Hematology-Oncology Spotlight Articles

A continuously updated collection of Hematology and Oncology papers that encapsulate current basic and applied knowledge, provide evidence and analysis that changes current thinking and practice, and/or point to where these fiields are going and how to prepare for and help create that future.
   
February 8, 2019 Abstracts
     
  Promise of Wearable Physical Activity Monitors in Oncology Practice.
|Beg MS, et al. J Oncol Pract. 2017 Feb;13(2):82-89. Review. PMID: 28387544
PubMed
  beg18_wearable-monitors-onc_joncprec-28387544  
     
  Pharmacological reactivation of MYC-dependent apoptosis induces susceptibility to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.
Haikala, HM, et al. Nature Communications 2019 10:620 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08541-2
PubMed
  haikala19_metformin-myc-pd1-iici_natcom  
     
  Best supportive care in clinical trials: review of the inconsistency in control arm design.
Nipp RD, et al. Br J Cancer. 2015 Jun 30;113(1):6-11. Epub 2015 Jun 11. Review. PMID: 26068397
PubMed
  nipp15_bsc-clin-trials-inconsistent_bjccan-26068397  
     
  T-Cell-Inflamed Gene-Expression Profile, Programmed Death Ligand 1 Expression, and Tumor Mutational Burden Predict Efficacy in Patients Treated With Pembrolizumab Across 20 Cancers: KEYNOTE-028.
Ott PA, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Feb 1;37(4):318-327. Epub 2018 Dec 13. PMID: 30557521
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  ott19_predict-efficacy-pembro_jco-30557521  
     
  Caplacizumab Treatment for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
Scully M,et al; HERCULES Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jan 24;380(4):335-346. Epub 2019 Jan 9. PMID: 30625070
PubMed
  scully19_caplacizumab-ttp_nejm-30625070  
     
  Regulatory T cells in cancer immunosuppression - implications for anticancer therapy.
Togashi Y, Shitara K, Nishikawa H. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2019 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 30705439
PubMed
  togashi19_reg-t-ca-immsupp_natrevclinonc-30705439  
     
January 2, 2019 Abstracts
     
  Targeting KRAS Directly.
McCormick, F. Annu. Rev Cancer Biol 2018 Mar 2 (1): 81-90 https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-cancerbio-050216-122010
PubMed
  mccormick18_target-kras_annrevcabio  
     
  Glioblastoma under Siege: An Overview of Current Therapeutic Strategies.
Paolillo M, Boselli C, Schinelli S. Brain Sci. 2018 Jan 16;8(1). pii: E15. Review. PMID: 29337870
PubMed
  paolillo18_gbm-uncer-siege-rev_brainsci-29337870  
     
  Simultaneous multiplexed amplicon sequencing and transcriptome profiling in single cells.
Saikia M, et al. Nat Methods. 2019 Jan;16(1):59-62. Epub 2018 Dec 17. PMID: 30559431
PubMed
  saikia18_dart-seq-rna-pcr_natmeth-30559431  
     
  Management of Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Scott AT, Howe JR. J Oncol Pract. 2018 Aug;14(8):471-482. PMID: 30096273
PubMed
  scott18_small-bowel-net-rev_joncprac-30096273  
     
  How I use molecular genetic tests to evaluate patients who have or may have myelodysplastic syndromes.
Steensma DP. Blood. 2018;132(16):1657-1663. [No authors listed] Blood. 2018 Nov 29;132(22):2419. No abstract available. PMID: 30498072
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  steensma18_how-use-mol-gen-mds_blood-30498072  
     
  What FLT3 inhibitor holds the greatest promise?
Stone RM. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol. 2018 Dec;31(4):401-404. Epub 2018 Sep 20. Review. PMID: 30466756
PubMed
  stone18_flt-inhibitor-promise_bprch-30466756  
     
December 18, 2018 Abstracts
     
 

Non-invasive delivery strategies for biologics.
Anselmo AC, Gokarn Y, Mitragotri S. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2018 Nov 30. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 30498202

