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Showing 3251 - 3300Identifying Which Patients Receive the Most Specialized Types of Stem Cell Transplant Requiring the Highest Level of Care
Patients of non-European ancestry and especially those of low socioeconomic status are more likely to receive the most specialized types of allogeneic stem cell transplantation that require the highest level of care, according to new findings presented by Fingrut et al at the 2022 American Society...
Study Finds Adult Survivors of Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Experience Significant Epigenetic Age Acceleration Associated With Neurocognitive Deficits
Research shows that long-term survivors of pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma are at an elevated risk for a variety of health conditions, including cardiopulmonary morbidity, cognitive impairment, and premature death, and could also be at heightened risk for the premature onset of dementia. A new study of...
Clinical Trial Lab-Based Eligibility Criteria Disproportionately Excluded Non-White Patients With DLBCL From Study Participation
A previous analysis by Khurana et al on the impact of inclusion/exclusion criteria in clinical trial design for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) found that up to 24% of patients treated with standard immunochemotherapy were excluded based on five lab-based criteria alone. A new...
Report Outlines Advance in Retreatment With CAR T-Cell Therapy in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma or CLL
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s Abramson Cancer Center presented preliminary results of an ongoing phase I clinical trial demonstrating successful retreatment with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for patients whose cancers relapsed after previous CAR T-cell therapy. ...
Targeting Menin May Induce Responses in Patients With Acute Leukemias and KMT2A Rearrangements or NPM1 Mutations
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that inhibiting menin with an oral small-molecule inhibitor of the menin-KMT2A interaction, SNDX-5613—now named revumenib—yielded encouraging responses for patients with advanced acute leukemias and KMT2A rearrangements or...
Stephen M. Ansell, MD, PhD, and Patrizia Mondello, MD, PhD: New Findings on How the IRF4 Gene Shapes Tumor Immunity in Follicular Lymphoma
Stephen M. Ansell, MD, PhD, and Patrizia Mondello, MD, PhD, both of the Mayo Clinic, discuss the 20% of patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) who relapse early and experience a poor prognosis. The researchers found that FLs with high levels of IRF4 expression are associated with a suppressive...
MonarchE Update: Benefit of Abemaciclib Increases Over Time
Results of a planned interim overall survival analysis of the phase III monarchE trial offer further support for the addition of abemaciclib to adjuvant endocrine therapy for patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative, node-positive, high-risk breast cancer, according to Stephen R.D....
Survey Finds Sexuality and Fertility Discussions Remain Sidelined Among Young Patients Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
In a new survey, a majority (64%) of patients diagnosed with breast cancer younger than 46 years reported significant impacts to their sexual health, yet 86% of patients reported that their health-care provider was unable to help address sexual health issues, according to findings presented by...
High-Dose Methotrexate May Make Posttreatment Steroids Unnecessary for Some Pediatric Patients With ALL or LBL
The results of a new study answer some questions and raise new ones about the optimal treatment strategy for children and young adults living with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or lymphoblastic leukemia (LBL). The randomized study is the first to test whether the use of a shorter, higher-dose...
Talquetamab Generates High Response Rate in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
In an early-phase trial, nearly three-quarters of patients who received talquetamab—a first-in-class, off-the-shelf, T-cell–redirecting bispecific antibody targeting both the GPRC5D and CD3 receptors—for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma saw a significant reduction in cancer burden within a...
Study Explores When to Proceed to Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Resistant AML
Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) whose disease relapsed or did not respond to initial chemotherapy had similar outcomes when they proceeded directly to allogeneic stem cell transplantation compared with those who underwent intensive salvage chemotherapy to achieve complete remission...
Will Ibrutinib Replace Stem Cell Transplantation as First-Line Treatment for Mantle Cell Lymphoma?
In a recent trial of the European MCL Network, people with mantle cell lymphoma who received the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor ibrutinib had rates of progression-free survival and overall survival that were on par with the current standard of care (high-dose immunochemotherapy followed by...
