2025
Real-world outcomes with T-VEC in patients with anti-PD-1 resistant in-transit disease from melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma
Su D, McNamara M, Kaszycki M, Frey A, Ishizuka J, Costa P, Tran T, Kluger H, Clune J, Weiss S, Olino K. Real-world outcomes with T-VEC in patients with anti-PD-1 resistant in-transit disease from melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma. Surgical Oncology Insight 2025, 2: 100120. DOI: 10.1016/j.soi.2024.100120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMerkel cell carcinomaMerkel cell carcinoma casesT-VECCell carcinomaMedian numberAnti-PD-1 blockadeStage IIIB-IV melanomaAdvanced Merkel cell carcinomaIn-transit melanomaIn-transit diseaseICI therapyTalimogene laherparepvecAdvanced melanomaCancer immunotherapyMetastatic sitesPartial responseIn-transitRegional metastasesMedian ageGrade 3Adverse eventsTreatment cyclesDisease progressionMelanomaPatientsPhase 1 trial of hypofractionated stereotactic re-irradiation in combination with nivolumab, ipilimumab, and bevacizumab for recurrent high-grade gliomas
Sahebjam S, Raval R, Forsyth P, Enderling H, Tran N, Arrington J, Macaulay R, Perlow H, Palmer J, Ghose J, Rajappa P, Giglio P, Li Z, Etame A, Mokhtari S, Cruz-Chamorro R, Bhandari M, Thapa R, Robinson T, Chen D, Yu H. Phase 1 trial of hypofractionated stereotactic re-irradiation in combination with nivolumab, ipilimumab, and bevacizumab for recurrent high-grade gliomas. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2025, 7: vdaf033. PMID: 40134851, PMCID: PMC11934552, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaf033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-related adverse eventsStereotactic re-irradiationRecurrent high-grade gliomaHigh-grade gliomasRe-irradiationPD-1PD-1 blockadeProgression-free survivalPhase I studySecondary end pointsPhase 1 trialRecurrent HGGCheckpoint immunotherapyOverall survivalRecurrent glioblastomaAnaplastic astrocytomaBevacizumabNivolumabIpilimumabGrade 3Adverse eventsClinical investigationImmune responseEnd pointsPatients
2024
NIMG-30. DEUTERIUM METABOLIC IMAGING (DMI) SHOWS A STRONG RELATION BETWEEN TUMOR GRADE AND GLUCOSE METABOLISM IN PRIMARY BRAIN TUMORS
Thaw-Poon S, Blondin N, Liu Y, Corbin Z, Baehring J, Omuro A, Moliterno J, Omay S, Fulbright R, de Graaf R, De Feyter H. NIMG-30. DEUTERIUM METABOLIC IMAGING (DMI) SHOWS A STRONG RELATION BETWEEN TUMOR GRADE AND GLUCOSE METABOLISM IN PRIMARY BRAIN TUMORS. Neuro-Oncology 2024, 26: viii201-viii201. PMCID: PMC11553074, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noae165.0795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGrade 2 lesionsTumor gradeDeuterium metabolic imagingMetabolic imagingNon-enhancing tumor regionsBrain tumorsTumor-to-brain contrastTumour-specific valuesActive tumor tissueImage contrastVOI-based analysisGrade 4Evaluate disease progressionTesla MRI scannerFDG-PETGrade 3Lesion gradeTumor tissuesDisease progressionDisease stageOral administrationTumorObservational studyNormal brainContrast enhancementPhase I Study of Ruxolitinib in Combination with Abemaciclib for Patients with Primary or Post-Polycythemia Vera/Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis
Bewersdorf J, Derkach A, Zeidan A, Stein E, Mauro M, Podoltsev N, Rampal R. Phase I Study of Ruxolitinib in Combination with Abemaciclib for Patients with Primary or Post-Polycythemia Vera/Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis. Blood 2024, 144: 6659-6659. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-194918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDose-limiting toxicityCancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsTreatment-related adverse eventsAdverse eventsDose levelsCombination therapySpleen volumeInhibitor abemaciclibGrade 3Patients discontinued treatment due to adverse eventsNational Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsPhase I dose-escalation trialTreatment due to adverse eventsCommon Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsDisease progressionRecommended phase II doseMulticenter Phase IPlanned dose levelsGrade 3 thrombocytopeniaMedian overall survivalPhase II doseBone marrow blastsBone marrow fibrosisClinically significant bleedingData cut-offReal World Data on Efficacy and Safety of EPOCH in T-Cell Lymphoma
