In patients with advanced HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma, treatment with the bispecific antibody zanidatamab-hrii and chemotherapy, with or without the PD-1 inhibitor tislelizumab-jsgr, reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 35% over trastuzumab plus chemotherapy in the...
Sako et al conducted a prognostic study to evaluate whether a fully automated deep-learning radiomic biomarker based on serial CT scans could improve prediction of overall survival in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors. Their findings,...
Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why African American patients survive for half as long as their counterparts of European ancestry, according to a new review study published by Ndahayo et al in Cancer and Metastasis Reviews....
A randomized, controlled clinical trial for artificial intelligence (AI)–supported mammography readings, called the MASAI trial, demonstrated that AI reads of mammogram scans led to fewer interval breast cancer diagnoses than with standard double reads by radiologists, according to findings...
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has announced its newly elected 2026 class of Fellows of the AACR Academy. The Fellows of the AACR Academy was established to honor scientists, clinicians, and physician-scientists whose visionary work has reshaped the landscape of cancer...
In a phase III trial (Canadian Cancer Trials Group BR.31) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Goss et al found that adjuvant durvalumab did not improve disease-free survival vs placebo in patients with completely resected early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Study Details In...
In a cohort study analysis reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Valenza et al found that extended endocrine therapy after 5 years of adjuvant luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone agonist (LHRHa) treatment was associated with benefit among premenopausal women with node-positive, hormone...
A prognostic scoring system for predicting 1-year survival in patients with advanced cancer and spinal metastases was enhanced with machine learning for greater accuracy, according to the results of a Japanese multicenter study published in Spine. "This model provides a practical risk assessment...
A global meta-analysis combined detailed patient data from six major clinical trials to compare two types of immunotherapies for advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): dual immunotherapy (a combination of CTLA-4 and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors) and single immunotherapy (PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors...
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Einsele et al, an updated analysis of the phase III CARTITUDE-4 trial has shown that a single infusion of ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), a B-cell maturation antigen–directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, prolonged overall survival vs...
In an interim analysis of a Chinese phase III trial (SACHI) reported in The Lancet, Lu et al found that the combination of savolitinib and osimertinib prolonged progression-free survival vs chemotherapy in patients with advanced EGFR-mutated, MET-amplified non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Study...
Color vision deficiency is an inherited condition affecting 1 in 12 males (8%) and 1 in 200 females (0.5%), most often impairing the ability to distinguish the color red. A recent study published in Nature Health examined the possible impact of color vision deficiency on survival outcomes among...
A recent, innovative study provides radiation oncologists with practical guidance to identify and protect female sexual organs during pelvic cancer treatment. Published by Greenwald et al in Practical Radiation Oncology, the report’s authors address a long-standing gap in cancer care by bringing...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Higgins et al, the phase III NRG Oncology/Alliance LU005 trial showed no overall survival benefit with the addition of atezolizumab to concurrent chemoradiation (CRT) in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC). Study Details In ...
Long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use may not be associated with an increased risk of gastric adenocarcinoma, according to findings from a Nordic health study published by Duru et al The BMJ. According to the report's authors, “This finding should offer relief for patients needing long-term...
Both particulate and gaseous air pollutants were linked with subtypes of lung cancer, according to a study published by Diver et al in Environmental Pollution. The analysis, led by investigators from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and the American Cancer Society, showed that...
In a phase II study (NORSE) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Loriot et al found that both erdafitinib monotherapy and the combination of erdafitinib and cetrelimab were active as first-line treatment in cisplatin-ineligible patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma with FGFR...
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Yeh et al found that childhood cancer survivors who received abdominopelvic radiation, who are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, can benefit from early screening to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer and associated...
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) in collaboration with 10x Genomics, Stanford University School of Medicine, the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, has launched an open foundational database for cancer immunotherapy research. The...
The U.S. cancer workforce faces critical challenges that may affect Americans' access to lifesaving cancer care and delay progress in cancer research. A new report from the President's Cancer Panel, Ensuring a Strong Future for America's Cancer Workforce, underscores these key issues—including...
In a phase II study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Monga et al found that dual targeting of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and mesenchymal epithelial transition factor receptor (MET) pathways with cabozantinib and temozolomide was of benefit in patients with unresectable or metastatic...
In a phase II trial (LARA) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Ngoi et al found that the combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib was active in patients with recurrent gynecologic clear cell carcinoma. Study Details In the trial, 25 efficacy-eligible patients (27 in safety population) with at least ...
A scoping review of cachexia, sarcopenia, and malnutrition in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy revealed that women who lost at least 10% muscle mass during treatment had a six times higher mortality rate, regardless of their weight at the start of...
In patients with advanced HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma, treatment with the bispecific antibody zanidatamab-hrii and chemotherapy, with or without the PD-1 inhibitor tislelizumab-jsgr, reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 35% over trastuzumab plus chemotherapy in the...
A new ASCO guideline provides recommendations on managing cancer during pregnancy, addressing a range of topics from the selection and timing of diagnostic testing and therapeutic interventions to delivery planning and ethical and legal considerations.1 The guideline aims to inform evidence-based...
ASCO, in collaboration with Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), has published an update to their previous guideline on the treatment of multiple myeloma.1 This new guideline—which has been selected as an ASCO Living Guideline—reflects dramatic changes that have helped improve the management of...
