Van Loon Named Editor-in-Chief of JCO Global Oncology
Katherine Van Loon, MD, MPH, has been appointed as the next Editor-in-Chief of JCO Global Oncology (JCO GO). JCO GO is an online-only, open-access ASCO journal focusing on cancer research, care, and delivery in low-resource countries and settings. The journal aims to address the challenges faced...
Impact of ASH Minority Recruitment Initiative on Retaining, Engaging Underrepresented Hematologists
Participants of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Minority Recruitment Initiative had lower attrition rates in graduate and medical programs, were more likely to pursue a career in hematology, and had high levels of engagement at ASH beyond their participation in the program, according to a ...
Addition of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy to Surgery for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
Based on results from the ongoing multicenter phase III CHIPOR trial, which were reported in The Lancet Oncology Jean-Marc Classe, MD, PhD, Head of the Oncological Surgery Department at the Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest, Saint Herblain, France, and colleagues, the addition of hyperthermic...
Novel EGFR Inhibitor Firmonertinib Shows Activity in Rare Subtype of NSCLC
Firmonertinib (AST2818; formerly furmonertinib), a novel EGFR inhibitor, has shown activity and tolerability in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR P loop and aC-helix compressing (PACC) mutations, according to data presented at the International Association for ...
Outcomes of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment for Cancer in Black vs White Patients in the U.S. VHA System
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....
Firefighters May Be Exposed to Chemicals Associated With Breast Cancer
Investigators have found that firefighters may face occupational exposures to multiple chemicals that could increase their risk of developing breast cancer, according to a recent study published by Cardona et al in Toxics. Background Prior research has revealed that firefighters have significantly...
Vered Stearns, MD, on Shifting Patient Outcomes: Updates in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Vered Stearns, MD, is the Director for Translational Breast Cancer Research in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical School. Dr. Stearns talks about updates in the management of patients with triple-negative breast...
Suicide-Related Mortality in Male AYA Cancer Survivors
Investigators have found that among all cancer survivors, male adolescents and young adults (AYAs) may have the highest rate of suicide-related mortality, according to a recent study published by Matsuo et al in JAMA Network Open. Cancer is becoming more common among young patients, and cancer...
Determining the Optimal First-Line Management of Advanced Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
“While clinical trials emphasize improvement in cure rates for patients with advanced classical Hodgkin lymphoma, an important goal is reducing the potential long-term effects of treatment,” commented Iris Isufi, MD, of the Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, and ...
International Cancer Organizations Present Collaborative Work During Oncology Event in China
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) took part in the 2024 International Congress of the Asian Oncology Society and the 2024 Chinese Congress on Holistic Integrative Oncology, which highlighted international collaborations to improve cancer therapy and outcomes across China and Asia....
AI Tool May Detect Cancer Gene Signatures in Biopsy Images
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered computational program that may be capable of predicting the activity of thousands of genes within tumor cells based on standard microscopy images of a biopsy, according to a recent study published by Pizurica et al in Nature...
Cancer-Specific Mortality Trends Among U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander Populations
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...
Study Identifies New Approach to Overcome Docetaxel Resistance in Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
The treatment landscape for patients with prostate cancer, especially individuals with advanced disease, has dramatically changed in recent years. However, aside from drug or hormonal therapies, other targets to treat prostate cancer are still necessary to prolong life and slow the progression of...
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Followed by Immunochemotherapy and Surgery May Improve Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer
A phase II clinical trial investigating the safety and efficacy of a triple combination of radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy in patients with unresectable locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma found that the therapy was effective in shrinking tumors, allowing for surgery, and ...
Enfortumab Vedotin in Previously Treated Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
In a phase II trial (EV-202) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Swiecicki et al found that the antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin showed activity in heavily pretreated patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer (HNC). Study Details In the study, 46 patients who...
