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Showing 501 - 550Postmenopausal Patients With ER-Rich/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer: Neoadjuvant Therapies
In a phase III trial reported in JAMA Oncology, Cynthia X. Ma, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that neither neoadjuvant fulvestrant nor anastrozole plus fulvestrant improved the endocrine-sensitive disease (ESD) rate vs anastrozole alone among postmenopausal patients with phase II to III estrogen...
Trabectedin vs Chemotherapy in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer With BRCA Mutation or BRCAness Phenotype
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Domenica Lorusso, MD, PhD, and colleagues, the Italian phase III MITO-23 trial showed no overall survival benefit with trabectedin vs chemotherapy in women with recurrent ovarian cancer with a BRCA mutation or BRCAness phenotype. Study Details In ...
Crenolanib and Intensive Chemotherapy in Newly Diagnosed FLT3-Mutated AML
In a pilot study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Eunice S. Wang, MD, and colleagues found that the combination of crenolanib and intensive chemotherapy produced high response rates in adults with newly diagnosed FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Crenolanib is a...
Invasive Breast Cancer Incidence by Race, Stage, and Hormone-Receptor Status in U.S. Women With Breast Cancer
In a study reported in JAMA Network Open, Xu et al identified incidence of primary invasive breast cancer according to race/ethnicity, disease stage, and hormone receptor status among U.S. women with breast cancer aged 20 to 49 years diagnosed between 2000 and 2019. Study Details The study used...
Osimertinib vs Sequential Gefitinib/Osimertinib in Advanced EGFR-Mutant NSCLC
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Jordi Remon, MD, PhD, and colleagues, the final analysis of overall survival in the phase II EORTC APPLE trial showed no significant difference between the strategies of upfront osimertinib vs sequential gefitinib/osimertinib in previously...
Multiplex Analysis of Intratumoral Immune Infiltrate and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer
In an analysis reported by Frei et al in The Lancet Oncology, multiplex immunofluorescence staining of tissue microarrays of samples from patients with stage II to III colorectal cancer showed that densities of CD8-positive and Foxp3-positive cells were associated with recurrence-free interval. As...
EBV-Positive Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disease: T-Cell Immunotherapy Efficacy
In the phase III ALLELE trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Mahadeo et al found that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-specific T-cell immunotherapy tabelecleucel produced high response rates—and few of the toxicities associated with other adoptive T-cell therapies—in allogeneic hematopoietic stem...
MRD Markers and Outcomes in Patients With MDS After Stem Cell Transplant
In a Scandinavian study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Tobiasson et al found that individual-patient measurable residual disease (MRD) could be assessed by next-generation sequencing (NGS) and droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) to predict outcomes in patients with...
Localized Prostate Cancer: Functional Outcomes After Specific Treatments
In an observational cohort study reported in JAMA, Al Awamlh et al identified adverse functional outcomes after localized prostate cancer treatment among patients with favorable- and unfavorable-prognosis disease. Study Details The study included 2,445 patients from five SEER (Surveillance,...
Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: LuPSMA vs Cabazitaxel
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Michael S. Hofman, MBBS, and colleagues, the Australian phase II TheraP trial has shown similar overall survival with lutetium-177–labeled PSMA-617 (LuPSMA; lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan) vs cabazitaxel in patients with prostate-specific membrane...
Azacitidine, Venetoclax, and Gilteritinib in Newly Diagnosed and Relapsed or Refractory FLT3-Mutated AML
In a single-center phase I/II study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Nicholas J. Short, MD, and colleagues found that treatment with azacitidine, venetoclax, and gilteritinib produced a high response rate in newly diagnosed patients with FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML);...
Triplet Without or With Ipilimumab in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Advanced Cutaneous Cancers
In a small phase I/II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Schenk et al found that treatment with tacrolimus, prednisone, and nivolumab without or with ipilimumab produced few responses in kidney transplant recipients with advanced skin cancers, with treatment-related allograft loss...
