JCO oncology practicePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-07DOI: 10.1200/OP.23.00770
Bruce D Cheson, Jeff P Sharman
{"title":"Current Approaches and Novel Agents in the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.","authors":"Bruce D Cheson, Jeff P Sharman","doi":"10.1200/OP.23.00770","DOIUrl":"10.1200/OP.23.00770","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The treatment of CLL has evolved from traditional chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) to an increasing number of targeted and biologic approaches. Randomized trials have demonstrated superiority of covalent bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors (cBTKis) over CIT, and second-generation compounds such as acalabrutinib and zanubrutinib appear to have a more favorable efficacy/safety profile than ibrutinib. The noncovalent BTKi, pirtobrutinib, has shown impressive activity after failure of the cBTKis and is quite tolerable. The <i>Bcl-2</i> inhibitor venetoclax plus a CD20, generally obinutuzumab, provides a high level of efficacy as initial treatment or after failure on a cBTKi, with many patients achieving a state of undetectable minimal residual disease. Promising novel approaches include BTK degraders, bispecific antibodies, and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T)-cell therapy. What is clear is that CIT is archaic, and current and future targeted approaches will continue to improve the outcome for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.</p>","PeriodicalId":14612,"journal":{"name":"JCO oncology practice","volume":" ","pages":"1360-1366"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141288088","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}
JCO oncology practicePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-21DOI: 10.1200/OP.24.00353
David M Peereboom
{"title":"Breast Cancer Brain Metastases: Challenges and Opportunities.","authors":"David M Peereboom","doi":"10.1200/OP.24.00353","DOIUrl":"10.1200/OP.24.00353","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14612,"journal":{"name":"JCO oncology practice","volume":" ","pages":"1293-1295"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141436909","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}
JCO oncology practicePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-25DOI: 10.1200/OP.24.00066
Gabrielle B Rocque, Nicole E Caston, Keyonsis Hildreth, Luqin Deng, Nicole L Henderson, Courtney P Williams, Andres Azuero, Bradford E Jackson, Jeffrey A Franks, Chelsea McGowan, Chao-Hui Sylvia Huang, D'Ambra Dent, Stacey Ingram, J Nicholas Odom, Noon Eltoum, Bryan Weiner, Doris Howell, Angela M Stover, Jennifer Young Pierce, Ethan Basch
{"title":"Engagement Among Diverse Patient Backgrounds in a Remote Symptom Monitoring Program.","authors":"Gabrielle B Rocque, Nicole E Caston, Keyonsis Hildreth, Luqin Deng, Nicole L Henderson, Courtney P Williams, Andres Azuero, Bradford E Jackson, Jeffrey A Franks, Chelsea McGowan, Chao-Hui Sylvia Huang, D'Ambra Dent, Stacey Ingram, J Nicholas Odom, Noon Eltoum, Bryan Weiner, Doris Howell, Angela M Stover, Jennifer Young Pierce, Ethan Basch","doi":"10.1200/OP.24.00066","DOIUrl":"10.1200/OP.24.00066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Previous randomized controlled trials have demonstrated benefit from remote symptom monitoring (RSM) with electronic patient-reported outcomes. However, the racial diversity of enrolled patients was low and did not reflect the real-world racial proportions for individuals with cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This secondary, cross-sectional analysis evaluated engagement of patients with cancer in a RSM program. Patient-reported race was grouped as Black, Other, or White. Patient address was used to map patient residence to determine rurality using Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes and neighborhood disadvantage using Area Deprivation Index. Key outcomes included (1) being approached for RSM enrollment, (2) declining enrollment, (3) adherence with RSM via continuous completion of symptom surveys, and (4) withdrawal from RSM participation. Risk ratios (RR) and 95% CI were estimated from modified Poisson models with robust SEs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between May 2021 and May 2023, 883 patients were approached to participate, of which 56 (6%) declined RSM. Of those who enrolled in RSM, a total of 27% of patients were Black or African American and 67% were White. In adjusted models, all patient population subgroups of interest had similar likelihoods of being approached for RSM participation; however, Black or African American patients were more than 3× more likely to decline participation than White participants (RR, 3.09 [95% CI, 1.73 to 5.53]). Patients living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods were less likely to decline (RR, 0.49 [95% CI, 0.24 to 1.02]), but less likely to adhere to surveys (RR, 0.81 [95% CI, 0.68 to 0.97]). All patient populations had a similar likelihood of withdrawing.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Black patients and individuals living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods are at risk for lower engagement in RSM. Further work is needed to identify and overcome barriers to equitable participation.</p>","PeriodicalId":14612,"journal":{"name":"JCO oncology practice","volume":" ","pages":"1426-1435"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11477859/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141450470","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}