Straining R, Foss F, Schiffer M, Amin K, Agarwal S, Isufi I, Huntington S, Kothari S, Seropian S, Girardi M, Sethi T. Real World Data on Efficacy and Safety of EPOCH in T-Cell Lymphoma. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024, 25: e96-e102. PMID: 39368885, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2024.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT-cell lymphomaHeterogeneous group of lymphoid malignanciesGroup of lymphoid malignanciesPeripheral T-cell lymphomaAggressive T-cell lymphomaCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT cellsResponse rateR/R settingComplete responseLymphoid malignanciesPoor outcomeAnaplastic large cell lymphomaFrontline treatment regimensLarge cell lymphomaCombination of prednisoneHeterogeneous groupCell lymphomaChemotherapy optionsCaucasian patientsFirst-linePositive patientsTreatment regimensGrade 3LymphomaUse of Mitotic Activity and the Size of Any Dedifferentiated Component for Risk Assessment in MDM2-Amplified Liposarcoma.
Wu H, Sukhanova M, Tang H, Lu X, Zhong M, Deshpande H, Pollack S, Laskin W, Alexiev B. Use of Mitotic Activity and the Size of Any Dedifferentiated Component for Risk Assessment in MDM2-Amplified Liposarcoma. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2024 PMID: 39164013, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2024-0098-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcomaMDM2-amplified liposarcomasDedifferentiated componentDedifferentiated liposarcomaAdverse eventsMitotic countLocal recurrence statusMDM2 copy numberAssociated with adverse eventsLog-rank testOverall tumor volumeUnivariate logistic regressionChromosome 12q13-15Statistically significant associationPercentage of cellsTumor dimensionTumor volumeTumor sizeMDM2 proto-oncogeneClinicopathological characteristicsPathology reportsGrade 3Recurrence statusUnivariate analysisMultivariate regression modelEncorafenib and cetuximab versus irinotecan/cetuximab or FOLFIRI/cetuximab in Chinese patients with BRAF V600E mutant metastatic colorectal cancer: The NAUTICAL CRC study.
Wang X, Deng Y, Zhang Y, Liu T, Yuan X, Yang J, Zhang T, Zang A, Liu Y, Huang L, Ye F, Zong H, Ba Y, Klauck I, Vedovato J, Groc M, Guo A, Shen L. Encorafenib and cetuximab versus irinotecan/cetuximab or FOLFIRI/cetuximab in Chinese patients with BRAF V600E mutant metastatic colorectal cancer: The NAUTICAL CRC study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: lba3559-lba3559. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.17_suppl.lba3559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutant metastatic colorectal cancerTreatment-emergent adverse eventsMetastatic colorectal cancerBRAF V600E mutationChinese patientsControl armMetastatic treatmentV600E mutationGrade 3BRAF V600E-mutated mCRCFrequent treatment-emergent adverse eventsColorectal cancerTreatment-related grade 3CRC studyBaseline ECOG performance statusCombination of encorafenibSafety lead-inEmergent adverse eventsData cut-offMedian patient ageECOG performance statusPrimary cancer siteConfirmed ORRMedian OSMedian PFS211MO First-line efficacy of [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE in patients with advanced grade 2 and grade 3, well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors by tumor grade and primary origin: Subgroup analysis of the phase III NETTER-2 study
Singh S, Halperin D, Myrehaug S, Herrmann K, Pavel M, Kunz P, Chasen B, Capdevila J, Tafuto S, Oh D, Yoo C, Falk S, Halfdanarson T, Folitar I, Zhang Y, de Herder W, Ferone D. 211MO First-line efficacy of [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE in patients with advanced grade 2 and grade 3, well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors by tumor grade and primary origin: Subgroup analysis of the phase III NETTER-2 study. Annals Of Oncology 2024, 35: s92-s93. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.05.219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferentiation syndrome associated with treatment with IDH2 inhibitor enasidenib: pooled analysis from clinical trials