Intensification of ADT in Patients With High-Risk Biochemically Relapsed Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer After Radical Prostatectomy
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Aggarwal et al, interim analysis of the phase III PRESTO trial showed that the addition of apalutamide as well as the addition of apalutamide plus abiraterone acetate/prednisone (AAP) to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) improved prostate-specific ...
Golidocitinib in Relapsed or Refractory Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
In a phase II trial (JACKPOT8 Part B) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Song et al found that the selective JAK1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor golidocitinib showed activity in patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Study Details In the trial, 104 patients from sites in...
HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Tumor Hypoxia–Directed Treatment
In a single-institution phase II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Nancy Y. Lee, MD, and colleagues found that tumor hypoxia is a promising marker for radiotherapy dose among patients receiving chemoradiotherapy for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal carcinoma. As...
Survivors of Childhood Cancer With High Anthracycline Exposure: Can a Beta-Blocker Improve Cardiac Function?
In a U.S./Canadian phase IIb trial (PREVENT-HF) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Armenian et al found that the beta-blocker carvedilol did not significantly improve cardiac function—measured as standardized left ventricular wall thickness–dimension ratio Z score (LVWT/Dz)—vs placebo in survivors of ...
Effects of Switch to High-Deductible Health Plans for Patients With Cancer
In a study reported in JAMA Oncology, Trad et al found that individuals with cancer in the United States who were switched from low- to high-deductible employer-sponsored health plans had higher out-of-pocket costs but no reduction in the number of oncologist visits; these patients, however, had...
Addition of Nivolumab to Chemotherapy in EGFR-Mutant Metastatic NSCLC After Disease Progression on Prior Therapy
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Tony Mok, MD, FRCPC, FASCO, and colleagues, final results of the primarily Asian phase III CheckMate 722 trial showed no progression-free survival benefit with the addition of nivolumab to chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutant metastatic...
Addition of Palbociclib to Letrozole in ER-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer: Overall Survival in PALOMA-2
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD, and colleagues, the phase III PALOMA-2 trial showed no overall survival benefit with the addition of palbociclib to letrozole in patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer with no...
mTOR Inhibitor, Prednisone, and Cemiplimab for Kidney Transplant Recipients With Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
In a small single-center phase I trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Glenn J. Hanna, MD, and colleagues found that immunosuppressant treatment with an mTOR inhibitor and prednisone plus immunotherapy with cemiplimab-rwlc resulted in durable responses and no allograft loss in adult...
Adjuvant Treatment of Resected Melanoma: mRNA-Based Personalized Therapy Plus Immunotherapy
In the phase IIb KEYNOTE-942 trial reported in The Lancet, Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that the addition of adjuvant mRNA-4157—a novel mRNA-based individualized neoantigen therapy—to pembrolizumab numerically improved recurrence-free survival in patients with completely resected ...
Sacituzumab Govitecan Plus Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Progressing After Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
In a cohort of the phase II TROPHY-U-01 trial (cohort 3) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Petros Grivas, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that the combination of sacituzumab govitecan-hziy and pembrolizumab showed activity in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer and disease...
Accelerated Hypofractionated Chemoradiation With Adaptive SABR Boost in Locally Advanced, Unresectable NSCLC
In a U.S. single-center radiation dose-expansion study reported in JAMA Oncology, Wu et al found that chemoradiation with adaptively increased stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) boost doses was safe and effective in patients with locally advanced, unresectable non–small cell lung cancer...
Intensified vs Standard Induction in Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed AML
In a UK trial (NCRI AML19) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Russell et al found that intensified induction therapy with FLAG-Ida (fludarabine, cytarabine, granulocyte colony–stimulating factor, and idarubicin) plus gemtuzumab ozogamicin did not improve overall survival in younger...
