Future oncologyPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-05-09DOI: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2501516
Juan Gutiérrez Alliende, Ella A Kazerooni, Philip A J Crosbie, Xueqian Xie, Ankur Sharma, Joana Reis
{"title":"The present and future of lung cancer screening: latest evidence.","authors":"Juan Gutiérrez Alliende, Ella A Kazerooni, Philip A J Crosbie, Xueqian Xie, Ankur Sharma, Joana Reis","doi":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2501516","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2501516","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Early lung cancer detection improves lung cancer-related mortality and survival. This report summarizes presentations and panel discussions from a webinar, \"The Present and Future of Lung Cancer Screening: Latest Evidence and AI Perspectives.\" The webinar provided the perspectives of experts from the United States, United Kingdom, and China on evidence-based recommendations and management in lung cancer screening (LCS), barriers, and the role of artificial intelligence (AI). With several countries now incorporating the utilization of AI in their screening programs, AI offers potential solutions to some of the challenges associated with LCS.</p>","PeriodicalId":12672,"journal":{"name":"Future oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1735-1743"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12150595/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143997781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Future oncologyPub Date : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2511587
Christianne V Mojica, Katrina Mari E Gutierrez, Warren P Mason
{"title":"Advances in IDH-mutant glioma management: IDH inhibitors, clinical implications of INDIGO trial, and future perspectives.","authors":"Christianne V Mojica, Katrina Mari E Gutierrez, Warren P Mason","doi":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2511587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14796694.2025.2511587","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The discovery of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation in gliomas marked the new era of molecular classification of CNS tumors. Understanding the complex role of IDH mutation in oncogenesis led to the evaluation of novel small molecules targeting this enzyme as a potential therapeutic intervention. Vorasidenib, a brain-penetrant inhibitor of both IDH1 and IDH2-mutant enzymes, was one such agent. The phase 3 INDIGO trial evaluated vorasidenib and demonstrated its efficacy in IDH-mutant low-grade gliomas (LGG). This study established vorasidenib as an effective inhibitor of both IDH1 and IDH2-mutant enzymes, highlighting its great potential in advancing the therapeutic armamentarium for patients with LGG. While vorasidenib has been recently included in several treatment guidelines for CNS tumors, further research on the use of this novel agent, as monotherapy or in combination with other drugs, becomes imperative to exploit fully its potential in the management of IDH-mutant gliomas.</p>","PeriodicalId":12672,"journal":{"name":"Future oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144158041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Future oncologyPub Date : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2511568
Monika Bapna, Emily Ruiz
{"title":"Cemiplimab in the treatment of metastatic basal cell carcinoma.","authors":"Monika Bapna, Emily Ruiz","doi":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2511568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14796694.2025.2511568","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Metastatic basal cell carcinoma (mBCC) is a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer that poses significant therapeutic challenges. Historically, systemic treatment options were limited, with hedgehog pathway inhibitors (HHIs) providing modest efficacy, but poor tolerability long term. This review explores cemiplimab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting PD-1, as a novel therapeutic agent for mBCC. We examine its pharmacologic profile, clinical efficacy in clinical trials, safety and tolerability, and real-world performance. A comprehensive literature review was conducted using PubMed and clinical trial registries to assess cemiplimab's role in mBCC treatment, including its comparison to HHIs and potential in combination or neoadjuvant strategies. Cemiplimab has emerged as a transformative therapy for patients with mBCC who are intolerant to or have progressed on HHIs. Despite lower response rates compared to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, cemiplimab offers meaningful and durable disease control with a favorable safety profile and preservation of quality of life. Ongoing research into predictive biomarkers, neoadjuvant use, and combination regimens may further enhance its clinical utility.</p>","PeriodicalId":12672,"journal":{"name":"Future oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144158042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Future oncologyPub Date : 2025-05-15DOI: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2489339
Luis G Paz-Ares, Oscar Juan-Vidal, Giannis S Mountzios, Enriqueta Felip, Niels Reinmuth, Filippo de Marinis, Nicolas Girard, Vipul M Patel, Takayuki Takahama, Scott P Owen, Douglas M Reznick, Firas B Badin, Irfan Cicin, Sabeen Mekan, Riddhi Patel, Eric Zhang, Divyadeep Karumanchi, Marina Chiara Garassino
{"title":"Plain language summary of the EVOKE-01 study of sacituzumab govitecan vs docetaxel in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.","authors":"Luis G Paz-Ares, Oscar Juan-Vidal, Giannis S Mountzios, Enriqueta Felip, Niels Reinmuth, Filippo de Marinis, Nicolas Girard, Vipul M Patel, Takayuki Takahama, Scott P Owen, Douglas M Reznick, Firas B Badin, Irfan Cicin, Sabeen Mekan, Riddhi Patel, Eric Zhang, Divyadeep Karumanchi, Marina Chiara Garassino","doi":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2489339","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2489339","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12672,"journal":{"name":"Future oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144077504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Future oncologyPub Date : 2025-05-15DOI: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2504246
