{"title":"RECITE this mantra in chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia: treat patients, not platelets","authors":"Javier-David Benitez-Fuentes, Laure-Anne Teuwen, Bishal Gyawali","doi":"10.1038/s41571-026-01170-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-026-01170-x","url":null,"abstract":"Recent data from the RECITE trial indicating that the thrombopoietin receptor agonist romiplostim ameliorates chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia offer hope for the first drug treatment for this condition. However, the ultimate goal is not to improve platelet counts but patient outcomes, and RECITE does not offer evidence of survival or quality-of-life benefits that truly matter to patients.","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"23 8","pages":"562-563"},"PeriodicalIF":94.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148211918","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":"Realizing the benefits of tumour-agnostic access requires a national health learning system","authors":"Samuel X. Stevens, Deme J. Karikios","doi":"10.1038/s41571-026-01167-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-026-01167-6","url":null,"abstract":"The Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee’s decision to allow tumour-agnostic reimbursement of nivolumab and ipilimumab is a bold experiment that involves a considerable level of risk-sharing between government, industry, clinicians and patients. The central policy challenge now is whether Australia has sufficient infrastructure and initiative to convert this access into timely and decision-relevant evidence. Reimbursement that accelerates access despite uncertainty carries an obligation to learn.","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"23 8","pages":"560-561"},"PeriodicalIF":94.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148205668","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}
Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, Edward R. Scheffer Cliff, Rajshekhar Chakraborty
{"title":"Does ciltacabtagene autoleucel have a future in multiple myeloma?","authors":"Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, Edward R. Scheffer Cliff, Rajshekhar Chakraborty","doi":"10.1038/s41571-026-01159-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-026-01159-6","url":null,"abstract":"Ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) has transformed the outcomes of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, yet its toxicity profile — spanning acute and delayed-onset neurotoxicity, secondary malignancies, immune effector-cell colitis, infections and prolonged cytopenias — has emerged slowly. As safer alternatives become available, the risk–benefit calculus for cilta-cel demands urgent reassessment, particularly in earlier lines of therapy.","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"23 9","pages":"649-651"},"PeriodicalIF":94.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148205678","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":"First-line zanidatamab–chemotherapy with or without tislelizumab improves survival in advanced-stage HER2+ GEA","authors":"Diana Romero","doi":"10.1038/s41571-026-01169-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-026-01169-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"23 7","pages":"476-476"},"PeriodicalIF":94.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148150696","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":"Current evidence and future directions for KIM-1 as a blood-based biomarker in RCC","authors":"Wenxin Xu, Joseph V. Bonventre, Toni K. Choueiri","doi":"10.1038/s41571-026-01163-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-026-01163-w","url":null,"abstract":"Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) is overexpressed in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and consistent shedding of this cell-surface protein into the circulation makes it a promising blood-based biomarker for this disease. Herein, we outline potential roles of circulating KIM-1 in diagnosis, prognostication and therapeutic monitoring of RCC, as well as research priorities for clinical translation of this biomarker.","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"23 8","pages":"557-559"},"PeriodicalIF":94.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147982521","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}
Hongcheng Zhu, Florian Lordick, Yelena Y. Janjigian, Sun Young Rha, Magnus Nilsson, Kohei Shitara, Richard Owen, Zhen Zhang, Elizabeth C. Smyth
{"title":"Transforming perioperative treatment of gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma: triumphs, setbacks and future horizons","authors":"Hongcheng Zhu, Florian Lordick, Yelena Y. Janjigian, Sun Young Rha, Magnus Nilsson, Kohei Shitara, Richard Owen, Zhen Zhang, Elizabeth C. Smyth","doi":"10.1038/s41571-026-01156-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-026-01156-9","url":null,"abstract":"The landscape of gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) management has undergone substantial transformation over the past decade owing to shifts in epidemiology, evolving treatment paradigms and the integration of new therapeutic strategies. The global burden of GEA continues to rise, with differing patterns observed in Asia compared with Western countries. Important insights gleaned from recent high-profile clinical trials — both successful and negative — have considerably reshaped perioperative treatment strategies, redefining the roles of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies. Although still investigational, organ-preserving approaches and circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA)-based patient stratification are shaping the direction of future GEA management. By consolidating these developments, this Review aims to provide clinicians and researchers with a comprehensive and structured guide to the state-of-the-art perioperative management of GEA, emphasizing the underlying biology, clinical implications and future directions. The management of gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) is undergoing substantial changes owing to evolving treatment paradigms and new therapeutic strategies on the background of a shifting global epidemiology. This Review discusses the state-of-the-art perioperative management of resectable GEA, with an emphasis on how biological heterogeneity influences geographical practice patterns, and outlines future directions for research including precision medicine approaches, biomarker-guided immunotherapy and tailored surgical approaches.","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"23 8","pages":"603-618"},"PeriodicalIF":94.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147948913","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":"Clinical implementation of multi-cancer early detection tests: can we find a path forward?","authors":"Ariadna Tibau, Aaron S. Kesselheim","doi":"10.1038/s41571-026-01158-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-026-01158-7","url":null,"abstract":"On 3 February 2026, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act was enacted, enabling Medicare coverage for multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests. This legislation coincides with new results from key clinical trials and has important implications for payers and policymakers, given the lack of FDA approval of any MCED test or evidence that population screening with such tests reduces cancer-related or all-cause mortality.","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"23 7","pages":"473-474"},"PeriodicalIF":94.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147942301","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":"Liquid biopsy to inform adjuvant decisions during neoadjuvant chemotherapy — a full-circle moment for nasopharyngeal cancer","authors":"W. K. Jacky Lam, Brigette B. Y. Ma","doi":"10.1038/s41571-026-01157-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-026-01157-8","url":null,"abstract":"The historical development of plasma Epstein–Barr virus DNA for informing clinical decisions for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma has culminated in the EP-STAR trial. The circulating tumour DNA clearance patterns observed during neoadjuvant chemotherapy could be used to guide adjuvant therapy, improve outcomes and possibly reflect differences in tumour biology. Herein we discuss why this study constitutes a full-circle moment and provides valuable insights for advancing circulating tumour DNA-based applications in precision oncology.","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"23 7","pages":"479-480"},"PeriodicalIF":94.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147840717","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}