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{"title":"American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline update on palliative care for patients with cancer: Addressing the reality gap.","authors":"Fionnuala Crowley, Cardinale B Smith, Robert M Arnold, Debora Afezolli","doi":"10.1002/cncr.35656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35656","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":138,"journal":{"name":"Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666497","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":"Embrace with caution: The limitations of generative artificial intelligence in responding to patient health care queries.","authors":"Sarah E Leslie, Jakob A Durden, Sarah E Tevis","doi":"10.1002/cncr.35651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35651","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":138,"journal":{"name":"Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666498","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":"Expression of Concern.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/cncr.35645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35645","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":138,"journal":{"name":"Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666499","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":"Global disparities in cancer care: Bridging the gap in affordability and access to medications between high and low-income countries.","authors":"Arafat H Tfayli, Laura N El-Halabi, Fadlo R Khuri","doi":"10.1002/cncr.35590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35590","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cancer remains a significant challenge for health care systems, despite notable progress in the field. These advancements have significant financial implications that disproportionately affect low-income countries. This review article aims to explore the present state of drug development, assessing the availability of drugs in different income countries, and proposing potential solutions to address the inequality in access to new cancer treatments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A search was conducted on MEDLINE and PubMed on October 2, 2023 and updated on December 14, 2023, limited to English language articles.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There is a projected rise in cancer cases worldwide, particularly in low-income countries where most cancer-related deaths are expected. Although the approval rate of cancer treatments has risen, their excessive cost and lack of affordability pose significant barriers to widespread access. Disparities in the costs of crucial cancer medications are influenced by geographic location and procurement connections. Potential solutions to address the inequity in drug distribution include sharing production secrets, implementing price discrimination, international funding, improved primary health care measures, and the implementation of cost-effective screening methods.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Preventing, screening for, and treating cancer should be a global priority with minimal differences in access to therapy among various countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":138,"journal":{"name":"Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142646100","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":"Patient-reported persistent lymphedema and peripheral neuropathy among long-term breast cancer survivors in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study.","authors":"Rina A Yarosh, Hazel B Nichols, Qichen Wang, Rachel Hirschey, Erin E Kent, Lisa A Carey, Sandra C Hayes, Adeyemi A Ogunleye, Melissa A Troester, Eboneé N Butler","doi":"10.1002/cncr.35650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Improved breast cancer treatment has lengthened survival but also has long-term impacts. Lymphedema and peripheral neuropathy are treatment-related sequelae that extend into survivorship. Co-occurrence of these conditions may further impair functional well-being. Few studies have estimated the burden of these conditions among diverse survivors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Carolina Breast Cancer Study Phase 3 enrolled survivors diagnosed between 2008 and 2013 in North Carolina. Black and younger women (aged <50 years at diagnosis) were oversampled. With the use of ≥10 years of follow-up data, the prevalence of persistent lymphedema, peripheral neuropathy, and their co-occurrence was assessed. Prevalence differences (PDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were assessed according to patient and disease characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1688 survivors were included, with an average of 11.1 years (SD, 0.6) postdiagnosis. The prevalence of persistent lymphedema, peripheral neuropathy, and their co-occurrence was 18.7%, 27.7%, and 8.8%, respectively. Lymphedema was higher among those receiving a mastectomy and with >5 lymph nodes removed, and peripheral neuropathy was higher among women treated with taxane-based chemotherapy. Co-occurrence was higher among women with >5 lymph nodes removed (vs. <5; PD, 5.4; 95% CI, 2.1 to 8.8) and those treated with taxane-based chemotherapy (vs. no chemotherapy; PD, 6.8; 95% CI, 3.9 to 9.7). The burden of lymphedema (PD, 2.7; 95% CI, 0.9 to 6.3) and peripheral neuropathy (PD, 5.8; 95% CI, 1.7 to 9.9) was higher among Black than White women. The prevalence of lymphedema (PD, 1.8; 95% CI, -1.5 to 5.1) and peripheral neuropathy (PD, 4.6; 95% CI, 0.8 to 8.4) was elevated among younger compared to older women.