{"title":"Advancing immunotherapy in oncology.","authors":"Noriomi Matsumura","doi":"10.1007/s13691-025-00784-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-025-00784-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13703,"journal":{"name":"International Cancer Conference Journal","volume":"14 3","pages":"189"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229376/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144583831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Definitive chemoradiotherapy for pulmonary epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma.","authors":"Keijiro Yamauchi, Masashi Yokoyama, Kayo Ueda, Riiko Komuta, Hidetaka Tanabe, So Takata, Takafumi Yanase, Yuki Hosono, Shingo Satoh, Naoko Morishita, Hideo Mori, Hidekazu Suzuki","doi":"10.1007/s13691-025-00779-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-025-00779-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pulmonary epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (P-EMC) is a rare subtype of salivary gland tumor that is generally considered a low-grade malignancy and is treated with surgical resection. Here, we report a case of P-EMC treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy. A 68-year-old man developed P-EMC with high-grade features, a Ki-67 labeling index of 60%, and rapidly progressing disease. The patient received concurrent chemoradiotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel, which resulted in a significant tumor size reduction. The patient is currently alive 9 months after completing chemoradiotherapy without disease recurrence. This case suggests that platinum-based chemoradiotherapy is a viable therapeutic option for locally advanced, unresectable P-EMCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":13703,"journal":{"name":"International Cancer Conference Journal","volume":"14 3","pages":"344-349"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229430/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144583837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A rare case of primary prostate melanoma with extensive secondaries: case report.","authors":"Kumanan Jayaraman, Rejeesh Selvaganesan, Binitta Sherin","doi":"10.1007/s13691-025-00778-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-025-00778-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Melanoma originating from the genitourinary tract is very rare and accounts for less than 1% of all melanomas. Among the primary melanoma of the genitourinary tract, the bladder forms the most common anatomical location, followed by the adrenal gland, kidney, female urethra, and penis. Primary prostatic melanoma is a rare condition and poses a diagnostic challenge. We present a case report of primary prostatic melanoma in an elderly individual who presented with symptoms from a local extension of the disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":13703,"journal":{"name":"International Cancer Conference Journal","volume":"14 3","pages":"340-343"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229368/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144583830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eiichiro So, Norihito Ishida, Akihiko Chida, Sara Horie, Shotaro Kishimoto, Kai Tsugaru, Hideyuki Hayashi, Yuya Koda, Masahiro Ozaki, Hajime Okita, Takanori Kanai, Kenro Hirata
{"title":"A rare case of ALK-positive histiocytosis with neurological involvement in a 70-year-old woman successfully managed with partial resection and alectinib.","authors":"Eiichiro So, Norihito Ishida, Akihiko Chida, Sara Horie, Shotaro Kishimoto, Kai Tsugaru, Hideyuki Hayashi, Yuya Koda, Masahiro Ozaki, Hajime Okita, Takanori Kanai, Kenro Hirata","doi":"10.1007/s13691-025-00776-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-025-00776-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive histiocytosis is a recently classified rare subtype of histiocytic neoplasm, characterized by ALK immunoreactivity due to <i>ALK</i> gene rearrangement. Most reported cases have developed in infants and middle-aged individuals, with effective ALK inhibition. The clinicopathological spectrum remains uncharacterized because of few reported cases. Herein, we report a case of a 70-year-old woman diagnosed with ALK-positive histiocytosis involving the nervous system, successfully treated with partial surgical resection and alectinib administration. To the best of our knowledge, this is the oldest patient reported with this condition with nervous system involvement, expanding our understanding of its clinicopathological spectrum.</p>","PeriodicalId":13703,"journal":{"name":"International Cancer Conference Journal","volume":"14 3","pages":"327-334"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229379/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144583829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ehab Harahsheh, Vinicius Ernani, Skyler J Taylor, Kliment Donev, Maciej M Mrugala
