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Showing 1401 - 1450New JCO Oncology Practice Special Series Highlights Current State of Team-Based Care, Innovations, and Future Direction
What is team-based cancer care, and how has it evolved over the past decade? A special series in ASCO’s JCO Oncology Practice highlights transformations in team-based delivery models within the cancer care system and their potential direction. A carefully curated series of 15 peer-reviewed articles ...
ASCO Publishes New Guideline on Immunotherapy, Biomarker Testing in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
A new ASCO guideline is available on the use of immunotherapy and biomarker testing for patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The guideline provides recommendations related to PD-L1 and tumor mutational burden (TMB) testing, selection of therapy in the...
ASCO Formalizes Free Membership for Physicians in Lower-Middle–Income Countries
The ASCO Board of Directors recently took further action to support members in lower-middle–income countries. In alignment with ASCO’s strategic goal of making a global impact, the Board elected to expand free membership for physicians from lower-middle–income countries, as defined by the World...
Mosunetuzumab-axgb for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
On December 22, 2022, mosunetuzumab-axgb, a bispecific CD20-directed CD3 T-cell engager, was granted accelerated approval for adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy.1 Supporting Efficacy Data Approval was based on findings in the...
Expert Point of View: Polly Niravath, MD and Virginia Kaklamani, MD
The invited discussant of the SOFT analysis was Polly Niravath, MD, Associate Professor and Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas. She noted that the study evaluated the use of the Breast Cancer Index (BCI) as a prognostic tool in early hormone...
Influence of the ‘Mark Cuban Effect’ on Cancer Drug Prices in the United States: Focus on CML
The advent of the BCR::ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) was a therapeutic miracle that changed the management paradigm of CML. The first of them, imatinib, was developed in the late 1990s.1,2 Within a few...
Half of Patients With Cancer May Develop Long COVID, With Risk Higher in Female Patients
More than one in two patients with cancer may experience symptoms of long COVID for more than 6 months after initial COVID-19 infection, according to a new study published by Dagher et al in eLife. The findings were comparable to the reported incidence of long COVID in the general population, but...
Higher Rate of Clonal Hematopoiesis in Pediatric Cancer Survivors May Be Linked With Treatment-Induced STAT3 Gene Mutations and Risk of Adverse Long-Term Outcomes
Studies show that although clonal hematopoiesis is an age-related phenomenon in the general population, it can also be induced by exposure to chemotherapy, which can affect both the emergence and evolution of clonal hematopoiesis clones, accelerating aging at both the physiologic and molecular...
Oncologists Look for Strong Health-Care Priorities in the State of the Union Address
In anticipation of President Joseph R. Biden’s State of the Union Address tonight, ASCO is urging the president to keep cancer care and research as top national priorities. Oncologists have seen how clinical research has improved prevention, detection, and treatment for millions of Americans and...
Researchers Uncover Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Widely Used Precision Oncology Data Registry
Biorepositories created to support precision cancer research through their vast stores of genomic data may lack sufficient representation of cancer distribution among racial and ethnic minorities, according to a new study published by Cheung et al in npj Precision Oncology. The investigators also...
WHO Launches New Roadmap on Breast Cancer
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework, providing a roadmap to attain targets to save 2.5 million lives from breast cancer by 2040. The new framework recommends that countries implement three pillars of health promotion—early detection,...
Challenges of Accurately Identifying HER2-Low Breast Cancers
The newly identified category of “HER2-low” breast cancer has raised many new issues in this malignancy now that the DESTINY Breast-041 trial determined that fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) may effectively treat this tumor. Among the issues are challenges in accurately identifying just...
Review Provides Recommendations on Cancer Treatment in the Context of Preexisting Dementia
According to a review published by Ashley et al in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, preexisting dementia may complicate cancer care and increase the risk of worse clinical outcome and inferior patient experience. People living with dementia are more likely to have cancer diagnosed at an...
Gap Discovered in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Recommendations for Patients Aged 70 vs 69 Years
Age-based heuristics may lead to large differences in breast cancer treatment based on small differences in chronologic age, according to a new study published by Talcott et al in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • and Physics. Background Radiation therapy often is given...
Uptake of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Survival Among Younger and Older Patients With Advanced NSCLC
In a U.S. cohort study reported in JAMA Oncology, Voruganti et al found that the uptake of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been associated with “modest” improvements in overall survival, particularly among older patients. As...
Immunotherapy Combined With Targeted Therapy in Patients With BRAF V600E–Mutated Colorectal Cancer
In one of the first clinical trials combining immunotherapy and targeted therapy for patients with BRAF V600E–mutated colorectal cancer, researchers discovered that a combination regimen of dabrafenib, trametinib, and spartalizumab resulted in long-lasting responses. The study findings published by ...
