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Showing 1751 - 1800Effect of Bupropion vs Placebo on Sexual Desire in Postmenopausal Female Cancer Survivors
In a phase II trial (NRG-CC004) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Barton et al found that bupropion, a dopaminergic agent, did not improve sexual desire vs placebo as measured by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) desire subscale among postmenopausal women with low desire scores...
Postoperative Radiotherapy for Patients With Completely Resected Stage IIIA NSCLC and N2 Involvement
In the European phase III Lung ART trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Le Pechoux et al found that three-dimensional (3D) conformal postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) did not improve disease-free survival vs no PORT in patients with stage IIIA N2 non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had...
Calcineurin Inhibitor–Free Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease Interventions in Myeloablative HCT for Hematologic Malignancies
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Luznik et al, the phase III Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trial Network 1301 trial has shown no improvement in the composite outcome of chronic graft-vs-host disease or relapse-free survival with calcineurin inhibitor–free regimens in...
MAIA Trial: Daratumumab Added to Lenalidomide Plus Dexamethasone Improves Overall Survival in Transplant-Ineligible Multiple Myeloma
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Thierry Facon, MD, of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, and colleagues, a prespecified interim analysis of overall survival in the pivotal phase III MAIA trial has shown a significant benefit with the addition of daratumumab to...
Sirolimus Protein-Bound Particles for Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor
On November 22, 2021, sirolimus protein-bound particles for injectable suspension (albumin-bound) was approved for treatment of adults with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor.1 Supporting Efficacy Data Approval was supported by findings in the...
Addition of First-Line Veliparib to Chemotherapy in Advanced Squamous Cell NSCLC: No Survival Benefit in Current Smokers, but Potential Benefit Among Biomarker-Selected Patients
In a phase III trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, of Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, and colleagues found that the addition of the PARP inhibitor veliparib to platinum-based chemotherapy did not improve overall survival in...
First-Line Nivolumab vs Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Effect on Overall Survival
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Thomas Yau, MD, and colleagues, the phase III CheckMate 459 trial has shown no improvement in overall survival with first-line nivolumab vs sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Study Details In the open-label trial, 743 patients not...
Adjuvant T-DM1/Pertuzumab vs Taxane/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab in High-Risk HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
In the phase III KAITLIN trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Ian E. Krop, MD, and colleagues found that adjuvant ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) plus pertuzumab did not improve invasive disease–free survival vs a taxane plus trastuzumab/pertuzumab, both following...
Association of CD123 Expression With High-Risk Disease Characteristics and Outcomes in Pediatric AML
In an analysis from the Children’s Oncology Group AAML1031 trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lamble et al found that increased CD123 expression was associated with high-risk genetic alterations and poorer treatment outcomes in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid...
CANDOR: Continued Progression-Free Survival Benefit With Carfilzomib, Dexamethasone, and Daratumumab vs Carfilzomib and Dexamethasone in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
In an updated analysis of the pivotal phase III CANDOR trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Saad Z. Usmani, MD, and colleagues found that the addition of daratumumab to carfilzomib and dexamethasone (KdD) continued to show a large progression-free survival benefit in patients with relapsed or...
Addition of Monoclonal Antibody hu14.18K322A to Chemotherapy in Pediatric Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Neuroblastoma
In a single-institution phase II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Furman et al found that the addition of the humanized antidisialoganglioside monoclonal antibody hu14.18K322A to chemotherapy produced high rates of early and end-of-induction response and event-free survival in...
Effect of TP53 Alterations on Outcomes of CD19-Targeted CAR T-Cell Therapy for Patients With Large B-Cell Lymphoma
In a single-center retrospective study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Shouval et al found that the presence of TP53 alterations was associated with poorer outcomes in patients treated with CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy (CD19–CAR-T) for relapsed or...
Impact of Small Cell Undifferentiated Histology on Outcomes in Pediatric Hepatoblastoma
In an analysis from the Children’s Oncology Group study AHEP0731 reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Trobaugh-Lotrario et al found that the presence of small cell undifferentiated histology elements did not appear to adversely affect outcomes in pediatric patients with hepatoblastoma....
ZUMA-5 Trial: Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in Relapsed or Refractory Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Caron A. Jacobson, MD, and colleagues, the phase II ZUMA-5 trial showed that axicabtagene ciloleucel, an autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, produced high rates of durable responses in patients with relapsed or refractory...
Effect of Statin Use on Outcomes of PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer
In a Finnish study reported in JAMA Oncology, Vettenranta et al found that statin use did not appear to markedly affect the benefits of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer. As stated by the investigators, “PSA screening for prostate cancer has resulted in a slight...
Sotorasib in Previously Treated Patients With KRAS G12C–Mutant Colorectal Cancer
In a prespecified analysis of the phase II CodeBreaK100 trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Marwan Fakih, MD, and colleagues found that the KRAS G12C protein inhibitor sotorasib showed modest activity in patients with previously treated KRAS G12C–mutant colorectal cancer. Study Details The...
