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Showing 1251 - 1300ASCO Remembers Chemotherapy Pioneer and Karnofsky Award Recipient Irwin H. Krakoff, MD
ASCO is saddened by the passing of Irwin H. Krakoff, MD, on August 9, 2023, at the age of 100. He is remembered as one of the founding fathers of modern chemotherapy. Dr. Krakoff was born on July 20, 1923, in Columbus, Ohio. He attended The Ohio State University, earning his bachelor’s degree in...
Rising After Struggle: Surviving My First ASCO Breakthrough in Japan
After a year of hard work preparing a strong abstract for the prestigious 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting, I finally received an acceptance letter from the scientific committee. I was overjoyed to see the efforts of our multinational team being rewarded. A few moments later, I received the decision...
A Near-Future Look at Medicine When AI Has a Mind of Its Own
“Dr. Hope Kestrel was the only person who knew the patient in Room 132 wasn’t responding to the algorithm-selected treatment. She shuffled forward in the hospital security line, wanting to ger her day started already yet dreading how she’d tell her patient the unexpected and devastating news.” So...
Thomas J. Herzog, MD, Takes Office as President of the GOG Foundation, Inc
Thomas J. Herzog, MD, took office as President of the GOG Foundation (GOG-F, formerly the Gynecologic Oncology Group), Inc, on July 20, 2023, at the NRG Oncology Summer Meeting. Former GOG-F President, Larry J. Copeland, MD, passed the presidential gavel to Dr. Herzog at the GOG-F Board of...
New Updated Edition of a Classic in Hematology Literature
Hematologic malignancies make about 10% of all cancer types in the United States, and the multidisciplinary care of these malignancies has evolved rapidly over the past 20 years. In fact, death rates across all blood cancers have been reduced, and once rapidly fatal diseases such as chronic myeloid ...
Benjamin Besse, MD, PhD, Chooses a Career in Medicine Over Music
In this installment of The ASCO Post’s Living a Full Life series, guest editor Jame Abraham, MD, FACP, spoke with Benjamin Besse, MD, PhD, Professor of Medical Oncology at Paris-Saclay University, Orsay, France, and lung cancer specialist at Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif. Currently, Dr....
There’s an App for That: Digital Health Solutions for Treating Insomnia in Cancer Survivors
Guest Editor’s Note: Insomnia is common in patients with cancer and cancer survivors, and it has significant negative consequences. Cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective approach for managing insomnia but is not easily available to many patients. In this installment of The ...
Instinct and Perseverance Helped Save Me From Two Cancers
My intuition about my health has served me well over the past 10 years, possibly even saving my life from two serious cancers. In 2013, I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma. I believe that my awareness of changes in my body led to its early discovery. One evening, after exercising at the gym...
Vivek Subbiah, MD, Joins SCRI to Advance Early-Phase Clinical Research
Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) recently announced that Vivek Subbiah, MD, has joined the organization as Chief, Early-Phase Drug Development. In his role, Dr. Subbiah will oversee SCRI’s nine drug development units and lead the expansion of early-phase capabilities and programs across the...
LEAP-017: No Significant Benefit for Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab in Non–MSI-H/dMMR Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
In the final analysis of the phase III LEAP-017 study, the combination of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab failed to improve outcomes over the standard of care in previously treated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer that lacked high microsatellite instability or mismatch repair deficiency...
Dostarlimab-gxly With Chemotherapy for Endometrial Cancer
On July 31, 2023, the immune checkpoint inhibitor dostarlimab-gxly was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by single-agent dostarlimab, for patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch...
Expert Point of View: Martina C. Murphy, MD
Discussant of the ENGOT-EN5/GOG-305/SIENDO trial, Martina C. Murphy, MD, Associate Professor of the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of Florida, shared insights on the topic of maintenance therapy, its effects on quality of life, and toxicity management. Dr. Murphy...
Vitamin C and D Supplements for Patients With AML Undergoing Intensive Chemotherapy
Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who received vitamin C and D supplements during intensive chemotherapy had lower rates of complications such as infections, bleeding, and inflammation compared with patients who did not receive the supplements, according to a recent study published by...
ASCO Participates in President’s Cancer Panel Event
ASCO joined the President’s Cancer Panel on September 7, 2023, to highlight the numerous ways ASCO is working to advance the National Cancer Plan and achieve President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot goal of “ending cancer as we know it.” This all-day, virtual event was the first public meeting in support...
Phase III Trial Reports Chemoimmunotherapy Is Superior to Chemotherapy Alone in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma who were treated with a chemoimmunotherapy regimen containing the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab experienced significantly improved overall survival compared with those treated with chemotherapy alone, with acceptable tolerability, according...
Can AI Assessment of Screening Mammograms Offer Similar Accuracy to Human Readers?
A commercially available artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm may perform comparably to human readers at assessing screening mammograms, according to a recent study published by Chen et al in Radiology. False-positive interpretations on screening mammograms can result in women without cancer...