K Desai, M Amonkar, R Jain, G Patton, K Estenson, A Sartaj, D Cosgrove, S Sura
{"title":"Biomarker testing, treatment patterns and outcomes in previously treated pMMR or non-MSI-H metastatic colorectal cancer patients.","authors":"K Desai, M Amonkar, R Jain, G Patton, K Estenson, A Sartaj, D Cosgrove, S Sura","doi":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2504246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14796694.2025.2504246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To assess biomarker testing utilization, treatment patterns, and clinical outcomes in previously treated proficient mismatch repair deficient (pMMR) or non-microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients.</p><p><strong>Materials & methods: </strong>Using the iKnowMed electronic health record database, this study included pMMR/non-MSI-H adult mCRC patients previously treated with standard-of-care (SoC) chemotherapies between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2021. Patients were censored for overall survival (OS) and real-world progression-free survival (rwPFS) at their last visit date or the end of study period, 31 August 2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>MSI/MMR testing was conducted in 70.9% of mCRC patients. In 292 previously treated mCRC patients, 69.5% received SACT (regorafenib:14.8%, trifluridine+tipiracil (TAS-102):12.3%, other SACT:72.9%), 28.8% received BSC and 1.7% received no BSC/SACT. The most common other SACT included irinotecan- (37.4%) and oxaliplatin-based (14.8%) therapies. The most patients were tested for KRAS (89%) and BRAF (81%). Overall, the median (95% CI) OS and rwPFS was 7.4(5.8,8.8) and 3.5(3.2,4.3) months, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Only 70.9% of mCRC patients received guideline-recommended MSI/MMR testing, indicating a need for improved testing rates. Additionally, only 27.1% of previously treated mCRC patients received SoC options (regorafenib/TAS-102). The real-world variability in treatment choices and a high rate of chemotherapy rechallenge in subsequent lines highlight an unmet need in this patient population.</p>","PeriodicalId":12672,"journal":{"name":"Future oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144077500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of mTOR inhibitors combined with endocrine therapy versus that alone in breast cancer: a meta-analysis.","authors":"Wei Zhang, Xinru Jia, Dandi Lou, Qingping Wu, Yici Yan, Feiyan Mao","doi":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2485022","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2485022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors with endocrine therapy versus endocrine therapy alone in treating advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor (ER/PR) + breast cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a comprehensive search in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing mTOR inhibitors plus endocrine therapy with endocrine therapy alone up to September 2024.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This analysis included 10 RCTs comprising 3,337 patients. Relative to endocrine therapy alone, the combination of mTOR inhibitors and endocrine therapy significantly improved the clinical benefit rate (RR = 1.41, <i>p</i> < 0.001), overall response rate (RR = 1.40, <i>p</i> = 0.006), progression-free survival (PFS; HR = 0.67, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and overall survival (OS; HR = 0.86, <i>p</i> = 0.056), although the improvement in OS was not statistically significant. Subgroup analyses indicated a more pronounced PFS advantage in patients under 65 years of age (HR = 0.55, <i>p</i> = 0.013) and those who had previously received chemotherapy (HR = 0.51, <i>p</i> = 0.001). However, the incidence of adverse events was higher in the combination therapy group, notably stomatitis (<i>p</i> < 0.001), elevated aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase (<i>p</i> = 0.04), and diarrhea (<i>p</i> = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The combination of mTOR inhibitors with endocrine therapy offers superior efficacy with manageable toxicities in patients with advanced or metastatic ER/PR+ breast cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":12672,"journal":{"name":"Future oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1417-1427"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12051556/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143729609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Future oncologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-04-21DOI: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2495542
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, Shun Yamamoto, Ken Kato
{"title":"Tislelizumab for the treatment of advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.","authors":"Kazuhiro Shiraishi, Shun Yamamoto, Ken Kato","doi":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2495542","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2495542","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients had poor prognosis and few effective drugs based on the randomized controlled trials (RCTs). In such a circumstance, recent RCTs have shown the clinical efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) as first- or second-line treatment for advanced ESCC patients. Tislelizumab is one of the anti-Programmed-Death-1 (PD-1) antibodies; at first, tislelizumab monotherapy showed clinical efficacy as a second-line treatment for advanced ESCC patients based on the results of the RATIONALE-302 trial. Since then, tislelizumab plus doublet chemotherapy has shown superiority in overall survival compared to doublet chemotherapy for untreated advanced ESCC patients in the RATIONALE-306 trial. In this review, we share the overview of the development of tislelizumab and discuss the future perspectives on ICIs for advanced ESCC patients. In our opinion, tislelizumab plus doublet chemotherapy is one of the first-line standard treatments for advanced ESCC patients regardless of Programmed cell Death ligand 1 expression. Some other ICI-containing treatments showed clinical efficacy for untreated ESCC patients; we need further investigation to select these treatments appropriately.