Annals of OncologyPub Date : 2024-11-08DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.10.011
E Felip, B C Cho, D Nguyen, J C Curtin, S Sethi, J M Bauml, S-H Lee
{"title":"Reply to the Letter to the Editor regarding 'PFS, OS or toxicity: what is the most important factor in the treatment of EGFR-mutated lung cancer?' by T. Nishimura and H. Fujimoto.","authors":"E Felip, B C Cho, D Nguyen, J C Curtin, S Sethi, J M Bauml, S-H Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.10.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2024.10.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8000,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":56.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142613484","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}
Annals of OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2349
Paul B. Romesser , Andrea Cercek
{"title":"Optimizing Rectal Cancer Treatment: A Path Towards Personalization","authors":"Paul B. Romesser , Andrea Cercek","doi":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2349","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2349","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8000,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Oncology","volume":"35 10","pages":"Pages 831-835"},"PeriodicalIF":56.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142173089","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}
Annals of OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-05DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2340
P-F Petit, D Daoudlarian, S Latifyan, H Bouchaab, N Mederos, J Doms, K Abdelhamid, N Ferahta, L Mencarelli, V Joo, R Bartolini, A Stravodimou, K Shabafrouz, G Pantaleo, S Peters, M Obeid
{"title":"Tocilizumab provides dual benefits in treating immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated arthritis and preventing relapse during ICI rechallenge: the TAPIR study.","authors":"P-F Petit, D Daoudlarian, S Latifyan, H Bouchaab, N Mederos, J Doms, K Abdelhamid, N Ferahta, L Mencarelli, V Joo, R Bartolini, A Stravodimou, K Shabafrouz, G Pantaleo, S Peters, M Obeid","doi":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2340","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2340","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the dual efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) in the treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-associated arthritis (ICI-AR) and the prevention of relapses after rechallenge.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>We identified 26 patients with ICI-AR. The primary objectives were to evaluate TCZ efficacy in ICI-AR treatment and as secondary prophylaxis during ICI rechallenge in 11 of them. Patients received prednisone (CS) at 0.3 mg/kg tapered at 0.05 mg/kg weekly for six weeks. TCZ was administered at a dose of 8 mg/kg every 2 weeks. In the subgroup receiving secondary prophylaxis (rechallenge n = 11), TCZ was reintroduced with the same regimen concurrently with ICI rechallenge, and without the addition of CS. A control group of patients (rechallenge n = 5) was rechallenged without TCZ. Secondary endpoints included post-rechallenge evaluation of ICI duration, reintroduction of CS >0.1 mg/kg/day, ICI-AR flares, and disease control rate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median age of the patients was 70 years. The median follow-up from ICI initiation was 864 days. Among the 20 patients treated with TCZ for ICI-AR, all (100%) achieved an ACR70 response rate, defined as greater than 70% improvement, at 10 weeks. Some 81% of these patients achieved steroid-free remission after 24 weeks on TCZ. The median follow-up period was 552 days in rechallenged patients. The results demonstrated a reduction in ICI-AR relapses upon ICI rechallenge in patients receiving TCZ prophylaxis compared with patients who did not receive prophylaxis (17% versus 40%). The requirement for CS was completely abolished with prophylaxis (0% versus 20%), and the mean duration of ICI treatment was notably extended from 113 to 206 days. The 12-month post-rechallenge outcomes showed a disease control rate of 77%. During TCZ prophylaxis, CXCL9 remained elevated, showing no decline from their concentrations at the onset of ICI-AR.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In addition to treating ICI-AR, TCZ demonstrated efficacy as a secondary prophylactic agent, preventing the recurrence of symptoms and lengthening ICI treatment duration after ICI rechallenge.</p>","PeriodicalId":8000,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":56.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142144991","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}
Annals of OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-04DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2344
H C Toh, M-H Yang, H-M Wang, C Y Hsieh, I Chitapanarux, K F Ho, R-L Hong, M K Ang, A D Colevas, E Sirachainan, C Lertbutsayanukul, G F Ho, E Nadler, A Algazi, P Lulla, L J Wirth, K Wirasorn, Y C Liu, S F Ang, S H J Low, L M Tho, H H Hasbullah, M K Brenner, W-W Wang, W S Ong, S H Tan, I Horak, C Ding, A Myo, J Samol