Examining Disparities in Endometrial Cancer Outcomes Among Black Patients
Black patients with stage IA low-grade endometrioid endometrial carcinoma may be less likely to undergo a hysterectomy and survive their cancer than White patients with the same type of cancer, according to a recent study published by Taylor et al in Gynecologic Oncology. Background “We’ve known...
23andMe Granted FDA 510(k) Clearance to Report Additional BRCA Variants
23andMe has announced that the company has received a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to expand its existing BRCA1/BRCA2 (Selected Variants) Genetic Health Risk Report. The clearance allows 23andMe to report an additional 41 variants in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes known to be ...
Risk Factors for Melanoma Among Individuals Living in Atlantic Canada
Investigators in Canada may have uncovered the factors contributing to the higher risk of melanoma among individuals living in Atlantic regions, according to a recent study published by Lagacé et al in Cancers. These findings may provide insights into effective strategies for skin cancer...
Time Gaps May Be Critical Parameters When Sparing Skin During FLASH Radiation Therapy
Researchers have demonstrated that, in preclinical models, multiple beams and intervals in delivery during FLASH radiation therapy may compromise the skin-sparing effects of the technique, according to a novel study published by Mascia et al in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology •...
Are Cannabinoids Safe and Effective for Reducing Symptoms in Pediatric Patients With Cancer?
Investigators have revealed that there may be a lack of evidence to inform the dosing, safety, and efficacy of cannabinoids for managing symptoms in pediatric patients with cancer, according to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published by Chhabra et al in Cancer. Background Although...
Role of HER2 Expression in Hormone Receptor–Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
This is Part 2 of Novel Therapies for Advanced Breast Cancer, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this Roundtable. In this video, Drs. Aditya Bardia, Sara Tolaney, and Antonio C. Wolff discuss the role of HER2 expression in hormone receptor–positive...
How Guideline-Concordant Are Cancer Treatment Recommendations From ChatGPT?
Researchers have found that about one-third of treatment recommendations from the artificial intelligence (AI) model ChatGPT 3.5 were nonconcordant with the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology® (NCCN Guidelines®), according to a recent study published by Chen et al in JAMA Oncology. The...
Rural Patients With Cancer: Receipt of Surgical Care at High- vs Low-Volume Hospitals
Patients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may have better outcomes if they receive their cancer surgery at a hospital that performs a high volume of those procedures—but many still opt for lower-volume hospitals closer to home when their cancer is likely...
Short-Term Use of Immunosuppressants May Not Be Linked to Increased Cancer Risk in Patients With Ocular Inflammatory Diseases
Short-term use of immunosuppressants in patients with ocular inflammatory disease may not be associated with an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a recent study published by Buchanich et al in BMJ Oncology. Background The Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy for Eye Diseases (SITE)...
The Future Priorities of the National Cancer Institute
Fifty-two years ago, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971 into law, which established the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in its current form. At the time, the budget was $1.6 billion. Today, it is $7.8 billion, $4.5 billion less than the amount needed to keep up with...
Modified Citrus Pectin Treatment for Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer
In the long-term treatment phase of an Israeli phase II study reported in the journal Nutrients, Keizman et al found that PectaSol modified citrus pectin (P-MCP) may be effective in patients with nonmetastatic, biochemically relapsed prostate cancer. As stated by the investigators, “[P-MCP] is a...
Novel Targeted Therapy Combination May Be an Effective First-Line Option for Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Researchers have found that the novel targeted therapy zolbetuximab in combination with a standard chemotherapy may extend survival in patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma and overexpression of the claudin-18 isoform 2 protein (CLDN18.2), according to a novel...
Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy Continues to Show Benefit in Patients With Hormone Receptor–Positive, HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer
The antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab govitecan-hziy continued to demonstrate superior benefit for patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer when compared with standard chemotherapy, according to the final analysis of the phase III TROPiCS-02 study published...
Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, FACP, Named New Chief Executive Officer of NCCN
On August 23, 2023, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN) announced Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, FACP, as incoming Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dr. Denlinger, who is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of NCCN, will lead the global guidelines organization...
Bariatric Surgery and Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Patients With Severe Obesity
Investigators have demonstrated that bariatric surgery may be associated with a lower incidence of all-cancer and obesity-related cancer among female patients, according to a recent study published by Adams et al in Obesity. The new findings also suggested cancer mortality was significantly reduced ...
Developing Solutions for Cancer Care Disparities Across Geography
Understanding the complexities of health disparities within cancer care requires an exploration beyond immediate clinical factors. According to Elisa Rodriguez, PhD, MS, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, geography plays a critical role in defining health outcomes in...
More on the Complexity of Prior Authorization
We read with interest the recent commentary by S. Monica Soni, MD, and Andrew A. Hertler, MD, FACP, on prior authorization (June 10, 2023, issue of The ASCO Post). The nuances of prior authorization in our health-care landscape are both complex and consequential. Conceived as a safeguard against...
How the Cancer Moonshot Aims to Improve the Quality of Life for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Several recent studies have shown an increasingly disturbing trend: the incidence of early-onset cancers—those diagnosed in individuals younger than age 50—is on the rise, and not just in the United States but globally as well. Worldwide, in 2019, there were a reported 1.19 million new cases of...
