Oncology and TherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-14DOI: 10.1007/s40487-024-00278-3
Anne-Tove Brenne, Erik Torbjørn Løhre, Anne Kari Knudsen, Jo-Åsmund Lund, Morten Thronæs, Bardo Driller, Cinzia Brunelli, Stein Kaasa
{"title":"Standardizing Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care Across Service Levels: Challenges in Demonstrating Effects in a Prospective Controlled Intervention Trial.","authors":"Anne-Tove Brenne, Erik Torbjørn Løhre, Anne Kari Knudsen, Jo-Åsmund Lund, Morten Thronæs, Bardo Driller, Cinzia Brunelli, Stein Kaasa","doi":"10.1007/s40487-024-00278-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40487-024-00278-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Patients with cancer often want to spend their final days at home. In Norway, most patients with cancer die in institutions. We hypothesized that full integration of oncology and palliative care services would result in more time spent at home during end-of-life.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective non-randomized intervention trial was conducted in two rural regions of Mid-Norway. The hospitals' oncology and palliative care outpatient clinics and surrounding communities participated. An intervention including information, education, and a standardized care pathway was developed and implemented. Adult non-curative patients with cancer were eligible. Proportion of last 90 days of life spent at home was the primary outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 129 patients in the intervention group (I) and 76 patients in the comparison group (C), of whom 82% of patients in I and 78% of patients in C died during follow-up. The mean proportion of last 90 days of life spent at home was 0.62 in I and 0.72 in C (p = 0.044), with 23% and 36% (p = 0.073), respectively, dying at home. A higher proportion died at home in both groups compared to pre-study level (12%). During the observation period the comparison region developed and implemented an alternative intervention to the study intervention, with the former more focused on end-of-life care.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A higher proportion of patients with cancer died at home in both groups compared to pre-study level. Patients with cancer in I did not spend more time at home during end-of-life compared to those in C. The study intervention focused on the whole disease trajectory, while the alternative intervention was more directed towards end-of-life care. \"Simpler\" and more focused interventions on end-of-life care may be relevant for future studies on integration of palliative care into oncology.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02170168.</p>","PeriodicalId":44205,"journal":{"name":"Oncology and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"345-362"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11187047/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140923632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology and TherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-03-19DOI: 10.1007/s40487-024-00270-x
Mary K Nesline, Vivek Subbiah, Rebecca A Previs, Kyle C Strickland, Heidi Ko, Paul DePietro, Michael D Biorn, Maureen Cooper, Nini Wu, Jeffrey Conroy, Sarabjot Pabla, Shengle Zhang, Zachary D Wallen, Pratheesh Sathyan, Kamal Saini, Marcia Eisenberg, Brian Caveney, Eric A Severson, Shakti Ramkissoon
{"title":"The Impact of Prior Single-Gene Testing on Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Results for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.","authors":"Mary K Nesline, Vivek Subbiah, Rebecca A Previs, Kyle C Strickland, Heidi Ko, Paul DePietro, Michael D Biorn, Maureen Cooper, Nini Wu, Jeffrey Conroy, Sarabjot Pabla, Shengle Zhang, Zachary D Wallen, Pratheesh Sathyan, Kamal Saini, Marcia Eisenberg, Brian Caveney, Eric A Severson, Shakti Ramkissoon","doi":"10.1007/s40487-024-00270-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40487-024-00270-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Tissue-based broad molecular profiling of guideline-recommended biomarkers is advised for the therapeutic management of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, practice variation can affect whether all indicated biomarkers are tested. We aimed to evaluate the impact of common single-gene testing (SGT) on subsequent comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) test outcomes and results in NSCLC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Oncologists who ordered SGT for guideline-recommended biomarkers in NSCLC patients were prospectively contacted (May-December 2022) and offered CGP (DNA and RNA sequencing), either following receipt of negative SGT findings, or instead of SGT for each patient. We describe SGT patterns and compare CGP completion rates, turnaround time, and recommended biomarker detection for NSCLC patients with and without prior negative SGT results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Oncologists in > 80 community practices ordered CGP for 561 NSCLC patients; 135 patients (27%) first had negative results from 30 different SGT combinations; 84% included ALK, EGFR and PD-L1, while only 3% of orders included all available SGTs for guideline-recommended genes. Among patients with negative SGT results, CGP was attempted using the same tissue specimen 90% of the time. There were also significantly more CGP order cancellations due to tissue insufficiency (17% vs. 7%), DNA sequencing failures (13% vs. 8%), and turnaround time > 14 days (62% vs. 29%) than among patients who only had CGP. Forty-six percent of patients with negative prior SGT had positive CGP results for recommended biomarkers, including targetable genomic variants in genes beyond ALK and EGFR, such as ERBB2, KRAS (non-G12C), MET (exon 14 skipping), NTRK2/3, and RET .</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>For patients with NSCLC, initial use of SGT increases subsequent CGP test cancellations, turnaround time, and the likelihood of incomplete molecular profiling for guideline-recommended biomarkers due to tissue insufficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":44205,"journal":{"name":"Oncology and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"329-343"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11187032/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology and TherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1007/s40487-024-00265-8