Impact on Cognitive Function of Adding Chemotherapy to Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy followed by endocrine therapy led to more cancer-related cognitive impairment compared with endocrine therapy alone in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer at 36 months, according to patient-reported responses. These findings—from a substudy of the phase ...
Breast-Conserving Therapy May Be a Treatment Option for Some Patients With Multiple Ipsilateral Breast Lesions
Patients with multiple tumors in a single breast who underwent a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy had local recurrence rates comparable to those historically observed in patients with a single tumor, according to new findings presented by Judy C. Boughey, MD, and colleagues at the 2022 San...
I Have the BRCA2 Gene Mutation: Here’s What I’m Doing to Prevent Cancer
My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994, when he was just 55 years old. He died 6 years later. The cancer was so aggressive, it took only a few weeks from the time he was diagnosed for the cancer to grow to the size of a softball, and even a radical prostatectomy couldn’t save his...
Experimental Drug Under Study in Liver Cancer
A new drug that inhibits an enzyme playing a crucial role in cell division and growth has shown signs of anticancer activity with manageable side effects in patients with liver cancer who have been treated unsuccessfully previously with up to three lines of treatment. These findings were presented...
AKT Inhibitor Shows Signs of Activity in a Trial Matching Drugs to Tumor Gene Mutations
In a trial matching the genetic makeup of tumors with new treatments, tumors shrank in 22% of patients with cancer who received the AKT inhibitor ipatasertib. Participants included those with breast cancer and endometrial cancer as well as those with two rarer types of cancer, anal and salivary...
Education and Diligence Required to Confront the Challenges of Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer
Physiologic changes of pregnancy, such as increased breast volume and firmness, present challenges to detecting breast cancer. Meeting those challenges requires “education and continued diligence, both on the patient side as well as on the physician side,” Luis Zabala Blanco, Jr, MD, said in an...
Pregnancy Confers ‘Dual Effect’ on Breast Cancer Risk
“Pregnancy confers a dual effect” on breast cancer risk, “with an initial transient increased risk for breast cancer that is followed by long-term protection over time,” Luis Zabala Blanco, Jr, MD, noted in an update on the pathology of pregnancy-associated breast cancer, which was presented at the ...
Heartbreak and a Second Chance at Love and Life
“I knew my husband was dying in June. He’d been living with a terminal diagnosis for 6 years, but suddenly his cancer turned aggressive…. The last time we saw the oncologist, he sent us home with a DNR order and told me to put it on the refrigerator, because that’s where the EMTs look,” writes...
World Travel Helped Brittany L. Bychkovsky, MD, MSc, Shape Her Global Commitment to Breast Cancer Care
Breast cancer specialist Brittany L. Bychkovsky, MD, MSc, grew up primarily in Kansas; however, given that her father was a pilot, her childhood was not wholly centered in the Sunflower State. “When I was 12 years old, my mom, who was a schoolteacher, was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. Her ...
2022 Society for Integrative Oncology Annual International Conference
Guest Editor’s Note: In October, the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) held its 2022 Annual International Conference in a hybrid format (virtual and in Scottsdale, Arizona). It was centered on the basic science, education and training, and implementation of integrative oncology in diverse...
Cancer on the Global Stage: Incidence and Cancer-Related Mortality in Bolivia
The ASCO Post is pleased to continue this occasional special focus on the worldwide cancer burden. In this issue, we feature a close look at the cancer incidence and mortality rates in Bolivia. The aim of this special feature is to highlight the global cancer burden for various countries of the...
National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members
The National Academy of Medicine recently announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated...
Cemiplimab/Chemotherapy Combination in Advanced NSCLC With No EGFR, ALK, or ROS1 Aberrations
On November 8, 2022, cemiplimab-rwlc was approved for use in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for first-line treatment of patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with no EGFR, ALK, or ROS1 aberrations.1 Supporting Efficacy Data Approval was supported by findings in the ...
