Lancet OncologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00262-6
Philippe Morice, Giovanni Scambia, Nadeem R Abu-Rustum, Maribel Acien, Alessandro Arena, Sara Brucker, Ying Cheong, Pierre Collinet, Francesco Fanfani, Francesca Filippi, Ane Gerda Zahl Eriksson, Sebastien Gouy, Philipp Harter, Xavier Matias-Guiu, George Pados, Maja Pakiz, Denis Querleu, Alexandros Rodolakis, Christine Rousset-Jablonski, Artem Stepanyan, Antonia Carla Testa, Kirsten Tryde Macklon, Dimitrios Tsolakidis, Michel De Vos, François Planchamp, Michaël Grynberg
{"title":"Fertility-sparing treatment and follow-up in patients with cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and borderline ovarian tumours: guidelines from ESGO, ESHRE, and ESGE.","authors":"Philippe Morice, Giovanni Scambia, Nadeem R Abu-Rustum, Maribel Acien, Alessandro Arena, Sara Brucker, Ying Cheong, Pierre Collinet, Francesco Fanfani, Francesca Filippi, Ane Gerda Zahl Eriksson, Sebastien Gouy, Philipp Harter, Xavier Matias-Guiu, George Pados, Maja Pakiz, Denis Querleu, Alexandros Rodolakis, Christine Rousset-Jablonski, Artem Stepanyan, Antonia Carla Testa, Kirsten Tryde Macklon, Dimitrios Tsolakidis, Michel De Vos, François Planchamp, Michaël Grynberg","doi":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00262-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00262-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology, the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, and the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy jointly developed clinically relevant and evidence-based guidelines focusing on key aspects of fertility-sparing strategies and follow-up of patients with cervical cancers, ovarian cancers, and borderline ovarian tumours. The developmental process of these guidelines is based on a systematic literature review and critical appraisal involving an international multidisciplinary development group consisting of 25 experts from relevant disciplines (ie, gynaecological oncology, oncofertility, reproductive surgery, endoscopy, imaging, conservative surgery, medical oncology, and histopathology). Before publication, the guidelines were reviewed by 121 independent international practitioners in cancer care delivery and patient representatives. The guidelines comprehensively cover oncological aspects of fertility-sparing strategies during the initial management, optimisation of fertility results and infertility management, and the patient's desire for future pregnancy and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":17942,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"e602-e610"},"PeriodicalIF":41.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142108837","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}
Lancet OncologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00535-7
Tony Kirby
{"title":"AACR highlights advances and threats to US cancer research.","authors":"Tony Kirby","doi":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00535-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00535-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17942,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1402"},"PeriodicalIF":41.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142349295","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}
Lancet OncologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-26DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00533-3
Emma Wilkinson
{"title":"Organisations withdraw from cancer conference over tobacco link.","authors":"Emma Wilkinson","doi":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00533-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00533-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17942,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1400"},"PeriodicalIF":41.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142349296","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}
Lancet OncologyPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-30DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00324-3
Elizabeth Gourd
{"title":"World's first lung cancer vaccine trial launched in the UK.","authors":"Elizabeth Gourd","doi":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00324-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00324-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17942,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1258"},"PeriodicalIF":41.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120169","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}
Lancet OncologyPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-09-13DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00389-9
Othon Iliopoulos, Ane B Iversen, Vivek Narayan, Benjamin L Maughan, Kathryn E Beckermann, Stephane Oudard, Tobias Else, Jodi K Maranchie, Cynthia Muller Goldberg, Wei Fu, Rodolfo F Perini, Yanfang Liu, W Marston Linehan, Ramaprasad Srinivasan, Eric Jonasch