Montesinos P, Fathi A, de Botton S, Stein E, Zeidan A, Zhu Y, Prebet T, Vigil C, Bluemmert I, Yu X, DiNardo C. Differentiation syndrome associated with treatment with IDH2 inhibitor enasidenib: pooled analysis from clinical trials. Blood Advances 2024, 8: 2509-2519. PMID: 38507688, PMCID: PMC11131052, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaDevelopment of differentiation syndromeRisk factorsPooled analysisIDH2-mutant acute myeloid leukemiaClinical trialsAcute myeloid leukemia populationMedian time to onsetClinical features of DSBone marrow blastsNon-specific symptomsTime to onsetBaseline risk factorsTreatment of DSSymptoms of DSIdentified risk factorsFeatures of DSMarrow blastsSystemic steroidsPulmonary infiltratesClinical responseMutant IDH2 inhibitorMyeloid leukemiaClinical featuresGrade 3Neoadjuvant Cisplatin, Gemcitabine, and Docetaxel in Sarcomatoid Bladder Cancer: Clinical Activity and Whole Transcriptome Analysis
Johnson B, Teply B, Kagemann C, McGuire B, Lombardo K, Jing Y, Langbo W, Epstein J, Netto G, Baras A, Matoso A, McConkey D, Gupta A, Ahuja N, Ross A, Pierorazio P, Comperat E, Hoffman-Censits J, Singla N, Patel S, Kates M, Choi W, Bivalacqua T, Hahn N. Neoadjuvant Cisplatin, Gemcitabine, and Docetaxel in Sarcomatoid Bladder Cancer: Clinical Activity and Whole Transcriptome Analysis. Bladder Cancer 2024, 10: 133-143. PMID: 39131872, PMCID: PMC11308648, DOI: 10.3233/blc-240008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpression of immune checkpointsClinical activityNeoadjuvant cisplatinImmune checkpointsT cellsIncreased expression of immune checkpointsTranscriptome RNA sequencingMuscle-invasive patientsPegfilgrastim 6 mgAggressive histologic subtypePathological complete responseUrothelial bladder cancerT cell genesBasal-squamousYpCR rateNeoadjuvant therapyComplete responseHistological subtypesSingle-institutionUrothelial cancerPrimary endpointUrothelial tumorsTumor biologyBladder cancerGrade 3Culture time to optimize embryo cell-free DNA analysis for frozen-thawed blastocysts undergoing noninvasive preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy
Ardestani G, Banti M, García-Pascual C, Navarro-Sánchez L, Van Zyl E, Castellón J, Simón C, Sakkas D, Rubio C. Culture time to optimize embryo cell-free DNA analysis for frozen-thawed blastocysts undergoing noninvasive preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy. Fertility And Sterility 2024, 122: 465-473. PMID: 38718960, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.04.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrozen-thawed blastocystsCell-free DNANon-invasive preimplantation genetic testingPreimplantation genetic testingNiPGT-ADay 5Concordance rateDay 6Genetic testingExpansion gradeBlastocyst expansion gradeNext generation sequencingSpent mediumWhole genome amplificationBlastocyst DNABlastocyst mediumPGT-ANo significant differenceGrade 3BlastocystSignificant differenceGenome amplificationAneuploidyIdeal timeCompare time[177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE in newly diagnosed patients with advanced grade 2 and grade 3, well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Primary analysis of the phase 3 randomized NETTER-2 study
Ferone D, Halperin D, Myrehaug S, Herrmann K, Pavel M, Kunz P, Chasen B, Capdevila J, Tafuto S, Oh D, Yoo C, Falk S, Halfdanarson T, Folitar I, Zhang Y, Santoro P, Aimone P, de H, Singh S. [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE in newly diagnosed patients with advanced grade 2 and grade 3, well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Primary analysis of the phase 3 randomized NETTER-2 study. Endocrine Abstracts 2024 DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.99.oc7.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtezolizumab and bevacizumab in combination with TACE for patients with BCLC B HCC.