Addition of Veliparib to Temozolomide in Newly Diagnosed MGMT-Methylated Glioblastoma
In a phase II/III trial reported in JAMA Oncology, Sarkaria et al found that the addition of veliparib to temozolomide did not improve overall survival in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma with MGMT promoter hypermethylation. Study Details In the double-blind Alliance for Clinical Trials...
Are Young Patients With Cancer Discussing Fertility Preservation With Physicians?
Just 50% of patients with early-onset cancers may report discussing fertility preservation options with their physicians prior to receiving oncology treatments, according to a recent study published by Keller et al in JAMA Network Open. Background “From an early-onset cancer diagnosis through to...
In Case You Missed It: Roundup From ESMO Congress 2024
In addition to our in-depth analysis of important clinical trials presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024, there is always room for more coverage from The ASCO Post, including these brief summaries of other presentations of interest. They focus on a potential...
Exploring Issues in Oncofertility
“Cancer in young adults is more complicated in part [because of the risk of] infertility and premature menopause,” commented Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH, FASCO, Interim Chair, Department of Medical Oncology; the Eric P. Winer, MD Chair in Breast Cancer Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; and ...
Prostatectomy With or Without Postprostatectomy Radiotherapy and Long-Term HRQOL in Localized Prostate Cancer
In a prospective analysis reported in JAMA Network Open, Patel et al found that long-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL) was poorer among patients with prostate cancer who received postprostatectomy radiotherapy vs those who did not, with little difference observed among patients with early ...
Addition of Adjuvant Epirubicin to Docetaxel/Cyclophosphamide in Early TOP2A-Normal Breast Cancer
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Jensen et al, the final analysis of the phase III Danish DBCG07-READ trial showed improved 10-year outcomes with the addition of epirubicin to docetaxel/cyclophosphamide adjuvant therapy in patients with TOP2A-normal breast cancer. The primary...
Valemetostat in Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
In a phase I study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Maruyama et al found that valemetostat—a novel dual inhibitor of EZH2 and EZH1—showed activity in patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Study Details In the study, 90 patients from sites in Japan and the United States were...
Pembrolizumab Plus Standard Chemotherapy May Benefit Patients With Rare, Aggressive Cancers
Researchers have found that combining the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab with standard chemotherapy may improve treatment outcomes in patients with small cell bladder cancer and small cell/neuroendocrine prostate cancer, according to a recent study published by Gu et al in Cell Reports Medicine....
Medical-Legal Partnerships: A Promising Innovation in Oncology
Beyond the physical toll of the disease and its treatments, cancer often presents a host of legal and social issues that can significantly worsen a patient’s well-being and treatment outcomes. This column explains how medical-legal partnerships can offer a powerful tool to address these challenges ...
Effect of Smoking Cessation Intervention on Survival After a Cancer Diagnosis
In a single-institution study reported in JAMA Oncology, Cinciripini et al found that patients with cancer who quit smoking after a smoking cessation intervention had improved overall survival after cancer diagnosis. Study Details and Results The study involved data on 4,526 patients who were...
Study Finds Long-Term Risks Associated With Prostate Cancer Treatment and Highlights the Importance of Counseling Prior to Screening and Treatment
A large cohort study investigating the long-term treatment-related adverse effects and complications from prostate cancer treatment compared to an untreated control group has found that treatment was associated with higher rates of 10 potential complications in the 12 years after treatment. Given...
Study Finds In Situ Vaccination Using Tumor Treating Fields Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Extended Survival in Patients With Glioblastoma
A small study investigating tumor treating fields—an antimitotic electric fields therapy—in combination with pembrolizumab and temozolomide for the treatment of patients with glioblastoma was found to be a promising strategy, especially in patients with substantial residual tumor, according to the...
Breast Cancer Vaccine Could Be Preventive, Well Tolerated in High-Risk Patients
Researchers have uncovered insights into a novel investigational vaccine aimed at preventing triple-negative breast cancer. The findings by Rhoades et al were presented at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 2024 Annual Meeting (Abstract 631) and simultaneously published in the Journal...