PubMed
  anselmo18_non-inv-biologic-del_natrevdrugdis-30498202  
     
  Nanofluidic drug-eluting seed for sustained intratumoral immunotherapy in triple negative breast cancer.
Chua CYX, et al. J Control Release. 2018 Sep 10;285:23-34. Epub 2018 Jul 3. PMID: 30008369
PubMed
  chua18_local-delivery-mab-breast_jcontrel-30008369  
     
  A banner year for immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
Carlisle JW, Ramalingam SS. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 30538305
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  carlisle18_nsclc-banner-yr-ici_natrevclinonc-30538305  
     
  Differentiation Syndrome Associated With Enasidenib, a Selective Inhibitor of Mutant Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 2: Analysis of a Phase 1/2 Study.
Fathi AT, et ak, AG221-C-001 Study Investigators. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Aug 1;4(8):1106-1110. PMID: 29346478
PubMed
  fathi18_dif-syn-enasidenib_jamaonc-29346478  
     
  Human Intestinal Allografts Contain Functional Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells that Are Maintained by a Circulating Pool.
Fu J, et al. Cell Stem Cell. 2018 Nov 21. pii: S1934-5909(18)30543-5. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30503142
PubMed
  fu18_gi-hem-stem-cells_cellstemcell-30503142  
     
  Radical shifts in the first-line management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Ornstein MC, Rini BI. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 30538304
PubMed
  ornstein18_rad-shift-1st-rcc_natrevclinonc-30538304  
     
  Systematic identification of mutations and copy number alterations associated with cancer patient prognosis.
Smith JC, Sheltzer JM. eLife. 2018 Dec 11;7. pii: e39217. PMID: 30526857
PubMed
  smith18_mut-copynum-alt-ca-prog_elife-30526857  
     
December 8, 2018 Abstracts
     
  New Paradigms and Therapies for Iron Replacement in Iron Deficiency Anemia.
Auerbach M. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2018 Nov;16(11):712-715. No abstract available.
Journal
  auerbach18_iron-replacement_clinadvhemonc  
     
  The Role of Deferiprone in Iron Chelation.
Hider RC, Hoffbrand AV. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 29;379(22):2140-2150. No abstract available. PMID: 30485781
PubMed
  hider18_iron-overload_nejm-30485781  
     
  Correlation between Ferumoxytol Uptake in Tumor Lesions by MRI and Response to Nanoliposomal Irinotecan in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors: A Pilot Study.
Ramanathan RK, et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Jul 15;23(14):3638-3648. Epub 2017 Feb 3. PMID: 28159813
PubMed
  ramanathan17_ferumoxytol-nal-iri-panc_clincares-28159813  
     
  Mannose impairs tumour growth and enhances chemotherapy.
Gonzalez PS, et AL. Nature. 2018 Nov;563(7733):719-723. Epub 2018 Nov 21. PMID: 30464341
PubMed
  gonzalez18_mannose-ca-growth-chemo_nat-30464341  
     
  Bispecific antibodies for cancer therapy: A review.
Krishnamurthy A, Jimeno A. Pharmacol Ther. 2018 May;185:122-134. Epub 2017 Dec 18. Review. PMID: 29269044
PubMed
  krishnamurthy18_bispecific-tcell-engager-rev_pharmther-29269044  
     
  Combining Immune Checkpoint Blockade and Tumor-Specific Vaccine for Patients With Incurable Human Papillomavirus 16-Related Cancer: A Phase 2 Clinical Trial.
Massarelli E, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Sep 27. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30267032
PubMed
  massarelli18_checkpt-mab-hpv-vac-ca-tx_jamaonc-30267032  
     
  Aurora kinase A drives the evolution of resistance to third-generation EGFR inhibitors in lung cancer.
Shah KN, et al. Nat Med. 2018 Nov 26. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30478424
PubMed
  shah18_aurora-kinase-resistance-egfr-nsclc_natmed-30478424  
     
November 27, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Translational target for checkpoint inhibitors.
Kingwell K. Nat Rev Immunol. 2018 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 30451955
PubMed
  kingwell18_trans-target-pd-l1_natrevimm-30451955  
     
