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Showing 201 - 250Association of TERT Expression and Survival in Pulmonary Carcinoids
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Werr et al, high telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression has been found to be associated with poorer survival in patients with pulmonary carcinoids. As stated by the investigators: “The clinical course of pulmonary carcinoids ranges from ...
Addition of Thoracic Radiotherapy to First-Line Treatment of EGFR-Mutated Metastatic NSCLC
In a Chinese phase III trial (Northern Radiation Oncology Group of China-002) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Sun et al found that the addition of thoracic radiotherapy to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment improved progression-free survival in first-line treatment of...
Addition of Ramucirumab to Osimertinib in TKI-Naive EGFR-Mutant Metastatic NSCLC
In an interim analysis of the phase II RAMOSE trial, reported in the Jour�nal of Clinical Oncology, Le et al found that the addition of ramucirumab to osimertinib significantly prolonged progression-free survival as initial treatment in patients with tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-naive...
Standard vs Extended Lymphadenectomy in Radical Cystectomy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Lerner et al, the phase III SWOG S1011 trial showed no disease-free survival benefit for extended vs standard lymphadenectomy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy. Study Details In the trial, 592 patients ...
Capmatinib in MET Exon 14–Mutated NSCLC
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Wolf et al, the final results of the phase II GEOMETRY mono-1 trial support the activity of the kinase inhibitor capmatinib in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with MET exon 14–skipping mutation (METex14). Study Details The multicohort trial...
Association of Excess Body Weight and Risk of Second Primary Cancers Among Survivors of First Primary Cancers
In a study reported in JAMA Network Open, Bodelon et al found that survivors of first primary cancers with overweight or obesity were at increased risk for second primary cancers, particularly obesity-related cancers. Study Details The study focused on data from the Cancer Prevention Study II...
Updated Findings in Prostate Cancer Screening With Systemic Biopsy vs MRI-Targeted Biopsy
Updated results of a Swedish screening study (GOTEBORG-2), reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Hugosson et al, indicate that omitting biopsy among individuals with negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results eliminated a high proportion of diagnoses of clinically insignificant...
Radiation-Associated Secondary Cancers in Breast Cancer Harboring TP53 Germline Pathogenic Variants
In a study published as a research letter in JAMA Oncology, Cederquist et al found that patients with breast cancer who received adjuvant radiation therapy and harbored likely pathogenic TP53 germline variants were at increased risk of developing secondary in-field sarcoma during follow-up. Study...
Sintilimab/Bevacizumab in Relapsed or Persistent Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma
In a Chinese phase II trial (INOVA) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Peng et al found that the combination of sintilimab and bevacizumab showed activity in patients with relapsed or persistent ovarian clear cell carcinoma. Study Details In the multicenter trial, 37 evaluable patients with exposure...
Stereotactic vs Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Inoperable Stage I NSCLC
As reported in JAMA Oncology by Swaminath et al, the Canadian phase III LUSTRE trial has shown no significant benefit in local tumor control with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) vs hypofractionated conventional radiotherapy (CRT) in patients with inoperable stage I non–small cell lung cancer...
Transperineal vs Transrectal Prostate Biopsy for Suspicion of Prostate Cancer
In the PREVENT trial, reported as a research letter in JAMA Oncology, Hu et al found that transperineal prostate biopsy resulted in less risk of infection than transrectal biopsy in patients with suspicion of prostate cancer, with no difference between methods observed in detecting high-grade...
Sexual Health and Quality of Life With Simple vs Radical Hysterectomy in Low-Risk, Early-Stage Cervical Cancer
In an analysis from the phase III SHAPE trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Ferguson et al found that simple hysterectomy was associated with a reduced risk of sexual dysfunction vs radical hysterectomy in patients with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer. The trial showed...
Addition of Liver Transplantation to Chemotherapy for Permanently Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
In the European TransMet trial, reported in The Lancet, Adam et al found that liver transplantation plus chemotherapy improved overall survival vs chemotherapy alone in patients with permanently unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases. Study Details In the open-label trial, 94 patients...
Novel Radioconjugate or Conventional Care Prior to Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Relapsed/Refractory AML
As reported in Journal of Clinical Oncology by Gyurkocza et al, the phase III SIERRA trial has shown higher rates of durable complete remissions with the anti-CD45 radioconjugate iodine-131–apamistamab vs conventional care followed by allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) in...
Atezolizumab Plus Platinum Doublet and Maintenance Niraparib for Late-Relapsing Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by González-Martín et al, a phase III trial (ENGOT-OV41/GEICO 69-O/ANITA) has shown no progression-free survival benefit with the addition of atezolizumab to a carboplatin doublet and maintenance niraparib in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer...
Autologous vs Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Younger Patients With Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma: 7-Year Follow-up
In an analysis reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Tournilhac et al identified 7-year outcomes of the phase III AATT trial evaluating autologous vs allogeneic transplantation in younger patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Study Details In the trial, 103 patients (aged 18–60) from...
