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Showing 551 - 600DESTINY-Lung02: T-DXd for HER2-Mutant Metastatic NSCLC
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Goto et al, primary results of the phase II DESTINY-Lung02 trial have shown activity of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) in patients with HER2-mutant metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously treated with platinum-containing...
Addition of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy to Interval Cytoreductive Surgery in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Aronson et al, 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 ...
Hypofractionated vs Conventional Fractionated Proton Radiotherapy After Mastectomy for Breast Cancer
In a phase II trial (MC1631) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Robert W. Mutter, MD, and colleagues found that the 24-month complication rate associated with hypofractionated proton postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) was not noninferior to standard fractionated PMRT in patients undergoing mastectomy ...
Personalized Biomarker-Based Umbrella Trial in Recurrent or Metastatic HNSCC
In a Korean phase II trial (KCSG HN 15-16 TRIUMPH) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Keam et al described results of a personalized biomarker-driven umbrella trial for the treatment of patients with platinum-refractory recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma...
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery vs Standard Chemoradiation for Cervical Cancer
In the phase III EORTC-55994 trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Kenter et al found no significant difference in overall survival with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery vs standard concomitant chemoradiotherapy in patients with stage IB2 to IIB cervical cancer. Study...
Adjuvant Pemetrexed/Cisplatin vs Vinorelbine/Cisplatin in Stage II–IIIA Nonsquamous NSCLC
In a 5-year analysis of the Japanese phase III JIPANG trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Kenmotsu et al found no significant differences in overall or recurrence-free survival with adjuvant pemetrexed/cisplatin vs vinorelbine/cisplatin in patients with stage II–IIIA nonsquamous...
Magrolimab Plus Azacitidine in Previously Untreated Patients With AML Ineligible for Intensive Chemotherapy
In a phase Ib study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Naval G. Daver, MD, and colleagues found that the combination of the anti-CD47 antibody magrolimab and azacitidine was active in previously untreated patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who were ineligible for intensive...
Testicular Cancer: Surveillance vs Chemotherapy After Postchemotherapy RPLND Shows Viable Residual Cancer
In a retrospective study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Antonelli et al found no difference in outcomes with postsurgical surveillance vs adjuvant chemotherapy after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) showed viable nonteratomatous germ cell tumor in patients who had...
Accelerated Approval Granted for Talquetamab-tgvs in Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
On August 9, 2023, the bispecific GPRC5D (G protein–coupled receptor, class C, group 5)-directed CD3 T-cell engager talquetamab-tgvs was granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at...
Fixed-Dose Niraparib and Abiraterone Plus Prednisone in BRCA-Mutated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
On August 11, 2023, the fixed-dose combination of the PARP inhibitor niraparib and the CYP17 inhibitor abiraterone acetate plus prednisone was approved for patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA-mutated castration-resistant prostate cancer, as determined by a U.S. Food and Drug...
HERTHENA-Lung01: Patritumab Deruxtecan for Advanced EGFR-Mutant NSCLC
In the phase II HERTHENA-Lung01 trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Helena Yu, MD, and colleagues found that patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd), a new anti-HER3 antibody-drug conjugate, showed activity in patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...
First-Line Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib Active in Advanced Non–Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
In a phase II trial (KEYNOTE-B61) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Laurence Albiges, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy, Paris–Saclay University, Villejuif, France, and colleagues found that first-line pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib produced durable responses in patients with advanced non–clear cell renal...
First-Line NALIRIFOX vs Nab-paclitaxel/Gemcitabine in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: NAPOLI-3
As reported in The Lancet by Zev A. Wainberg, MD, and colleagues, the phase III NAPOLI-3 trial has shown a modest but significant improvement in overall survival with first-line NALIRIFOX (liposomal irinotecan, oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and fluorouracil) vs nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine in patients ...
Effect of Diet and Exercise Intervention on Chemotherapy Dose Intensity, Response Rate Among Patients With Breast Cancer
In the LEANer study, reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Tara Sanft, MD, and colleagues, researchers found that an exercise and nutrition intervention did not improve relative dose intensity (RDI) among patients receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer, but did...
Addition of Olaparib to Abiraterone in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Overall Survival Results in the PROpel Trial
As reported by Fred Saad, MD, and colleagues in The Lancet Oncology, the final prespecified overall survival analysis of the phase III PROpel trial showed no significant benefit with the addition of first-line olaparib to abiraterone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer...
Effect of Adjuvant Metformin on Risk of New Primary Cancers in Patients With Early Breast Cancer
In an analysis from the Canadian Cancer Trials Group MA.32 study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Goodwin, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASCO, and colleagues found that adjuvant metformin did not reduce the risk of new primary invasive cancers vs placebo in patients with early breast cancer. ...
Tisotumab Vedotin–Based Combinations in Advanced Cervical Cancer
In a phase Ib/II study (innovaTV 205/GOG-3024/ENGOT-cx8) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Ignace B. Vergote, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that tisotumab vedotin-tftv combined with carboplatin or pembrolizumab showed activity in both treatment-naive and previously treated patients with ...
