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Prospective Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Tumor Regression Grade With Pathologic Outcomes in Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Adenocarcinoma

October 1, 2023

Tumor regression grade defined as the ratio between fibrosis and residual tumor, is routinely used to assess response to therapy and demonstrated to be an important predictor of patient’s outcome. In the era of TNT (total Neoadjuvant Therapy) this will help assess response to avoid surgery. It will be nice to add MRD testing in the blood as another tool.

Birtamimab plus standard of care in light-chain amyloidosis: the phase 3 randomized placebo-controlled VITAL trial

October 1, 2023

Birtamimab is an investigational humanized monoclonal antibody designed to neutralize toxic LC aggregates and deplete insoluble organ-deposited amyloid via macrophage-induced phagocytosis. Per this study, it was effective in Mayo stage 4 amyloidosis.
It is a rare disease, but at least now it has a possible option.

Safety and efficacy of tafasitamab with or without lenalidomide added to first-line R-CHOP for DLBCL: the phase 1b First-MIND study

October 1, 2023

Speaking of tafatistamab, it seems it is fairly tolerable in first line with almost 75% CR added to RCHOP, adding lenolidomie 86% CR, but this is a phase 1b. Awaiting phase 3 data, we may have another first line option or may the first line option.

Lenalidomide plus rituximab for the initial treatment of frail older patients with DLBCL: the FIL_ReRi phase 2 study

October 1, 2023

There are too many options for DLBCL now with monoclonal antibodies, bispecific and CAR-T therapy, but in frail patients, this might be an option. Tafatistamab with lenalidomide had higher ORR (55vs 50) and CR( 37 vs 27%) but this is comparing different trials, and this trial had mostly elderly pts, I do feel tafatistamab is fairly well tolerated though. But when in doubt this seems to be a fair option.

Perioperative Durvalumab for Resectable Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

October 1, 2023

Adding Durvalumab to chemotherapy preop improved CR (17.2 vs4.3%) regardless of PLD -1 status. We already have approval for neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy combinations in resectable lung cancer, so not sure if this regimen will be favored.
The unique thinkg about this one is that durva was also given post op ( not in the opidvo trial) but you can give pembrolizumab as adjuvant in those pts who had opdivo preop, and now pembrolizumab just got its approval in the neoadjuvant setting (last month) in which nit is given post op too.

NALIRIFOX versus nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine in treatment-naive patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (NAPOLI 3): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial

October 1, 2023

You may have enrolled a patient in this trial, but it seems we may have a new first line regimen. Surprisingly toxicity simar in both arms, but there was improvement in PFS and OS (17% reduction in death) although it wasn’t statistically significant in OS.
More diarrhea with nalirifox, but more neutropenia with gem abraxane.

Overall survival with sacituzumab govitecan in hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer (TROPiCS-02): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial

October 1, 2023

This is another option for HR positive patients after failing hormonal therapy, with an acceptable toxicity profile. Patients were HER-2 negative. (The study does not indicate if patients were HER-2 low.) It will be interesting to see how this will fair in this population now that there is another option with Enhrtu. Interesting though, patients without visceral metastases did better with chemotherapy.

Atezolizumab Combined With Bevacizumab and Platinum-Based Therapy for Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer: Placebo-Controlled Randomized Phase III ATALANTE/ENGOT-ov29 Trial

October 1, 2023

Adding Atezo to combination chemotherapy with bevacizumab did not meet the primary end point of PFS. Regardless of the PDL-1 status it was also more toxic. It seems that ovarian cancer is still immune to immunotherapy.

Prophylactic Radiation Therapy Versus Standard of Care for Patients With High-Risk Asymptomatic Bone Metastases: A Multicenter, Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial

October 1, 2023

This article was recommended by Dr. Carrascosa. The study is promising, but the number of patients is small. Another thing to consider is the use of a bone enhancing agent (only 50% of patients had it on both arms). The authors recommended larger trials, which may help add a sub-analysis to assess the role of bone enhancing agents.

COVID-19 Severity and Waning Immunity After up to 4 mRNA Vaccine Doses in 73 608 Patients With Cancer and 621 475 Matched Controls in Singapore

September 1, 2023

A study from Singapore showing that each COVID-19 booster protected cancer patients for approximately five months after receiving third and fourth vaccine doses. Interest in the COVID-19 booster in 2023 has waned, and although infection is not as common today, many patients will die due to COVID-19 this year.

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Prospective Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Tumor Regression Grade With Pathologic Outcomes in Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Adenocarcinoma

Birtamimab plus standard of care in light-chain amyloidosis: the phase 3 randomized placebo-controlled VITAL trial

Safety and efficacy of tafasitamab with or without lenalidomide added to first-line R-CHOP for DLBCL: the phase 1b First-MIND study

Lenalidomide plus rituximab for the initial treatment of frail older patients with DLBCL: the FIL_ReRi phase 2 study

Perioperative Durvalumab for Resectable Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

NALIRIFOX versus nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine in treatment-naive patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (NAPOLI 3): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial

Overall survival with sacituzumab govitecan in hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer (TROPiCS-02): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial

Atezolizumab Combined With Bevacizumab and Platinum-Based Therapy for Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer: Placebo-Controlled Randomized Phase III ATALANTE/ENGOT-ov29 Trial

Prophylactic Radiation Therapy Versus Standard of Care for Patients With High-Risk Asymptomatic Bone Metastases: A Multicenter, Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial

COVID-19 Severity and Waning Immunity After up to 4 mRNA Vaccine Doses in 73 608 Patients With Cancer and 621 475 Matched Controls in Singapore

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