{"title":"[The evolution of a luminal breast cancer to a triple-negative and its impact on disease control with sacituzumab govitecan.]","authors":"Federica Cicchiello, Francesca Riva, Francesca Corti, Claudia Maggioni","doi":"10.1701/4357.43479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1701/4357.43479","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents 15% of invasive breast cancer cases and is an aggressive subtype. Patients with metastatic TNBC have a poor prognosis. Efforts have been made to develop new therapeutic options and identify molecular biomarkers to improve overall survival and quality of life for TNBC patients. Immunotherapy has shown promising frontline clinical activity. To determine which patients will derive the most benefit from a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors and chemotherapy in metastatic disease, it is essential to evaluate PD-L1 expression. Approximately 15% of TNBC patients have a germline mutation in BRCA1 and/or BRCA2, and for these patients, innovative therapeutic options such as olaparib and talazoparib, which are PARP inhibitors, are available. Sacituzumab govitecan (SG) is a humanized monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate directed against the surface antigen of human trophoblastic cells (Trop-2) expressed in approximately 90% of TNBC, coupled with SN-38, the active metabolite of irinotecan, a topoisomerase I inhibitor. Here, we present the case of a woman who was initially diagnosed with localized luminal B breast cancer (ER-positive; HER2-negative) and was treated with curative therapy. However, she later experienced a recurrence with metastatic TNBC (ER-negative/HER2-negative) and received treatment with sacituzumab govitecan, which resulted in prolonged disease control.</p>","PeriodicalId":20887,"journal":{"name":"Recenti progressi in medicina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ritratto di Paolo Vineis: a cena con Taylor Swift.","authors":"","doi":"10.1701/4357.43472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1701/4357.43472","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20887,"journal":{"name":"Recenti progressi in medicina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sacituzumab govitecan nel trattamento delle pazienti con tumore mammario avanzato o metastatico non triplo negativo all’esordio.","authors":"Marta Perachino, Matteo Lambertini","doi":"10.1701/4357.43478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1701/4357.43478","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20887,"journal":{"name":"Recenti progressi in medicina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Unlikely any benefit from population wide case-finding strategies to identify people with undiagnosed asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.]","authors":"Peter K Kurotschka, Mark H Ebell","doi":"10.1701/4357.43466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1701/4357.43466","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20887,"journal":{"name":"Recenti progressi in medicina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"La grande fuga: il pronto soccorso come spia dell’avaria del sistema sanitario nazionale.","authors":"Michela Chiarlo","doi":"10.1701/4357.43470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1701/4357.43470","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20887,"journal":{"name":"Recenti progressi in medicina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marisa Cantarelli: un’eredità di luce per la professione infermieristica.","authors":"Paola Arcadi","doi":"10.1701/4357.43471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1701/4357.43471","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20887,"journal":{"name":"Recenti progressi in medicina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Effectiveness and tolerability of sacituzumab govitecan in elderly patient with advanced triple negative breast cancer.]","authors":"Martina Nunzi","doi":"10.1701/4357.43485","DOIUrl":"10.1701/4357.43485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The triple-negative breast carcinoma (TNBC), despite representing a minority of all breast carcinoma cases, poses a significant problem due to its biological aggressiveness and the resulting unfavorable prognosis for affected patients. Until recently, the only therapeutic strategy available was chemotherapy. However, new therapeutic approaches have recently led to an improvement in the natural history of this disease. Among these, the monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab govitecan has been shown to double the survival of the patients under examination. The use of this drug is associated with non-negligible side effects, the management of which must be careful and prompt, especially in the case of elderly patients, who are inherently at higher risk of toxicity related to anticancer therapies but should not be denied the possibility of new and effective treatments. This study will describe the clinical case of an elderly patient with advanced TNBC.</p>","PeriodicalId":20887,"journal":{"name":"Recenti progressi in medicina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Tirbanibulin in large field of cancerization: new approach for sequential treatment of contiguous areas.]","authors":"Gianluca Nazzaro","doi":"10.1701/4357.43476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1701/4357.43476","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Actinic keratosis (AK) is a common cutaneous keratinocyte dysplasia characterized by the abnormal proliferation of atypical epidermal keratinocytes; an area that presents photoinduced subclinical changes, similar to those found in AKs, on the periphery of clinically visible AKs is defined as a field of cancerization. Its treatment, rather than a treatment aimed at the single lesion, is more recommended as it manages the subclinical damage and prevents the onset of a possible squamous cell carcinoma. Among the field therapies, tirbanibulin has recently been introduced with an innovative mechanism of action that determines cellular apoptosis and consequently a poor local inflammatory reaction. We present the case of an 82-year-old patient, known for previous removals of squamous cell carcinomas at the vertex and currently suffering from a large field of cancerization in the nose and scalp, to whom we proposed a sequential treatment with three cycles of tirbanibulin in contiguous areas. The treatment was well tolerated and allowed complete clearance to be obtained on the nose and > 95% on the scalp, with a reduction of the Actinic Keratosis Area and Severity Index (AKASI) from 9.4 to 1.4.</p>","PeriodicalId":20887,"journal":{"name":"Recenti progressi in medicina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Promoting peace in the healthcare sector. What obstacles to overcome?]","authors":"Pirous Fateh-Moghadam","doi":"10.1701/4357.43461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1701/4357.43461","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Modern military strategies, armaments and technologies imply that every war today has a deleterious impact on all determinants of health, with direct and indirect effects that cause physical, mental and social suffering of the exposed population, that extends far beyond the duration of the conflict. The promotion of peace and the prevention of war is therefore clearly one of the professional tasks of health professionals, at least as much as the prevention of other public health risks. Nevertheless, peace promotion and anti-war activities are struggling to take off and spread in the health sector. The article examines two possible factors that stand as obstacles between the realisation of the evil of war, shared by all, and the actual commitment to disarmament and peace, practised by a few. The first of these obstacles is the divergence of views on the methods to choose to prevent conflict. Nonviolence and disarmament or military deterrence? The hypothesis discussed is that the deterrence theory still enjoys a certain credibility even in the medical scientific world although it is far from being an evidence-based strategy. The second obstacle examined is the fear of professionals and their associations of being accused of 'playing politics'. Since war is always a public health catastrophe, when health professionals oppose war, they are only doing their job. However, it is undoubtedly true that preventing war also involves political choices, but this is the case in every other area of public health, which without the use of political and regulatory instruments could not fulfil its task. Lastly, a concrete example of an intervention to promote peace is presented, promoted by several Italian scientific societies in the health field who have succeeded in drawing up a joint declaration in favour of peace and against war, open for subscription also by other scientific societies, journals, associations and foundations in the health sector.</p>","PeriodicalId":20887,"journal":{"name":"Recenti progressi in medicina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Urgenze ed emergenze in cardiologia”.","authors":"","doi":"10.1701/4357.43474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1701/4357.43474","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20887,"journal":{"name":"Recenti progressi in medicina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142506797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}