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The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) has released a best practice guideline addressing cancer in pregnancy, a condition with limited data and complex diagnostic challenges. This new guidance—published by Nanda et al in the International Journal of Gynecology &...
LLM Trained on Somatic Mutations Shows Prognostic and Predictive Utility
Large language models (LLMs) can be trained to understand how each patient’s somatic mutations impact their cancer prognosis and possible response to therapy, according to a presentation at the AACR Special Conference in Cancer Research: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. John-William...
AI Enhances Detection of Missed Breast Cancers on Screening Tomosynthesis
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–cleared artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was able to detect and correctly localize almost one-third of interval breast cancers in a retrospective evaluation of screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), findings published in Radiology showed. The...
Three in Five Liver Cancer Cases May Be Due to Preventable Risk Factors, The Lancet Commission Finds
Globally, three in five liver cancer cases may be due to preventable risk factors, and obesity-linked cases of the disease are on the rise, according to findings from The Lancet Commission on hepatocellular carcinoma. The majority of liver cancer cases could be prevented by reducing levels of viral ...
Study Finds Racial and Economic Segregation May Impact Advanced-Stage Breast and Cervical Cancer Diagnoses
Despite advances in early cancer detection, racial and ethnic minority individuals seem to be more likely to have a late-stage diagnosis of cancers that have a recommended screening. A large study by the American Cancer Society that examined the association between neighborhood-level segregation...
Reevaluating Pathologic Complete Response as a Surrogate for Survival in Rectal Cancer
As reported in JAMA Network Open by Sugumar et al, a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials comparing neoadjuvant therapies in rectal cancer showed no trial-level association between pathologic complete response and survival. “Our study’s findings suggest a recommendation ...
The Inflation Reduction Act and Ibrutinib
In August 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a negotiated price for the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor ibrutinib that is 38% lower than the manufacturer’s list price. This new price will go into effect in January 2026. Negotiations began following passage...
Studies on EGFR Mutations and NRG1 Fusions Included in ASCO NSCLC Living Guideline Update
ASCO has issued a new update to its living guideline on treatment of stage IV non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with driver alterations based on two recent studies.1 The update, which amends the most recent version published in February 2025, includes a discussion of osimertinib therapy options in ...
Realizing the Full Potential of Patient Engagement in Clinical Research
Nothing about us without us is a centuries-old value that is a cornerstone of meaningful patient engagement in clinical research. Such engagement has not been automatic and is still largely absent in geriatric oncology research, where older patients traditionally have been excluded from clinical...
Patritumab Deruxtecan Shows Efficacy in Leptomeningeal Metastases From Solid Tumors
The HER3-directed antibody-drug conjugate patritumab deruxtecan demonstrated clinical efficacy in treating patients with leptomeningeal metastatic disease of solid tumors, according to findings from a cohort of the phase II TUXEDO-3 trial. Researchers were also encouraged by the intracranial...
Intense Resistance Training for Breast Cancer Survivors With Lymphedema Risk
Resistance training can provide many benefits, including increased muscle mass; decreased adipose tissue; and improved metabolism, bone density, strength, and mobility. However, data are limited on the association between resistance training and the development or exacerbation of lymphedema, a...
ASTRO Announces New President-Elect, Officers
The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) recently elected four new officers to ASTRO’s Board of Directors: Catheryn M. Yashar, MD, FASTRO, President-Elect Jonathan Strauss, MD, MBA, Secretary/Treasurer-Elect Anita Mahajan, MD, FASTRO, Health Policy Council Vice Chair...
Medicare Advantage Audits Are Expanding
Continuing its efforts to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced plans to significantly enhance Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) auditing in Medicare Advantage. Beginning immediately, CMS will audit all eligible...
Updates in Systemic Light-Chain Amyloidosis
Systemic amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is characterized by the deposition of immunoglobulin light chains, produced by clonal CD38-positive plasma cells, as insoluble amyloid fibrils in vital organs. It is a disease that can progress rapidly and is fatal without treatment. The past decade...
Plenary Highlights Across Tumor Types Reflect Advances in Research, Improvements in Care, and Changes in Practice
The 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting included the presentation of data from more than 7,000 abstracts and clinical trials set to advance research, uncover findings, and in some cases change the standard of practice across multiple tumor types, moving science forward and improving care for the more than 2...
Perioperative Therapy With Durvalumab Plus FLOT: A Potential New Standard of Care in Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
In patients with resectable gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma, perioperative treatment with the checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab in combination with standard chemotherapy significantly reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 29% in the phase III MATTERHORN trial. The...
NSCLC Trial Shows Radiation May Overcome Primary Resistance to Pembrolizumab
The addition of radiation may be able to surmount resistance to immunotherapy for some more immunologically “cold” tumors, as suggested by the findings of a study focused on the immunomodulatory effects of radiation in non–small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). The research was recently published in...