Previously Untreated Advanced Melanoma: Addition of Bempegaldesleukin to Nivolumab
In the phase III PIVOT IO 001 trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Adi Diab, MD, and colleagues found that the addition of bempegaldesleukin, a pegylated interleukin-2 cytokine prodrug, to nivolumab did not improve treatment outcomes in previously untreated patients with advanced...
Addition of First-Line Regorafenib to Nivolumab and Chemotherapy in Metastatic Esophageal Cancer
In a single-institution phase II study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Cytryn et al found that the combination of regorafenib, nivolumab, and FOLFOX (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) showed activity as a first-line treatment regimen for patients with HER2-negative metastatic...
Relapsed Pediatric T-Cell ALL: Base-Edited CAR7 T Cells
In an interim analysis of a small phase I study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Chiesa et al found that base-edited CAR7 T cells were active in pediatric patients with relapsed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). As stated by the investigators: “Cytidine deamination that is...
Localized Ewing Sarcoma: Interval-Compressed vs Standard-Timing Chemotherapy
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Cash et al, 10-year follow-up of the Children’s Oncology Group Study AEWS0031 has shown a maintained event-free survival benefit with interval-compressed chemotherapy vs standard-timing chemotherapy in patients with localized Ewing sarcoma....
PD-L1 Inhibition for Advanced Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma
In a phase II trial reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Chen et al found that atezolizumab produced durable responses in patients with advanced alveolar soft-part sarcoma. As stated by the investigators: “Alveolar soft-part sarcoma is a rare soft-tissue sarcoma with a poor prognosis...
Dysphagia-Optimized vs Standard IMRT in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
In the phase III DARS study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Nutting et al found that dysphagia-optimized intensity-modulated radiotherapy (DO-IMRT) was associated with improved patient-reported swallowing function vs standard IMRT in newly diagnosed patients with head and neck cancer. Study...
Selinexor Maintenance Therapy in Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
In a phase III study (ENGOT-EN5/GOG-3055/SIENDO) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Ignace B. Vergote, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that a progression-free survival benefit with maintenance selinexor vs placebo after first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced or recurrent...
Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Mezigdomide Plus Dexamethasone
In a phase I/II trial (CC-92480-MM-001) reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Paul G. Richardson, MD, and colleagues found that the combination of the novel cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase modulator mezigdomide and dexamethasone showed activity in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed...
KRAS Wild-Type Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Addition of Monoclonal Antibody to Chemotherapy
In the Chinese phase III NOTABLE trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Shukui Qin, MD, and colleagues examined the addition of the EGFR inhibitor nimotuzumab to gemcitabine in patients with KRAS wild-type locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. Study Details In the...
Can an Anti-EBV Antibody Assist in Screening for Nasopharyngeal Cancer?
In a Chinese study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Li et al found evidence that the anti–Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) anti-BNLF2b total antibody, P85-Ab, may be a promising biomarker for nasopharyngeal cancer screening. Study Details In the study, a peptide library representing highly...
Patients With Cancer and DPYD Variant Alleles: Outcomes With Reduced-Dose Fluoropyrimidine Therapy
In an analysis reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Knikman et al found that reduced doses of fluoropyrimidine therapy in patients with cancer with DPYD variant alleles did not result in poorer outcomes vs DPYD wild-type controls receiving full fluoropyrimidine doses. Study Details The...
Quizartinib in Newly Diagnosed FLT3-ITD–Positive Acute Myeloid Leukemia
On July 20, 2023, quizartinib was approved for use with standard cytarabine and anthracycline induction and cytarabine consolidation and as maintenance monotherapy following consolidation chemotherapy in adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia that is FLT3 internal tandem duplication...
Trifluridine/Tipiracil Plus Bevacizumab in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
On August 2, 2023, the fixed combination of trifluridine, a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor, and tipiracil, a thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor, was approved for use with bevacizumab for metastatic colorectal cancer previously treated with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based...
Addition of Nivolumab to Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy in Early-Stage or Isolated Lung Parenchymal Recurrent NSCLC
In a phase II trial (I-SABR) reported in The Lancet, Joe Y. Chang, MD, of the Department of Radiation Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, and colleagues found that the addition of immunotherapy with nivolumab to stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) improved ...
Dostarlimab-gxly With Chemotherapy for Endometrial Cancer
On July 31, 2023, the immune checkpoint inhibitor dostarlimab-gxly was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by single-agent dostarlimab, for patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch...
Neoadjuvant Palbociclib Plus Giredestrant or Anastrozole in ER-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
In a phase II study (coopERA Breast Cancer) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, and colleagues found that 2 weeks of the addition of neoadjuvant giredestrant—a novel nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor (ER) degrader—to palbociclib showed a stronger antiproliferative effect...
