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{"title":"Immunotherapy for Microsatellite-Stable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Can we close the Gap between Potential and Practice?","authors":"Marwa Abdel Hamid, Lorenz M Pammer, Theresa K Lentner, Bernhard Doleschal, Rebecca Gruber, Florian Kocher, Elisabeth Gasser, Anna Jöbstl, Andreas Seeber, Arno Amann","doi":"10.1007/s11912-024-01583-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11912-024-01583-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>This review will explore various strategies to rendering MSS mCRCs susceptible to ICI. Moreover, we will provide an overview of potential biomarkers that may aid to better patient selection, and discuss ongoing efforts in this area of research.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks among the top three most common cancers worldwide. While significant advances in treatment strategies have improved the prognosis for patients in the early stages of the disease, treatment options for metastatic CRC (mCRC) remain limited. Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized the treatment of several malignancies, its efficacy in mCRC is largely confined to patients exhibiting a high microsatellite instability status (MSI-H). However, the vast majority of mCRC patients do not exhibit a MSI-H, but are microsatellite stable (MSS). In these patients ICIs are largely ineffective. So far, ICIs do not play a crucial role in patients with MSS mCRC, despite the promising data for inducing long-term remissions in other tumour entities. For this reason, novel treatment strategies are needed to overcome the primary resistance upon ICI in patients with MSS.</p>","PeriodicalId":10861,"journal":{"name":"Current Oncology Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11480176/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141855067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perioperative NETosis and Cancer Progression: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives.","authors":"Qiang Zhang, Jing Zhang, Haiyun Gu, Yan Yang, Hao Zhang, Changhong Miao","doi":"10.1007/s11912-024-01573-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11912-024-01573-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>The process of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) formation, called NETosis, is a peculiar death modality of neutrophils, which was first observed as an immune response against bacterial infection. However, an ongoing and exaggerated NETs formation may have adverse clinical consequences and even promote cancer progression. This review will discuss the complex relationship between NETosis and cancer progression.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>NETs exhibits cancer-promoting effects by causing cancer metastaisis and tumor-associated thrombosis. Many studies have found that many mechanisms are involved in the process, and the corresponding targets could be applied for cancer therapy. Although NETs may have anti-bacteria effects, it is necessary to inhibit an excessive NETs formation, mostly showing cancer-promoting effects. The contribution of NETs to cancer progression has gained a growing appreciation and the approaches to targeting NETs deposition exhibited beneficial effects both in primary and metastatic tumors, which, however, has been challenged by a recent finding demonstrating an opposite effect of NETs to suppress tumor growth via the activation of immune response against tumor. This seeming discrepancy reflects we are in the early stage of NETs study facing fundamental questions and a better understanding of the underlying mechanism is urgently needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":10861,"journal":{"name":"Current Oncology Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Radiogenomics as an Integrated Approach to Glioblastoma Precision Medicine.","authors":"Isabella Sanchez, Ruman Rahman","doi":"10.1007/s11912-024-01580-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11912-024-01580-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Isocitrate dehydrogenase wild-type glioblastoma is the most aggressive primary brain tumour in adults. Its infiltrative nature and heterogeneity confer a dismal prognosis, despite multimodal treatment. Precision medicine is increasingly advocated to improve survival rates in glioblastoma management; however, conventional neuroimaging techniques are insufficient in providing the detail required for accurate diagnosis of this complex condition.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Advanced magnetic resonance imaging allows more comprehensive understanding of the tumour microenvironment. Combining diffusion and perfusion magnetic resonance imaging to create a multiparametric scan enhances diagnostic power and can overcome the unreliability of tumour characterisation by standard imaging. Recent progress in deep learning algorithms establishes their remarkable ability in image-recognition tasks. Integrating these with multiparametric scans could transform the diagnosis and monitoring of patients by ensuring that the entire tumour is captured. As a corollary, radiomics has emerged as a powerful approach to offer insights into diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and tumour response through extraction of information from radiological scans, and transformation of these tumour characteristics into quantitative data. Radiogenomics, which links imaging features with genomic profiles, has exhibited its ability in characterising glioblastoma, and determining therapeutic response, with the potential to revolutionise management of glioblastoma. The integration of deep learning algorithms into radiogenomic models has established an automated, highly reproducible means to predict glioblastoma molecular signatures, further aiding prognosis and targeted therapy. However, challenges including lack of large cohorts, absence of standardised guidelines and the 'black-box' nature of deep learning algorithms, must first be overcome before this workflow can be applied in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":10861,"journal":{"name":"Current