Alanna J Church, Claire E Wakefield, Kate Hetherington, Jack F Shern
{"title":"Promise and Perils of Precision Oncology for Patients With Pediatric and Young Adult Sarcomas.","authors":"Alanna J Church, Claire E Wakefield, Kate Hetherington, Jack F Shern","doi":"10.1200/EDBK_432794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/EDBK_432794","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The completion of multiple national pediatric precision oncology platform trials and the incorporation of standardized molecular profiling into the diagnostic care of pediatric and young adult patients with sarcomas have proven the feasibility and potential of the approach. In this work, we explore the current state of the art of precision oncology for pediatric and young adults with sarcoma. We highlight important lessons learned and the challenges that should be addressed in the next generation of trials. The chapter outlines current efforts to improve standardization of molecular assays, harmonization of data collection, and novel molecular tools such as cell-free DNA analyses. Finally, we discuss the impacts and psychosocial outcomes experienced by patients and communication strategies for providers.</p>","PeriodicalId":37969,"journal":{"name":"American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting","volume":"44 3","pages":"e432794"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141459720","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}
Irbaz Bin Riaz, Stephanie Harmon, Zhijun Chen, Syed Arsalan Ahmed Naqvi, Liang Cheng
{"title":"Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Prostate Cancer Care: A Path to Enhanced Efficiency and Outcomes.","authors":"Irbaz Bin Riaz, Stephanie Harmon, Zhijun Chen, Syed Arsalan Ahmed Naqvi, Liang Cheng","doi":"10.1200/EDBK_438516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/EDBK_438516","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The landscape of prostate cancer care has rapidly evolved. We have transitioned from the use of conventional imaging, radical surgeries, and single-agent androgen deprivation therapy to an era of advanced imaging, precision diagnostics, genomics, and targeted treatment options. Concurrently, the emergence of large language models (LLMs) has dramatically transformed the paradigm for artificial intelligence (AI). This convergence of advancements in prostate cancer management and AI provides a compelling rationale to comprehensively review the current state of AI applications in prostate cancer care. Here, we review the advancements in AI-driven applications across the continuum of the journey of a patient with prostate cancer from early interception to survivorship care. We subsequently discuss the role of AI in prostate cancer drug discovery, clinical trials, and clinical practice guidelines. In the localized disease setting, deep learning models demonstrated impressive performance in detecting and grading prostate cancer using imaging and pathology data. For biochemically recurrent diseases, machine learning approaches are being tested for improved risk stratification and treatment decisions. In advanced prostate cancer, deep learning can potentially improve prognostication and assist in clinical decision making. Furthermore, LLMs are poised to revolutionize information summarization and extraction, clinical trial design and operations, drug development, evidence synthesis, and clinical practice guidelines. Synergistic integration of multimodal data integration and human-AI integration are emerging as a key strategy to unlock the full potential of AI in prostate cancer care.</p>","PeriodicalId":37969,"journal":{"name":"American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting","volume":"44 3","pages":"e438516"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471311","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}
Laura A Petrillo, Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Areej El-Jawahri, Justin Sanders, Joseph A Greer, Jennifer S Temel
{"title":"Why and How to Integrate Early Palliative Care Into Cutting-Edge Personalized Cancer Care.","authors":"Laura A Petrillo, Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Areej El-Jawahri, Justin Sanders, Joseph A Greer, Jennifer S Temel","doi":"10.1200/EDBK_100038","DOIUrl":"10.1200/EDBK_100038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early palliative care, palliative care integrated with oncology care early in the course of illness, has myriad benefits for patients and their caregivers, including improved quality of life, reduced physical and psychological symptom burden, enhanced prognostic awareness, and reduced health care utilization at the end of life. Although ASCO and others recommend early palliative care for all patients with advanced cancer, widespread implementation of early palliative care has not been realized because of barriers such as insufficient reimbursement and a palliative care workforce shortage. Investigators have recently tested several implementation strategies to overcome these barriers, including triggers for palliative care consultations, telehealth delivery, navigator-delivered interventions, and primary palliative care interventions. More research is needed to identify mechanisms to distribute palliative care optimally and equitably. Simultaneously, the transformation of the oncology treatment landscape has led to shifts in the supportive care needs of patients and caregivers, who may experience longer, uncertain trajectories of cancer. Now, palliative care also plays a clear role in the care of patients with hematologic malignancies and may be beneficial for patients undergoing phase I clinical trials and their caregivers. Further research and clinical guidance regarding how to balance the risks and benefits of opioid therapy and safely manage cancer-related pain across this wide range of settings are urgently needed. The strengths of early palliative care in supporting patients' and caregivers' coping and centering decisions on their goals and values remain valuable in the care of patients receiving cutting-edge personalized cancer care.</p>","PeriodicalId":37969,"journal":{"name":"American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting","volume":"44 3","pages":"e100038"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141180657","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}