  Translational control of tumor immune escape via the eIF4F-STAT1-PD-L1 axis in melanoma.
Cerezo M, et al. Nat Med. 2018 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30374200
PubMed
  cerezo18_trans-escape-elf4f-stat1-pd-l1_natmed-30374200  
     
  Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Cives M, Strosberg JR. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018 Nov;68(6):471-487. Epub 2018 Oct 8. Review. PMID: 30295930
PubMed
  cives18_gipanc-neuroendocrine-ca_cacjc-30295930  
     
  NTRK fusion-positive cancers and TRK inhibitor therapy.
Cocco E, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 Dec;15(12):731-747. Review. PMID: 30333516
PubMed
  cocco18_ntrk-fusion-trk-inhib_natrevclinonc-30333516  
     
  Is the overall survival for older adults with AML finally improving?
Lancet JE. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol. 2018 Dec;31(4):387-390. Epub 2018 Sep 20. Review. PMID: 30466753
PubMed
  lancet18_os-older-aml-improve_bestpracrclinhem-30466753  
     
  Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy for Squamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Paz-Ares L, et al.; KEYNOTE-407 Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 22;379(21):2040-2051. Epub 2018 Sep 25. PMID: 30280635
PubMed
  paz-ares18_nsclc-pembro-carbo-tax-sq_nejm-30280635  
     
  Aplastic Anemia.
Young NS. N Engl J Med. 2018 Oct 25;379(17):1643-1656. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 30354958
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  young18_aplastic-anemia_nejm-30354958  
     
November 18, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Targeting Toll-Like Receptors for Cancer Therapy.
Braunstein MJ, et al. Target Oncol. 2018 Oct;13(5):583-598. PMID: 30229471
PubMed
  braunstein18_tlr-target-ca-therapy_targonc-30229471  
     
  Listening to each other: Infectious disease and cancer immunology.
Vance RE, et al. Sci Immunol. 2017 Jan 13;2(7). pii: eaai9339. Review. PMID: 28783669
PubMed
  vance17_listening-id-ca_sci-28783669  
     
  Elotuzumab plus Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone for Multiple Myeloma.
Dimopoulos MA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 8;379(19):1811-1822. PMID: 30403938
PubMed
  dimopoulos18_elotuz-poma-dex-mm_nejm-30403938  
     
  Immunotherapy Combinations in Multiple Myeloma - Known Unknowns.
Gormley NJ, Pazdur R. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 8;379(19):1791-1795. No abstract available. PMID: 30403935
PubMed
  gormley18_imm-combo-mm_nejm-30403935  
     
  Hyperprogressive Disease in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors or With Single-Agent Chemotherapy.
Ferrara R, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Nov 1;4(11):1543-1552. PMID: 30193240
PubMed
  ferrara18_checkpoint-hyperprogression_jamaonc-30193240  
     
  Pathobiological Pseudohypoxia as a Putative Mechanism Underlying Myelodysplastic Syndromes.
Hayashi Y, et al. Cancer Discov. 2018 Nov;8(11):1438-1457. Epub 2018 Aug 23. PMID: 30139811
PubMed
  hayashi18_mds-hif1a-central_candis-30139811  
     
November 12, 2018 Abstracts
     
  CD47 Blockade by Hu5F9-G4 and Rituximab in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Advani R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 1;379(18):1711-1721. PMID: 30380386
PubMed
  advani18_cd47-block-ritux-nhl_nejm-30380386  
     
  Macrophage Checkpoint Blockade in Cancer - Back to the Future.
Mantovani A, Longo DL. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 1;379(18):1777-1779. No abstract available. PMID: 30380398
PubMed
  mantovani18_mac-checkpoint-block-ca_nejm-30380398  
     
  Haemochromatosis.
Brissot P, et al. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2018 Apr 5;4:18016. Review. PMID: 29620054
PubMed
  brissot18_hemochrom_natrevdisprim-29620054  
     
  Brigatinib versus Crizotinib in ALK-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Camidge DR, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Sep 25. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30280657
PubMed
  camidge18_nsclc-brigatinib_nejm-30280657  
     
