{"title":"Update on PARP inhibitors for the treatment of ovarian cancer.","authors":"Joyce Liu, Ursula A Matulonis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (PARPis) were first granted US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for ovarian cancer. Trials have focused on high-grade serous histology, in which BRCA mutations and homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) are most common. The initial clinical trials of PARPis were performed in patients with heavily pretreated recurrent BRCA-mutated (BRCAm) ovarian cancer. Since then, concerns over possible reductions in overall survival with long-term PARPi treatment in recurrent disease have led to the withdrawal of most FDA approvals in this setting, and the use of PARPis has moved to the maintenance setting in newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer, in which trials have demonstrated significant progression-free survival benefits and trends for overall survival benefit with certain PARPis in patients who have BRCA mutations. Additionally, the risks of secondary acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome are lower in the newly diagnosed setting than in the recurrent setting, potentially because of a predefined duration of PARPi treatment and/or less prior exposure to chemotherapy. Currently, several PARPis are FDA-approved in ovarian cancer: (1) olaparib (BRCAm), niraparib (BRCAm and BRCA wild-type [BRCAwt]), and olaparib/bevacizumab (BRCAm and BRCAwt/HRD) as maintenance therapy after platinum in newly diagnosed advanced disease; and (2) olaparib, niraparib, and rucaparib for recurrent BRCAm platinum-sensitive disease. This review discusses PARPi data in the newly diagnosed and recurrent settings, how current FDA approvals have evolved, and PARPi combination data.</p>","PeriodicalId":51585,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology","volume":"23 2","pages":"100-110"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143736266","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":"Thrombosis in immune thrombocytopenia.","authors":"Howard A Liebman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51585,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology","volume":"23 2","pages":"87-89"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143736264","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":"Targeting RAS in gastrointestinal malignancies.","authors":"Oluseyi Abidoye, Celine Hoyek, Tanios Bekaii-Saab","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Kirsten rat sarcoma virus (KRAS) is one of the prevalent oncogenic drivers in gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and colorectal cancer. The KRAS protein is a GTPase that activates several signaling pathways involved in cancer survival. Although KRAS mutations have long been considered difficult to target, recent advances have led to the development of small-molecule inhibitors targeting the mutations, particularly KRAS G12C. These inhibitors are showing promise in GI cancers. This review explores the molecular biology of KRAS mutations, their prevalence in GI malignancies, the current therapeutic approaches targeting KRAS, ongoing clinical trials, the challenges associated with resistance, and future directions for KRAS-targeted therapies in GI cancers.</p>","PeriodicalId":51585,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology","volume":"23 2","pages":"111-122"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143736260","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":"Is there a new standard-of-care therapy for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma?","authors":"Alex F Herrera","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51585,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology","volume":"23 2","pages":"76-78"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143736254","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":"Management of toxicities from antibody-drug conjugates.","authors":"Hope S Rugo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51585,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology","volume":"23 2","pages":"96-99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143736256","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":"Highlights in chronic lymphocytic leukemia from the 66th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition: commentary.","authors":"William G Wierda","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51585,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology","volume":"23 Suppl 1 1","pages":"3-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191088","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":"Highlights in large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma from the 66th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition: commentary.","authors":"Grzegorz S Nowakowski","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51585,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology","volume":"23 Suppl 3 1","pages":"3-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191218","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":"Highlights in metastatic breast cancer from the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: commentary.","authors":"Aditya Bardia","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51585,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology","volume":"23 Suppl 2 1","pages":"6-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191213","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":"Highlights in large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma from the 66th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51585,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology","volume":"23 Suppl 3 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191216","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":"Highlights in metastatic breast cancer from the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51585,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology","volume":"23 Suppl 2 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191211","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}