{"title":"Gemcitabine, carboplatin, and Epstein-Barr virus-specific autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes for recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: VANCE, an international randomized phase III trial.","authors":"H C Toh, M-H Yang, H-M Wang, C Y Hsieh, I Chitapanarux, K F Ho, R-L Hong, M K Ang, A D Colevas, E Sirachainan, C Lertbutsayanukul, G F Ho, E Nadler, A Algazi, P Lulla, L J Wirth, K Wirasorn, Y C Liu, S F Ang, S H J Low, L M Tho, H H Hasbullah, M K Brenner, W-W Wang, W S Ong, S H Tan, I Horak, C Ding, A Myo, J Samol","doi":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2344","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2344","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (EBV-CTL) is an autologous adoptive T-cell immunotherapy generated from the blood of individuals and manufactured without genetic modification. In a previous phase II trial of locally recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (R/M NPC) patients, first-line gemcitabine and carboplatin (GC) and EBV-CTL combination demonstrated objective antitumor EBV-CTL activity and a favorable safety profile. The present study explored whether this combined first-line chemo-immunotherapy strategy would produce superior clinical efficacy and better quality of life compared with conventional chemotherapy treatment.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>This multicenter, randomized, phase III trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of GC followed by EBV-CTL versus GC alone as first-line treatment of R/M NPC patients. Thirty clinical sites in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and the USA were included. Subjects were randomized to first-line GC (four cycles) and EBV-CTL (six cycles) or GC (six cycles) in a 1 : 1 ratio. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS) and secondary outcomes included progression-free survival, objective response rate, clinical benefit rate, quality of life, and safety.</p><p><strong>Clinicaltrials: </strong>gov identifier: NCT02578641.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 330 subjects with NPC were enrolled. Most subjects in both treatment arms received four or more cycles of chemotherapy and most subjects in the GC + EBV-CTL group received two or more infusions of EBV-CTL. The central Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) facility produced sufficient EBV-CTL for 94% of GC + EBV-CTL subjects. The median OS was 25.0 months in the GC + EBV-CTL group and 24.9 months in the GC group (hazard ratio = 1.19; 95% confidence interval 0.91-1.56; P = 0.194). Only one subject experienced a grade 2 serious adverse event related to EBV-CTL.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>GC + EBV-CTL in subjects with R/M NPC demonstrated a favorable safety profile but no overall improvement in OS versus chemotherapy. This is the largest adoptive T-cell therapy trial reported in solid tumors to date.</p>","PeriodicalId":8000,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":56.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142144989","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}
Annals of OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2342
Y Shimazu
{"title":"Odronextamab against relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.","authors":"Y Shimazu","doi":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2342","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2342","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8000,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":56.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139024","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}
Annals of OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.06.003
K. Hübel , M. Bower , I. Aurer , M. Bastos-Oreiro , C. Besson , U. Brunnberg , C. Cattaneo , S. Collins , K. Cwynarski , A. Dalla Pria , M. Hentrich , C. Hoffmann , M.J. Kersten , S. Montoto , J.T. Navarro , E. Oksenhendler , A. Re , J.-M. Ribera , P. Schommers , B. von Tresckow , A. Davies
{"title":"Human immunodeficiency virus-associated lymphomas: EHA–ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up☆","authors":"K. Hübel , M. Bower , I. Aurer , M. Bastos-Oreiro , C. Besson , U. Brunnberg , C. Cattaneo , S. Collins , K. Cwynarski , A. Dalla Pria , M. Hentrich , C. Hoffmann , M.J. Kersten , S. Montoto , J.T. Navarro , E. Oksenhendler , A. Re , J.-M. Ribera , P. Schommers , B. von Tresckow , A. Davies","doi":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8000,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Oncology","volume":"35 10","pages":"Pages 840-859"},"PeriodicalIF":56.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923753424007294/pdfft?md5=eb67ff8e98124110bef4aaf9f9afbe90&pid=1-s2.0-S0923753424007294-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142131671","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}
Annals of OncologyPub Date : 2024-09-02DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2338
N Agarwal, J Brugarolas, P Ghatalia, S George, J B Haanen, H Gurney, R Ravilla, A Van der Veldt, B Beuselinck, I Pokataev, B B M Suelmann, M H Tuthill, D Vaena, F Zagouri, J Wu, R F Perini, Y Liu, J Merchan, M B Atkins