Oncology Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11480134/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction to: Past, Present, and Future Therapeutic Strategies for NF‑1‑Associated Tumors.","authors":"Brian Na, Shilp R Shah, Harish N Vasudevan","doi":"10.1007/s11912-024-01581-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11912-024-01581-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10861,"journal":{"name":"Current Oncology Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11480211/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141723275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Biomarkers in the Immuno-oncology Interface of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review with Perioperative Considerations.","authors":"Laura Smith, John Saganty, Patrice Forget","doi":"10.1007/s11912-024-01572-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11912-024-01572-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Identification of biomarkers for immunotherapy treatment in triple negative breast cancer remains crucial for improving outcomes and optimising regimes, particularly in the perioperative setting. There is a need to conduct a scoping review to provide an overview of current research, explore the wider context, and highlight future research considerations in this field.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>The most commonly assessed biomarkers are PD-L1, TILs and CD8 + cells with correlation to outcomes mainly focused on survival. There is a growing interest in evaluating genetic markers. Conclusions are currently limited by knowledge gaps around contextual factors. Important areas of focus for future research include a greater understanding of complex cellular, genetic and metabolic interactions in the perioperative tumour microenvironment, including patient-specific immune profiles. An important challenge remains elucidating the clinical significance of the immunological effects of interventions at each stage of the perioperative period, including the use of anaesthetic agents.</p>","PeriodicalId":10861,"journal":{"name":"Current Oncology Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141544686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrative Geriatric Oncology: A Review of Current Practices.","authors":"Hannah Fine, Amrita Bonthu, Mikhail Kogan","doi":"10.1007/s11912-024-01575-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11912-024-01575-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>This article aims to offer a comprehensive review of optimal integrative medicine practices for geriatric oncology patients. Given the aging population and the global rise in cancer incidence, it is crucial to identify evidence-based modalities and employ an integrated approach to enhance cancer outcomes and quality of life in older adults.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>It has been predicted that 20.5% (6.9 million) of new cancer cases in 2050 will occur in adults over 80 years old.¹ The increasing focus on lifestyle factors in healthy aging has shed light on various overlooked areas of significance. Notably, anti-inflammatory diets and the promotion of a healthy gut microbiome have demonstrated significant impacts on overall health outcomes, bolstering the body's innate capacity to combat disease. This review delves into further evidence and extrapolation concerning integrative approaches and their influence on cancer outcomes and older adults quality of life. The complexity and unique nature of cancer in older adults requires a wide range of support from medical providers. Incorporating various integrative techniques as part of cancer treatment and side effect support can improve health outcomes and patient's quality of life. Familiarity with the lifestyle interventions and other topics explored in this review equips healthcare providers to offer tailored and holistic care to geriatric patients navigating cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":10861,"journal":{"name":"Current Oncology Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141747678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Postoperative Delirium and Neurocognitive Disorders: Updates for Providers Caring for Cancer Patients.","authors":"Donna Ron, Stacie Deiner","doi":"10.1007/s11912-024-01584-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11912-024-01584-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>To provide up to date information on postoperative delirium and neurocognitive disorders in surgical cancer patients.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Established risk factors such as age, psychosocial factors, comorbidities, frailty and preexisting cognitive decline continue to exhibit associations with perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PND); novel risk factors identified recently include microbiome composition and vitamin D deficiency. Prevention measures include cognitive prehabilitation, perioperative geriatric assessment and multidisciplinary care, dexmedetomidine and multimodal analgesic techniques. Studies investigating ciprofol, remimazolam, esketamine, ramelteon and suvorexant have shown encouraging results. Controversy remains regarding the use of inhalational versus intravenous general anesthesia. Innovative approaches to address PND are a rapidly developing area of research, but more studies are needed to identify effective prevention and management interventions. Despite challenges and controversy in the field, implementation of best practice can reduce the detrimental impact of PND on patients, caregivers, and society at large.</p>","PeriodicalId":10861,"journal":{"name":"Current Oncology Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141757606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular outcomes among cancer survivors.","authors":"Min Choon Tan, Nickolas Stabellini, Jia Yi Tan, Jia Yean Thong, Catherine Hedrick, Justin Xavier Moore, Jennifer Cullen, Anika Hines, Arnethea Sutton, Vanessa Sheppard, Neeraj Agarwal, Avirup Guha","doi":"10.1007/s11912-024-01578-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11912-024-01578-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Analyze current evidence on racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular outcomes among cancer survivors, identifying factors and proposing measures to address health inequities.