Cytotoxic and Immune-Stimulatory Gene Therapy for Adults With Primary High-Grade Glioma
In a single-center, phase I, first-in-human trial reported in The Lancet Oncology, Yoshie Umemura, MD, and colleagues investigated treatment with the combination of two adenoviral vectors expressing HSV1-TK (Ad-hCMV-TK) and Flt3L (Ad-hCMV-Flt3L) in adults with primary high-grade glioma. As stated...
Risk Factors for Incident Heart Failure Among Cancer Survivors Aged 18 to 39
In a study reported in a research letter in JACC: CardioOncology, Hibler et al found that survivors of young adult cancers who were exposed to anthracyclines were at an increased risk of subsequent diagnosis of heart failure. Study Details The study involved electronic health record data from the...
Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib in Relapsed or Refractory BRAF V600–Mutant Pediatric High-Grade Glioma
In a phase II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Hargrave et al found that dabrafenib plus trametinib was highly active in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory BRAF V600–mutant high-grade glioma. Study Details In the trial, 41 previously treated patients (median age, 13...
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Patients With Child-Pugh Class B vs A Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
In a systematic review and meta-analysis reported in JAMA Oncology, Xie et al explored outcomes associated with immune checkpoint inhibition among patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with Child-Pugh B vs Child-Pugh A liver function. Study Details The analysis included 22 studies...
High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: Impact of Multimodal Screening on Survival
In an analysis of the UKCTOCS study reported in The Lancet Oncology, Menon et al found that patients with high-grade serous tubo-ovarian cancer detected on multimodal screening may have a survival benefit over those whose disease was diagnosed without screening. The investigator stated, “In...
Is Cardiovascular Disease Linked to Increased Risk of Cancer?
In a retrospective cohort study reported in JACC: CardioOncology, Bell et al found individuals with a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease were more likely to have a subsequent cancer diagnosis than individuals with no cardiovascular disease diagnosis. Risk was elevated among persons with...
Germline Predisposition and Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma
In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Mandelker et al found that pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma was associated with a high prevalence of BRCA2 germline pathogenic variants and genomic features of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). The study involved somatic and germline ...
Allogeneic HCT Outcomes in Patients With MDS and High-Risk Genetics
In a genetic analysis from the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network 1102 Study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Versluis et al found that allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) improved overall survival compared with non-HCT treatment in patients with...
Addition of Tumor Treating Fields Therapy to Standard Systemic Therapy in Metastatic NSCLC After Disease Progression
In a phase III trial (LUNAR) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Leal et al evaluated the addition of tumor treating fields therapy to standard systemic therapy in patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. As stated by ...
Receptor Status Among Patients With Invasive Breast Cancer: What’s Missing?
In a study of SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) data reported in JAMA Network Open, Stephens et al found that approximately 5% of patients with invasive breast cancer had missing components of receptor status and identified several factors associated with the lack of information....
Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer: Addition of Atezolizumab to Bevacizumab and Platinum-Based Therapy
In the phase III ATALANTE/ENGOT-ov29 trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Kurtz et al found that the addition of atezolizumab to bevacizumab and platinum-based doublets did not significantly improve progression-free survival among patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer....
DLBCL: Benefit From Polatuzumab Vedotin–Containing Regimens Based on Cell-of-Origin Subtype
In an analysis reported in a letter to the editor in The New England Journal of Medicine, Palmer et al identified evidence that polatuzumab vedotin-piiq–containing regimens were preferentially effective among patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with activated B cell (ABC) vs...
Immunochemotherapy Triplet in Patients With Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC and Untreated Brain Metastases
In a Spanish phase II study (Atezo-Brain; GECP17/05) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Ernest Nadal, MD, PhD, and colleagues investigated the activity of the combination of atezolizumab with chemotherapy in patients with advanced nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with...
Divarasib in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors and a KRAS G12C Mutation
In a phase I study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Sacher et al found that the covalent KRAS G12C inhibitor divarasib (also referred to as GDC-6036) produced durable responses in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors with a KRAS G12C mutation. In the study, 137 patients ...
Urothelial Carcinoma: Perioperative PD-L1 Inhibition Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
In a Swiss phase II study (SAKK 06/17) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Richard Cathomas, MD, and colleagues found that the addition of perioperative durvalumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy resulted in improved event-free and overall survival in patients with muscle-invasive urothelial...
ER-Positive Breast Cancer: Addition of Adjuvant Ovarian Function Suppression to Tamoxifen in Premenopausal Patients
In an 8-year follow-up of a Korean phase III trial (ASTRRA) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Baek et al evaluated the effects of adding adjuvant ovarian function suppression to tamoxifen in premenopausal patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer, with a focus on the...
CLL/SLL: Efficacy of CD19-Directed CAR T-Cell Therapy in Relapsed or Refractory Disease
In a phase I/II study (TRANSCEND CLL 004) reported in The Lancet, Tanya Siddiqi, MD, and colleagues found evidence of activity with the CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia...