Scarlette Pacis, Anna Bolzani, Alexander Heuck, Klaus Gossens, Mathias Kruse, Björn Fritz, Ulf Maywald, Thomas Wilke, Christian Kunz
{"title":"Epidemiology and Real-World Treatment of Incident Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL): A German Claims Data Analysis.","authors":"Scarlette Pacis, Anna Bolzani, Alexander Heuck, Klaus Gossens, Mathias Kruse, Björn Fritz, Ulf Maywald, Thomas Wilke, Christian Kunz","doi":"10.1007/s40487-024-00265-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40487-024-00265-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence, incidence, and treatment patterns (treatment regimens, switches, duration) for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in a real-world setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective German claims data analysis of patients with DLBCL diagnosed between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2020. The prevalence and cumulative incidence of DLBCL were found for 2019/2020. Line of treatment (LOT) and treatment setting from first DLBCL diagnosis to end of follow-up were described. Kaplan-Meier overall survival (OS) estimates since DLBCL diagnosis and start of treatment lines were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 2633 incident DLBCL cases were identified (median age 75 years, 51% male). Of these, 2119 patients received at least one DLBCL-related treatment (LOT1), and 1567 patients died during follow-up. In 2019/2020, the prevalence and cumulative incidence of DLBCL was 34.8/36.7 per 100,000 patients and 14.0/12.7 per 100,000 patients, respectively. For LOT1, 1922 patients were given a chemotherapy-based regimen (1530 with CD20 antibodies). A total of 403 patients were administered a second line (LOT2), of which 183 patients received a CD20 antibody-containing chemotherapy regimen and 100 patients received stem cell transplantation or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T therapy. Of the 136 LOT3+ treatments, 74 were chemotherapy regimens (54 with CD20 antibodies) and 18 were kinase inhibitors. The median time between treatment lines was less than 6 months. Among patients with at least LOT2, approximately 50% received more than one LOT during the first year after diagnosis. Approximately 25% of treated patients died within 6 months of treatment initiation. Of the 2633 included patients, the median OS from diagnosis was 31.0 months (treated patients: 46.8 months, untreated patients: 3.0 months).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite advances in the field, high unmet medical need in DLBCL remains. The treatment landscape is very heterogeneous, particularly in second- or later-line treatments, with few patients receiving potentially curative treatment beyond the first line. Treatment for DLBCL, particularly for transplant-ineligible patients, remains challenging.</p>","PeriodicalId":44205,"journal":{"name":"Oncology and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"293-309"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11187056/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139913681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology and TherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-04DOI: 10.1007/s40487-024-00277-4
Primoz Strojan, Alfio Ferlito
{"title":"Some Considerations on the Treatment of Laryngeal Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma.","authors":"Primoz Strojan, Alfio Ferlito","doi":"10.1007/s40487-024-00277-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40487-024-00277-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44205,"journal":{"name":"Oncology and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"203-206"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11187015/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology and TherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-28DOI: 10.1007/s40487-024-00266-7
Carlo Buonerba, Concetta Ingenito, Rossella Di Trolio, Francesca Cappuccio, Roberta Rubino, Arianna Piscosquito, Antonio Verde, Ferdinando Costabile, Michela Iuliucci, Felice Crocetto, Francesco Chiancone, Antonio Nacchia, Antonio Campitelli, Luca Scafuri, Roberto Sanseverino, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo
{"title":"Unraveling the Dietary Puzzle: Exploring the Influence of Diet, Nutraceuticals, and Supplements on Bladder Cancer Risk, Outcomes, and Immunotherapy Efficacy: Insights from the BLOSSOM Study and Beyond.","authors":"Carlo Buonerba, Concetta Ingenito, Rossella Di Trolio, Francesca Cappuccio, Roberta Rubino, Arianna Piscosquito, Antonio Verde, Ferdinando Costabile, Michela Iuliucci, Felice Crocetto, Francesco Chiancone, Antonio Nacchia, Antonio Campitelli, Luca Scafuri, Roberto Sanseverino, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo","doi":"10.1007/s40487-024-00266-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40487-024-00266-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bladder cancer is considered a global health concern characterized by significant morbidity and mortality rates. The complex relationship between diet and bladder cancer is examined, with a specific focus on the role of diet in risk, outcomes, and treatment efficacy. Attention is drawn to the burgeoning field of immunotherapy in bladder cancer treatment, and the possible influence of diet on its outcomes is explored. While evidence remains limited, prior studies in other cancer types have suggested a potential connection between diet and immunotherapy response. To address this knowledge gap, the ongoing BLOSSOM study is presented, which aims to investigate the link between dietary factors, lifestyle, and the effectiveness of immunotherapy in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Ongoing efforts to decipher the intricate relationship between diet and bladder cancer care are highlighted, emphasizing the quest to unravel the dietary puzzle for the improvement of bladder cancer management.