American Cancer Society Names New CEO
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) have announced Shane Jacobson as their Chief Executive Officer, effective August 12, 2025. He steps into the role following Wayne A.I. Frederick, MD, MBA, FACS, who has served as ...
Short-Term Hormonal Treatment Offers Early Insight Into Tumor Behavior and Resistance for ER+/HER2+ Breast Cancer
How ER-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer tumors respond to a short course of hormonal treatment may help to determine whether more aggressive treatment options are necessary for each patient or not, according to translational findings published in eBioMedicine. Tumor subtype changes after 2...
Final Overall Survival Analysis of FLAURA2: Osimertinib Plus Chemotherapy in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC
Positive results from the final overall survival analysis of the phase III FLAURA2 trial showed that osimertinib (a third-generation, irreversible EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor) with the addition of pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically...
Alcohol-Associated Cancer Death Rates Are Climbing
Alcohol-associated cancer deaths have doubled in the United States, disproportionately affecting men and those aged 55 or older, according to the results of an observational study presented at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting.1 Over the study period of 30 years, proportional mortality rates increased...
Real-World Data Show COVID-19 Boosters Offer Protection for Patients With Cancer
COVID-19 vaccine boosters for adult patients with cancer helped to keep these patients from being hospitalized or admitted to intensive care units due to severe COVID-19 infections, according to the results of a retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Oncology. “Cancer patients are a...
Outcomes Support CAR T-Cell Therapy Use in Elderly Patients With B-Cell Lymphomas
Patients in their 80s or older with B-cell lymphomas are able to receive chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy safely, results of a multicenter retrospective study published in Bone Marrow Transplantation showed. These patients are usually not eligible for clinical trials of CAR T-cell...
Thyroidectomy Without Postoperative Radioiodine Ablation in Low-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
In a UK phase III trial (IoN) reported in The Lancet, Mallick et al compared survival outcomes among patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer who underwent thyroidectomy with no postoperative radioiodine ablation vs thyroidectomy plus ablation. Study Details In the multicenter...
Early ctDNA Change and Outcomes With ICI Treatment in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
In an analysis from the French SAMCO-PRODIGE 54 trial reported in JAMA Oncology, Taïeb et al examined survival outcomes associated with a change in ctDNA from baseline to 1 month after start of treatment in patients receiving ICI treatment with avelumab for deficient mismatch repair/microsatellite...
Classifying Pancreatic Cysts Using AI Models
In a proof-of-concept study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, researchers investigated whether artificial intelligence (AI) models such as ChatGPT-4 can be used to accurately extract and classify diagnostic data from radiologic imaging reports of pancreatic cysts. The...
Studies Explore Cardiac Risks and Clinical Characteristics Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Related Myocarditis
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have significantly impacted treatment options for a wide range of cancers given their efficacy, especially among cancer types that are considered immunologically “hot.” With this broad benefit across many tumor types, researchers continue to look for ways to...
Survey Highlights Top Anxiety Points for Caregivers After a Cancer Diagnosis
New survey findings highlight that the anxiety caused by a cancer diagnosis extends far beyond just the patient diagnosed. The emotional impact is shared by caregivers and loved ones, with stress, grief, and worry over treatments, pain, and life expectancy weighing heavily on these individuals,...
Can Use of Aprepitant During Chemotherapy Improve Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Outcomes?
Aprepitant, a commonly used antiemetic, led to improvements in patient outcomes when given during chemotherapy treatment for patients with non-luminal early breast cancer. Patients showed better prognoses and survival advantages, particularly among those with triple-negative breast cancer. Study...
Online AI Tool Offers Rapid, Accurate Diagnosis for Endocrine Cancers
Researchers have developed a novel AI-powered online platform for diagnosing endocrine cancers with speed and accuracy. The AI models achieved diagnostic accuracy of 99% or more in recognizing multiple endocrine tumors. Reports of the development and validation of the models were presented at ENDO...
Phase II Trial Supports SRT as Alternative to WBRT in SCLC
Patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that has metastasized to the brain were safely and successfully treated with targeted stereotactic radiation (SRT) rather than whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) in a phase II trial, demonstrating the practicality of a less-invasive approach for...
Four-Year Outcomes Highlight Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab and Relatlimab in Advanced Resectable Melanoma
A neoadjuvant and adjuvant regimen of anti–PD-1 therapy with nivolumab and anti–LAG-3 therapy with relatlimab led to a 4-year event-free survival rate of 80% in patients with advanced, resectable melanoma, according to long-term findings from a phase II study published in the Journal of Clinical...
New Research Offers Reassurance About Localized Prostate Cancer Prognosis
A recent study out of Sweden found that people diagnosed with nonmetastatic low-risk prostate cancer later in life were 90% more likely to survive their cancer for their remaining life expectancy if they were treated according to NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines). Of...
