Jama OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.1926
Jens Rueter, Edison T Liu
{"title":"Advancing Genomic Cancer Medicine in Rural and Underserved States.","authors":"Jens Rueter, Edison T Liu","doi":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.1926","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.1926","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48661,"journal":{"name":"Jama Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":28.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141635052","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}
Jama OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2133
Sarah Hamidi, Ramona Dadu, Mark E Zafereo, Renata Ferrarotto, Jennifer R Wang, Anastasios Maniakas, G Brandon Gunn, Anna Lee, Michael T Spiotto, Priyanka C Iyer, Luana G Sousa, Neal S Akhave, Salmaan Ahmed, Kim O Learned, Charles Lu, Stephen Y Lai, Michelle Williams, S Mohsen Hosseini, Naifa L Busaidy, Maria E Cabanillas
{"title":"Initial Management of BRAF V600E-Variant Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: The FAST Multidisciplinary Group Consensus Statement.","authors":"Sarah Hamidi, Ramona Dadu, Mark E Zafereo, Renata Ferrarotto, Jennifer R Wang, Anastasios Maniakas, G Brandon Gunn, Anna Lee, Michael T Spiotto, Priyanka C Iyer, Luana G Sousa, Neal S Akhave, Salmaan Ahmed, Kim O Learned, Charles Lu, Stephen Y Lai, Michelle Williams, S Mohsen Hosseini, Naifa L Busaidy, Maria E Cabanillas","doi":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2133","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2133","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>BRAF/MEK inhibitors revolutionized the treatment of BRAF V600E-variant anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (BRAFv-ATC), offering improved outcomes for patients with this previously incurable disease.</p><p><strong>Observations: </strong>Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) accounts for approximately half of thyroid cancer-related deaths. It presents as a rapidly growing tumor that often invades locoregional structures and spreads to distant sites early; therefore, prompt diagnosis, staging, and treatment initiation are of the essence in the treatment of ATC. Although most oncologists will encounter a patient with ATC in their practice, the rarity of this disease makes treatment challenging, particularly because those with BRAFv-ATC no longer have a dismal prognosis. BRAF/MEK kinase inhibitors have transformed the outlook and treatment of BRAFv-ATC. Therefore, molecular profiling to identify these patients is critical. More recently, the addition of immunotherapy to BRAF/MEK inhibitors as well as the use of the neoadjuvant approach were shown to further improve survival outcomes in BRAFv-ATC. Many of these recent advances have not yet been incorporated in the currently available guidelines, allowing for disparities in the treatment of patients with BRAFv-ATC across the US. With the increasing complexity in the management of BRAFv-ATC, this Consensus Statement aims to formulate guiding recommendations from a group of experts to facilitate therapeutic decision-making.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>This Consensus Statement from the FAST (Facilitating Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Specialized Treatment) group at MD Anderson Cancer Center emphasizes that rapid identification of a BRAF V600E pathogenic variant and timely initiation of sequential therapy are critical to avoid excess morbidity and mortality in patients with BRAFv-ATC. In the past decade, remarkable progress has been made in the treatment of patients with BRAFv-ATC, justifying these new evidence-based recommendations reached through a consensus of experts from a high-volume center.</p>","PeriodicalId":48661,"journal":{"name":"Jama Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":28.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141581259","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}
Jama OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2185
Heather H Cheng, Jeffrey W Shevach, Elena Castro, Fergus J Couch, Susan M Domchek, Rosalind A Eeles, Veda N Giri, Michael J Hall, Mary-Claire King, Daniel W Lin, Stacy Loeb, Todd M Morgan, Kenneth Offit, Colin C Pritchard, Edward M Schaeffer, Brittany M Szymaniak, Jason L Vassy, Bryson W Katona, Kara N Maxwell
{"title":"BRCA1, BRCA2, and Associated Cancer Risks and Management for Male Patients: A Review.","authors":"Heather H Cheng, Jeffrey W Shevach, Elena Castro, Fergus J Couch, Susan M Domchek, Rosalind A Eeles, Veda N Giri, Michael J Hall, Mary-Claire King, Daniel W Lin, Stacy Loeb, Todd M Morgan, Kenneth Offit, Colin C Pritchard, Edward M Schaeffer, Brittany M Szymaniak, Jason L Vassy, Bryson W Katona, Kara N Maxwell","doi":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2185","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2185","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Half of all carriers of inherited cancer-predisposing variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 are male, but the implications for their health are underrecognized compared to female individuals. Germline variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 (also known as pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants, referred to here as BRCA1/2 PVs) are well known to significantly increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancers in female carriers, and knowledge of BRCA1/2 PVs informs established cancer screening and options for risk reduction. While risks to male carriers of BRCA1/2 PVs are less characterized, there is convincing evidence of increased risk for prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, and breast cancer in males. There has also been a rapid expansion of US Food and Drug Administration-approved targeted cancer therapies, including poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, for breast, pancreatic, and prostate cancers associated with BRCA1/2 PVs.