Tim Palmer, Kimberley Kavanagh, Kate Cuschieri, Ross Cameron, Catriona Graham, Allan Wilson, Kirsty Roy
{"title":"Response to Saidi and Jones.","authors":"Tim Palmer, Kimberley Kavanagh, Kate Cuschieri, Ross Cameron, Catriona Graham, Allan Wilson, Kirsty Roy","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf131","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144247965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RE: Efficacy and safety of personalized optimal programmed cell death 1 ligand combinations in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a network meta-analysis.","authors":"Junmei Zhang, Shuai Wang, Tingting Li, Xuefei Liu","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf132","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144247963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RE: Invasive cervical cancer incidence following bivalent human papillomavirus vaccination: a population-based observational study of age at immunization, dose, and deprivation.","authors":"Samir A Saidi, Mark A Jones","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf130","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144247964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to Zhang, Wang, Li et al.","authors":"Xianjing Chu, Wentao Tian, Rongrong Zhou","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf133","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144247966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: Restoring Anticancer Immune Response by Targeting Tumor-Derived Exosomes With a HSP70 Peptide Aptamer.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf123","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144234151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Not all trials are created equal: the unique role of the NCI National Clinical Trials Network.","authors":"Thomas J George, Theodore S Hong","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf114","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144225553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Helen M Parsons, Samuel J Greenwald, Stephanie Jarosek, Sayeh Nikpay, Roxanne M Clark, Nathan Shippee, Carrie Henning-Smith, Lindsey Enewold
{"title":"Switching between Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare for individuals newly diagnosed with cancer 2015-2019.","authors":"Helen M Parsons, Samuel J Greenwald, Stephanie Jarosek, Sayeh Nikpay, Roxanne M Clark, Nathan Shippee, Carrie Henning-Smith, Lindsey Enewold","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf036","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jnci/djaf036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Medicare Advantage (MA) plans may offer more benefits and lower costs relative to Traditional Medicare (TM), but may also provide narrower provider networks and preauthorization requirements. We explore the impact of a cancer diagnosis on switching between MA and TM after diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used the 2015-2019 Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare data to examine patterns of switching between MA and TM after cancer relative to those without cancer. We used binomial generalized estimating equations to evaluate the cancer and sociodemographic characteristics of those with higher probabilities of switching.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among those initially enrolled in MA plans (39.27% of those with vs 40.79% without cancer), 3.76% of individuals with cancer switched to TM compared with 2.23% without cancer. For those initially enrolled in TM, 2.96% of individuals with cancer switched to MA vs 4.35% without cancer. Multivariable analyses demonstrated that, among individuals starting in MA, a cancer diagnosis was associated with a 52.02% increase in switching relative to those without cancer, whereas among those starting in TM, a cancer diagnosis was associated with a 26.90% reduction in switching. Younger individuals, males, dual-eligible, those with more comorbidities, rural-dwellers, and those living in zip codes with higher education and income levels also had higher probabilities of switching from MA to TM.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Prior to diagnosis, MA enrollment is comparable between individuals with and without cancer. However, after diagnosis, individuals with cancer have higher probability of switching from MA to TM and lower probability of switching from TM to MA.</p>","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":"1218-1227"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12145912/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bhuvic Patel, Sangami Pugazenthi, Collin W English, Vijay Nitturi, Shree S Pari, Tatenda Mahlokozera, William A Leidig, Hsiang-Chih Lu, Alicia Yang, Kaleigh Roberts, Patrick DeSouza, Kyle P McGeehan, Diane D Mao, Namita Sinha, Joseph E Ippolito, Sonika Dahiya, Allegra Petti, Hiroko Yano, Tiemo J Klisch, Akdes S Harmanci, Akash J Patel, Albert H Kim
{"title":"NF2 loss-of-function and hypoxia drive radiation resistance in grade 2 meningiomas.","authors":"Bhuvic Patel, Sangami Pugazenthi, Collin W English, Vijay Nitturi, Shree S Pari, Tatenda Mahlokozera, William A Leidig, Hsiang-Chih Lu, Alicia Yang, Kaleigh Roberts, Patrick DeSouza, Kyle P McGeehan, Diane D Mao, Namita Sinha, Joseph E Ippolito, Sonika Dahiya, Allegra Petti, Hiroko Yano, Tiemo J Klisch, Akdes S Harmanci, Akash J Patel, Albert H Kim","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf022","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jnci/djaf022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>World Health Organization Grade 2 meningiomas (G2Ms) often recur and resist therapies. Grade 2 meningiomas with histopathological necrosis have been associated with worse local control (LC) after radiation therapy, but the drivers and biomarkers of radiation resistance in G2Ms remain unknown.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed genetic sequencing and histopathological analysis of 113 G2Ms and investigated the role of genetic and microenvironmental factors on clonogenic survival after ionizing radiation. We performed transcriptional profiling of our in vitro model and 18 human G2M tumors by bulk RNA sequencing as well as 8 G2Ms by single nuclei RNA sequencing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>NF2 loss-of-function (LOF) mutations were associated with necrosis in G2Ms (P = .0127). Tumors with NF2 mutation and necrosis had worse post-radiation LC compared to NF2 wildtype tumors without necrosis (P = .035). Under hypoxic conditions, NF2 knockdown increased radiation resistance in vitro (P < .001). Bulk RNA sequencing revealed NF2- and hypoxia-specific changes and a 50-gene set signature specific to radiation-resistant, NF2 knockdown, and hypoxic cells, which distinguished NF2 mutant/necrotic patient G2Ms by unsupervised clustering. Enrichment analysis revealed downregulation of apoptosis pathway genes and upregulation of proliferation-associated genes and genes normally downregulated after UV radiation exposure in NF2-mutant/necrotic tumor cells, which were validated with functional assays.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>NF2 LOF in the setting of hypoxia confers radiation resistance through transcriptional programs that reduce apoptosis and promote proliferation. These pathways may identify tumors resistant to radiation and represent therapeutic targets that in the future could improve LC in patients with radiation resistant G2Ms.</p>","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":"1175-1187"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12145909/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143064603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RE: Comprehensive genome profiling for treatment decisions in patients with metastatic tumors: real-world evidence meta-analysis and registry data implementation.","authors":"Jing Yuan, Jianxiong Yu","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf079","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jnci/djaf079","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":"1283-1284"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143730020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luca Arecco, Eva Blondeaux, Elisa Agostinetto, Evandro De Azambuja, Matteo Lambertini, Lucia Del Mastro
{"title":"Response to Venkataraman and Mokbel.","authors":"Luca Arecco, Eva Blondeaux, Elisa Agostinetto, Evandro De Azambuja, Matteo Lambertini, Lucia Del Mastro","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf087","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jnci/djaf087","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":"1289-1290"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144009511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}