Chemoimmunotherapy for Advanced BTC: 3-Year Overall Survival Update From the TOPAZ Trial
In a follow-up analysis of the pivotal TOPAZ-1 study, which established the combination of the PD-L1 inhibitor durvalumab plus gemcitabine and cisplatin as the first-line treatment for advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC), researchers have shown that after 3 years, more than twice as many study...
AJCC Guideline Reassessment Aims to Improve HPV-Positive Throat Cancer Staging
An update of staging guidelines from the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) for human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive throat cancer—now more common in the United States than cervical cancer, according to the American Cancer Society—aims to make treatment of early-stage disease more consistent...
Women Over the Age of 65 Still at Heightened Risk of HPV-Related Cervical Cancer
Women aged 65 years and older are still at a heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational Chinese study published by Ye et al in Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine. Most guidelines currently recommend discontinuing...
Corticosteroids May Limit Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Patients With NSCLC
Corticosteroids, which are commonly prescribed to alleviate cancer-related symptoms in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with immunotherapy, may be the reason certain immunotherapies fail in treating the disease, according to new research published by Polyakov et al in Cancer ...
Study Supports Multi-Contaminant Water Treatment to Reduce Cancer Risk
Treating drinking water for multiple contaminants, especially arsenic and chromium-6, could prevent more than 50,000 cancer cases in the United States, according to the results of a study by the Environmental Working Group that was published in Environmental Research. Study findings highlighted...
Can Planned C-Sections Increase the Risk of Childhood ALL?
Children born by planned cesarean section (C-section) may have an increased risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) later in life, according to a recent study published by Kampitsi et al in the International Journal of Cancer. Alhough the researchers did find an association, they...
Survey Finds Confusion Over Mammogram Guidelines
Mammograms can detect breast cancer early before symptoms appear, and regular screening decreases the risk of dying from breast cancer. But a recent survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania shows that some Americans appear to be confused about...
Survival Disparities Rise in Patients With Advanced Cancer Depending on Whether They Have Insurance to Cover Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
A study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society examining the association between the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and changes in survival disparities by health insurance coverage among patients with newly diagnosed stage IV melanoma, non–small cell lung cancer...
Preclinical Leukemia Chip Platform Improves Evaluation of CAR T-Cell Therapies
Investigators have bioengineered an organotypic immunocompetent chip—a laboratory device that combines the physical structure of human leukemia bone marrow and a functioning immune system—to empower real-time spatiotemporal monitoring of CAR-T cell functionality for leukemias. The preclinical...
Study Reveals Long-Term Consequences of Chemotherapy on Healthy Blood Cells
Many cytotoxic chemotherapy agents have long-term biological consequences, including premature aging of the cell population structure of healthy blood, the results of a study of the genetic effects of chemotherapy showed. These findings published in Nature Genetics may help to guide future...
Can Hormone Therapy Affect Breast Cancer Risk in Younger Women?
Investigators have found that two common types of hormone therapy may alter breast cancer risk in women before age 55. Women treated with unopposed estrogen hormone therapy (E-HT) were less likely to develop the disease than those who did not use this type of hormone therapy. Additionally, women...
AI-Enhanced PACT as a Noninvasive Breast Imaging Alternative
Panoramic photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) with machine learning assistance could be a safe, noninvasive, and sensitive alternative to mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for breast cancer screening, according to study results that were published in Nature...
Survey Shows Inaccuracies in U.S. Perceptions of Testicular Cancer
Only about 13% of U.S. adults correctly reported that testicular cancer is most common among men younger than 40, according to the results of a survey. The survey, commissioned by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research...
Genitourinary Oncology Highlights: Treatment Advances in Renal Cell, Bladder, Urothelial, and Prostate Cancers
The 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting has officially concluded. Our sincere thanks to the global oncology community and ASCO for creating such a remarkable forum advancing cancer care. Here we highlight the most impactful updates in genitourinary tumors from this year’s meeting. Kidney Cancer: Long-Term...
Study Finds About One in Six Chemotherapy Drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa Fails Quality Tests
About one in six tested chemotherapies in sub-Saharan Africa were found to have serious quality defects, according to the results of a study published in The Lancet Global Health. Researchers assessed the appearance, packaging, and labeling of each cancer medication and measured the quantity of...
ASTRO Updates Guideline on Radiation Therapy for High-Grade Diffuse Glioma
A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) focuses on the use of radiation therapy for adults with World Health Organization (WHO) grade 4 diffuse gliomas, a category that includes some of the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumors. The...
Breast Cancer: New Study Finds Survivors May Face Lower Risk of Alzheimer Dementia
Breast cancer survivors may have a slightly lower risk of developing Alzheimer dementia compared with cancer-free individuals, according to the results of a study published by Jeong et al in JAMA Network Open. “The risk of Alzheimer dementia is a crucial aspect of overall well-being among breast...