JCO oncology practicePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-25DOI: 10.1200/OP.24.00080
Lauren R Schaff, Dean Carlow, Ryan Schofield, Venissala Wongchai, Juli Madzsar, Allison Hyde, Anne S Reiner, Katherine S Panageas, Lisa M DeAngelis, Ingo K Mellinghoff, Mina Lobbous, Louis B Nabors, Christian Grommes
{"title":"Low-Dose Planned Glucarpidase Allows Safe Outpatient High-Dose Methotrexate Treatment for CNS Lymphoma.","authors":"Lauren R Schaff, Dean Carlow, Ryan Schofield, Venissala Wongchai, Juli Madzsar, Allison Hyde, Anne S Reiner, Katherine S Panageas, Lisa M DeAngelis, Ingo K Mellinghoff, Mina Lobbous, Louis B Nabors, Christian Grommes","doi":"10.1200/OP.24.00080","DOIUrl":"10.1200/OP.24.00080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>High-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is the backbone of curative therapy for CNS lymphoma. Because of toxicity, MTX is administered in the inpatient setting along with hyperhydration and monitoring until MTX clearance is documented (3-5 days). Frequent hospitalizations result in patient time away from work, home, and exposure to potential iatrogenic/nosocomial complications. Here, we aim to demonstrate feasibility of HD-MTX administration in the outpatient setting with low-dose glucarpidase facilitating clearance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a prospective nonrandomized study of outpatient HD-MTX followed by glucarpidase 2000u (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03684980). Eligible patients had CNS lymphoma, creatinine <1.3 mg/dL, and previously tolerated HD-MTX. Patients were enrolled between May 2020 December 2021 for one HD-MTX treatment. Patients could re-enroll for subsequent doses of HD-MTX as eligibility and slots permitted. MTX 3.5 g/m<sup>2</sup> was administered once over 2 hours, preceded by standard hydration and followed by an additional 2 hours of dextrose 5% in water with NaHCO<sub>3</sub> 75 mEq at 150 cc/h. Glucarpidase 2000u was administered once in the clinic 24 hours later. The primary end point was MTX level 48 hours after HD-MTX.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty doses of outpatient HD-MTX with glucarpidase were administered to seven patients. After 20 of 20 (100%) treatments, serum MTX levels were reduced to <100 nmol/L. Treatments were well-tolerated, and no admissions were required. One patient received additional outpatient hydration for elevated creatinine. Development of antiglucarpidase antibody was rare and did not affect treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Outpatient HD-MTX with glucarpidase is safe and well-tolerated and has the potential to alter standard treatment for CNS lymphoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":14612,"journal":{"name":"JCO oncology practice","volume":" ","pages":"1384-1390"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141450472","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}
Renata Iskander, Adele Magnan Robart, Hannah Moyer, Ryan Nipp, Arjun Gupta, Jonathan Kimmelman
{"title":"Time Burdens for Participants With Advanced Cancer in Phase I Trials: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Renata Iskander, Adele Magnan Robart, Hannah Moyer, Ryan Nipp, Arjun Gupta, Jonathan Kimmelman","doi":"10.1200/OP.24.00334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/OP.24.00334","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Participating in phase I cancer clinical trials often entails extra visits and procedures. We describe the planned time and procedures associated with phase I trial participation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched ClinicalTrials.gov for phase I cancer trials of new drugs with assessment schedules and results posted between 2020 and 2022. Trials were included if participants had advanced or metastatic disease. Our primary analysis measured the number of planned research days (PRDs; each day a clinic visit is required) per participant up to the first month of trial participation and for the entire trial duration. Secondarily, we estimated the number of research procedures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our sample included 71 phase I trials comprising 302 cohorts. These trials enrolled 3,904 participants; the median participation duration was 2.5 months. During screening and up to the first month of participation, the median PRDs per participant was 7 (IQR, 7-10). Across the entire trial, the median PRDs per participant was 4.5 days per month (IQR, 3.30-6.20). Participants spent 15% of trial days attending planned appointments. Per trial cohort, participants were given a median of 8 (IQR, 7-11) physical examinations, 6 (IQR, 3-10) infusions, 6 (IQR, 3-12) electrocardiograms, and 1 (IQR, 1-3) biopsy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Participants commit a substantial amount of time to planned visits in phase I cancer trials, especially in the first month. Overall, they invest 15% of trial days attending planned research activities. These estimates provide a lower bound to the time participants in phase I trials donate to drug development, as our analysis excluded unplanned visits.</p>","PeriodicalId":14612,"journal":{"name":"JCO oncology practice","volume":" ","pages":"OP2400334"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142365238","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}
Andrew Hantel, Thomas P Walsh, Kelsey Y Li, Saima Awan, Emerald Littlejohn, Christopher S Lathan, Gregory A Abel