</p>","PeriodicalId":44205,"journal":{"name":"Oncology and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"189-195"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11187017/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139984143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology and TherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-03-14DOI: 10.1007/s40487-024-00268-5
Soo Jin Seung, Daniel Moldaver, Shazia Hassan, Iqra Syed, MaryKate Shanahan, Geoffrey Liu
{"title":"Real-World Treatment Patterns and Survival Among Patients with Stage I-III, Non-Squamous, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Surgery as Primary Treatment.","authors":"Soo Jin Seung, Daniel Moldaver, Shazia Hassan, Iqra Syed, MaryKate Shanahan, Geoffrey Liu","doi":"10.1007/s40487-024-00268-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40487-024-00268-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Approximately half of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) present with early-stage disease at diagnosis. Real-world outcomes data are limited for this population but are of interest given recent and impending results from trials evaluating epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) and immunotherapies in neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and perioperative settings.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective, longitudinal, population-level study was conducted in patients diagnosed with resected stage I-III non-squamous NSCLC in Ontario, Canada, between April 2010 and March 2019. Study outcomes included patient characteristics and median overall survival (mOS), with stratification by disease stage and treatment exposure. Patients receiving EGFR-TKIs (assumed EGFR mutation-positive by proxy) were a key population of interest.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 8255 cases, 4881 had stage I, 2124 had stage II, and 1250 had stage III NSCLC at diagnosis. The mean patient age was 68 years; 53.5% were female. In the overall cohort, 19.6% received adjuvant chemotherapy. Receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy was associated with significantly longer mOS than not receiving such therapy: stage II (7.6 [95% confidence interval: 6.5-8.5] vs. 4.4 [4.0-4.9] years) or stage III (4.4 [3.6-5.1] vs. 2.7 [2.3-3.3] years), both p < 0.0001. Patients receiving treatment (EGFR-TKIs and chemotherapy) were assumed to have experienced disease recurrence/relapse; mOS was longer among those receiving an EGFR-TKI than among those receiving chemotherapy (2.3 [1.8-3.0] vs. 1.1 [1.0-1.3] years).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In Ontario, between 2010 and 2019, uptake of adjuvant therapy was low among patients with resected NSCLC, despite such therapy being associated with improved survival. Patients assumed to have recurred/relapsed had markedly reduced mOS, regardless of subsequent therapy, compared with those who did not relapse/recur. Novel peri-adjuvant treatment options are needed to enhance outcomes after lung resection.</p>","PeriodicalId":44205,"journal":{"name":"Oncology and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"311-326"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11187049/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140132777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology and TherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-03-21DOI: 10.1007/s40487-024-00269-4
Kai Hübel
{"title":"Optimizing Real-World Outcomes in High-Risk Relapsed/Refractory (r/r) FL with CAR-T Cell Therapy: A Vodcast and Case Example.","authors":"Kai Hübel","doi":"10.1007/s40487-024-00269-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40487-024-00269-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Follicular lymphoma (FL) is often considered a chronic disease with frequent relapses, shortening both response duration and survival after every relapse. Selecting the most appropriate therapy at the right time within the treatment timeline is key to optimize outcomes. The aim of this vodcast, featuring Dr. Kai Hübel, is to outline the severity of FL by referring to a patient case as well as highlight chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells as an effective therapy in relapsed/refractory (r/r) FL. The patient was in their early 50s, diagnosed with FL in the early 2010s and presented with a third relapse. The patient complained of night sweats and fatigue but was still capable of self-care (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale 2). The patient received eight cycles of rituximab-cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin-vincristine-prednisolone (R-CHOP), followed by irradiation and rituximab maintenance (first-line) and then received rituximab 4 × weekly, followed by rituximab maintenance (second-line). The patient relapsed during rituximab maintenance; the patient was rituximab refractory. The patient received six cycles of bendamustine/obinutuzumab followed by obinutuzumab maintenance. The patient relapsed during obinutuzumab maintenance, achieved a partial remission after irradiation and was switched to R/lenalidomide. Due to several high-risk features, CAR-T cell therapy was initiated. Dr. Hubel underlines how earlier treatment with CAR-T cell therapy would have been beneficial for this patient. Results of the ELARA trial as well as comparative studies have shown tisagenlecleucel to be more effective than standard of care in extensively pretreated r/r FL, including high-risk patients. In conclusion, CAR-T cell therapy is a promising therapy option for patients with multiply r/r FL. A vodcast feature is available for this article.