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{"title":"Efficacy and safety of dose-dense chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer under prophylactic pegfilgrastim administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis from clinical practice guidelines for the use of G-CSF 2022.","authors":"Takamichi Yokoe, Tetsuhiro Yoshinami, Kazuki Nozawa, Yukinori Ozaki, Hiroshi Nishio, Kenji Tsuchihashi, Eiki Ichihara, Yuji Miura, Makoto Endo, Shingo Yano, Dai Maruyama, Nobuyuki Susumu, Munetaka Takekuma, Takashi Motohashi, Mamoru Ito, Eishi Baba, Nobuaki Ochi, Toshio Kubo, Keita Uchino, Takahiro Kimura, Yutaro Kamiyama, Shinji Nakao, Shinobu Tamura, Hitomi Nishimoto, Yasuhisa Kato, Atsushi Sato, Toshimi Takano","doi":"10.1007/s10147-025-02716-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10147-025-02716-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In early-stage breast cancer, dose-dense chemotherapy, which involves the administration of standard doses at shorter intervals, is safer when administered with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) to mitigate chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. This study aimed to thoroughly evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of dose-dense regimens based on the use of G-CSF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review was conducted according to the \"Minds Handbook for Clinical Practice Guideline Development\" using PubMed, Ichushi-Web, and the Cochrane Library databases. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies assessing dose-dense chemotherapy with prophylactic pegfilgrastim administration in early-stage breast cancer were included. Outcomes included overall survival, event-free survival, incidence of febrile neutropenia, quality of life (QOL), and pain. Meta-analyses were performed on outcomes with sufficient data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our literature search identified 23 RCTs. Overall survival and event-free survival showed a trend favoring dose-dense therapy (hazard ratio, 0.90, 0.90; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.78 - 1.03, 0.80 - 1.01; p = 0.13; 0.07, respectively). The incidence of febrile neutropenia was similar between the groups (odds ratio, 0.90; 95% CI 0.58 - 1.40; p = 0.65). Mortality due to infection could not be compared owing to the small number of events. Pain increased with dose-dense therapy (odds ratio 2.57; 95% CI 1.00 - 6.62; p = 0.05), likely from G-CSF-induced bone pain. Only one study examined QOL, showing a decline with chemotherapy that recovered after treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Dose-dense chemotherapy trended toward improved survival outcomes without increasing the risk of infection, although pain increased. Further research should identify the specific subgroups that most benefit from dose-dense regimens. More data are needed on the impact on QOL.</p>","PeriodicalId":13869,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"674-683"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143399146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Real-world outcomes with avelumab + axitinib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma in Japan: subgroup analyses from the J-DART2 study by International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium risk classification.","authors":"Junya Furukawa, Taigo Kato, Toshinari Yamasaki, Keisuke Monji, Toshiaki Tanaka, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Tomoaki Miyagawa, Hiroshi Yaegashi, Tomoyasu Sano, Takashi Karashima, Kazutoshi Fujita, Jun-Ichi Hori, Takayuki Ito, Masahiro Kajita, Yoshihiko Tomita, Nobuo Shinohara, Masatoshi Eto, Mototsugu Oya, Hirotsugu Uemura","doi":"10.1007/s10147-024-02655-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10147-024-02655-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Avelumab + axitinib was approved for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC) in Japan in December 2019. We report long-term real-world subgroup analyses with first-line avelumab + axitinib in patients with aRCC by International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk classification from the J-DART2 study in Japan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>J-DART2 was a multicenter, noninterventional, retrospective study examining characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes in patients with aRCC who started first-line avelumab + axitinib in Japan between December 2019 and October 2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data from 150 patients across 19 sites were analyzed. IMDC risk was favorable in 39 patients (26.0%), intermediate (1 risk factor) in 46 (30.7%), intermediate (2 risk factors) in 36 (24.0%), and poor in 29 (19.3%). Baseline characteristics were generally consistent across IMDC risk subgroups. In subgroups with favorable, intermediate (1 risk factor), intermediate (2 risk factors), and poor risk, median progression-free survival was 31.0, 15.3, 16.4, and 8.1 months; median overall survival (OS) was not reached, but 24-month OS rates were 95.2%, 91.3%, 85.3%, and 57.6%, respectively. Objective response rates were 54.5%, 56.8%, 47.1%, and 54.2%, respectively. High-dose corticosteroid treatment for immune-related adverse events was administered in 5.1%, 8.7%, 8.3%, and 6.9% of patients, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Subgroup analyses from J-DART2 confirm the long-term real-world effectiveness of first-line avelumab + axitinib across IMDC risk groups in patients with aRCC in Japan. Our findings were consistent with previous analyses by IMDC risk and support the favorable benefit-risk profile of avelumab + axitinib in clinical practice in Japan.