{"title":"The Trial Enrollment Diversity Dashboard for Acute Leukemia Clinical Research: Intervention Development and Cohort Analysis.","authors":"Andrew Hantel, Thomas P Walsh, Kelsey Y Li, Saima Awan, Emerald Littlejohn, Christopher S Lathan, Gregory A Abel","doi":"10.1200/OP.24.00319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/OP.24.00319","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Participation in acute leukemia clinical trials is inequitable across multiple sociodemographic categories. Tools that provide researchers with performance feedback on the representativeness of the patients they enroll are limited. We aimed to develop an electronic health record (EHR)-based dashboard to provide such feedback and to describe any enrollment inequities uncovered.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We created a visual dashboard linking leukemia clinical trial registration and EHR data at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Accuracy of a patient inclusion and assignment algorithm was tested with a target area under the receiver-operator curve (AUROC) of >0.90 against manual review. Demographic metric identification, visualization construction, and dashboard refinement were performed through stakeholder cognitive testing. Analysis of a recent 5-year cohort generated by the final algorithm assessed bivariate associations between enrollment and demographic metrics. Multivariable logistic regression included significant bivariate results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The final algorithm assignment AUROC was 0.98. Metrics were identified and visualizations successfully constructed. Fourteen individuals participated in testing and identified areas for revision: category mergers, denominator filters, and data delivery preferences. In the initial cohort of 1,315 patients, 1,020 (77.6%) had enrolled in any study protocol: 553 (42.1%) in a treatment trial and 936 (71.2%) in a biobanking study. In a multivariable model, older age (odds ratio [OR], 0.83 [95% CI, 0.73 to 0.94]) and Non-Hispanic Black race-ethnicity (OR, 0.38 [95% CI, 0.18 to 0.82]) were associated with lower enrollment, and English primary language with higher enrollment (OR, 2.50 [95% CI, 1.30 to 4.79]).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We developed a research participation equity performance feedback dashboard for clinical researchers, and we identified actionable inequities. Next steps include feasibility and efficacy testing as well as implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":14612,"journal":{"name":"JCO oncology practice","volume":" ","pages":"OP2400319"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142365237","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}
JCO oncology practicePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-20DOI: 10.1200/OP.23.00782
Ritika Manik, Connor B Grady, Sara P Ginzberg, Christine E Edmonds, Emily F Conant, Rebecca A Hubbard, Oluwadamilola M Fayanju
{"title":"Racial Disparities and Strategies for Improving Equity in Diagnostic Follow-Up for Abnormal Screening Mammograms.","authors":"Ritika Manik, Connor B Grady, Sara P Ginzberg, Christine E Edmonds, Emily F Conant, Rebecca A Hubbard, Oluwadamilola M Fayanju","doi":"10.1200/OP.23.00782","DOIUrl":"10.1200/OP.23.00782","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Black and White women undergo screening mammography at similar rates, but racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes persist. To assess potential contributors, we investigated delays in follow-up after abnormal imaging by race/ethnicity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Women who underwent screening mammography at our urban academic center from January 2015 to February 2018 and received a Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System 0 assessment were included. Kaplan-Meier estimates described distributions of time between diagnostic events from (1) screening to diagnostic imaging and (2) diagnostic imaging to biopsy. Multivariable logistic regression models estimated the associations between race/ethnicity and receipt of follow-up within 15 and 30 days.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two thousand five hundred and fifty-four women were included (48.6% non-Hispanic [NH] Black, 38.2% NH White, 13.1% other/unknown). Median time between screening and diagnostic imaging varied by race/ethnicity (White: 7 days [IQR, 2-14]; Black: 12 days [IQR, 7-23]; other/unknown: 9 days [IQR, 5-21]). There were similar disparities in days between diagnostic imaging and biopsy (White: 12 [IQR, 7-24]; Black: 21 [IQR, 13-37]; other/unknown: 16 [IQR, 9-30]) and between screening and biopsy (White: 20 [IQR, 11-41]; Black: 35 [IQR, 22-63]; other/unknown: 27.5 [IQR, 17-42]). After adjustment, odds of diagnostic imaging follow-up within 15 days of screening were lower for Black versus White women (odds ratio, 0.59 [95% CI, 0.44 to 0.80]; <i>P</i> < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this diverse cohort, disparities in timely diagnostic follow-up after abnormal breast screening were observed, with Black women waiting 1.75 times as long as White women to obtain a tissue diagnosis. National guidelines for time to diagnostic follow-up may facilitate more timely breast cancer care and potentially affect outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":14612,"journal":{"name":"JCO oncology practice","volume":" ","pages":"1367-1375"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11473231/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141431968","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}