  Wearable activity monitors to assess performance status and predict clinical outcomes in advanced cancer patients.
Gresham, G. et al. npj Digital Medicine 1:27, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-018-0032-6
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  gresham18_wearable-monitor-ca_npjdigmed  
     
  Fasting and cancer: molecular mechanisms and clinical application.
Nencioni A, Caffa I, Cortellino S, Longo VD. Nat Rev Cancer. 2018 Nov;18(11):707-719. doi: 10.1038/s41568-018-0061-0. Review. PMID: 30327499
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  nencioni18_fasting-ca_natrevca-30327499  
     
  Whole body PD-1 and PD-L1 positron emission tomography in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
Niemeijer AN, et al. Nat Commun. 2018 Nov 7;9(1):4664. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07131-y. PMID: 30405135
PubMed
  niemeijer18_pd1-pet_natcom-30405135  
     
October 26, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Leading and Inspiring by Example.
[No authors listed] Cell. 2018 Sep 20;175(1):30-33. Epub 2018 Sep 11. PMID: 30217359
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  steitz18_leading-inspiring-example_cell-30217359  
     
  Impact of Baseline Steroids on Efficacy of Programmed Cell Death-1 and Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Blockade in Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Arbour KC, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Oct 1;36(28):2872-2878. Epub 2018 Aug 20. PMID: 30125216
PubMed
  arbour18_steroids-pd-1-mab_jco-30125216  
     
  Update on mantle cell lymphoma.
Maddocks K. Blood. 2018 Oct 18;132(16):1647-1656. Epub 2018 Aug 28. Review. PMID: 30154113
PubMed
  maddocks18_update-mantle-cell_blood-30154113  
     
  Maintenance Olaparib in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Advanced Ovarian Cancer.
Moore K, et al, N Engl J Med. 2018 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30345884
PubMed
  moore18_olaparib-new-ovarian_nejm-30345884  
     
  Atezolizumab and Nab-Paclitaxel in Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Schmid P, et al IMpassion130 Trial Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2018 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30345906
PubMed
  schmid18_atez-nab-pac-triple-neg-breast_nejm-30345906  
     
  Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Update.
Sohal DPS, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Aug 20;36(24):2545-2556. Epub 2018 May 23. PMID: 29791286
PubMed
  sohal18_met-panc-guide-asco_jco-29791286  
     
  Functional genomic landscape of acute myeloid leukaemia.
Tyner JW, et al. Nature. 2018 Oct;562(7728):526-531. Epub 2018 Oct 17. PMID: 30333627
PubMed
  tyner18_func-gene-landscape-aml_nat-30333627  
     
October 15, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade in high-risk resectable melanoma.
Amaria RN, et al. Nat Med. 2018 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30297909
PubMed
  amaria18_neo-nivo-wwo-ipi-mel_natmed-30297909  
     
  Neoadjuvant versus adjuvant ipilimumab plus nivolumab in macroscopic stage III melanoma.
Blank CU, et al. Nat Med. 2018 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30297911
PubMed
  blank18_neo-vs-adj-ipi-nivo-mel_natmed-30297911  
     
  Classification and Personalized Prognosis in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms.
Grinfeld J, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Oct 11;379(15):1416-1430. PMID: 30304655
PubMed
  grinfeld18_class-prog-myeloprolif_nejm-30304655  
     
  Talazoparib in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer and a Germline BRCA Mutation.
Litton JK, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Aug 23;379(8):753-763. Epub 2018 Aug 15. PMID: 30110579
PubMed
  litton18_brca-talazoparib_nejm-30110579  
     
  A Phase 3 Trial of l-Glutamine in Sickle Cell Disease.
Niihara Y, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 19;379(3):226-235. PMID: 30021096
PubMed
  niihara18_l-glut-ss-anemia_nejm-30021096  
     
  Insertion-and-deletion-derived tumour-specific neoantigens and the immunogenic phenotype: a pan-cancer analysis.
Turajlic S, Lancet Oncol. 2017 Aug;18(8):1009-1021. Epub 2017 Jul 7. PMID: 28694034
PubMed
  turajlic17_indel-ca-neoags_lancetonc-28694034  
     