{"title":"Extended survival in a patient with leptomeningeal disease related to EGFR exon 19 deletion metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a case report.","authors":"Ehab Harahsheh, Vinicius Ernani, Skyler J Taylor, Kliment Donev, Maciej M Mrugala","doi":"10.1007/s13691-025-00777-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-025-00777-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of a 60-year-old female diagnosed with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). She developed leptomeningeal disease (LMD) about 2 years after her initial cancer diagnosis and experienced multiple subsequent relapses of her leptomeningeal carcinomatosis with parenchymal brain metastases. She currently is alive with excellent performance status at 82 months since the LMD diagnosis. Treatment has consisted of different conventional and experimental EGFR targeted therapies along with intrathecal chemotherapy. This report, to the best of our knowledge, represents the longest overall survival (OS) of LMD reported in patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC and suggests that leveraging different mechanisms of action to target EGFR mutation in a sequential fashion with multidisciplinary teams' involvement can potentially help control the LMD and prolong the OS in this patient population.</p>","PeriodicalId":13703,"journal":{"name":"International Cancer Conference Journal","volume":"14 3","pages":"335-339"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12226433/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144575381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Low-dose oral cyclophosphamide with or without bevacizumab treatment in patients with recurrent ovarian and cervical cancer before best supportive care.","authors":"Yusuke Kawaguchi, Ryusuke Murakami, Akihiro Yanai, Haruka Mieda, Azusa Sakurai, Saki Sawayama, Mie Sakai, Hirofumi Nonogaki, Yumi Takao","doi":"10.1007/s13691-025-00775-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-025-00775-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluates the efficacy and tolerability of low-dose oral cyclophosphamide, with or without bevacizumab, in treating recurrent ovarian and cervical cancer among patients heavily pretreated with platinum-based chemotherapy. It presents case reports of individuals who received low-dose cyclophosphamide (50 mg/day) and bevacizumab (15 mg/kg per cycle for three to four weeks) in a metronomic treatment approach. Focusing on three significant cases from a cohort of eleven treated with these regimens, the case report demonstrates partial responses, delayed disease progression, and minimal adverse effects. These findings highlight the regimen's potential to maintain quality of life and performance status. The study underscores the therapeutic benefits and mild toxicity profile of low-dose cyclophosphamide with or without bevacizumab, suggesting its potential as a viable treatment option for patients with extensive treatment history. This regimen is particularly promising in settings prioritizing quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":13703,"journal":{"name":"International Cancer Conference Journal","volume":"14 3","pages":"319-326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229423/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144583840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metastatic urachal carcinoma treated with trifluridine/tipiracil and bevacizumab: a case report.","authors":"Takafumi Kitazono, Taichi Isobe, Satoshi Nishiyori, Wataru Kusano, Kenro Tanoue, Tomoyasu Yoshihiro, Hirofumi Ohmura, Kyoko Yamaguchi, Mamoru Ito, Kenji Tsuchihashi, Koichi Akashi, Eishi Baba","doi":"10.1007/s13691-025-00768-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-025-00768-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 53-year-old man with a tumorous lesion at the bladder apex was diagnosed with an unresectable urachal carcinoma. After 10 cycles of combined therapy with 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, a combination of trifluridine/tipiracil and bevacizumab was initiated as second-line chemotherapy. Despite requiring a switch to bevacizumab monotherapy after the sixth cycle due to hematological toxicity, this regimen effectively controlled the disease for 16 cycles. It resulted in a progression-free survival of 17 months. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report documenting the use of trifluridine/tipiracil and bevacizumab combination therapy for urachal carcinoma. While the observed disease control was notable in this patient, further accumulation of clinical experience and careful evaluation are warranted before generalizing the efficacy of this regimen in this rare malignancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13703,"journal":{"name":"International Cancer Conference Journal","volume":"14 3","pages":"280-288"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229294/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144583841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bilateral osteonecrosis of the external auditory canal caused by bone-modifying agents for cancer bone metastases.","authors":"Sayaka Yamaguchi, Tomoaki Mori, Naofumi Asano, Michiro Susa, Naoki Oishi, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Robert