The results of a recent survey showed that patients largely support the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to aid radiologists in reading mammograms. The findings, which were published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, also indicated acceptance varied in association with factors such as...
In a phase II trial (RedirecTT-1) reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Kumar et al found that the combination of talquetamab (anti–G protein–coupled receptor family C group 5 member D) and teclistamab (anti–B-cell maturation antigen) produced high response rates in patients with...
In a study (DIRECT) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Krupka et al found that phased variant (PV) ctDNA provided “sensitive and clinically meaningful response assessment” after first-line treatment of large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). As stated by the investigators, “Tracking tumor-specific ...
For many patients with cancer, hair loss can be one of the most distressing side effects of their therapy. Increasingly, patients have been taking oral supplements of biotin, which are marketed to consumers for their potential to improve hair regrowth and brittle nails. However, there is little...
An investigational cancer vaccine, NOUS-209, has shown potential for intercepting precancerous and cancerous cells before the disease can develop in individuals with Lynch syndrome, thereby showing the potential to prevent cancer from developing in these high-risk individuals, according to findings ...
In a prespecified interim analysis of a phase III trial (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Trial Consortium trial) reported in The Lancet, Frank et al found that intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) was noninferior to standard intensity-modulated photon radiation therapy...
In an initial analysis of a retrospective cohort study (OPBC-07/microNAC) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Montagna et al found that available evidence did not provide support for axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in all patients with ypN1mi disease in sentinel lymph nodes after neoadjuvant...
Commonly used large language models (LLMs) were able to provide appropriate, guideline-aligned treatment recommendations for patients with straightforward cases of early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma; however, greater disagreement with physician recommendations was seen in cases of late-stage...
Recreational physical activity may be associated with breast tissue composition and oxidative stress levels in adolescent girls, independent of body fat percentages, according to research findings published in Breast Cancer Research. “The importance and urgency of this research are underscored by...
A machine-learning model has calculated country-specific cancer mortality-to-incidence ratios and evaluated the factors that contribute the most to each country's survival gaps. Additionally, the artificial intelligence (AI) tool mapped out actions each country could take to improve cancer...
In an observational cohort study published in JAMA Network Open, Bodelon et al examined whether inherited susceptibility to excess body weight influences long-term survival among breast cancer survivors. Using a polygenic score for body mass index (BMI), the investigators sought to determine...
Patients with unilateral breast cancer who underwent quantitative counseling with a personalized tool incorporating genetic testing results were better informed of their contralateral breast cancer risk compared with those who received standard counseling, according to results from the GET FACTS...
In a cohort study reported in JAMA Network Open, Azari et al evaluated whether machine learning–guided analysis of intraoperative molecular imaging (IMI) data could accurately and rapidly determine the malignant potential of indeterminate lung nodules during surgery. The study was undertaken to...
Giredestrant, a next-generation oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) and full antagonist, significantly improved invasive disease–free survival as adjuvant treatment for patients with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer compared with standard-of-care endocrine...
A combination of nivolumab with AVD chemotherapy (doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) demonstrated a significant reduction in the risk of disease progression or death compared with brentuximab vedotin plus AVD in adolescent patients with newly diagnosed advanced classical Hodgkin lymphoma,...
A whole-genome sequencing–based classifier demonstrated greater performance for predicting homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) across cancer types than standard assays, which in turn determined which patients with cancer would benefit from treatment with PARP inhibitors, according to findings ...
In a phase III trial (BRUIN CLL-314) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Woyach et al found that pirtobrutinib was associated with a noninferior objective response rate vs ibrutinib in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, while also being associated with...
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Fizazi et al, the phase III CheckMate 7DX trial showed no progression-free or overall survival benefit with the addition of nivolumab to docetaxel in patients with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI)–pretreated and chemotherapy-naive metastatic...
In a phase III trial (GORTEC 2018-01, NIVOPOST-OP) reported in The Lancet, Bourhis et al found that the addition of adjuvant nivolumab to cisplatin and radiotherapy improved disease-free survival in patients with high-risk, resected, locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck...
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by van den Bent et al, the final analysis of the phase III CATNON trial has shown continued overall survival benefit with radiotherapy followed by 12 cycles of adjuvant temozolomide in patients with newly diagnosed 1p/19q non–co-deleted anaplastic gliomas;...
In a European phase III trial (PORTEC-4a) reported in The Lancet Oncology, van den Heerik et al found that molecular profile–based adjuvant treatment produced favorable results in women with high-intermediate risk endometrial cancer and allowed patients with favorable risk to be spared adjuvant...
For patients with previously treated multiple myeloma, the greatest risk reduction yet achieved in a phase III clinical trial was reported with the BCMA-directed CD3 T-cell engager teclistamab-cqyv plus daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj. Treatment with this combination resulted in an 83% reduction ...
A dual-antigen targeting combination of the CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel plus the CD20-targeting agent rituximab led to durable responses and reduced relapses in patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), according to findings...
Mutations in KDM6A have been identified as a regulator of therapeutic responses in advanced bladder cancer, sensitizing tumors to anti–PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibition but resisting cisplatin chemotherapy, according to early research published in Nature Communications. Based on this and further...