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Mandibular Preservation in Operable Oral Cavity Cancer
In an Indian single-institution phase II study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Chaukar et al found that neoadjuvant chemotherapy was associated with mandibular preservation in approximately half of previously untreated patients undergoing surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the...
Global Burden of Cancer in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients in 2019
In a study reported in The Lancet Oncology, researchers working collectively as the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Collaborators identified cancer incidence and mortality rates in 2019 among individual aged 15 to 39 years globally and according to country...
Outcomes With Adjuvant Chemoendocrine vs Endocrine Therapy in Node-Positive Breast Cancer and Association With 21-Gene Assay Recurrence Score
In an interim analysis of the phase III RxPONDER trial reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Kevin Kalinsky, MD, and colleagues found that the addition of adjuvant chemotherapy to endocrine therapy did not improve invasive disease–free survival among women with hormone receptor–positive, ...
Study Suggests Lack of Benefit With the Addition of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition to Chemotherapy in Low PD-L1–Expressing Gastric or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
In an analysis reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Zhao et al found that the addition of an immune checkpoint inhibitor to chemotherapy in trials of first-line treatment of advanced gastric or esophageal adenocarcinoma was not associated with benefit in low PD-L1–expressing subgroups not...
Study Examines Socioeconomic Status and Cervical Cancer Incidence in New York City
In a study reported in a research letter in JAMA Oncology, Cham et al found that cervical cancer incidence increased with decreasing socioeconomic status index scores across neighborhoods in New York City (NYC). Study Details The population-based, cross-sectional study included data on women...
Addition of Romidepsin to CHOP in Previously Untreated Patients With Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Bachy et al, the Lymphoma Study Association phase III Ro-CHOP trial showed no progression-free survival benefit with the addition of the histone deacetylase inhibitor romidepsin to CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone)...
European OnCovid Registry Analysis of Time-Dependent COVID-19 Mortality in Patients With Cancer
As reported in JAMA Oncology by researchers from the OnCovid Study Group, an updated analysis of the European OnCovid registry indicated that mortality due to COVID-19 infection has decreased over time for patients with cancer during the pandemic. Study Details The study included real-world data on ...
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment in Patients Aged 65 and Older With Advanced Melanoma: Association Between Sex and Survival
In a study reported in JAMA Network Open, Jang et al found that women with advanced melanoma receiving combination immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy with nivolumab/ipilimumab as their most recent immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (all with prior ipilimumab treatment) had a poorer survival...
Brexucabtagene Autoleucel for Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Precursor ALL
On October 1, 2021, the CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy brexucabtagene autoleucel was approved for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).1 The product is available only through a restricted program under a Risk Evaluation ...
Abemaciclib With Endocrine Therapy in Adjuvant Treatment of Early Breast Cancer
On October 12, 2021, abemaciclib was approved for use with endocrine therapy (tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor) for adjuvant treatment of adults with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative, node-positive, early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence and a Ki67 score ≥ 20%, as determined by...
Asciminib for Philadelphia Chromosome–Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
On October 29, 2021, the oral kinase inhibitor asciminib was granted accelerated approval for adults with Philadelphia chromosome–positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase previously treated with at least two tyrosine kinase inhibitors and regular approval for adults with...
Profiles of Cancer Risk Associated With Immune-Mediated Diseases
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, He et al found that individuals with immune-mediated diseases were at an increased risk of developing cancer, with organ-specific immune-mediated diseases being more strongly associated with local vs extralocal cancers. Study Details The prospective cohort...
Increased Risk of Early Cardiac Toxicity With Posttransplantation Cyclophosphamide in Allogeneic HSCT
In a French single-center retrospective cohort study reported in JACC: CardioOncology, Rémy Duléry, MD, of Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, and colleagues found that posttransplantation cyclophosphamide was associated with a significantly increased risk of early cardiac toxicity among patients...
Atezolizumab in Adjuvant Therapy for PD-L1–Positive NSCLC
On October 15, 2021, atezolizumab was approved for adjuvant treatment following resection and platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with stage II to IIIA non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with PD-L1 expression on ≥ 1% of tumor cells, as determined by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Update on the Incidence of NSCLC: Focus on Need to Implement Widescale Screening
Recent articles in JAMA Oncology focused on lung cancer and screening strategies. Apar Kishor Ganti, MD, MS, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, and colleagues provided updated data on non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) incidence, prevalence, and stage through 2017.1 Sylvia K....
Association of TP53 Gain-of-Function and Non–Gain-of-Function Mutations With Outcomes in Left-Sided vs Right-Sided Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Pan et al found that overall survival was poorer among patients with metastatic right-sided vs left-sided colorectal cancer with TP53 mutations, driven by poorer outcomes in those with non–gain-of-function mutations, and that gain-of-function ...
Long-Term Outcomes From CheckMate 067: Nivolumab/Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, or Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma
In a 6.5-year update of the phase III CheckMate 067 trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Jedd D. Wolchok, MD, PhD, FASCO, and colleagues provided long-term overall survival as well as melanoma-specific survival findings among patients with advanced melanoma who received nivolumab...