New Analysis Sheds Light on Potential Link Between Ovulation and Ovarian Cancer
Individuals who ovulate for longer over their lifetimes may have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, suggesting that suppressing ovulation can lower this risk, according to a new study published by Fu et al in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The researchers also offered clues...
ctDNA Analysis May Predict Optimal Treatment for Patients With GIST
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis of KIT exon mutations may help predict which second-line therapy is best for patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), according to data presented by Bauer et al during the January ASCO Plenary Series session (Abstract 397784). An...
Undaunted
Soon after my marriage, in 2003, I noticed swelling in the glands around my throat. Although I otherwise felt fine, I went to see my primary care physician for a checkup and a blood test. The results of the test showed that I had an abnormally high number of lymphocytes circulating in my...
Communicating Prognosis: A Core Competency of Patient-Centered Oncology Care
Most of us have felt our stomachs sink as we opened a patient’s radiology or laboratory report and realized the patient faced a grave situation. If we’re lucky, we have a couple of days before a scheduled patient appointment to prepare ourselves to deliver that bad news. Other times, we may have...
Inaugural Recipients of the Lubin Family Foundation Scholar Award Named
The four inaugural recipients of the Lubin Family Foundation Scholar Award have been announced by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation. Lubin Scholars are among the most promising physician-scientists pursuing cancer-relevant basic or translational...
Intensive Remission Induction Chemotherapy vs Less Intensive Approach Prior to Transplant for Relapsed/Refractory AML
Intensive salvage therapy with the goal of achieving complete remission prior to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) may not be necessary in some patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to the results of the phase III ASAP trial presented at...
Andrea Schietinger, PhD, to Present 2023 AACR–Irving Weinstein Foundation Distinguished Lecture
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will award the 19th AACR–Irving Weinstein Foundation Distinguished Lectureship to Andrea Schietinger, PhD, during the 2023 AACR Annual Meeting, held April 14–19, in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Schietinger, an associate member of the Immunology Program...
KU Medical Center Researchers Receive R01 Grant From NCI to Improve Access to Targeted Cancer Treatments for Rural Patients
Precision medicine has revolutionized cancer treatment—but only for patients who have access to treatments. Nearly 2 million people in the United States are diagnosed each year with cancer, but access to targeted treatments varies widely, and only about half of the eligible people receive them,...
How Experts Treat Mantle Cell Lymphoma in First Complete Response
Options are growing in the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma after complete response. At the 2022 Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference,1 the use of these newer strategies in older patients was discussed by Brad S. Kahl, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Lymphoma Service at Washington...
Being on the Other Side: An Oncologist’s Perspective on Grieving
As an oncologist, I had cared for patients facing grave illness and death. I imagined the loss of loved ones and expected grief to be an unbearable sadness, most poignant in the earliest days and lessening with time. I somehow expected that counseling people who grieved would make me more prepared. ...
A Serendipitous Opportunity Steers a Theater Major Into Oncology
Lymphoma expert Jeremy S. Abramson, MD, was born in Westchester County, New York, but soon after, his family relocated to Bergen County, New Jersey, where he spent his formative years. “I attended Tenafly High School and had dual passions: one was the natural sciences and the other on the...
First Adenoviral Vector–Based Gene Therapy for High-Risk BCG-Unresponsive Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
On December 16, 2022, nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg, an adenoviral vector–based gene therapy, was approved for patients with high-risk bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ with or without papillary tumors.1 Supporting Efficacy Data...
FDA Oncology Center of Excellence Seeks Applications for New Research Funding Opportunities
OCE Insights is an occasional column developed for The ASCO Post by members of the Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this installment, Julie A. Schneider, PhD, Associate Director for Research Strategy and Partnerships, OCE; Jennifer J. Gao, MD,...
New Study Evaluates Online Colorectal Cancer Risk Calculators
Many individuals considering screening for colorectal cancer may want information on their personal risk when making decisions about screening—such as whether to select an at-home stool-based test or colonoscopy. Investigators evaluated five online colorectal cancer risk calculators to determine...
ASCO Guideline Offers Recommendations on Prescribing Opioids to Patients With Cancer
A new ASCO guideline on opioids in managing pain from cancer or cancer treatment in adults provides recommendations on administering them in the midst of interventions to address the public health crisis from their misuse and related deaths across the country.1 “ASCO took wonderful leadership in...
Expert Point of View: Solange Peters, MD, PhD
The formal discussant of ARC-7 was Solange Peters, MD, PhD, Chair of Medical Oncology, Centre D’Oncologie Chuv, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland, and President of the European Society for Medical Oncology. Dr. Peters described how TIGIT (T-cell immunoglobulin and ITIM domain) plays a role ...
Olutasidenib for Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia With a Susceptible IDH1 Mutation
On December 1, 2022, the IDH1 inhibitor olutasidenib was approved for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with a susceptible IDH1 mutation, as detected by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved test.1 The FDA simultaneously approved the Abbott...