Sarah E Fenton, David J VanderWeeler, Timothy R Rebbeck, Delphine L Chen
{"title":"Advancing Prostate Cancer Care: Treatment Approaches to Precision Medicine, Biomarker Innovations, and Equitable Access.","authors":"Sarah E Fenton, David J VanderWeeler, Timothy R Rebbeck, Delphine L Chen","doi":"10.1200/EDBK_433138","DOIUrl":"10.1200/EDBK_433138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Genetic testing and molecular imaging have great promise in the accurate diagnosis and treatment of #prostate #cancer, but only if they can be developed and implemented to achieve equitable benefit for all men.</p>","PeriodicalId":37969,"journal":{"name":"American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting","volume":"44 3","pages":"e433138"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141088900","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}
Inas Abuali, Aju Mathew, Eulade Rugengamanzi, Panot Sainamthip, Haydeé Verduzco-Aguirre, Aparna R Parikh
{"title":"Guiding Principles for Community Building in Global Oncology.","authors":"Inas Abuali, Aju Mathew, Eulade Rugengamanzi, Panot Sainamthip, Haydeé Verduzco-Aguirre, Aparna R Parikh","doi":"10.1200/EDBK_100045","DOIUrl":"10.1200/EDBK_100045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the escalating incidence and prevalence of cancer worldwide disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries, there is an urgent need for the global oncology community to foster bidirectional partnerships and an equitable exchange of knowledge, resources, and expertise. A dedicated Global Oncology Community of Practice (CoP) can serve as a self-organizing, grassroots approach for members, with common goals and values, to coordinate efforts, maximize impact, and ensure sustainable outcomes. It is imperative, however, when outlining goals and priorities to adhere to an ethical and appropriate framework during community building efforts to avoid perpetuating inequities and power imbalances. This article reviews the core guiding principles for ASCO's Global Oncology CoP which includes responsibility, amplification, accessibility, sustainability, and decolonization.</p>","PeriodicalId":37969,"journal":{"name":"American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting","volume":"44 3","pages":"e100045"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141071993","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}
Kristen Spencer, Henry Butenschoen, Emily Alger, Melinda Bachini, Natalie Cook
{"title":"Amplifying the Patient's Voice in Oncology Early-Phase Clinical Trials: Solutions to Burdens and Barriers.","authors":"Kristen Spencer, Henry Butenschoen, Emily Alger, Melinda Bachini, Natalie Cook","doi":"10.1200/EDBK_433648","DOIUrl":"10.1200/EDBK_433648","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dose-finding oncology trials (DFOTs) provide early access to novel compounds of potential therapeutic benefit in addition to providing critical safety and dosing information. While access to trials for which a patient is eligible remains the largest barrier to enrollment on clinical trials, additional direct and indirect barriers unique to enrollment on DFOTs are often overlooked but worthy of consideration. Direct barriers including financial costs of care, travel and time investments, and logical challenges including correlative study designs are important to bear in mind when developing strategies to facilitate the patient experience on DFOTs. Indirect barriers such as strict eligibility criteria, washout periods, and concomitant medication restrictions should be accounted for during DFOT design to maintain the fidelity of the trial without being overly exclusionary. Involving patients and advocates and incorporating patient-reported outcomes (PROs) throughout the process, from initial DFOT design, through patient recruitment and participation, is critical to informing strategies to minimize identified barriers to offer the benefit of DFOTs to all patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":37969,"journal":{"name":"American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting","volume":"44 3","pages":"e433648"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141301719","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}
Divya A Parikh, Thomas D Rodgers, Vida A Passero, Jenni C Chang, Rebecca Tisdale, Michael J Kelley, Millie Das
{"title":"Teleoncology in the Veterans Health Administration: Models of Care and the Veteran Experience.","authors":"Divya A Parikh, Thomas D Rodgers, Vida A Passero, Jenni C Chang, Rebecca Tisdale, Michael J Kelley, Millie Das","doi":"10.1200/EDBK_100042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/EDBK_100042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has pioneered teleoncology to address access challenges faced by Veterans requiring cancer care. This ASCO Educational Book highlights the development of teleoncology programs within the VHA: the local VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) Virtual Cancer Care Center, the National TeleOncology Program (NTO), and the regional Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) Oncology Program. These initiatives provide oncology care using a hub-and-spoke model, which centralizes expertise at hub sites and reaches Veterans at distant spoke sites through synchronous and asynchronous care. The deployment of these teleoncology programs has resulted in significant benefits, such as decreased travel for Veterans, high levels of patient satisfaction, and improved access to specialized treatments. Despite these advancements, disparities in teleoncology utilization and access to clinical trials persist. This educational manuscript highlights the successes and challenges of tele-oncology within the VHA, underscoring the critical role of telehealth in overcoming access barriers.</p>","PeriodicalId":37969,"journal":{"name":"American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting","volume":"44 3","pages":"e100042"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141318486","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}