Stein S, Cheng W, Wiess C, Pollak J, Perez Lozada J, Chapiro J, Madoff D. Atezolizumab and bevacizumab in combination with TACE for patients with BCLC B HCC. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: tps584-tps584. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.3_suppl.tps584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRates of grade 3Grade 3Child-Pugh A cirrhosisBCLC-B HCCCombination of atezolizumabCurative intent therapyMain portal veinRisk of bleedingDiagnosis of HCCSignificant autoimmune diseaseSingle arm pilot studyB HCCECOG PSEffective regimenOpen-labelOverall survivalGastroesophageal varicesIntent therapyPredicted probabilityAutoimmune diseasesHepatic arteryPortal veinHepatic encephalopathyPatientsImprove outcomesHypoxia-Directed Treatment of Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
Lee N, Sherman E, Schöder H, Wray R, Boyle J, Singh B, Grkovski M, Paudyal R, Cunningham L, Zhang Z, Hatzoglou V, Katabi N, Diplas B, Han J, Imber B, Pham K, Yu Y, Zakeri K, McBride S, Kang J, Tsai C, Chen L, Gelblum D, Shah J, Ganly I, Cohen M, Cracchiolo J, Morris L, Dunn L, Michel L, Fetten J, Kripani A, Pfister D, Ho A, Shukla-Dave A, Humm J, Powell S, Li B, Reis-Filho J, Diaz L, Wong R, Riaz N. Hypoxia-Directed Treatment of Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 940-950. PMID: 38241600, PMCID: PMC10927322, DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.01308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalCurative-intent chemoradiotherapyLocoregional controlOropharyngeal carcinomaOverall survivalGrade 3Adverse eventsTumor hypoxiaHuman papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal carcinomasHPV-related oropharyngeal carcinomaMedian follow-up timeHypoxic tumorsSurgical removal of diseaseAcute grade 3Late grade 3HPV-related carcinomasPhase II studyFollow-up timeMeasure tumor hypoxiaRemoval of diseaseDefinitive chemoradiotherapyStandard chemoradiotherapyGross diseaseLate dysphagiaOS rates
2023
Imetelstat in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes who have relapsed or are refractory to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (IMerge): a multinational, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
Platzbecker U, Santini V, Fenaux P, Sekeres M, Savona M, Madanat Y, Díez-Campelo M, Valcárcel D, Illmer T, Jonášová A, Bělohlávková P, Sherman L, Berry T, Dougherty S, Shah S, Xia Q, Sun L, Wan Y, Huang F, Ikin A, Navada S, Feller F, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. Imetelstat in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes who have relapsed or are refractory to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (IMerge): a multinational, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. The Lancet 2023, 403: 249-260. PMID: 38048786, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)01724-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsPlacebo groupAdverse eventsMyelodysplastic syndromeGrade 3Subsequent anti-cancer therapyTreatment-emergent adverse eventsTreatment-emergent grade 3Days of randomisationIPSS risk groupRBC transfusion burdenTransfusion independence rateTreatment-related deathsUnacceptable toxic effectsPlacebo-controlled trialDisease-modifying activityPhase 2 trialPhase 3 trialPrimary efficacy analysisProportion of patientsWithdrawal of consentUnmet medical needComputer-generated scheduleAnti-cancer therapyRates, patterns, and predictors of specialty palliative care consultation among patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
Patel A, Walling A, Kanwal F, Serper M, Hernaez R, Sundaram V, Kaplan D, Taddei T, Mahmud N. Rates, patterns, and predictors of specialty palliative care consultation among patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure. JHEP Reports 2023, 6: 100976. PMID: 38274489, PMCID: PMC10808910, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecialty palliative care consultationPalliative care consultationChronic liver failureFacility-level variationCare consultationsLiver failurePalliative careTime of deathACLF-3Significant facility-level variationRetrospective cohort studyTiming of consultationFacility factorsMixed-effects regression analysisQuality improvement effortsACLF gradeACLF-1ACLF-2Acute hospitalizationCohort studyIll patientsACLFGrade 3Hepatocellular carcinomaSick patientsCTNI-41. PHASE II AND PHASE 0 RESULTS OF ABTC 1801: A MULTI-ARM CLINICAL TRIAL OF THE PARP INHIBITOR PAMIPARIB WITH VERY LOW DOSE METRONOMIC TEMOZOLOMIDE IN RECURRENT IDH MUTANT GLIOMAS