The Effect of the Reversal of Roe v Wade on Care of Pregnant Women With Cancer
The repercussions from the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, to overturn Roe v Wade, effectively ending a nearly 50-year federal constitutional right to an abortion and allowing instead states to determine abortion access, are starting to be felt in the cancer care community. The ...
Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, Traveled From Humble Beginnings to a Notable Career as an Oncology Leader
In this installment of The ASCO Post’s Living a Full Life series, Guest Editor Jame Abraham, MD, FACP, spoke with Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, a physician-scientist who currently serves as President of the City of Hope National Medical Center and the Deana and Steve Campbell Physician-in-Chief...
Dabrafenib in Combination With Trametinib for Unresectable or Metastatic Solid Tumors With BRAF V600E Mutation
On June 22, 2022, dabrafenib in combination with trametinib was granted accelerated approval for treatment of adult and pediatric patients (aged 6 and older) with unresectable or metastatic solid tumors with BRAF V600E mutation whose disease progressed following prior treatment and who have no...
Trends in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus Incidence and Mortality in the United States
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Damgacioglu et al found that squamous cell carcinoma of the anus incidence and mortality rates increased in men and women aged ≥ 50 years at diagnosis between 2001 to 2005 and 2014 to 2018, with increases concentrated in Midwestern and...
Legal and Ethical Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Interventions in Oncology
In addition to, or instead of, receiving therapies that are the standard of care, patients with cancer sometimes request to receive complementary (therapies used in conjunction with standard cancer treatment) and alternative (nonstandard treatments used in place of standard cancer treatment)...
AMA House of Delegates Approves ASCO-Backed Resolutions on Fertility Preservation, American-Manufactured Personal Protective Equipment, and Third-Party Pharmacy Benefit Administrators
From November 11 to 15, delegates from ASCO participated in the 2022 Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD). The AMA HOD is the principal policy-making body of AMA and meets twice a year to discuss pressing issues and establish policies the AMA uses...
ASCO Guideline Highlights Newest Breakthroughs in the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
A new ASCO guideline on the management of advanced colorectal cancer summarizes the latest treatments supported by quality data that could expand oncologists’ armamentarium and potentially improve survival outcomes.1 “[Colorectal cancer] remains the second-leading class of cancer deaths among men ...
Circulating Tumor Cell Count–Driven Treatment Decisions May Improve Long-Term Outcomes for Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
The use of circulating tumor cell counts to guide the choice between chemotherapy and endocrine therapy as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic, estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer provided overall survival benefits compared with physician’s choice of treatment,...
Camizestrant May Be Superior to Fulvestrant in Patients With Hormone Receptor–Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
The next-generation selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) camizestrant improved progression-free survival compared to fulvestrant in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, according to results from the phase II SERENA-2 trial presented by Mafalda Oliveira, MD,...
Patients With Breast Cancer Who Interrupted Endocrine Therapy to Pursue Pregnancy Did Not Experience Worse Short-Term Recurrence Rates
Patients with breast cancer who paused their endocrine therapy while attempting to conceive experienced short-term rates of breast cancer recurrence similar to patients with breast cancer who did not pause their therapy for pregnancy—and many of them went on to conceive and deliver healthy babies,...
Adding Capivasertib to Fulvestrant May Improve Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Advanced Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
In patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer who are resistant to aromatase inhibitors, the addition of the investigational AKT inhibitor capivasertib to fulvestrant doubled the median progression-free survival compared with placebo plus fulvestrant, according to results...
How Low-Dose Oral Minoxidil Is Providing Hope for Patients With Later-Stage Alopecia
Chemotherapy-induced hair loss affects 65% of patients with cancer,1 and the psychosocial impact on these patients can be profound; it may include anxiety, depression, a negative body image, lowered self-esteem, and a reduced sense of well-being.2 In some instances, the fear of hair loss from...