</p>","PeriodicalId":44205,"journal":{"name":"Oncology and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"217-221"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11187031/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140185872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology and TherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-16DOI: 10.1007/s40487-024-00264-9
Svenn Alexander Kommandantvold, Nikos Kotsopoulos, Isabel Monteiro, Ana Ladeiras, Andrew Hogan, Felipe Barboza Magalhães de Araujo, Mark P Connolly
{"title":"Estimating Public Economic Gains from Early Breast Cancer and Curative Treatment: A Case Study in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER-2) Positive Targeted Therapies.","authors":"Svenn Alexander Kommandantvold, Nikos Kotsopoulos, Isabel Monteiro, Ana Ladeiras, Andrew Hogan, Felipe Barboza Magalhães de Araujo, Mark P Connolly","doi":"10.1007/s40487-024-00264-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40487-024-00264-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cancer diagnosis influences the choices that patients make regarding current and future labor market activity. These choices have implications for governments based on resulting changes in taxes paid and benefits received. In this analysis we explore how human growth receptor 2 (HER2)-positive residual invasive breast cancer and different treatments influence government accounts excluding health costs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>HER2-positive early breast cancer (eBC) health states from a published disease model were used to establish likelihood of working and wage impact at different stages of disease. The indirect productivity losses for an average woman aged 49 years were translated into fiscal consequences to government by applying an established government perspective-modeling framework. The fiscal projections (discounted) include gross tax revenue by disease stage, government transfer costs related to time off work and early retirement ,and net fiscal balance (e.g., gross taxes-transfers) in three countries Canada, Portugal, and Brazil.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The net fiscal balance in Canada for a healthy woman was C$109,551 compared with a HER2-positive eBC woman treated with trastuzumab emtansine (C$69,767) or trastuzumab (C$62,971). A similar pattern was observed in the three countries but reflecting the overall tax burden in each country, labor force activity, and available public benefits. Age at diagnosis was an important determinant of the likely net fiscal balance, as this influences the remaining working years.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Women diagnosed with HER2-positive eBC were estimated to pay less lifetime gross taxes and receive more in sickness benefits compared with healthy women. Treatments that improve outcomes are likely to offer fiscal gains for government from improved work force participation.</p>","PeriodicalId":44205,"journal":{"name":"Oncology and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"277-292"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11187022/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139742216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology and TherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-04-27DOI: 10.1007/s40487-024-00275-6
Eric Lowe, Yael P Mossé
{"title":"Podcast on Emerging Treatment Options for Pediatric Patients with ALK-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors.","authors":"Eric Lowe, Yael P Mossé","doi":"10.1007/s40487-024-00275-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40487-024-00275-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) are rare cancers observed predominantly in children and young adults. ALCL accounts for 10-15% of all pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphomas and is commonly diagnosed at an advanced stage of disease. In children, 84-91% of cases of ALCL harbor an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene translocation. IMT is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm that also tends to occur in children and adolescents. Approximately 50-70% of IMT cases involve rearrangements in the ALK gene. A combination of chemotherapeutic drugs is typically used for children with ALK-positive ALCL, and the only known curative therapy for ALK-positive IMT is complete surgical resection. Crizotinib, a first-generation ALK inhibitor, was approved in the USA in 2021 for pediatric patients and young adults with relapsed or refractory ALK-positive ALCL; however, its safety and efficacy have not been established in older adults. In 2022, crizotinib was approved for adult and pediatric patients with unresectable, recurrent, or refractory ALK-positive IMT. This podcast provides an overview of ALK-positive ALCL and IMT. We discuss the current treatment landscape, the role of ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and areas of future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":44205,"journal":{"name":"Oncology and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"247-255"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11187053/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140872712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}