Serigne N Lo, Alexander H R Varey, Sydney Ch'ng, Richard A Scolyer, John F Thompson
{"title":"Response to Han and Liu.","authors":"Serigne N Lo, Alexander H R Varey, Sydney Ch'ng, Richard A Scolyer, John F Thompson","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf026","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jnci/djaf026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":"1082-1083"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364938","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}
Joseph R Habib, Ammar A Javed, I Quintus Molenaar, Christopher L Wolfgang, Marc G Besselink
{"title":"Recognizing IPMN-derived pancreatic cancer as a specific entity requiring prospective clinical studies: a call for international collaboration.","authors":"Joseph R Habib, Ammar A Javed, I Quintus Molenaar, Christopher L Wolfgang, Marc G Besselink","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf037","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jnci/djaf037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":"1084-1085"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143407250","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":"On the road to new drugs in clinical oncology: benefit of phase 2 trials.","authors":"Howard S Hochster","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf023","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jnci/djaf023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":"825-826"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143492183","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}
Amber F Gallanis, Cassidy Bowden, Rachael Lopez, Grace-Ann Fasaye, David Lang, Jill Rothschild, M Constanza Camargo, Jonathan M Hernandez, Anjali Rai, Theo Heller, Andrew M Blakely, Jeremy L Davis
{"title":"Adolescents and young adults with germline CDH1 variants and the risk of overtreatment.","authors":"Amber F Gallanis, Cassidy Bowden, Rachael Lopez, Grace-Ann Fasaye, David Lang, Jill Rothschild, M Constanza Camargo, Jonathan M Hernandez, Anjali Rai, Theo Heller, Andrew M Blakely, Jeremy L Davis","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf002","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jnci/djaf002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with germline CDH1 variants are at risk of overtreatment when precancer lesions are detected with endoscopic screening. We characterize diffuse-type gastric cancer prevalence and survival in AYA managed with prophylactic total gastrectomy (PTG) or endoscopic surveillance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Prospective cohort study of 188 individuals aged 39 and younger enrolled from January 27, 2017, to May 1, 2023. Clinicopathological data, prevalence of early gastric signet ring cell (SRC) lesions, advanced gastric cancer diagnoses, and cancer-specific survival were measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 188 AYA patients, 104 chose surveillance and 67 pursued PTG for management of elevated gastric cancer risk. AYA who enrolled early in the study period and had SRC lesions detected on preoperative endoscopy were more likely to elect for PTG compared with surveillance. SRC lesions were detected on preoperative endoscopy in 48% of patients who subsequently had PTG, and yet nearly all (93%, 62/67) had multifocal SRC (pT1aN0) on final pathology. Median age at enrollment (30 vs 31 years, P = .21), biological sex (P = .17), and median number of family members with gastric cancer (3 vs 4, P = .14) were not different between groups. No patients under surveillance developed advanced cancer or developed cancer recurrence after PTG with a median follow-up of 2.5 years (IQR = 1.6-4.0) from initial endoscopy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Cancer-specific outcomes were not different in AYA who harbored SRC and were managed with surveillance or PTG. Lack of cancer-specific deaths and low prevalence of advanced gastric cancer underscore the risk of overtreatment of SRC lesions and suggest that active surveillance is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":"1027-1035"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12058253/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142931725","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":"Noninferiority trials in oncology: need for improvement, or a paradigm shift?","authors":"Marc Buyse, Everardo D Saad","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf004","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jnci/djaf004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":"822-824"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143482730","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}
Cosette M Wheeler, Rachael Adcock, William C Hunt, Michael Robertson, Norah E Torrez-Martinez, Ruth McDonald, Emily Merchasin, Steven Jenison, Debbie Saslow, Nancy E Joste, Philip E Castle, Jane J Kim, Jack Cuzick
{"title":"Human papillomavirus genotype-specific prevalence and infection risks: a 10-year population-based study from the United States.","authors":"Cosette M Wheeler, Rachael Adcock, William C Hunt, Michael Robertson, Norah E Torrez-Martinez, Ruth McDonald, Emily Merchasin, Steven Jenison, Debbie Saslow, Nancy E Joste, Philip E Castle, Jane J Kim, Jack Cuzick","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djae327","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jnci/djae327","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Various studies have reported on the impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. Here we present the largest population-based investigation of genotype-specific distributions over the decade following implementation of the quadrivalent HPV vaccine (HPV-6/11/16/18) in the United States.