Expert Point of View: Erica Michelle Stringer-Reasor, MD
Invited discussant Erica Michelle Stringer-Reasor, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Breast Cancer Program at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, said the exploratory analysis of KEYNOTE-522 established the value of using residual...
Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Clinical Implications of Residual Cancer Burden
An exploratory analysis of KEYNOTE-522, which established the benefit of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer, has now provided data to further describe prognosis and possibly guide treatment.1 In the study, presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting,...
Sara A. Hurvitz, MD: New Findings on Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab Deruxtecan and Anastrozole in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses phase II results from the TRIO-US B-12 TALENT study, which showed that patients with localized, hormone receptor–positive, HER2-low breast cancer who are treated with fam-trastuzumab...
Expert Point of View: Véronique Diéras, MD
The invited discussant of the phase I/II study of patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) was Véronique Diéras, MD, of the Eugène Marquis Centre, Rennes, France. She commented that HER3-DXd showed promising activity across breast cancer subtypes with heavily pretreated metastatic breast cancer. She...
Study Finds Patritumab Deruxtecan Active in HER3-Expressing Metastatic Breast Cancer
The HER3-directed antibody-drug conjugate patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) showed activity in patients with heavily pretreated HER3-expressing metastatic breast cancer in a phase I/II study. Ian E. Krop, MD, PhD, Associate Director, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, presented these...
Capturing Tumor Evolution With Serial Biopsies May Guide Treatment Changes to Benefit Patients With Breast Cancer
Molecular testing and genomic testing are now considered standard of care in breast cancer, guiding treatment decisions in early breast cancer and targeted therapies in the metastatic setting. “But tumors evolve,” Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc, reminded participants at the 2022 Lynn Sage Breast...
Expert Point of View: Therese M. Mulvey, MD, FASCO
Discussant of the abstract on electronic symptom management, Therese M. Mulvey, MD, FASCO, Director of Breast Oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital North Shore Cancer Center, Boston, said the SIMPRO study showed that electronic patient-reported outcomes can be implemented into real-world...
Patient-Reported Outcomes Study Finds Severe Symptoms in Meaningful Minority of Patients With Cancer
Routine monitoring in the real world may help to identify patients with cancer who are experiencing challenging symptoms, without significantly disrupting clinical workload, according to data presented during the 2022 ASCO Quality Care Symposium.1,2 The analysis of nearly 40,000 patient-reported...
Study Finds Use of Remote Interventions Improved Adherence to Cancer Screenings Among Women Living in Rural Areas
Remote interventions, particularly a mailed tailored DVD plus telephonic patient navigation, improved adherence to breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings among women living in rural counties in the United States, according to the results of a randomized controlled clinical trial...
Addition of First-Line Atezolizumab to Vemurafenib/Cobimetinib in BRAF V600–Mutant Advanced Melanoma
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Paolo A. Ascierto, MD, and colleagues, the second interim overall survival analysis of the phase III IMspire150 trial has shown a numeric but statistically nonsignificant improvement with the addition of first-line atezolizumab to vemurafenib and cobimetinib in ...
Expert Point of View: Jean Lundberg Wright, MD
Invited discussant of the October 2022 ASCO Plenary session, Jean Lundberg Wright, MD, commended the authors on an “extremely well-done study, with findings applicable to patients today in clinics where barriers are not prohibitive.” She also noted several limitations to the currently available...
Silicone Film Dressing May Reduce Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Some Patients With Breast Cancer
A silicone-based polyurethane film dressing (known as Mepitel® Film) appears to be beneficial in reducing skin toxicities caused by radiation treatment, according to data presented during the October 2022 ASCO Plenary Series.1 The results of a phase III trial showed that this film dressing may be...
T-DXd Yields Superior Outcomes Over Chemotherapy-Based Regimens in Patients Previously Treated With T-DM1: DESTINY-Breast02
Compared with capecitabine-based regimens, fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) led to higher response rates and longer survival in the third-line setting for patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer previously treated with ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), according to results from ...