</p>","PeriodicalId":13869,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"749-760"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11946980/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143399076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prospective observational study on the relationships between genetic alterations and survival in Japanese patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer: the impact of IDC-P.","authors":"Masashi Kato, Hiroyuki Sato, Yushi Naito, Akiyuki Yamamoto, Hideji Kawanishi, Yojiro Nakano, Toshinori Nishikimi, Masataka Kobayashi, Atsuya Kondo, Hiroki Hirabayashi, Satoshi Katsuno, Fumitoshi Sakamoto, Tohru Kimura, Shigeki Yamamoto, Hidemori Araki, Kosuke Tochigi, Fumihiro Ito, Hatsuro Hatsuse, Naoto Sassa, Akihiro Hirakawa, Shusuke Akamatsu, Toyonori Tsuzuki","doi":"10.1007/s10147-025-02707-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10147-025-02707-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Intraductal Carcinoma of the Prostate (IDC-P) is a significant prognostic indicator for prostate cancer, which demonstrates significant associations with homologous recombination repair gene mutations (HRRm) and alterations in tumor suppressor genes. However, no study in Japan has investigated the association between IDC-P and genetic mutations in men with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective observational study enrolled 102 de novo mCSPC (LATITUDE high-risk) patients diagnosed between 2018 and 2021, with subsequent monitoring of survival outcomes. A single genitourinary pathologist evaluated all needle biopsy slides. Genetic analyses were performed using the Myriad myChoice HRD plus™. These genetic analyses covered 108 genetic loci, including 15 HRRm genes, with a success rate of 91%.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Genetic alterations were observed in 79 patients (77.5%), with 20 exhibiting HRRm (19.6%). Common genetic alterations included FOXA1 (29.4%) and TP53 (17.6%) mutations; BRCA (9.8%) mutations were the most frequent HRRm (BRCA1:2 cases, BRCA2:8 cases, including 6 biallelic). IDC-P-positive patients demonstrated a significantly higher frequency of genetic aberrations (82.6% vs. 50%, p = 0.0082). Patients with biallelic BRCA2, TP53, and PTEN mutations exhibited significantly poorer cancer-specific survival. Multivariate analysis identified lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (HR 1.005, p = 0.035), TP53 mutations (HR 5.196, p < 0.001), biallelic BRCA2 mutations (HR 10.686, p = 0.005), and IDC-P as independent predictors of poor cancer-specific survival. No cancer-related deaths occurred in IDC-P-negative cases.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study emphasizes the significant association between IDC-P and an elevated incidence of genetic alterations in Japanese mCSPC patients, emphasizing the need for early genetic testing to guide therapeutic decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":13869,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"789-796"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11947062/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143399073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characteristics of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who do not respond to axitinib treatment.","authors":"Kojiro Ohba, Takahiro Osawa, Takahiro Kojima, Tomohiko Hara, Mikio Sugimoto, Masatoshi Eto, Keita Minami, Yasutomo Nakai, Kosuke Ueda, Sei Naito, Norio Nonomura, Sachiyo Murai, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Hiromi Nakanishi, Yuta Mukae, Kensuke Mitsunari, Tomohiro Matsuo, Ryoichi Imamura, Nobuo Shinohara","doi":"10.1007/s10147-025-02715-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10147-025-02715-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Axitinib is a widely used tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treatment. Here, we analyzed the characteristics of patients who did not respond to axitinib and evaluated alternative options for their treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed data for 449 patients with mRCC who were administered axitinib following another TKI as initial therapy. Patients with progressive disease (PD) at their first assessment were defined as showing early-PD. We analyzed the characteristics of patients at risk of early-PD and evaluated the relationship between the treatment following axitinib and their prognosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Early-PD was diagnosed in 102 patients, and was more common in those who had not undergone nephrectomy (p < 0.001), those treated with a TKI for a short period (p < 0.001), and those in the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC) poor risk category for mRCC (p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that these were independent risk factors for early-PD (all p < 0.001). Of those with early-PD, 52 changed to next-line treatment. The progression-free survival periods were 5.5 (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.4-8.6) months for patients administered TKIs, 4.2 (95% CI 0.3-8.1) months for those on nivolumab, and 2.2 (1.8-2.6) months for those on mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (p = 0.030).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients who have not undergone nephrectomy, those previously treated with another TKI for a short period, and those in the IMDC poor risk category are more likely to experience early-PD when taking axitinib. Furthermore, TKIs are the best treatment for patients with early-PD who have previously been administered axitinib.</p>","PeriodicalId":13869,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"781-788"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11947068/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lenvatinib enhances antitumor immunity of anti-PD-1 antibody.","authors":"Yu Kato","doi":"10.1007/s10147-025-02721-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10147-025-02721-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lenvatinib is an orally available multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor that mainly targets vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling. These inhibitory activities of lenvatinib exhibit antitumor efficacy, mainly due to their repressive effects on angiogenesis. In addition, a recent non-clinical evaluation using mouse tumor models revealed that lenvatinib causes immunomodulatory effects, including activation of effector T-cells and regulation of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Combined treatment with lenvatinib and anti-programmed cell death-1 antibody (anti-PD-1) resulted in enhanced antitumor activity relative to monotreatment with anti-PD-1 or lenvatinib. This review summarizes the antitumor mechanisms of lenvatinib and of lenvatinib plus anti-PD-1 combination therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13869,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"666-673"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11946938/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143476563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Post-marketing surveillance of encorafenib in combination with binimetinib in Japanese patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma.","authors":"Naoya Yamazaki, Hidenori Sakata, Osamu Iida, Teruaki Katayama, Hisashi Uhara","doi":"10.1007/s10147-025-02693-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10147-025-02693-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A BRAF inhibitor, encorafenib, combined with a MEK inhibitor, binimetinib, was approved in Japan in early 2019 for the treatment of BRAF V600-mutant, unresectable malignant melanoma based on results of the global phase III trial, COLUMBUS, conducted in various countries including Japan. This post-marketing surveillance (PMS) assessed the combination in real-world clinical practice in Japan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a prospective, multicentre, 12-month PMS of the safety and effectiveness of encorafenib plus binimetinib for radically unresectable, BRAF-mutant malignant melanoma in Japan.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 174 survey forms collected from 85 centres between February 2019 and August 2020, 172 were included for safety and effectiveness analysis. Patients (male [52.3%], median age 62.0 years) had Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 0 or 1 (91.8%) and comorbidities (55.2%). Respective encorafenib and binimetinib median dosages were 450 mg/day and 90 mg/day; median treatment duration, 24.1 and 24.2 weeks, and discontinuation, 71.5% for each, primarily for disease progression (56.9%) and adverse drug reactions (ADRs, 38.2%). Safety assessment ADRs occurred in 99 patients (57.6%), including eye disorders (40.7%), hepatic dysfunction (20.3%), rhabdomyolysis (4.7%), haemorrhage (2.3%), palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia syndrome (1.7%), and hypertension (1.7%); 19.8% were grade ≥ 3, none were grade 5, most resolved with/without treatment modification. At 12 months, the objective response rate was 48.8% (95% CI 41.2, 56.6; complete [19.2%], partial [29.7%]), overall survival was 40.1%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The safety and effectiveness of encorafenib plus binimetinib in Japanese patients with BRAF-mutant malignant melanoma were similar to data reported in COLUMBUS; no new safety concerns were identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":13869,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"814-823"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11946937/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of early tumor shrinkage and depth of response in patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.","authors":"Shohei Udagawa, Hiroki Osumi, Akira Ooki, Keitaro Shimozaki, Takeru Wakatsuki, Shota Fukuoka, Koichiro Yoshino, Mikako Tamba, Mariko Ogura, Keisho Chin, Kensei Yamaguchi, Eiji Shinozaki","doi":"10.1007/s10147-024-02686-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10147-024-02686-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Early tumor shrinkage (ETS) and depth of response (DpR) are early indicators of survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) undergoing anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody treatment. However, their relevance in v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) V600E mutant (MT) mCRC remains unclear. In this study, we evaluate the association between ETS/DpR and clinical outcomes in BRAF V600E MT mCRC.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>Patients with mCRC who were diagnosed with BRAF V600E MT and treated with first-line chemotherapy between June 2011 and March 2023 at a single cancer institute were enrolled. The association between ETS/DpR and clinical outcomes in patients with at least one target lesion was assessed. The cutoff value for ETS and DpR was set at 20% and 25%. Multivariate analysis of factors affecting progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 54 patients with BRAF V600E MT mCRC exhibited at least one target lesion. Patients with ETS and DpR were 24 (44.4%) and 27 (50%), respectively. Moreover, median PFS and OS were 7.5 and 17.1 months, respectively. Patients with ETS exhibited longer PFS and tended toward longer OS than those without ETS. Similarly, patients with DpR exhibited longer PFS and OS than those without DpR. Multivariate analysis confirmed a significant association between DpR and longer PFS and OS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ETS and DpR could serve as early surrogate markers of clinical outcomes in patients with BRAF V600E MT mCRC treated with first-line chemotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13869,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"718-727"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143515585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 expression in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer: a potential target for ovarian mucinous and clear cell carcinoma.","authors":"Sho Sato, Daisuke Shintani, Yuki Kaneda, Ryuichi Nakamura, Tomomi Katoh, Mitsutake Yano, Mieko Hanaoka, Shigehiro Yagishita, Masanori Yasuda, Motoko Nagata, Kosei Hasegawa","doi":"10.1007/s10147-024-02658-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10147-024-02658-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3), a tyrosine kinase belonging to the HER family, is a known target for cancer therapy; recently, an anti-HER3 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) is developing. To understand HER3 expression in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), this study was conducted.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We investigated the expression of HER3 in 202 patients with EOC using immunohistochemistry (IHC), and the association between HER3 expression, clinicopathological features, prognosis, and treatment timing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of all the cases, 55.4% had a HER3 IHC score ≥ 1 + . In particular, 78.0% of the patients with clear cell carcinoma (CCC) and 87.9% of the patients with mucinous carcinoma (MC) had a HER3 IHC score ≥ 1 + . Regarding clinicopathological features, early disease stage, feasibility of primary debulking surgery, no residual tumor, and low CA125 levels were more frequently observed in patients with a HER3 IHC score ≥ 1 + . Furthermore, a HER3 no-expression showed a significant association with a relatively short progression-free survival (PFS). And, for patients with mucinous carcinoma, those with a HER3 IHC score ≥ 1 + had poorer PFS and overall survival than those with a HER3 no-expression (no statistically significant difference). In addition, we analyzed HER3 expression at primary tumor and recurrence tumor in same patients. Thus, we observed the HER3 IHC score tended to change from 0 to ≥ 1 + in recurrence cases compared with primary cases.