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Liquid-based cervical cytology samples from individuals aged 15-30 years undergoing cervical screening throughout New Mexico were tested by broad-spectrum HPV genotyping. Weighted relative differences in HPV type-specific prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by comparing individuals screened between 2007 and 2009 (n = 95 915) with individuals screened between 2013 and 2016 (n = 103 371). Weighted logistic regression was used to estimate relative risk of type-specific HPV infections. Tests of significance were 2-sided.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Genotype-specific prevalence fell with statistical signficance for HPV-16 (relative difference = ‒52.6%, 95% CI = ‒56.9 to ‒48.3), HPV-18 (relative difference = ‒62.1%, 95% CI = ‒68.5 to ‒55.8), HPV-31 (relative difference = ‒34.2%, 95% CI = ‒42.1 to ‒26.3), and HPV-33 (relative difference = ‒31.8%, 95% CI = ‒48.4 to ‒15.1). The relative difference increased for other carcinogenic HPV types by 19.5% (95% CI = 14.3 to 24.6) when excluding HPV-16/18. Large reductions in HPV-6/11 relative differences were observed, but overall, noncarcinogenic, nonvaccine types increased. Comparing female individuals born in 1996 with female individuals born in 1989, risk of infection with HPV-6, 11, 16, and 18 decreased by 80.0% among individuals aged 21-25 years. High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions or worse decreased by 49.4% when extending the evaluation from 2007 to 2018.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The incidence of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions or worse is decreasing, with large reductions in the prevalence of quadrivalent HPV vaccine types and nonvaccine types HPV-31 and HPV-33, reflecting vaccine cross-protection. Increases in nonvaccine HPV genotypes may attenuate anticipated reductions in HPV-related abnormalities, including cancers, but the benefits of HPV vaccination remain substantial.</p>","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":"924-933"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12058271/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142807327","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}
Kristine A Karvonen, Annie Vu, Katherine Lin, Joseph Gibbons, Jason A Mendoza, Eric J Chow, Lena E Winestone, Scarlett L Gomez
{"title":"Historical redlining and mortality in children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer in California, 2000-2019.","authors":"Kristine A Karvonen, Annie Vu, Katherine Lin, Joseph Gibbons, Jason A Mendoza, Eric J Chow, Lena E Winestone, Scarlett L Gomez","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Historical redlining, or the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) program's racially biased mortgage risk monitoring maps in the 1930s, is implicated in shaping modern neighborhoods and health outcomes. This retrospective cohort study evaluates the association between redlining and mortality in young cancer patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the California Cancer Registry, we identified patients <25 years old diagnosed with malignant cancer between 2000-2019. HOLC maps were spatially joined with patient address at diagnosis to determine redlining status (A \"Best\", B \"Still Desirable\", C \"Declining\", D \"Hazardous\"). Census tract-level U.S. Census and American Community Survey data were appended to determine modern neighborhood characteristics. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to evaluate overall survival and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the associations between HOLC grade and mortality, adjusting for clinical and multilevel social drivers of health.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total 8,108 patients resided in HOLC-graded neighborhoods among 51,084 patients statewide. Overall survival at 5 years was inferior for patients who resided in D graded neighborhoods at diagnosis vs A graded neighborhoods (80.3%, 95% CI: 78.6-81.8 vs 88.5%, 95% CI: 84.3-91.6). Adjusting for clinical characteristics, patients in D graded neighborhoods experienced greater mortality (HR 1.32, 95% CI: 1.12-1.56) compared with those in A and B graded neighborhoods. Additional adjustment for insurance attenuated the effect (HR 1.17, 95%CI: 1.00-1.36) and for neighborhood socioeconomic status marginally attenuated the effect (HR 0.96, 95% CI: 0.81-1.13).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings suggest enduring legacy effects of historical redlining on young individuals with cancer, potentially mediated social factors including health insurance.</p>","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144019504","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 Önder and Çatli.","authors":"Jessica Pearce, Alexandra Gilbert","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf078","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143966312","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: Frailty and outcomes in adults undergoing systemic anti-cancer treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Arif Hakan Önder, Mehmet Mutlu Çatlı","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf077","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143967757","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}
Jing Zhang, Li Zhang, Zhike Liu, Yingjie Jia, Fanming Kong
{"title":"RE: Endocrine therapy and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors.","authors":"Jing Zhang, Li Zhang, Zhike Liu, Yingjie Jia, Fanming Kong","doi":"10.1093/jnci/djaf093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf093","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14809,"journal":{"name":"JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144016000","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}