Rate of Second Primary Lung Cancers With Lobar vs Sublobar Resection of T1aN0 NSCLC
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Thomas E. Stinchcombe, MD, and colleagues, an analysis from the phase III Cancer and Leukemia Group B 140503/Alliance trial has shown high rates of second primary lung cancers with both sublobar and lobar resections for T1aN0 non–small cell lung...
OVHIPEC-1 Trial: Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Plus Interval Cytoreductive Surgery Improves Survival in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
The final survival analysis of the Dutch-Belgian phase III OVHIPEC-1 trial showed that the addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to interval cytoreductive surgery was associated with maintained progression-free and overall survival benefits at 10 years in women with advanced ...
Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Agents in Active Cancer: Meta-Analysis
In a systematic review and meta-analysis reported in JACC: CardioOncology, Fujisaki et al found no significant differences among direct oral anticoagulant agents (DOACs) in the prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with active cancer, whereas significant differences in...
Gemcitabine/Paclitaxel vs Gemcitabine Alone After FOLFIRINOX in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by De La Fouchardière et al, the French phase III GEMPAX trial showed no overall survival benefit with second-line gemcitabine/paclitaxel vs gemcitabine alone after FOLFIRINOX (fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan) in patients with metastatic...
Antiemetic Strategies for Patients Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy
In an Indian single-center phase III trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Bajpai et al found that low-dose olanzapine was noninferior to standard-dose olanzapine plus triple antiemetic therapy in terms of antiemetic efficacy and reduced daytime somnolence in patients with solid tumors receiving...
Final Overall Survival Analysis of CLEAR/KEYNOTE-581: Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab vs Sunitinib in First-Line Treatment of Advanced RCC
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Robert J. Motzer, MD, and colleagues, the prespecified final overall analysis of the phase III CLEAR/KEYNOTE-581 trial supported a benefit of lenvatinib/pembrolizumab vs sunitinib in the first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma. The...
Standard vs Histology-Tailored Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in High-Grade Myxoid Liposarcoma
In an expanded cohort of a European trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Alessandro Gronchi, MD, and colleagues found that histology-tailored neoadjuvant chemotherapy with trabectedin was noninferior in terms of disease-free survival to standard neoadjuvant anthracycline/ifosfamide...
Use of Antiviral Therapy and 10-Year Outcomes in Resected Hepatitis-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma
In a retrospective cohort study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Daniel Q. Huang, MBBS, and colleagues found that the use of antiviral therapy was associated with improved overall survival among patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)- or hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular...
Overall Survival and Long-Term Outcomes in the monarchE Trial
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Priya Rastogi, MD, and colleagues, an interim analysis of overall survival in the phase III monarchE trial showed no significant benefit with the addition of 2 years of adjuvant abemaciclib to endocrine therapy in patients with hormone...
Addition of Cetuximab Maintenance to First-Line FOLFIRI/Cetuximab in RAS/BRAF Wild-Type Colorectal Cancer
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Pinto et al, the Italian phase III ERMES trial showed that the addition of cetuximab maintenance to eight cycles of first-line FOLFIRI (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan) plus cetuximab did not achieve noninferiority in terms of...
Follicular Lymphoma: Long-Term Follow-up of Rituximab Dosing Strategies Among Patients With Low Tumor Burden
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Brad S. Kahl, MD, and colleagues, long-term follow-up of the phase III Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group RESORT study (E4402) showed that rituximab maintenance did not improve overall survival vs rituximab retreatment in rituximab induction...
Normal Risk Ovarian Screening Study: Long-Term Update
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Han et al, the 21-year update of the Normal Risk Ovarian Screening Study (NROSS) has shown that the NROSS screening strategy remains effective for the detection of ovarian cancer and detection at early disease stages. Study Details The NROSS...
Repotrectinib in ROS1 Fusion–Positive NSCLC
As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Alexander Drilon, MD, and colleagues, the phase I/II TRIDENT-1 trial showed the activity of the next-generation ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor repotrectinib in patients with ROS1 fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with no...