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These observations suggested that patients with MC, CCC and recurrence of all histological type may potentially benefit from future clinical trials of HER3-directed therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":13869,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"805-813"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143399148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A multicenter prospective observational study for health assessment questionnaires EQ-5D-5L and G8 in unresectable advanced pancreatic cancer treated with first-line gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel therapy.","authors":"Kaori Hino, Tomohiro Nishina, Mitsuhito Koizumi, Kaori Marui, Masahito Kokubu, Yuki Numata, Yoshiki Imamura, Kozue Kanemitsu-Okada, Toru Otsuru, Taira Kuroda, Yoshinori Ohno, Akinori Asagi, Hideki Miyata, Tomoyuki Yokota, Teru Kumagi, Ichinosuke Hyodo, Yoshio Ikeda, Yoichi Hiasa","doi":"10.1007/s10147-025-02717-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10147-025-02717-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In chemotherapy for unresectable advanced pancreatic cancer (UPC), the clinical utility of pre-treatment health assessment questionnaires, EuroQoL 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) and G8, is unknown. This study aimed to fill this gap.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This multicenter, prospective, observational study investigated the association of EQ-5D-5L and G8 with the clinical outcomes of first-line gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel (GnP) for UPC. Differences in survival were analyzed using the log-rank test, and multivariate analyses were performed using the Cox proportional hazards model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between April 2022 and September 2023, 60 patients were enrolled, and their data were analyzed. When patients were classified into two groups using the median EQ-5D-5L utility value (0.824), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were significantly longer in patients with high EQ-5D-5L utility values than in those with low utility values (median PFS 7.0 vs. 4.7 months, P < 0.01; median OS 12 vs. 8.0 months, P = 0.023). Such differences were not observed in the EQ-5D-5L Visual Analog Scale or G8 scores. There was no association between the occurrence of severe adverse events and EQ-5D-5L or G8 scores. Multivariate analyses showed that high EQ-5D-5L utility value (≥ 0.824), high albumin (≥ 3.8 g/dl), and low carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) (< 5.4 ng/mL) were preferable independent efficacy predictors for PFS and also independent prognostic factors for OS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pre-treatment EQ-5D-5L utility value, along with albumin and CEA, was an independent efficacy predictor and prognostic factor in patients with UPC treated with first-line GnP. Their usefulness should be validated in future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":13869,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"738-748"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143515581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of HPV status on oropharyngeal cancer detection via gastrointestinal endoscopy: a retrospective study.","authors":"Sayoko Tayama, Hideaki Miyamoto, Kotaro Waki, Munenori Honda, Kenshi Matsuno, Akira Yamasaki, Ryosuke Gushima, Katsuya Nagaoka, Hideaki Naoe, Masanori Imuta, Fumi Kawakami, Yoshihiro Komohara, Satoru Miyamaru, Daizo Murakami, Yorihisa Orita, Yasuhito Tanaka","doi":"10.1007/s10147-025-02692-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10147-025-02692-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIE) performed by gastroenterologists is essential for the early detection of pharyngeal cancer. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a significant cause of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). However, the prevalence of HPV-related OPSCC detected by GIE remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aims to evaluate the differences in detection rates, patient characteristics, and treatment approaches between HPV-positive and HPV-negative OPSCCs, with a focus on the role of GIE in early diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed 207 OPSCCs from 2018 to 2022, where HPV infection was diagnosed by p16 immunohistochemistry. We compared detection modalities and evaluated the proportion of lesions detected by GIE in both p16-positive and p16-negative cases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of the 207 patients, 92 (44.4%) were p16-positive. p16-positive cases had significantly lower rates of alcohol use, smoking, and history of esophageal or head/neck squamous cell carcinoma (all p < 0.001). Only 4.3% of p16-positive cases were detected by GIE, compared to 44.3% of p16-negative cases (p < 0.001). In addition, p16-positive patients were often diagnosed at advanced stages and underwent transoral resection less frequently (2.2% vs. 31.3%, p < 0.001). In cT1 cases, GIE and laryngoscopy revealed that p16-positive lesions were typically protruding and white to normal-colored, while p16-negative lesions were predominantly flat and erythematous.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>HPV-related OPSCC cases are rarely detected by GIE, and few cases are treated with minimally invasive transoral resection. These findings highlight the need for enhanced detection strategies for HPV-positive OPSCC.</p>","PeriodicalId":13869,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"696-704"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143492068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}