Schiff D, Bindra R, Li J, Ye X, Ellingson B, Walbert T, Campian J, Nabors B, Lieberman F, Ozer B, Desai A, Omuro A, Wen P, Desideri S, Danda N, Grossman S. CTNI-41. PHASE II AND PHASE 0 RESULTS OF ABTC 1801: A MULTI-ARM CLINICAL TRIAL OF THE PARP INHIBITOR PAMIPARIB WITH VERY LOW DOSE METRONOMIC TEMOZOLOMIDE IN RECURRENT IDH MUTANT GLIOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: v84-v84. PMCID: PMC10639307, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad179.0323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObjective response rateArm AMetronomic temozolomideArm BGrade 3Non-enhancing tumorMeaningful objective response rateTumor/plasma ratioCumulative hematologic toxicityGrade 3 anemiaGrade 3 thrombocytopeniaGrade 4 neutropeniaPhase II componentArm clinical trialPhase IIKPS 90Median PFSHematologic toxicityPrimary endpointAlkylator therapyProgressive diseaseARM patientsMedian ageBRCAness phenotypeClinical trialsBlinatumomab in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) of PD-1 and CTLA-4 in Adult Patients with Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) CD19 Positive B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): Results of a Phase I Study
Webster J, Luskin M, Rimando J, Blackford A, Zeidan A, Sharon E, Streicher H, DeAngelo D, Luznik L, Gojo I. Blinatumomab in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) of PD-1 and CTLA-4 in Adult Patients with Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) CD19 Positive B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): Results of a Phase I Study. Blood 2023, 142: 966. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-191109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMixed phenotype acute leukemiaRelapse-free survivalOverall survivalAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaComplete remissionPD-1Checkpoint inhibitorsExtramedullary diseaseAdverse eventsBM blastsGrade 3Positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaResponse rateImmune-related adverse eventsB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaMulti-center phase IPhase IDose-escalation schemaNon-hematologic toxicitiesMedian overall survivalDose-escalation studyPD-L1 expressionDuration of responseT cell subpopulationsCharacterization and Management of Cytopenias after Imetelstat Treatment in the IMerge Phase 3 Trial of Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS)
Zeidan A, Savona M, Madanat Y, Fenaux P, Komrokji R, Jonášová A, Illmer T, Sun L, Berry T, Feller F, Navada S, Santini V, Platzbecker U. Characterization and Management of Cytopenias after Imetelstat Treatment in the IMerge Phase 3 Trial of Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS). Blood 2023, 142: 6478. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-180962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-emergent adverse eventsLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesPhase 3 trialManagement of cytopeniasGrade 3Placebo groupDose adjustmentMedian timeTreatment delayDose reductionInternational Prognostic Scoring System risk groupsHematologic treatment-emergent adverse eventsRed blood cell transfusion dependencyImetelstat treatmentExperienced grade 3RBC transfusion burdenRBC transfusion independenceTreatment cycles 1Grade 4 neutropeniaGrade 4 thrombocytopeniaPrimary end pointGrowth factor supportErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsCycle 1High telomerase activityPrognostic Impact of Mismatch Repair Deficiency on Stage I-II Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer Treated with Adjuvant Radiation Therapy: A Multi-Institutional Analysis
Sherwani Z, Alegun J, Russo A, Damast S, Albuquerque K, Nwachukwu C, Dyer M, Fields E, Beriwal S, Horne Z, Vergalasova I, Ohri N, Taunk N, Chino J, Kidd E, Leung E, Song J, Hathout L. Prognostic Impact of Mismatch Repair Deficiency on Stage I-II Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer Treated with Adjuvant Radiation Therapy: A Multi-Institutional Analysis. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 117: s8. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndometrioid endometrial cancerEarly-stage endometrioid endometrial cancerExternal beam radiation therapyAdjuvant radiation therapyLymphovascular space invasionOverall survivalGrade 3Radiation therapyStage IMultivariate analysisWorse RFSWorse OSEndometrial cancerUnivariate analysisMulti-institutional retrospective cohort studyFIGO 2009 stage IRecurrence-free survival ratesCox proportional hazards modelPost-surgical stagingRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier methodDeep myometrial invasionFIGO grade 1Proportional hazards modelBeam radiation therapy
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