Use of Lower-Than-Recommended Doses of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Various Tumor Types: Indian Study
In an Indian single-institution study reported in JCO Global Oncology, Patel et al found that use of lower-than-recommended doses of immune checkpoint inhibitors showed activity across various tumor types. As stated by the investigators: “The cost of immune checkpoint inhibitors limits their...
MRD Status and Outcomes With Obinutuzumab- and Rituximab-Based Treatment in Follicular Lymphoma
In an analysis from the phase III GALLIUM study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Pott et al identified measurable residual disease (MRD) status and related outcomes among patients receiving obinutuzumab- and rituximab-based treatment for previously untreated follicular lymphoma. Study...
Genetic Identification of Women at Lower Risk of Breast Cancer
In a retrospective analysis reported in JAMA Oncology, Bolze et al identified a group of women at low risk for breast cancer based on genetic analysis. The findings may support altering cancer screening in this low-risk group. As stated by the investigators, “Genetic information is not being used...
Addition of Avasopasem to SBRT in Localized Pancreatic Cancer
Editor’s note: On publication of this news item reporting on a paper by Dr. Cullen Taniguchi and colleagues, The ASCO Post learned of Dr. Taniguchi’s untimely death on November 14, 2023. To read about the remarkable life and career of Dr. Taniguchi, please visit gsbs.uth.edu. In a phase Ib/II trial ...
Rituximab Maintenance in Younger Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Long-Term Follow-up
In a long-term analysis from the LYMA trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Sarkozy et al found that rituximab maintenance following autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) continued to be of benefit vs observation in the first-line treatment of younger patients with mantle cell...
Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: Addition of Camrelizumab to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
In the Chinese phase II NACI trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Li et al found that neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus camrelizumab produced antitumor activity and had a manageable adverse event profile in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. Study Details A total of 85 patients were...
Addition of MRI to CT in Patients Scheduled for Colorectal Liver Metastases Local Therapy
In the European CAMINO study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Görgec et al identified the likelihood of change in treatment plans with the addition of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients scheduled for local therapy for colorectal liver metastases on the basis of...
Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Risk in Premenopausal Women
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Timmins et al, a pooled analysis of 19 international cohorts showed that high vs low self-reported leisure-time physical activity was associated with a reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer. Study Details The study used individual-level data ...
Non–Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Impact of Reduced Use of Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy
In a Dutch nationwide cross-sectional cohort study reported in JAMA Oncology, Hazen et al found that a reduced use of neoadjuvant radiotherapy as part of chemoradiotherapy was not associated with poorer outcomes in patients with non–locally advanced rectal cancer. As stated by the investigators,...
Long-Term Results With Front-Line Dasatinib/Blinatumomab for Philadelphia Chromosome–Positive ALL
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Foà et al, long-term results of the Italian D-ALBA study have shown that a chemotherapy-free induction/consolidation regimen of dasatinib followed by blinatumomab maintained highly favorable outcomes in the front-line treatment of adult patients...
Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: 5-Year Survival With dd-MVAC
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Pfister et al, a 5-year analysis of the French phase III VESPER trial showed no improvement in overall survival with dose-dense methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (dd-MVAC) vs gemcitabine and cisplatin (GC) in the total perioperative...
Addition of SBRT to Standard-of-Care Systemic Therapy in Oligoprogressive Disease
In the phase II CURB trial reported in The Lancet, Chiaojung Jillian Tsai, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that the addition of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to standard-of-care systemic therapy was associated with improved progression-free survival in the total study population of patients...
Perioperative Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Gastric/Gastroesophageal Cancer
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Kohei Shitara, MD, and colleagues, interim analyses of the phase III KEYNOTE-585 trial have shown that the addition of perioperative pembrolizumab to chemotherapy improved pathologic complete response, but did not significantly improve event-free survival, in...