{"title":"Randomized phase II dose comparison LITESPARK-013 study of belzutifan in patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.","authors":"N Agarwal, J Brugarolas, P Ghatalia, S George, J B Haanen, H Gurney, R Ravilla, A Van der Veldt, B Beuselinck, I Pokataev, B B M Suelmann, M H Tuthill, D Vaena, F Zagouri, J Wu, R F Perini, Y Liu, J Merchan, M B Atkins","doi":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2338","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Belzutifan is a first-in-class hypoxia-inducible factor subunit 2α (HIF-2α) inhibitor approved at a dose of 120 mg once daily for certain adults with VHL disease and adults with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following therapy with a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) [or programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)] inhibitor and a vascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. However, whether the belzutifan dose could be optimized is unclear.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>The phase II LITESPARK-013 study (NCT04489771) enrolled patients with advanced clear cell RCC whose disease progressed after one to three prior systemic therapies, including an anti-PD-(L)1 regimen. Patients were randomly assigned 1 : 1 to receive belzutifan 120 or 200 mg once daily. The primary endpoint was the objective response rate (ORR) per RECIST version 1.1. The secondary endpoints were duration of response (DOR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and safety.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 154 patients were enrolled (120 mg: n = 76; 200 mg: n = 78). The median follow-up was 20.1 months (range 14.8-28.4). The ORR was 23.7% versus 23.1% for the 120 mg and 200 mg groups, respectively [P = 0.5312; -0.5%, 95% confidence interval (CI) -14.0% to 12.9%]. The median DOR was not reached for the 120 mg arm and was 16.1 months (2.1+ to 23.5+) for the 200 mg arm. No between-group differences were observed for PFS [hazard ratio (HR) 0.94, 95% CI 0.63-1.40] or OS (medians not reached; HR 1.11, 95% CI 0.65-1.90). Grade 3 or 4 treatment-related adverse events were observed in 35 patients (46.1%) in the 120 mg group and 36 patients (46.2%) in the 200 mg group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The efficacy of belzutifan was similar between the 120 mg dose and the 200 mg dose for previously treated clear cell RCC. Safety at both doses was consistent with the known safety profile of belzutifan. These results further support 120 mg once daily as the preferred dose for belzutifan.</p>","PeriodicalId":8000,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":56.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142131673","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}
Annals of OncologyPub Date : 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2332
Q.T.H. Shubhra , Q. Cai
{"title":"Advancing rectal cancer therapy: mFOLFIRINOX reduces metastasis and improves survival outcomes. Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Total neoadjuvant therapy with mFOLFIRINOX versus preoperativechemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: long-term results of the UNICANCER-PRODIGE 23 trial’ by Conroy T et al.","authors":"Q.T.H. Shubhra , Q. Cai","doi":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2332","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2332","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8000,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Oncology","volume":"35 11","pages":"Pages 1062-1063"},"PeriodicalIF":56.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142103632","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}
Annals of OncologyPub Date : 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2333
H. Li, Y. Gui, Z. Luo
{"title":"Efficacy rigor of neoadjuvant therapy: the role and synthesis of tumor subtype analysis. Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Total neoadjuvant therapy with mFOLFIRINOX versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: long-term results of the UNICANCER-PRODIGE 23 trial’ by Conroy T et al.","authors":"H. Li, Y. Gui, Z. Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2333","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2333","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8000,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Oncology","volume":"35 11","pages":"Pages 1064-1065"},"PeriodicalIF":56.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142103634","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}
Annals of OncologyPub Date : 2024-08-12DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.07.010
J. Ros , J. Matito , G. Villacampa , R. Comas , A. Garcia , G. Martini , I. Baraibar , N. Saoudi , F. Salvà , Á. Martin , M. Antista , R. Toledo , E. Martinelli , F. Pietrantonio , A. Boccaccino , C. Cremolini , R. Dienstmann , J. Tabernero , A. Vivancos , E. Elez
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Plasmatic BRAF-V600E allele fraction as a prognostic factor in metastatic colorectal cancer treated with BRAF combinatorial treatments”","authors":"J. Ros , J. Matito , G. Villacampa , R. Comas , A. Garcia , G. Martini , I. Baraibar , N. Saoudi , F. Salvà , Á. Martin , M. Antista , R. Toledo , E. Martinelli , F. Pietrantonio , A. Boccaccino , C. Cremolini , R. Dienstmann , J. Tabernero , A. Vivancos , E. Elez","doi":"10.1016/j.annonc.2023.07.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annonc.2023.07.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8000,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Oncology","volume":"35 10","pages":"Page 922"},"PeriodicalIF":56.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923753423007962/pdfft?md5=bc4ed8a91f804fa67369dbf4a4035573&pid=1-s2.0-S0923753423007962-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141974926","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}