Adjuvant Nivolumab vs Placebo in Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma at High Risk of Recurrence After Nephrectomy
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Motzer et al, part B of the phase III CheckMate 914 trial showed no disease-free survival benefit with the adjuvant use of nivolumab vs placebo in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma at high risk of recurrence after nephrectomy. These...
Radiotherapy vs Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Nichols et al, final results of the phase II ORATOR trial indicate some differences in toxicity and quality of life between radiotherapy and transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, with both approaches yielding similar...
LuPSMA vs Change of Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitor in Taxane-Naive Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
As reported in The Lancet by Morris et al, the phase III PSMAfore trial has shown improved progression-free survival with lutetium-177–labeled PSMA-617 (LuPSMA) vs change in androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) in taxane-naive patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer...
Addition of Nivolumab to Tivozanib Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
As reported in The Lancet by Choueiri et al, the phase III TiNivo-2 trial has shown that immune checkpoint inhibitor rechallenge with nivolumab plus tivozanib did not improve progression-free survival vs tivozanib alone in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma following immune checkpoint...
KEYNOTE-671: Overall Survival With Perioperative Pembrolizumab in Resectable NSCLC
As reported in The Lancet by Spicer et al, overall survival results of the phase III KEYNOTE-671 trial indicate benefit of the addition of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab to chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab in patients with early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). At the first...
Updated Findings With Belzutifan in von Hippel-Lindau Disease–Associated CNS Hemangioblastomas
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Iliopoulos et al, updated findings from the phase II LITESPARK-004 trial support the efficacy of belzutifan in patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease–associated CNS hemangioblastomas. Study Details In the study, 50 patients with CNS hemangioblastomas...
Impact of Whole-Lung Irradiation in Newly Diagnosed Rhabdomyosarcoma With Lung Metastases
In a retrospective analysis from the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Luo et al found that whole-lung irradiation (WLI) was associated with significantly better event-free survival vs no WLI in patients with newly...
Datopotamab Deruxtecan vs Docetaxel in Previously Treated Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Ahn et al, the phase III TROPION-Lung01 trial showed significantly improved progression-free survival—but not overall survival—with the TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) vs docetaxel in patients with...
Overall Survival Results With Pembrolizumab and Chemoradiotherapy in Newly Diagnosed, High-Risk, Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer
As reported in The Lancet by Lorusso et al, overall survival results from the phase III ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047/KEYNOTE-A18 trial indicated a significant benefit of pembrolizumab vs placebo with concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by pembrolizumab vs placebo in patients with newly diagnosed,...
Survival Outcomes With Addition of Trabectedin to Docetaxel in Leiomyosarcoma
As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Pautier et al, the French Sarcoma Group phase III LMS04 trial showed that the addition of trabectedin to doxorubicin significantly improved progression-free and overall survival in the first-line treatment of unresectable or metastatic uterine...
Addition of Lu-177–PSMA-617 to Docetaxel in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
In an Australian phase II trial (UpFrontPSMA) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Azad et al found that sequential lutetium (Lu)-177–prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSM)-617 (Lu-177–PSMA-617) and docetaxel was superior to docetaxel alone in achieving undetectable prostate-specific antigen (PSA)...
Detecting Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Use of Zr-89 Girentuximab PET-CT Imaging
In a phase III trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Shuch et al found that zirconium Zr-89–labeled girentuximab (Zr-89 girentuximab) positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET-CT) imaging was accurate in detecting clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in patients with renal masses....
Tisotumab Vedotin-tftv for Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer
On April 29, 2024, tisotumab vedotin-tftv (Tivdak) was granted regular approval for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer with disease progression on or after chemotherapy.1 Tisotumab vedotin is a tissue factor–directed antibody and microtubule inhibitor conjugate. The agent was granted...
Long-Term Outcomes With Adjuvant Trastuzumab for 9 Weeks or 1 Year in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Analysis From SOLD Trial
As reported by Joensuu et al in JAMA Network Open, long-term follow-up of the European SOLD trial indicates the addition of adjuvant trastuzumab to chemotherapy for 9 weeks vs 1 year continued to show poorer disease-free survival in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, with no difference in...
Tarlatamab in Previously Treated Small Cell Lung Cancer
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Dowlati et al, extended follow-up of the phase I DeLLphi-300 trial has shown sustained benefit with tarlatamab, a bispecific T-cell engager immunotherapy targeting delta-like ligand 3, in patients with previously treated small cell lung cancer....
Atezolizumab, Venetoclax, and Obinutuzumab in Richter Transformation Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
In a phase II trial (MOLTO) reported in the The Lancet Oncology, Tedeschi et al found that the combination of the PD-L1 blocker atezolizumab, the BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax, and the anti-CD20 antibody obinutuzumab was active in Richter transformation diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL-RT). Study...
Risk of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Induced Diabetes
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, Ruiz-Esteves et al identified risks for immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced diabetes in patients with cancer. Study Details The retrospective cohort study involved data from 14,328 adult patients with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in the Mass ...
Impact of Adjuvant Chemotherapy on Resected Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm–Derived Pancreatic Cancer
In a retrospective cohort study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Habib et al found that adjuvant chemotherapy benefited some groups of patients with resected intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN)-derived pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but that overtreatment and...