Use of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Patients With Pancreatic Cancer and Its Effect on Overall Survival
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, Mehtsun et al found patterns of increasing use of adjuvant chemotherapy over time among patients aged ≥ 80 years undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. In addition, they found that use of adjuvant chemotherapy was associated...
Pembrolizumab for Adjuvant Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma
On November 17, 2021, the immunotherapeutic agent pembrolizumab was granted approval for adjuvant treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy or nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions.1 Supporting Efficacy Data...
Adding Pembrolizumab to Chemotherapy Improves Overall and Progression-Free Survival in First-Line Treatment of Advanced Esophageal Cancer
As reported in The Lancet by Jong-Mu Sun, MD, of Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, and colleagues, an interim analysis in the phase III KEYNOTE-590 trial has shown that the addition of first-line pembrolizumab to chemotherapy resulted in improved overall and progression-free...
PALLAS Trial: Addition of Adjuvant Palbociclib to Endocrine Therapy in Early HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
As reported at the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (Abstract GS1-07) and simultaneously in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Michael Gnant, MD, and colleagues, the final analysis of the phase III PALLAS trial has shown no invasive disease–free survival benefit with the addition of...
Telemedicine Use Among U.S. Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer: Impact of Socioeconomic Status
In a study reported in a research letter in JAMA Oncology, Katz et al found that higher socioeconomic status was associated with greater use of telemedicine among patients with newly diagnosed cancers in the United States between January and August 2020. As stated by the investigators, “The...
COVID-19 Infection After SARS–CoV-2 Messenger RNA Vaccination in Patients With Cancer
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, Wu et al found that vaccination with SARS–CoV-2 messenger RNA vaccines reduced the incidence of COVID-19 infection vs no vaccination in Veterans Affairs (VA) patients with cancer. Vaccine effectiveness varied according to time between last systemic therapy and...
Poziotinib in Previously Treated Patients With NSCLC and HER2 Exon 20 Insertion Mutations
In a cohort of the phase II ZENITH20-2 trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Le et al found that the tyrosine kinase inhibitor poziotinib produced responses in previously treated patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations. Study Details In...
Fully Vaccinated Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Rates of SARS–CoV-2 Breakthrough Infection and Hospitalization
In a U.S. cohort study reported in JAMA Network Open, Wang et al found that fully vaccinated patients with multiple myeloma were at increased risk of breakthrough SARS–CoV-2 infection, and that those with breakthrough infection were more likely to be hospitalized vs fully vaccinated persons without ...
Addition of Cytoreductive Surgery to Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Relapsed Ovarian Cancer
In a European Network of Gynecologic Oncology Trialists–Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup trial (DESKTOP III) reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Philipp Harter, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that the addition of cytoreductive surgery to platinum-based chemotherapy improved overall...
Response to Third Dose of SARS–CoV-2 BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine in Patients With Solid Tumors Undergoing Active Treatment
In a single-institution Israeli study reported in a research letter in JAMA Oncology, Rottenberg et al found that a booster dose of the SARS–CoV-2 BNT162b2 mRNA resulted in increased spike protein antibody titers in patients with solid tumors undergoing active treatment. Study Details The study...
Association of Donor Clonal Hematopoiesis With Outcomes in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Gibson et al identified significant associations of donor clonal hematopoiesis with outcomes in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). As stated by the investigators, “Clonal hematopoiesis can be...
Evaluation of Carfilzomib-Based Induction, Consolidation, and Maintenance Strategies in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
In the Italian phase II FORTE trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Francesca Gay, PhD, and colleagues found that induction therapy with carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (KRd) produced a higher response rate vs carfilzomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone (KCd) among patients aged...
Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib in BRAF V600E–Mutant High- and Low-Grade Glioma
In an interim analysis of a phase II basket trial (ROAR) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Patrick Y. Wen, MD, and colleagues found that the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib produced responses in adult patients with recurrent or progressive BRAF V600E–mutant high-grade and low-grade glioma. ...
Managing Illness Expectations in Patients With Advanced Cancer
In a study reported in JCO Oncology Practice, Sigler et al found that an oncology nurse–led primary palliative care intervention known as CONNECT did not increase realistic illness expectations among patients with advanced cancer. Study Details The study involved adults with advanced solid tumors...
Trends in Incidence of Colorectal Cancer Among Black and White Individuals Aged 40 to 49 Years From 2000 to 2017
In a study reported in JAMA Network Open, Montminy et al found that the incidence of colorectal adenocarcinoma in people aged 40 to 49 years in the United States has increased in White individuals and remained stable in Black individuals between 2000 and 2017, with incidence rates being equivalent...
Fosnetupitant vs Fosaprepitant for Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
In a Japanese phase III noninferiority trial (CONSOLE) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Hata et al found that fosnetupitant was noninferior to fosaprepitant in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy (both in combination with palonosetron and ...
Study Examines the Effect of Breast MRI on Short-Term Quality of Life in Women With DCIS
In a substudy of the ECOG-ACRIN E4112 cohort trial reported in JAMA Network Open, Fazeli et al found that approximately half of women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for pretreatment planning experienced fear or anxiety before and during the...