</p><p><strong>Observations: </strong>This narrative review summarized the data that inform cancer risks, targeted cancer therapy options, and guidelines for early cancer detection. It also highlighted areas of emerging research and clinical trial opportunities for male BRCA1/2 PV carriers. These developments, along with the continued relevance to family cancer risk and reproductive options, have informed changes to guideline recommendations for genetic testing and strengthened the case for increased genetic testing for males.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>Despite increasing clinical actionability for male carriers of BRCA1/2 PVs, far fewer males than female individuals undergo cancer genetic testing. Oncologists, internists, and primary care clinicians should be vigilant about offering appropriate genetic testing to males. Identifying more male carriers of BRCA1/2 PVs will maximize opportunities for cancer early detection, targeted risk management, and cancer treatment for males, along with facilitating opportunities for risk reduction and prevention in their family members, thereby decreasing the burden of hereditary cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":48661,"journal":{"name":"Jama Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":28.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141761829","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}
Jama OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.1939
Ngoan Tran Le, Can Van Phan, Yen Thi-Hai Pham, Phuoc Hong Le, Hang Viet Dao, Long Cong Nguyen, Jian-Min Yuan, Hung N Luu
{"title":"Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Risk of Cancer Mortality.","authors":"Ngoan Tran Le, Can Van Phan, Yen Thi-Hai Pham, Phuoc Hong Le, Hang Viet Dao, Long Cong Nguyen, Jian-Min Yuan, Hung N Luu","doi":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.1939","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.1939","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>There has been an increasing trend of using noncigarette products, including waterpipe tobacco (WTP), worldwide. While cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for numerous cancers, little is known about the association between WTP smoking and cancer mortality.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the association between WTP smoking and risk of cancer mortality in Vietnam.</p><p><strong>Design, setting, and participants: </strong>This cohort study was based on data from the Hanoi Prospective Cohort Study, an ongoing study with a median (range) follow-up of 11.0 (0.1-11.6) years for participants aged 15 years or older in Northern Vietnam from 2007 through 2019. Data were analyzed from June 1 to September 1, 2023.</p><p><strong>Exposures: </strong>Tobacco smoking and WTP smoking statuses.</p><p><strong>Main outcomes and measures: </strong>Overall and site-specific cancer mortality. Cox proportional regression models were used to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% CIs for the associations between WTP smoking alone, cigarette smoking alone, and dual WTP and cigarette smoking and the risk of cancer death.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 554 cancer deaths were identified among the 39 401 study participants (mean [SD] age, 40.4 [18.8] years; 20 616 females [52.3%]). In multivariable models, compared with never smokers, ever smokers had a significantly increased risk of cancer mortality (HR, 1.87; 95% CI, 1.48-2.35). Exclusive WTP smokers had the highest risk of cancer mortality compared with never smokers (HR, 2.66; 95% CI, 2.07-3.43). Risk of cancer mortality was higher for dual smokers of WTP and cigarettes (HR, 2.06; 95% CI, 1.53-2.76) than for exclusive cigarette smokers (HR, 1.86; 95% CI, 1.41-2.45). As most smokers (95.6% [8897 of 9312]) were male, these patterns were more apparent in male participants. Compared with never smokers, exclusive WTP smoking among males was associated with an elevated risk of death from liver cancer (HR, 3.92; 95% CI, 2.25-6.85), lung cancer (HR, 3.49; 95% CI, 2.08-5.88), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (HR, 2.79; 95% CI, 1.27-6.12), and stomach cancer (HR, 4.11; 95% CI, 2.04-8.27). For exclusive WTP smokers, the risk of cancer mortality was highest among those who smoked 11 to 15 sessions per day (HR, 3.42; 95% CI, 2.03-5.75), started smoking at age 26 to 30 years (HR, 4.01; 95% CI, 2.63-6.11), smoked for 9 to 20 years (HR, 4.04; 95% CI, 2.16-7.56), and smoked 61 to 160 sessions annually (HR, 3.68; 95% CI, 2.38-5.71). For males, the risk of cancer death was lower for those who had quit smoking for more than 10 years, compared with those who quit smoking within 1 year (HR, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.11-0.66; P for trend < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion and relevance: </strong>In this cohort study in Vietnam, WTP smoking alone or in combination with cigarette smoking was associated with an increased risk of cancer death due to liver cancer, lung cancer, nasopharyngeal car","PeriodicalId":48661,"journal":{"name":"Jama Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":28.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11240226/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141581263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jama OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2145
Michael Birrer, Guiling Li, Mayu Yunokawa, Jung-Yun Lee, Byoung Gie Kim, Christina Pimentel Oppermann, Qi Zhou, Shin Nishio, Aikou Okamoto, Xiaohua Wu, Linda Mileshkin, Ana Oaknin, Isabelle Ray-Coquard, Kosei Hasegawa, Genevieve Jehl, Yulia Vugmeyster, Sen Zhang, Marcis Bajars, Kan Yonemori