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Lymphedema and peripheral neuropathy affect a substantial proportion of survivors. Interventions are needed to reduce this burden.</p>","PeriodicalId":138,"journal":{"name":"Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142643524","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":"Frequency and clinical associations of common mental disorders in adults with high-grade glioma-A multicenter study.","authors":"Susanne Singer, Melanie Schranz, Melina Hippler, Robert Kuchen, Carolin Weiß Lucas, Jürgen Meixensberger, Michael Karl Fehrenbach, Naureen Keric, Meike Mitsdoerffer, Jens Gempt, Jan Coburger, Almuth Friederike Kessler, Jens Wehinger, Martin Misch, Julia Onken, Marion Rapp, Martin Voß, Minou Nadji-Ohl, Marcus Mehlitz, Marcos Tatagiba, Ghazaleh Tabatabai, Mirjam Renovanz","doi":"10.1002/cncr.35653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35653","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>One third of adults with cancer suffer from common mental disorders in addition to their malignant disease. However, it is unknown whether this proportion is the same in patients who have brain tumors and which factors modulate the risk for psychiatric comorbidity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a multicenter study, patients with high-grade glioma at 13 neurooncology clinics were enrolled consecutively and interviewed with the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (SCID) to diagnose common mental disorders. Predictors of psychiatric comorbidity were investigated using binary logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Six hundred ninety-one patients were interviewed. The proportion of patients who had mental disorders was 31% (95% confidence interval [CI], 28%-35%). There was evidence for an association of psychiatric comorbidity with the following factors: younger age (odds ratio [OR], 1.9; 95% CI, 1.1-3.4; p = .04), stable disease versus complete remission (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.1-2.8; p = .04), lower income (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.0-2.8; p = .04), living alone (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.0-2.6; p = .05), fatigue (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.1-2.4; p = .03), and impaired cognitive functioning (OR, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.5-3.6; p < .01). There was no evidence for independent effects of gender, histology, affected lobe, time since diagnosis, or employment status.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Approximately one third of adult patients with high-grade glioma may suffer from a clinically relevant common mental disorder, without notable disparity between the genders. In particular, clinicians should pay attention to possible comorbidities for cases in which patients exhibit compromised subjective cognitive function, are younger than 50 years, maintain a state of stable disease, or live alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":138,"journal":{"name":"Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142643523","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":"Desmoid tumors: Old and new drugs for a rare and challenging disease.","authors":"Bernd Kasper","doi":"10.1002/cncr.35603","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cncr.35603","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":138,"journal":{"name":"Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611432","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":"Sorafenib or anthracycline-based chemotherapy for progressive desmoid tumors.","authors":"Philippos Apolinario Costa, Arshia Arora, Yannelys Fernandez, Irvin Yi, Baylee Bakkila, Heng Tan, Priscila Barreto Coelho, Leticia Campoverde, Nicole Hardy, Steven Bialick, Andrea Espejo Freire, Gina Z D'Amato, Yu-Cherng Channing Chang, Jacob Peter Mesenger, Ty Subhawong, Andrew Haims, Michael Hurwitz, Kelly Olino, Kiran Turaga, Hari Deshpande, Jonathan Trent","doi":"10.1002/cncr.35647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35647","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Desmoid tumors can cause morbidity due to local invasion, potentially being fatal when fast growth compromises vital structures. In this context, a timely treatment response is required. This study aims to compare the activity of sorafenib and anthracycline-containing regimens during the first year of treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors conducted a multi-institutional retrospective analysis of desmoid tumor patients treated with either sorafenib or an anthracycline-containing regimen over 1 year. The primary end point was the overall response rate (ORR). The secondary end points were time to response (TTR), progression-free survival (PFS), and adverse events.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 2005 to 2022, 80 patients received sorafenib and 51 received an anthracycline-containing regimen with similar baseline characteristics. The 1-year ORR was 37% for anthracycline and 13% for sorafenib (p = .016). Median best response was -9% (range, -73 to 51) for anthracycline and -4% (range, -69 to 126) for sorafenib. Median TTR was 5.6 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.4-7.8) for anthracycline and 8.7 months (95% CI, 6.3-11.1) for sorafenib (p = .2). One-year PFS was 73% (95% CI, 60-86) for anthracycline and 59% (95% CI, 47-71) for sorafenib (p = .3). Common grade 1-2 adverse events for sorafenib were hand-foot syndrome (40%), diarrhea (25%), and fatigue (22%); for anthracycline, they were nausea (31%), fatigue (16%), and rash (14%). Grade 3 events were higher in the anthracycline group, 27% versus 14% (p < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Anthracycline-based therapy provided a greater 1-year response rate than sorafenib but was associated with a higher rate of serious adverse events. Higher-risk desmoid tumors, which need a more timely response, might benefit from anthracycline-based therapies, whereas average-risk tumors could benefit from sorafenib.