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Existing literature indicates that the Black population experiences worse cardiovascular outcomes following the diagnosis of both initial primary cancer and second primary cancer, with a notably higher prevalence of cardio-toxic events, particularly among breast cancer survivors. Contributing socioeconomic factors to these disparities include unfavorable social determinants of health, inadequate insurance coverage, and structural racism within the healthcare system. Additionally, proinflammatory epigenetic modification is hypothesized to be a contributing genetic variation factor. Addressing these disparities requires a multiperspective approach, encompassing efforts to address racial disparities and social determinants of health within the healthcare system, refine healthcare policies and access, and integrate historically stigmatized racial groups into clinical research. Racial and ethnic disparities persist in cardiovascular outcomes among cancer survivors, driven by multifactorial causes, predominantly associated with social determinants of health. Addressing these healthcare inequities is imperative, and timely efforts must be implemented to narrow the existing gap effectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":10861,"journal":{"name":"Current Oncology Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141603403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical Applications and Advancements of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Cardio-Oncology: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Emerging Perspectives.","authors":"Ayman Battisha, Chitsimran Mann, Rutu Raval, Asuwin Anandaram, Brijesh Patel","doi":"10.1007/s11912-024-01598-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11912-024-01598-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Recent advancements in molecular biology, biotechnology, chemistry/radiochemistry, artificial intelligence, and imaging techniques have significantly propelled the field of cardiovascular molecular imaging. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of cardiovascular positron emission tomography (PET) imaging and cardiac computed tomography (CT), exploring their roles in elucidating molecular and cellular processes, enabling early disease detection, and guiding novel therapeutic interventions for cardiovascular conditions.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Cardiovascular PET imaging strives to uncover molecular and cellular events preceding visible anatomical manifestations or physiological changes. Meanwhile, cardiac CT has evolved into a multifaceted modality, offering insights into both anatomy and function. Utilizing advanced CT technologies allows for a thorough evaluation, encompassing fractional flow reserve, perfusion imaging, pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation, atherosclerotic plaque characterization, cardiomyopathies, structural cardiac abnormalities, and congenital heart anomalies. The emergence of hybrid imaging, combining PET and CT, presents innovative prospects in cardiology. This approach enables the simultaneous assessment of cardiac perfusion and coronary anatomy in a singular scan, providing complementary insights relevant to potential coronary artery disease. Despite the substantial potential impact, operational familiarity with this hybrid tool remains limited, and its integration into routine clinical practice warrants further exploration. In summary, the review underscores the transformative impact of recent technological advancements on cardiovascular molecular imaging. The integration of PET and CT, along with their individual capabilities, holds promise for early disease detection and informed clinical decision-making. While acknowledging the potential of hybrid imaging, it emphasizes the need for increased operational familiarity and continued exploration to facilitate its seamless integration into routine clinical practice. The insights gained from this review contribute to the ongoing dialogue in the field, offering a foundation for future research and advancements in cardiovascular imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":10861,"journal":{"name":"Current Oncology Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Return to Intended Oncological Therapy: State of the Art and Perspectives.","authors":"Nicolas A Cortes-Mejia, Heather A Lillemoe, Juan P Cata","doi":"10.1007/s11912-024-01594-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11912-024-01594-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of the review: </strong>Despite advances in surgical procedures, cancer recurrence still affects a substantial proportion of patients for whom surgery is considered a curative therapy. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of RIOT, addressing its definition, influencing factors, and clinical implications.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>RIOT can be defined as a continuous variable as the time from surgery to initiation of adjuvant therapies or categorically as whether patients can successfully receive adjuvant therapies or not. Factors influencing RIOT are age, sex, socioeconomic status, access to healthcare, physical performance and comorbidities, and quality of anesthesia and surgical care. Adjuvant therapies such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy are often administered to reduce the risk of recurrence after surgery and improve survival. Return to intended oncologic therapy (RIOT) has emerged as a promising outcome metric reflecting patients' functional recovery after surgery and their ability to receive adjuvant therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":10861,"journal":{"name":"Current Oncology Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}