Zachary Graff, Franziska Wachter, Mary Eapen, Leslie Lehmann, Todd Cooper
{"title":"Navigating Treatment Options and Communication in Relapsed Pediatric AML.","authors":"Zachary Graff, Franziska Wachter, Mary Eapen, Leslie Lehmann, Todd Cooper","doi":"10.1200/EDBK_438690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/EDBK_438690","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite improved outcomes in newly diagnosed pediatric AML, relapsed disease remains a therapeutic challenge. Factors contributing to slow progress in improving outcomes include inherent challenges in pediatric clinical trial accrual and the scarcity of novel targeted/immunotherapy agents available for pediatric development. This paradigm is changing, however, as international collaboration grows in parallel with the development of promising targeted agents. In this review, we discuss the therapeutic landscape of relapsed pediatric AML, including conventional chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and the challenges of drug approvals in this patient population. We highlight current efforts to improve communication among academia, industry, and regulatory authorities and discuss the importance of international collaboration to improve access to new therapies. Among the therapeutic options, we highlight the approach to second hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and discuss which patients are most likely to benefit from this potentially curative intervention. Importantly, we acknowledge the challenges in providing these high-risk interventions to our patients and their families and the importance of shared communication and decision making when considering early-phase clinical trials and second HSCT.</p>","PeriodicalId":37969,"journal":{"name":"American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting","volume":"44 3","pages":"e438690"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141306948","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}
Chiara Corti, Hemali Batra-Sharma, Max Kelsten, Rebecca A Shatsky, Ana C Garrido-Castro, William J Gradishar
{"title":"Systemic Therapy in Breast Cancer.","authors":"Chiara Corti, Hemali Batra-Sharma, Max Kelsten, Rebecca A Shatsky, Ana C Garrido-Castro, William J Gradishar","doi":"10.1200/EDBK_432442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/EDBK_432442","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Therapeutic advances in breast cancer have significantly improved outcomes in recent decades. In the early setting, there has been a gradual shift from adjuvant-only to neoadjuvant strategies, with a growing focus on customizing post-neoadjuvant treatments through escalation and de-escalation based on pathologic response. At the same time, the transition from a pre-genomic to a post-genomic era, utilizing specific assays in the adjuvant setting and targeted sequencing in the advanced stage, has deepened our understanding of disease biology and aided in identifying molecular markers associated with treatment benefit. Finally, the introduction of new drug classes such as antibody-drug conjugates, and the incorporation in the (neo)adjuvant setting of therapies previously investigated in the advanced stage, like immunotherapy and CDK4-6 inhibitors, poses new challenges in treatment sequencing.</p>","PeriodicalId":37969,"journal":{"name":"American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting","volume":"44 3","pages":"e432442"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141627988","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}
Ari J Rosenberg, Cesar A Perez, Wenji Guo, Jose Monteiro de Oliveira Novaes, Kamilla F Oliveira da Silva Reis, Patrick W McGarrah, Katharine A R Price
{"title":"Breaking Ground in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Novel Therapies Beyond PD-L1 Immunotherapy.","authors":"Ari J Rosenberg, Cesar A Perez, Wenji Guo, Jose Monteiro de Oliveira Novaes, Kamilla F Oliveira da Silva Reis, Patrick W McGarrah, Katharine A R Price","doi":"10.1200/EDBK_433330","DOIUrl":"10.1200/EDBK_433330","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The treatment for recurrent/metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-PD1) with or without chemotherapy has led to an improvement in survival. Yet, despite this therapeutic advancement, only 15%-19% of patients remain alive at four years, highlighting the poor survival and unmet need for improved therapies for this patient population. Some of the key evolving novel therapeutics beyond anti-PD1 in R/M HNSCC have included therapeutic vaccine therapies, bispecific antibodies/fusion proteins and multitargeted kinase inhibitors, and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Multiple concurrent investigations of novel therapeutics for patients with R/M HNSCC beyond anti-PD(L)1 inhibition are currently underway with some promising early results. Beyond immune checkpoint inhibition, novel immunotherapeutic strategies including therapeutic vaccines ranging from targeting human papillomavirus-specific epitopes to personalized neoantigen vaccines are ongoing with some early efficacy signals and large, randomized trials. Other novel weapons including bispecific antibodies, fusion proteins, and multitargeted kinase inhibitors leverage multiple concurrent targets and modulation of the tumor microenvironment to harness antitumor immunity and inhibition of protumorigenic signaling pathways with emerging promising results. Finally, as with other solid tumors, ADCs remain a promising therapeutic intervention either alone or in combination with immunotherapy for patients with R/M HNSCC. With early enthusiasm across novel therapies in R/M HNSCC, results of larger randomized trials in R/M HNSCC are eagerly awaited.</p>","PeriodicalId":37969,"journal":{"name":"American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting","volume":"44 3","pages":"e433330"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140892533","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}