</p>","PeriodicalId":138,"journal":{"name":"Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142612332","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":"Implantable cardioverter defibrillators in people dying with cancer: A SEER-Medicare analysis of ICD prevalence and association with aggressive end-of-life care.","authors":"Megan A Mullins, Tianci Wang, Kathryn Shahan, Vlad G Zaha, Rachna Goswami, Melanie Sulistio, David E Gerber, Sandi L Pruitt","doi":"10.1002/cncr.35640","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35640","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The shared risk profiles for cancer and heart disease suggest many individuals with cancer may have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). ICDs can have dramatic cancer end-of-life care implications including painful and distressing shocks. ICD prevalence and association with aggressive end-of-life care among individuals with breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancer was evaluated using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare dataset.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 37,306 Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥66 years with stage 3 or 4 cancer who died between 2005 and 2016 were identified. ICD prevalence, ICD-related care utilization that might present opportunities to discuss end-of-life implications and association with aggressive end-of-life care (>1 emergency department visit, intensive care unit admission, >1 hospitalization, terminal hospitalization, chemotherapy, and invasive or life-extending procedures) in the last month of life was assessed using multivariable logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among cancer decedents, 6% had an ICD. More individuals with an ICD (31%) died in the hospital than individuals without an ICD (25%; p < .001). Half (46%) of individuals with an ICD had device programming or interrogation visits that could be an opportunity for device discussion. In adjusted models, ICD presence was associated with higher odds of every indicator of aggressive end-of-life care other than chemotherapy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Many older cancer decedents in the United States had an ICD, and those with ICDs received more aggressive care at the end of life. Results suggest there are opportunities to discuss ICD and goals of care, raise awareness and encourage shared decision-making for this population to ensure goal-concordant care, and improve end-of-life care quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":138,"journal":{"name":"Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611701","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":"Nivolumab and sunitinib in patients with advanced bone sarcomas: A multicenter, single-arm, phase 2 trial.","authors":"Emanuela Palmerini, Antonio Lopez Pousa, Giovanni Grignani, Andres Redondo, Nadia Hindi, Salvatore Provenzano, Ana Sebio, Jose Antonio Lopez Martin, Claudia Valverde, Javier Martinez Trufero, Antonio Gutierrez, Enrique de Alava, Maria Pilar Aparisi Gomez, Lorenzo D'Ambrosio, Paola Collini, Alberto Bazzocchi, David S Moura, Toni Ibrahim, Silvia Stacchiotti, Javier Martin Broto","doi":"10.1002/cncr.35628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35628","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Herein, we present the results of the phase 2 IMMUNOSARC study (NCT03277924), investigating sunitinib and nivolumab in adult patients with advanced bone sarcomas (BS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Progressing patients with a diagnosis of BS were eligible. Treatment was comprised of sunitinib (37.5 mg/day on days 1-14, 25 mg/day afterword) plus nivolumab (3 mg/kg every 2 weeks). Primary end point was progression-free survival rate (PFSR) at 6 months based on central radiology review. Secondary end points were overall survival (OS), overall response rate (ORR) by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1, and safety.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 46 patients were screened, 40 patients entered the study, and 38 underwent central radiological review and were evaluable for primary end point. Median age was 47 years (range, 21-74). Histologies include 17 (43%) osteosarcoma, 14 chondrosarcoma (35%, 10 conventional, four dedifferentiated [DDCS]), eight (20%) Ewing sarcoma, and one (2%) undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. The PFSR at 6 months was 42% (95% confidence interval [CI], 27-58). With a median follow-up of 39.8 months (95% CI, 37.9-41.7), the median PFS and OS were 3.8 months (95% CI, 2.7-4.8) and 11.9 months (95% CI, 5.6-18.2). ORR by RECIST was 5%, with two of 38 partial responses (one of four DDCS and one of 17 osteosarcoma), 19 of 38 (50%) stable disease, and 17 of 38 (45%) progressions. Grade ≥3 adverse events were neutropenia (six of 40, 15%), anemia (5/40, hypertension (6/40, 15%), 12.5%), ALT/AST elevation (5/40, 12.5%), and pneumonitis (1/40, 2.5%). Seventeen percent of patients discontinued treatment due to toxicity, including a treatment-related grade 5 pneumonitis CONCLUSION: The trial met its primary end point in the BS cohort with >15% of patients progression-free at 6 months. However, the toxicity profile of this regimen was relevant.</p>","PeriodicalId":138,"journal":{"name":"Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142611840","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}