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In a retrospective cohort study reported in JAMA Network Open, Raja Flores, MD, and colleagues found that a population-level shift to earlier-stage diagnosis has been accompanied by a reduction in population-level mortality during recent years in U.S. patients with non–small cell lung cancer...
Health-Related Quality of Life With Enzalutamide vs Standard of Care for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer: ENZAMET Trial
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Stockler et al, enzalutamide was associated with worsening in several quality-of-life domains—but not in overall health and quality of life—vs standard of care in the phase III ENZAMET trial evaluating the efficacy of the agent for patients with...
Does Armodafinil Improve Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With High-Grade Glioma?
In a phase III trial reported in JAMA Oncology, Porter et al found that armodafinil, a psychostimulant, did not improve cancer-related fatigue vs placebo in adult patients with high-grade glioma. As stated by the investigators, “Nearly 96% of patients with high-grade glioma report...
Bispecific Antibody Mosunetuzumab in Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Lymphomas
In a phase I study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, L. Elizabeth Budde, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that the CD20-CD3 bispecific antibody mosunetuzumab produced durable responses in patients with relapsed or refractory aggressive and indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas....
Interim Radiographic Assessment for Adaptive Dosing of Combination Immunotherapy in Advanced Melanoma
In the phase II ADAPT-IT trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Michael A. Postow, MD, and colleagues showed that findings on interim computed tomography (CT) allowed patients to avoid the third and fourth doses of combination nivolumab/ipilimumab for the treatment of advanced...
Apatinib for Advanced Radioactive Iodine–Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
In an interim analysis of the Chinese phase III REALITY trial reported in JAMA Oncology, Lin et al found that apatinib, a highly selective VEGFR2 inhibitor, significantly prolonged progression-free survival vs placebo in patients with progressive, locally advanced or metastatic, radioactive...
Comparison of Efficiency of USPSTF vs PLCO Criteria in Determining Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening
In an interim analysis of a prospective cohort study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Tammemägi et al found that the Prostate Lung Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial 2012 risk prediction model (PLCOm2012) may be more efficient than U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 2013 (USPSTF2013)...
Pretreatment Disease Burden and Outcomes With Commercial Tisagenlecleucel in Pediatric/Young Adult B-Cell ALL
In an analysis from the Pediatric Real-World Chimeric Antigen Receptor Consortium reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Schultz et al found that pretreatment high disease burden was associated with poorer outcomes in pediatric and young adult patients who received commercial...
Association of HLA-A*03 With Outcomes of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition for Advanced Cancers
In a study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Naranbhai et al found that the presence of HLA-A*03 was associated with poorer outcomes in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced cancers. As stated by the investigators, “Predictive biomarkers could allow more precise use of immune...
Association of Response Rate and Event-Free Survival With Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed AML: FDA Analysis
In a trial-level analysis of randomized studies submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Norsworthy et al found that complete remission rate was moderately correlated, and event-free survival was strongly correlated, with overall...
Long-Term Outcomes According to Residual Cancer Burden After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
In an analysis reported in The Lancet Oncology, Yau et al found that increasing residual cancer burden (RCB) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy was associated with poorer event-free survival across breast cancer subtypes. Study Details The study included patient-level data on RCB and other clinical and ...
MRD Response–Adapted Therapy in Patients Receiving Daratumumab, Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone Plus AHCT for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
In the phase II MASTER trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Luciano J. Costa, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that daratumumab, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (Dara-KRd) induction; autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT); and measurable residual disease (MRD) ...
European Genome-Wide Association Study of Genetic Variants in Alcohol-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma
In a case-control genome-wide association study among persons of European ancestry reported in The Lancet Oncology, Trépo et al identified common genetic variants associated with the risk of alcohol-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Study Details The study involved a discovery cohort of 2,107 ...
Balstilimab Plus Zalifrelimab for the Second-Line Treatment of Advanced Cervical Cancer
In a phase II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, David M. O’Malley, MD, and colleagues found that the PD-1 inhibitor balstilimab and the CTLA-4 inhibitor zalifrelimab—both investigational agents—produced durable responses as second-line treatment for patients with recurrent or...
Polatuzumab Vedotin-piiq Plus R-CHP vs R-CHOP for Previously Untreated Patients With DLBCL
In the phase III POLARIX trial reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Tilly et al found that polatuzumab vedotin-piiq plus R-CHP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone) significantly improved progression-free survival vs R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, ...
Association of MRD Response and Prognosis in Patients With AML Treated With Venetoclax and Azacitidine
�In an analysis from the phase III VIALE-A study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Keith W. Pratz, MD, and colleagues found that among treatment-naive patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who experienced complete remission after receiving treatment with venetoclax/azacitidine,...
Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy vs Sorafenib for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
In a Chinese phase III trial (FOHAIC-1) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lyu et al found that hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with FOLFOX (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin; HAIC-FO) significantly prolonged overall survival vs sorafenib in patients with advanced...
Second-Line Tisagenlecleucel vs Standard of Care in Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma
As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Bishop et al, the phase III BELINDA trial showed no improvement in event-free survival with second-line tisagenlecleucel vs standard of care including salvage chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients ...
Personalized Therapy vs Physician’s Choice of Treatment for Patients With Residual Triple-Negative Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
In a phase II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Schneider et al found that genomically directed therapy did not improve 2-year disease-free survival vs treatment of physician’s choice in patients with residual triple-negative breast cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Study ...
Effect 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....