{"title":"Belzutifan for patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease-associated CNS haemangioblastomas (LITESPARK-004): a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 study.","authors":"Othon Iliopoulos, Ane B Iversen, Vivek Narayan, Benjamin L Maughan, Kathryn E Beckermann, Stephane Oudard, Tobias Else, Jodi K Maranchie, Cynthia Muller Goldberg, Wei Fu, Rodolfo F Perini, Yanfang Liu, W Marston Linehan, Ramaprasad Srinivasan, Eric Jonasch","doi":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00389-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00389-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The first-in-class hypoxia-inducible factor-2α inhibitor, belzutifan, showed clinically meaningful antitumour activity in von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease-associated neoplasms in the ongoing, single-arm, phase 2 LITESPARK-004 study. We aimed to investigate antitumour activity with an additional 16 months of follow-up and present updated results for the subgroup of patients with CNS haemangioblastomas.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In the multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 LITESPARK-004 study, adults (aged ≥18 years) from 11 cancer centres or hospitals in the USA, Denmark, France, and the UK, with germline VHL alterations, at least one measurable renal cell carcinoma tumour, no renal cell carcinoma tumour greater than 3 cm requiring immediate surgical intervention, an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 or 1, and no previous systemic therapy received oral belzutifan 120 mg once daily until unacceptable toxicity, disease progression, or patient decision to withdraw. The primary endpoint, evaluated in patients with CNS haemangioblastomas, was the proportion of patients with an objective response per RECIST version 1.1 by an independent review committee. We assessed response using two approaches. In approach 1, we evaluated all measurable (≥1 cm maximum diameter) or non-measurable lesions at baseline, including both the solid lesion and the associated cystic component if present. In approach 2, we evaluated only baseline lesions with a measurable (≥1 cm maximum diameter) solid lesion. Antitumour activity was assessed in all patients who received at least one dose of belzutifan. This study is no longer recruiting but is ongoing, and is registered with Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03401788.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Between May 31, 2018, and March 29, 2019, of 67 patients screened, 61 (32 [52%] male and 29 [48%] female) were enrolled; 50 (82%) had at least one CNS haemangioblastoma evaluable at baseline (184 total lesions). Median follow-up for the 50 patients with CNS haemangioblastomas was 38·0 months (IQR 36·7-40·1). In approach 1, 22 of 50 patients (44% [95% CI 30-59]) had an objective response. In approach 2, 19 of 25 patients (76% [55-91] had an objective response. 23 (46%) of 50 patients had a grade 3-5 all-cause adverse event. 19 (38%) patients reported grade 3 adverse events, the most common of which was anaemia (in 6 [12%] patients). Two of 50 patients (4%) reported grade 4 events (retinal vein occlusion and embolism). Two patients died owing to adverse events not considered treatment-related (suicide and toxicity to various agents).</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Belzutifan showed meaningful antitumour activity in VHL disease-associated CNS haemangioblastomas that was sustained for more than 3 years of treatment. These results continue to support belzutifan as a systemic treatment option for patients with VHL disease-related CNS haemangioblastomas.</p><p><strong>Funding: </strong>Me","PeriodicalId":17942,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1325-1336"},"PeriodicalIF":41.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142290311","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}
Lancet OncologyPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-20DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00448-0
Mark Lawler, Ajay Aggarwal, Julie Gralow, Richard Sullivan, Pat Price
{"title":"The UK needs to be a leader, not a lagger, in the global cancer effort.","authors":"Mark Lawler, Ajay Aggarwal, Julie Gralow, Richard Sullivan, Pat Price","doi":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00448-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00448-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17942,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1253-1254"},"PeriodicalIF":41.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142046857","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}
Lancet OncologyPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-09-10DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00396-6