Rapid Guideline Update Offers Key Evidence-Based Recommendations for Stage III NSCLC Management
A new ASCO guideline rapid update provides updated recommendations for the management of stage III non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). These updated recommendations made by the ASCO expert panel cover treatment options for patients with resected disease and specific genetic mutations as well as...
Unraveling the Mechanisms Behind the Antichemotherapy Effects of ABCG2 Proteins
Researchers may have discovered how to prevent the cellular-cleaning protein ABCG2 from removing chemotherapeutics from tumor cells, according to a recent study published by Gose et al in Nature Communications. These research findings may improve future cancer therapeutics. Background Most new...
Are All Benzodiazepines Created Equal in Terms of Survival in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer?
Patients with pancreatic cancer who were treated with the benzodiazepine lorazepam had shorter progression-free survival periods than patients who were not, according to study results published by Cornwell et al in Clinical Cancer Research. In contrast, patients who were treated with the...
Researchers May Have Identified Several New Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes
Researchers have identified genes that may be associated with breast cancer and could eventually be included in tests to identify high-risk patients, according to a recent study published by Wilcox et al in Nature Genetics. Background Currently, genetic tests for breast cancer consider a few genes...
ARTISTRY-7 and ROSELLA: Phase III Trials to Evaluate Novel Agents in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
Platinum resistance occurs in almost all patients whose ovarian cancer recurs. Single-agent chemotherapies are commonly used in this setting, but outcomes are generally poor, leaving a large unmet need for effective treatment. At the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2023 Annual Meeting on...
Is Chemotherapy Shortage Setting Back Clinical Trials?
“Any protocol that involves cisplatin or carboplatin as part of a study is on hold because of the chemotherapy shortage,” Mark J. Ratain, MD, FASCO, Chief Hospital Pharmacologist, University of Chicago Medicine, said in an interview with The ASCO Post. “Many times, our clinical trials are building...
Chemotherapy Shortage Impacts Patients, Physicians, Costs, and Clinical Trials
Grim, grimmer, and grinding are among the terms reported in the press to describe the current chemotherapy shortage.1,2 And, “it is not going away,” Mark J. Ratain, MD, FASCO, Chief Hospital Pharmacologist, University of Chicago Medicine, told The ASCO Post. “This is a progressive problem like...
New Challenge in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Optimizing the Sequencing of Treatments
New approaches are offering hope for better outcomes in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, according to Suchita Pakkala, MD, of Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta. She shared her thoughts on using PARP inhibitors and antibody-drug conjugates at the 2023 Debates and...
Ipilimumab Plus Nivolumab May Improve Outcomes in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Melanoma, Study Suggests
Researchers have discovered that ipilimumab in combination with nivolumab may be an effective second-line therapy in patients with PD-1 blockade–refractory metastatic melanoma, according to a recent study published by VanderWalde et al in Nature Medicine. These findings demonstrated the combination ...
Therapeutic Implications of DNA Repair Discoveries in Patients With Homologous Recombination Deficiencies
Long-molecule scars may help identify patients with BRCA1- and BRCA2-deficient cancer types, according to a recent study published by Setton et al in Nature. Background Once DNA is damaged by toxins, radiation, or normal cell division, human cells must continually fix DNA breaks to survive. When...
Medicaid Expansion and Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials Among Patients Insured by Medicaid
Investigators may have uncovered the impact of the 2014 and 2015 Medicaid expansion on cancer clinical trial participation, according to a recent study published by Unger et al in JAMA Oncology. The new findings suggested that Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
Does Benzo Type Impact Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes?
Pancreatic cancer has the poorest 5-year survival rate (12.5%) relative to all other cancers. In 2023, about 64,050 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and approximately 50,550 will die of the disease. A retrospective study investigating the impact of palliative care medicine on the...
Four Novel Biomarkers May Help Detect Black Patients at Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Researchers have identified a cell metabolism process found in male patients with West African ancestry who have diabetes and metastatic prostate cancer that could potentially lead to improved testing and treatments for Black patients with both diseases. The findings by Shuck et al were presented...
Diagnosing Early-Stage Bladder Cancer in Patients With Hematuria: Novel mePENK Test
Researchers have found that the new PENK methylation (mePENK) test could potentially pave the way for a breakthrough in early bladder cancer detection in patients with hematuria, according to a novel study published by Oh et al in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. The findings could reduce the...
Expert Point of View: Michiel S. Van der Heijden, MD, PhD
Formal discussant of the CheckMate 274 trial, Michiel S. Van der Heijden, MD, PhD, of the Netherlands Cancer Institute, said it is an “important” study. “In looking at these results, one should consider the goal of adjuvant therapy in this setting. Is overtreatment of patients cured by surgery...
Expert Point of View: Daniel P. Petrylak, MD
“Clinically, the implications [of the THOR trial] are clear in that all metastatic urothelial cancers should be tested for FGFR mutations,” stated invited discussant Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, of Yale School of Medicine. “This should be done at the beginning of treatment for metastatic disease, as it...