JCO oncology practicePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-05-17DOI: 10.1200/OP.24.00278
Charité Ricker, Banu Arun, Sara Pirzadeh-Miller, Elena Martinez Stoffel, Hans Messersmith, Nadine Tung
{"title":"Selection of Germline Genetic Testing Panels in Patients With Cancer: ASCO Guideline Clinical Insights.","authors":"Charité Ricker, Banu Arun, Sara Pirzadeh-Miller, Elena Martinez Stoffel, Hans Messersmith, Nadine Tung","doi":"10.1200/OP.24.00278","DOIUrl":"10.1200/OP.24.00278","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14612,"journal":{"name":"JCO oncology practice","volume":" ","pages":"1308-1313"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140956828","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}
JCO oncology practicePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-05-22DOI: 10.1200/OP.24.00216
Robert D Siegel, Kristine B LeFebvre, Sarah Temin, Amy Evers, Lisa Barbarotta, Ronda M Bowman, Alexandre Chan, David W Dougherty, Michael Ganio, Bradley Hunter, Meredith Klein, Tamara P Miller, Therese Marie Mulvey, Amanda Ouzts, Martha Polovich, Maritza Salazar-Abshire, Elaine Z Stenstrup, Christine Marie Sydenstricker, Susan Tsai, MiKaela M Olsen
{"title":"Antineoplastic Therapy Administration Safety Standards for Adult and Pediatric Oncology: ASCO-ONS Standards.","authors":"Robert D Siegel, Kristine B LeFebvre, Sarah Temin, Amy Evers, Lisa Barbarotta, Ronda M Bowman, Alexandre Chan, David W Dougherty, Michael Ganio, Bradley Hunter, Meredith Klein, Tamara P Miller, Therese Marie Mulvey, Amanda Ouzts, Martha Polovich, Maritza Salazar-Abshire, Elaine Z Stenstrup, Christine Marie Sydenstricker, Susan Tsai, MiKaela M Olsen","doi":"10.1200/OP.24.00216","DOIUrl":"10.1200/OP.24.00216","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To update the ASCO-Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) standards for antineoplastic therapy administration safety in adult and pediatric oncology and highlight current standards for antineoplastic therapy for adult and pediatric populations with various routes of administration and location.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>ASCO and ONS convened a multidisciplinary Expert Panel with representation of multiple organizations to conduct literature reviews and add to the standards as needed. The evidence base was combined with the opinion of the ASCO-ONS Expert Panel to develop antineoplastic safety standards and guidance. Public comments were solicited and considered in preparation of the final manuscript.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The standards presented here include clarification and expansion of existing standards to include home administration and other changes in processes of ordering, preparing, and administering antineoplastic therapy; the advent of immune effector cellular therapy; the importance of social determinants of health; fertility preservation; and pregnancy avoidance. In addition, the standards have added a fourth verification.</p><p><strong>Standards: </strong>Standards are provided for which health care organizations and those involved in all aspects of patient care can safely deliver antineoplastic therapy, increase the quality of care, and reduce medical errors.Additional information is available at www.asco.org/standards and www.ons.org/onf.</p>","PeriodicalId":14612,"journal":{"name":"JCO oncology practice","volume":" ","pages":"1314-1330"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141079526","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}
JCO oncology practicePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-05-15DOI: 10.1200/OP.23.00794
Akshara S Raghavendra, Nuhad K Ibrahim
{"title":"Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis: A Comprehensive Review.","authors":"Akshara S Raghavendra, Nuhad K Ibrahim","doi":"10.1200/OP.23.00794","DOIUrl":"10.1200/OP.23.00794","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mechanisms underlying breast cancer brain metastasis (BCBM) development are complex, and its clinical presentation varies depending on the number, location, and size of brain metastases. Common symptoms include headache, neurologic deficits, and seizures. Diagnosis of BCBM typically relies on neuroimaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans. Local therapies, such as surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery, can be used to control tumor growth and relieve symptoms. Whole-brain radiotherapy has been a mainstay of treatment for BCBM, but its use has been associated with cognitive decline. Systemic therapy with chemotherapy and targeted agents plays an increasingly important role in the management of BCBM. Novel agents, such as human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted therapies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, have shown promising results in improving survival for patients with HER2-positive and triple-negative BCBM. This comprehensive review synthesizes current knowledge, clinical insights, and evolving paradigms to provide a robust understanding and roadmap for optimizing the diagnosis and management of BCBM.</p>","PeriodicalId":14612,"journal":{"name":"JCO oncology practice","volume":" ","pages":"1348-1359"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11477856/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140946822","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}