Tremelimumab-actl in Combination With Durvalumab for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
On October 21, 2022, tremelimu-mab-actl was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in combination with durvalumab in the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.1 Supporting Efficacy Data Approval was based on a comparison of overall survival in the...
Expert Point of View: Ajay K. Nooka, MD, MPH
Insights on findings from the phase II MonumenTAL-1 trial1 were offered by Ajay K. Nooka, MD, MPH, Professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, and Medical Director of the Winship Data and Technology Applications Shared Resource, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School ...
Can Younger Women With Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer Safely Pause Endocrine Therapy to Pursue Pregnancy?
Preserving fertility is a driving concern for many young women with breast cancer. Many of these women have hormone receptor–positive breast cancer and are treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy for 5 to 10 years, which is known to compromise fertility. Younger women who may want to take a break...
Expert Point of View: Carlos L. Arteaga, MD and William Sikov, MD
“There is a clear suggestion from SERENA-2 that camizestrant might be a better treatment than fulvestrant,” said press briefing moderator Carlos L. Arteaga, MD, Director of the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center and Associate Dean of Oncology Programs at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. “As ...
Ensuring a More Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workforce Within the SWOG Cancer Research Network
For more than 2 decades, Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO, has devoted his medical career to the care of women’s cancers and the sexual health of cancer survivors of all genders and sexual identities. Early in his career, Dr. Dizon founded the Center for Sexuality, Intimacy, and Fertility at Women...
Ovarian Cancer May Be Linked to Pathogenic Microbe Colonization in Reproductive Tract
A specific colonization of pathogenic microbes in the reproductive tract may be commonly found in patients with ovarian cancer, according to a new study published by Asangba et al in Scientific Reports. The discovery strengthens evidence that the bacterial component of the microbiome may be an...
Can Women With Two or Three Ipsilateral Breast Cancer Sites Safely Undergo Breast-Conserving Therapy?
Many women with two or three cancerous lesions in the breast can safely undergo lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy, according to the results of a prospective phase II trial reported at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.1 In this study, local recurrence rates after breast-conserving ...
Novel AI Tool May Predict Risk of Lung Cancer Using Low-Dose CT Scan Data
Researchers have developed and tested an artificial intelligence (AI) tool known as Sybil, which may accurately predict the risk of lung cancer for individuals with or without a significant smoking history using data from low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) scans, according to a new study...
Expert Point of View: Joseph C. Alvarnas, MD
“Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the paradigmatic success story in hematology,” said Joseph C. Alvarnas, MD, Professor in the Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplant, Vice President of Government Affairs, and Chief Clinical Advisor for AccessHope at City of Hope...
Experts Publish Consensus Statement on Classification System for Pathology and Diagnosis of Melanocytic Lesions
In recognition of continuing issues with the process of melanocytic pathology assessments, an expert panel of three dermatopathologists—with assistance from an expert team of researchers—has developed and now revised the Melanocytic Pathology Assessment Tool and Hierarchy for Diagnosis schema...
Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Patients With Localized dMMR Colorectal Cancer
Investigators discovered that PD-1 inhibition prior to surgery may be effective for patients with localized mismatch repair–deficient or microsatellite instability–high (dMMR/MSI-H) colorectal cancer, according to a study published by Xiao et al in JNCCN–Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer ...
New Scoring System Measures Inflammation Levels, May Improve Risk Stratification in AML
Researchers have discovered that severe inflammation may weaken the body’s ability to kill cancerous blood cells in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a new study published by Lasry et al in Nature Cancer. With bone marrow samples from 20 adults and 22 children with AML, the...
Study Investigates Burden of Cervical Cancer Among Patients Aged 65 and Older
Researchers discovered that a significant number of patients aged 65 years and older may be facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and disease-related mortality—despite U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines recommending that most patients stop screening for cervical...
Immune System B Cells May Help to Predict Treatment Response Among Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Researchers have found that measuring the activation of immune system B cells may be more effective than measuring the activation of either T cells or tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in predicting whether patients with HER2-positive breast cancer will respond to treatment. These findings were ...
New AI-Based Biomarker May Help Predict Immunotherapy Response for Patients With NSCLC
Researchers have discovered a new artificial intelligence (AI)-derived biomarker that uses routine imaging scans to help predict which patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will respond to immunotherapy, according to a novel study published by Alilou et al in Science Advances. The...
Mitomycin Gel for Upper Tract Urothelial Cancers: Postmarket Analysis
Researchers have performed the first postmarkert analysis of a novel delivery system of mitomycin—a gel formation, also known as UGN-101—to treat upper tract urothelial cancers, according to a novel study published by Woldu et al in Urologic Oncology. Their findings showcase how the treatment is...
Expert Point of View: Seth Wander, MD, PhD
Seth Wander, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Mass General Cancer Center, Boston, commented on the findings of the EMERALD trial. “We have seen a large amount of new data emerging related to elacestrant and other novel SERDs [selective estrogen receptor degraders]. Despite initial expectations based...