Nakayama","doi":"10.1007/s13691-025-00772-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-025-00772-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 51-year-old woman with a 54-month history of treatment with bone-modifying agents for thyroid cancer bone metastases, namely zoledronic acid for three months and denosumab for 51 months, presented with jaw pain, trismus, and ear discharge. Physical examination, bacterial culture, and radiological findings led to a diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the external auditory canal. Since the discontinuation of denosumab did not improve the diagnosed condition, she underwent surgical reconstruction. Bone-modifying agents such as zoledronic acid and denosumab, which are commonly used to prevent skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastases from various cancers, have been used for several years, especially for patients with slow-growing cancers. Osteonecrosis of the external auditory canal is an infrequent but serious adverse event caused by prolonged use of bone-modifying agents. Therefore, clinicians should be fully aware of its potential risks in the long-term management of bone metastasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":13703,"journal":{"name":"International Cancer Conference Journal","volume":"14 3","pages":"311-318"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144583832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Koichi Shiraishi, Masaki Shiota, Genshiro Fukuchi, Tokiyoshi Tanegashima, Shigehiro Tsukahara, Jun Mutaguchi, Satoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Matsumoto, Yoshinao Oda, Masatoshi Eto
{"title":"Complete response to pembrolizumab in mismatch repair-deficient urothelial carcinoma with local recurrence and recurrent upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a case report.","authors":"Koichi Shiraishi, Masaki Shiota, Genshiro Fukuchi, Tokiyoshi Tanegashima, Shigehiro Tsukahara, Jun Mutaguchi, Satoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Matsumoto, Yoshinao Oda, Masatoshi Eto","doi":"10.1007/s13691-025-00774-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-025-00774-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Clinical evidence supporting the use of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in treating urothelial carcinoma with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) remains limited. We report a case of 77-year-old male with a history of multiple cancers. Immunohistochemical staining of bladder tumor revealed the loss of MSH2 and MSH6 expression, and MSI-H by PCR-based method and pathogenic alterations in <i>MSH2</i> and <i>MSH6</i> genes by next generation sequencing were confirmed, suggesting Lynch syndrome. He received pembrolizumab for local recurrence after total pelvic exenteration and recurrent upper tract urothelial carcinoma, and achieved complete remission. This case supports the potential of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors as a promising treatment option for MSI-H or dMMR urothelial carcinoma, similar to other solid tumors with MSI-H or dMMR.</p>","PeriodicalId":13703,"journal":{"name":"International Cancer Conference Journal","volume":"14 3","pages":"198-203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229395/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144583835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Primary carcinosarcoma of the uterine cervix with somatic mutations of the <i>ATM</i> and <i>NF2</i> genes: a case report.","authors":"Taichi Irie, Yasushi Iida, Yoshinobu Hamada, Jun Matsushima, Makoto Iizuka, Satoshi Takakura","doi":"10.1007/s13691-025-00770-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-025-00770-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Primary carcinosarcomas are a rare type of cervical tumors. A 75-year-old female patient diagnosed with stage IB2 cervical carcinosarcoma (CCS) was treated with radical surgery followed by adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. She survived without recurrence for 3 years after the surgery. Double somatic mutations of the <i>ATM</i> (c.802C > T [p.Glu268*], variant allele frequency [VAF] of 48.5%, and c.7181C > T [p.Ser2394Leu], VAF of 45.1%) and <i>NF2</i> (c.1021C > T [p.Arg341*], VAF of 2.4%) genes were detected in the CCS via next-generation sequencing analyses. Retrospective studies using large databases should be performed to establish a consensus regarding the use of combination therapies in elderly patients with primary CCS. To the best of our knowledge, this report first revealed the presence of <i>ATM</i> mutations in a patient with primary CCS. Previous studies and the current data showed therapeutic possibilities for the subsets of gynecologic carcinosarcoma and provided information on the molecular mechanism of its development.</p>","PeriodicalId":13703,"journal":{"name":"International Cancer Conference Journal","volume":"14 3","pages":"302-310"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229365/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144583842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}