</p>","PeriodicalId":12672,"journal":{"name":"Future oncology","volume":"21 12","pages":"1473-1481"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12077467/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143997449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Future oncologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-04-24DOI: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2487407
Enriqueta Felip, Byoung Chul Cho, Shun Lu, Mehmet Ali Nahit Şendur, Shirish M Gadgeel, Seema Sethi, Joshua M Bauml, Hidetoshi Hayashi
{"title":"Plain language summary of first-line amivantamab-lazertinib in previously untreated high-risk EGFR-altered non-small-cell lung cancer in MARIPOSA.","authors":"Enriqueta Felip, Byoung Chul Cho, Shun Lu, Mehmet Ali Nahit Şendur, Shirish M Gadgeel, Seema Sethi, Joshua M Bauml, Hidetoshi Hayashi","doi":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2487407","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2487407","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12672,"journal":{"name":"Future oncology","volume":"21 12","pages":"1429-1444"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12077443/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143965200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Future oncologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-05-06DOI: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2488226
Oleksandr Dudnichenko, Konstantin Penkov, Meredith McKean, Mario Mandalà, Mariia Kukushkina, Timothy Panella, Tibor Csőszi, Paola Gerletti, Mahgull Thakur, Anna Poll, Alessandra di Pietro, Dirk Schadendorf
{"title":"A plain language summary of the preliminary results for encorafenib plus binimetinib and pembrolizumab in adults with BRAF V600-mutant melanoma in the STARBOARD study.","authors":"Oleksandr Dudnichenko, Konstantin Penkov, Meredith McKean, Mario Mandalà, Mariia Kukushkina, Timothy Panella, Tibor Csőszi, Paola Gerletti, Mahgull Thakur, Anna Poll, Alessandra di Pietro, Dirk Schadendorf","doi":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2488226","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2488226","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12672,"journal":{"name":"Future oncology","volume":"21 12","pages":"1445-1455"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12077447/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144002322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Future oncologyPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2483154
Van Thien Chi Nguyen, Dac Ho Vo, Thi Trang Tran, Thanh Truong Tran, Thi Hue Hanh Nguyen, Truong Dang Huy Vo, Thi Tuong Vi Van, Thi Luyen Vu, Minh Quang Lam, Giang Thi Huong Nguyen, Trung Hieu Tran, Ngoc Tan Pham, Quang Thinh Trac, Trong Hieu Nguyen, Thi Van Phan, Thi Huyen Dao, Huu Tam Phuc Nguyen, Luu Hong Dang Nguyen, Duy Sinh Nguyen, Hung Sang Tang, Hoa Giang, Minh Duy Phan, Hoai-Nghia Nguyen, Le Son Tran
{"title":"Cost-effective shallow genome-wide sequencing for profiling plasma cfDNA signatures to enhance lung cancer detection.","authors":"Van Thien Chi Nguyen, Dac Ho Vo, Thi Trang Tran, Thanh Truong Tran, Thi Hue Hanh Nguyen, Truong Dang Huy Vo, Thi Tuong Vi Van, Thi Luyen Vu, Minh Quang Lam, Giang Thi Huong Nguyen, Trung Hieu Tran, Ngoc Tan Pham, Quang Thinh Trac, Trong Hieu Nguyen, Thi Van Phan, Thi Huyen Dao, Huu Tam Phuc Nguyen, Luu Hong Dang Nguyen, Duy Sinh Nguyen, Hung Sang Tang, Hoa Giang, Minh Duy Phan, Hoai-Nghia Nguyen, Le Son Tran","doi":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2483154","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14796694.2025.2483154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lung cancer (LC) screening via low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) faces challenges including high false-positive rates and low patient compliance. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)-based tests offer a minimally invasive alternative but are limited by high costs and low sensitivity, particularly in early-stage detection. This study introduces a cost-effective, shallow genome-wide sequencing approach for LC detection by profiling multiple cell-free DNA (cfDNA) signatures.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We developed a multimodal cfDNA assay with shallow sequencing coverage (0.5×) that integrates fragmentomic, nucleosome, end-motif, and copy number alteration analyses. A machine-learning model trained on a discovery cohort (99 LC patients, 168 healthy controls) and validated on an independent cohort (58 LC patients, 71 controls) demonstrated robust performance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The ensemble model exhibited outstanding performance, achieving an AUC of 0.97 and a specificity of 92% in both the discovery and validation cohorts, with sensitivities of 94% and 90%, respectively. Notably, it outperformed hotspot mutation-based assays and the multi-cancer SPOT-MAS assay in sensitivity across all LC stages.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This assay provides a cost-effective, accurate, and minimally invasive method for LC detection, addressing the limitations of current screening methods. It represents a promising complementary tool to improve early detection and patient outcomes in LC.</p>","PeriodicalId":12672,"journal":{"name":"Future oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1391-1402"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12051589/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143709188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}