Alessandra Tedeschi, Anna Maria Frustaci, Adalgisa Condoluci, Marta Coscia, Roberto Chiarle, Pier Luigi Zinzani, Marina Motta, Gianluca Gaidano, Giulia Quaresmini, Lydia Scarfò, Gioacchino Catania, Marina Deodato, Rebecca Jones, Valentina Tabanelli, Valentina Griggio, Georg Stüssi, Angelica Calleri, Katia Pini, Roberto Cairoli, Thorsten Zenz, Alessio Signori, Emanuele Zucca, Davide Rossi, Marco Montillo
{"title":"Atezolizumab, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab combination in Richter transformation diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (MOLTO): a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 trial.","authors":"Alessandra Tedeschi, Anna Maria Frustaci, Adalgisa Condoluci, Marta Coscia, Roberto Chiarle, Pier Luigi Zinzani, Marina Motta, Gianluca Gaidano, Giulia Quaresmini, Lydia Scarfò, Gioacchino Catania, Marina Deodato, Rebecca Jones, Valentina Tabanelli, Valentina Griggio, Georg Stüssi, Angelica Calleri, Katia Pini, Roberto Cairoli, Thorsten Zenz, Alessio Signori, Emanuele Zucca, Davide Rossi, Marco Montillo","doi":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00396-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00396-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) variant of Richter transformation (DLBCL-RT) is typically chemoresistant with poor prognosis. Aiming to explore a chemotherapy-free treatment combination that triggers anti-tumour immune responses, we conducted a phase 2 study of atezolizumab (a PD-L1 inhibitor) in combination with venetoclax and obinutuzumab in patients with DLBCL-RT.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a prospective, open-label, multicentre, single-arm, investigator-initiated, phase 2 study in 15 hospitals in Italy and Switzerland. Eligible patients had a confirmed diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma as per the International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (IWCLL) 2008 criteria with biopsy-proven transformation to DLBCL; had not previously received treatment for DLBCL-RT, although they could have received chronic lymphocytic leukaemia therapies; were aged 18 years or older; and had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2. No previous treatment with any of the drugs in the triplet combination was allowed. Patients received 35 cycles of 21 days of intravenous obinutuzumab (100 mg on day 1, 900 mg on day 2, 1000 mg on day 8 and day 15 of cycle 1; 1000 mg on day 1 of cycles 2-8) and intravenous atezolizumab (1200 mg on day 2 of cycle 1 and 1200 mg on day 1 of cycles 2-18), and continuous oral venetoclax (ramp-up from 20 mg/day on day 15 of cycle 1 according to chronic lymphocytic leukaemia schedule, then 400 mg/day from day 1 of cycle 3 to day 21 of cycle 35). The primary endpoint was overall response rate at day 21 of cycle 6 in the intention-to-treat population. We considered an overall response rate of 67% or more to be clinically active, rejecting the null hypothesis of a response of 40% or less. The study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04082897, and has been completed.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Between Oct 9, 2019, and Oct 19, 2022, 28 patients were enrolled (12 [43%] male patients and 16 [57%] female patients). Median follow-up was 16·8 months (IQR 7·8-32·0). At cycle 6, 19 of 28 patients showed a response, yielding an overall response rate of 67·9% (95% CI 47·6-84·1). Treatment-emergent adverse events that were grade 3 or worse were reported in 17 (61%; 95% CI 40·6-78·5) of 28 patients, with neutropenia being the most frequent (11 [39%; 21·5-59·4] of 28 patients). Serious treatment-emergent adverse events were reported in eight (29%; 14·2-48·7) patients, which were most commonly infections (five [18%; 6·1-36·9] of 28 patients). There were two (7%) deaths attributable to adverse events during the study: one from sepsis and one from fungal pneumonia, which were not considered as directly treatment-related by the investigators. Six (21·4%) patients had immune-related adverse events, none of which led to discontinuation. No tumour lysis syndrome was observed.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>The atezol","PeriodicalId":17942,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1298-1309"},"PeriodicalIF":41.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142290310","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}
Lancet OncologyPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-09-19DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00526-6
Karl Gruber
{"title":"Families of cancer victims wait for benefits decades after the World Trade Center attack.","authors":"Karl Gruber","doi":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00526-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00526-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17942,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"e473"},"PeriodicalIF":41.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142290313","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}