Overall Survival With Cabozantinib vs Sunitinib in Advanced Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Barata et al, the final overall survival results of the phase II SWOG 1500 trial indicated no significant benefit with cabozantinib vs sunitinib in patients with advanced papillary renal cell carcinoma. Study Details In the open-label multicenter...
Addition of Palliative Radiotherapy to Best Supportive Care in Painful Hepatic Cancer
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Laura A. Dawson, MD, of the University Health Network–Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, and colleagues, the Canadian phase III CCRG HE1 trial showed that the addition of a single fraction of palliative radiotherapy to best supportive care...
Association of Body Mass Index and Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Mortality in Asia
In a study reported in JAMA Network Open, Paragomi et al found that higher body mass index (BMI) was associated with increased risk of incident colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer–related mortality in Asian countries. Study Details The study included data pooled from 17 prospective cohorts...
Bladder-Preserving Trimodality Treatment for Recurrent High-Grade T1 Bladder Cancer
As reported in Journal of Clinical Oncology by Dahl et al, a phase II trial (NRG Oncology/RTOG 0926) has shown good outcomes with bladder-preserving trimodality the�rapy for recurrent high-grade T1 bladder cancer among patients in whom bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy failed. Study Details In the...
Intensified Chemotherapy with Unfavorable Tumor Marker Decline in Poor-Prognosis Germ Cell Tumors: Updated Analysis from of GETUG-13 Trial
In long-term follow-up of the French phase III GETUG-13 trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Fizazi et al reported that intensified chemotherapy was associated with significantly better progression-free survival among patients with poor-prognosis nonseminomatous germ cell tumors with ...
Complete Mesocolic Excision vs D2 Dissection for Right-Sided Colon Cancer
As reported in Journal of Clinical Oncology by Lu et al, the Chinese phase III RELARC trial showed no significant improvement in disease-free survival with complete mesocolic excision vs D2 lymph node dissection in patients with right-sided colon cancer. As stated by the investigators, “…[complete...
HRQOL With Capivasertib/Fulvestrant vs Placebo/Fulvestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer: Analysis From CAPItello-291 Trial
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Oliveira et al, patient-reported outcomes in the phase III CAPItello-291 trial indicate a delay in deterioration of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with capivasertib/fulvestrant vs placebo/fulvestrant in patients with previously treated hormone...
Addition of Pembrolizumab to Chemotherapy in EGFR TKI-Resistant, EGFR-Mutant, Metastatic Nonsquamous NSCLC
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Yang et al, the phase III KEYNOTE-789 trial has shown no significant improvement in progression-free or overall survival with the addition of pembrolizumab to pemetrexed/platinum in EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-resistant, EGFR-mutant...
Prostate Cancer Mortality and 5-ARI Use
In a Canadian study reported in JAMA Network Open, Hamilton et al found that use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) prior to the diagnosis of prostate cancer was not associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer–specific or overall mortality. Study Details The study involved data from...
New Studies Explore Relationships Between Heart Failure and Lymphoma, Arterial Thromboembolism and Cancer
In two studies recently reported in JACC: CardioOncology, Upshaw and colleagues1 examined the impact of preexisting heart failure on mortality in older patients in the United States with newly diagnosed Hodgkin lymphoma, and Gon and colleagues2 analyzed the incidence and impact of arterial...
Addition of Oxaliplatin to Fluoropyrimidine/Bevacizumab in Initial Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients
In a Japanese phase III trial (JCOG1018) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Takashima et al found that adding oxaliplatin to fluoropyrimidine/bevacizumab did not improve progression-free survival in the initial treatment of older patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer....
Sacituzumab Govitecan in Cisplatin-Ineligible Advanced Urothelial Cancer After ICI Therapy
In cohort 2 of the phase II TROPHY-U-01 study, reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Petrylak et al found that sacituzumab govitecan-hziy was active in cisplatin-ineligible patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer progressing after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)...
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Related Cardiotoxicity in Patients With Cancer
In a meta-analysis reported in JAMA Oncology, Nielsen et al estimated the risk of cardiotoxicity associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment of cancers. Study Details The meta-analysis included 83,315 unique patients in 589 unique trials of ICIs and ICI combination therapies. The...
Fam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-nxki in Unresectable or Metastatic HER2-Positive Solid Tumors
On April 5, 2024, fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) was granted accelerated approval for adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive (immunohistochemistry 3+) solid tumors who received prior systemic treatment and have no satisfactory alternative treatment options.1 Supporting...
Nivolumab in Combination With Cisplatin Plus Gemcitabine in Treatment of Unresectable or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
Nivolumab (Opdivo) was approved for use in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine for first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.1 Supporting Efficacy Data Approval was based on the open-label CheckMate 901 trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier...
Belzutifan vs Everolimus in Previously Treated Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Choueiri and colleagues, the phase III LITESPARK-005 trial has shown improved progression-free survival with the hypoxia-inducible factor–2α inhibitor belzutifan vs everolimus in previously treated patients with advanced clear-cell renal cell...