{"title":"Bintrafusp Alfa for Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer After Platinum Failure: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Michael Birrer, Guiling Li, Mayu Yunokawa, Jung-Yun Lee, Byoung Gie Kim, Christina Pimentel Oppermann, Qi Zhou, Shin Nishio, Aikou Okamoto, Xiaohua Wu, Linda Mileshkin, Ana Oaknin, Isabelle Ray-Coquard, Kosei Hasegawa, Genevieve Jehl, Yulia Vugmeyster, Sen Zhang, Marcis Bajars, Kan Yonemori","doi":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2145","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Cervical cancer is a common and lethal cancer worldwide. Bintrafusp alfa is a first-in-class bifunctional fusion protein composed of the extracellular domain of the human transforming growth factor β receptor II (or transforming growth factor β trap) fused via a flexible linker to the C-terminus of each heavy chain of an immunoglobulin G1 antibody blocking programmed cell death 1 ligand 1.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the safety and response rates of bintrafusp alfa in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.</p><p><strong>Design, setting, and participants: </strong>This phase 2 nonrandomized controlled trial evaluated bintrafusp alfa monotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer with disease progression during or after platinum-based chemotherapy. Data were collected from March 2020 to February 2022.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Patients received bintrafusp alfa, 1200 mg, intravenously once every 2 weeks.</p><p><strong>Main outcomes and measures: </strong>The primary end point was confirmed objective response rate per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 by an independent review committee.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At data cutoff, 146 of 203 screened patients received 1 or more doses of bintrafusp alfa; of these, the median (range) age was 53 (24-79) years. The study met its primary end point of a 95% CI above the objective response rate benchmark of 15%, with a confirmed objective response rate of 21.9% (95% CI, 15.5-29.5) per the independent review committee. Of these patients, 19 (59.4%) had a durable response of 6 months or more. At data cutoff, responses were ongoing in 13 of 32 responders (40.6%). The most common treatment-related adverse events were anemia (25 [17.1%]), rash (21 [14.4%]), hypothyroidism (15 [10.3%]), and pruritus (15 [10.3%]). Any-cause adverse events of special interest included anemia (82[56.2%]), bleeding events (81 [55.5%]), and immune-related adverse events (49 [33.6%]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>This phase 2 nonrandomized controlled trial of bintrafusp alfa met its primary end point, which may support the potential of a bispecific therapy targeting transforming growth factor β and programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04246489.</p>","PeriodicalId":48661,"journal":{"name":"Jama Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":28.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11273284/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141761828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jama OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2122
Fausto Alfredo Rios-Olais, Alyssa K McGary, Mazie Tsang, Diana Almader-Douglas, Jose F Leis, Matthew R Buras, Talal Hilal
{"title":"Measurable Residual Disease and Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Fausto Alfredo Rios-Olais, Alyssa K McGary, Mazie Tsang, Diana Almader-Douglas, Jose F Leis, Matthew R Buras, Talal Hilal","doi":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2122","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Measurable residual disease (MRD) refers to the presence of disease at low levels not detected by conventional pathologic analysis. The association of MRD status as a surrogate end point of clinical outcome in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has not been established in the era of targeted agents. Assessing the association of MRD with progression-free survival (PFS) may improve its role as a surrogate marker and allow its use to accelerate drug development.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the association between MRD and PFS in CLL using data from prospective clinical trials that studied targeted agents or obinutuzumab-based treatment.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>Clinical studies on CLL were identified via searches of PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science from inception through July 31, 2023.</p><p><strong>Study selection: </strong>Prospective, single-arm, and randomized clinical trials that assessed targeted agents or obinutuzumab-based treatment and reported PFS by MRD status were included. Studies with insufficient description of MRD information were excluded.</p><p><strong>Data extraction and synthesis: </strong>Study sample size, median patient age, median follow-up time, line of treatment, MRD detection method and time points, and survival outcomes were extracted.</p><p><strong>Main outcomes and measures: </strong>Analyses of survival probabilities and hazard ratios (HRs) were conducted for PFS according to MRD status. Meta-analyses were performed using a random-effects model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 11 prospective clinical trials (9 randomized and 2 nonrandomized) including 2765 patients were analyzed. Achieving undetectable MRD (uMRD) at 0.01% was associated with an HR of 0.28 (95% CI, 0.20-0.39; P < .001) for PFS. Median PFS was not reached in both groups (uMRD vs MRD), but the estimated 24-month PFS was better in the uMRD group (91.9% [95% CI, 88.8%-95.2%] vs 75.3% [95% CI, 64.7%-87.6%]; P < .001). The association of uMRD with PFS was observed in subgroup analyses in the first-line treatment setting (HR, 0.24; 95% CI, 0.18-0.33), relapsed or refractory disease setting (HR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.16-0.71), and trials using time-limited therapy (HR, 0.28; 95% CI, 0.19-0.40).</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that assessing MRD status as an end point in clinical trials and as a surrogate of PFS may improve trial efficiency and potentially allow for accelerated drug registration.</p>","PeriodicalId":48661,"journal":{"name":"Jama Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":28.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11240229/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141581260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}