October 11, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Novel treatment options for anaplastic thyroid cancer.
Fallahi P, et al. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Jul;12(4):279-288. Epub 2017 Jun 15. PMID: 30058884
PubMed
  fallahi18_novel-rx-anaplastic-thyroid-ca_exprevem-30058884  
     
  A cell-based model of hemostasis.
Hoffman M, Monroe DM 3rd. Thromb Haemost. 2001 Jun;85(6):958-65. Review. PMID: 11434702
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  hoffman01_cell-based-model-hemostasis_thromhaem-11434702  
     
  Circulating Tumor DNA Measurements As Early Outcome Predictors in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
Kurtz DM, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Oct 1;36(28):2845-2853. Epub 2018 Aug 20. PMID: 30125215
PubMed
  kurtz18_ctdna-outcome-predict-dlbcl_jco-30125215  
     
  Assessment of the Validity of Nuclear-Localized Androgen Receptor Splice Variant 7 in Circulating Tumor Cells as a Predictive Biomarker for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.
Scher HI, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Sep 1;4(9):1179-1186. PMID: 29955787
PubMed
  scher18_prostca-ar-v7-biomarker_jamaonc-29955787  
     
  Change in the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio is an early surrogate marker of the efficacy of nivolumab monotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
Sekine K, et al. Lung Cancer. 2018 Oct;124:179-188. Epub 2018 Aug 13. PMID: 30268458
PubMed
  sekine18_lymph-mono-pd1-nsclc_lungca-30268458  
     
  Biophysical technologies for understanding circulating tumor cell biology and metastasis.
Su DW, Nieva J. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2017 Aug;6(4):473-485. Review. PMID: 28904890
PubMed
  su17_technol-ctc-biol-met_tlcr-28904890  
     
October 5, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Association of Analgesic Use With Risk of Ovarian Cancer in the Nurses' Health Studies.
Barnard ME, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Oct 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30286239
PubMed
  barnard18_low-dose-asa-ovarian_jamaonc-30286239  
     
  Targeting the Residual Leukemia Cells after Chemotherapy.
Vu LP, Kharas MG. Cancer Cell. 2018 Sep 10;34(3):353-355. PMID: 30205040
PubMed
  vu18_target-resid-leuk-cells_cacell-30205040  
     
  Identification of Chemotherapy-Induced Leukemic-Regenerating Cells Reveals a Transient Vulnerability of Human AML Recurrence.
Boyd AL, et al. Cancer Cell. 2018 Sep 10;34(3):483-498.e5. PMID: 30205048
PubMed
  boyd18_chemo-induced-aml-vuln_cacell-30205048  
     
  Testicular cancer
Cheng L, et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers,| Article citation ID: (2018) 4:29
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  cheng18_testicular-ca_natrevdisprim  
     
  Assessment of Tumor Sequencing as a Replacement for Lynch Syndrome Screening and Current Molecular Tests for Patients With Colorectal Cancer.
Hampel H, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Jun 1;4(6):806-813. PMID: 29596542
PubMed
  hampel18_colorect-lynch-seq-vs_jamaonc-29596542  
     
  First-Line Atezolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Horn L, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Sep 25. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30280641
PubMed
  horn18_1st-atez-chemo-sclca_nejm-30280641  
     
  Accelerating anticancer drug development - opportunities and trade-offs.
Nass SJ, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 30275514
PubMed
  nass18_acc-anti-ca-drug-dev_natrevclinonc-30275514  
     
October 1, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Natural killer cells and other innate lymphoid cells in cancer.
Chiossone L, et al. Nat Rev Immunol. 2018 Sep 12. Review. PMID: 30209347
PubMed
  chiossone18_nk-cells-innate-ca_natrevimm-30209347  
     
  Gut microbiome modulates response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in melanoma patients.
Gopalakrishnan V, et al. Science. 2018 Jan 5;359(6371):97-103. Epub 2017 Nov 2. PMID: 29097493
PubMed
  gopalakrishnan18_microbiome-pd1-mel_sci-29097493 (see also Aug30: Routy, et al)  
     
  Recent Advances in the Treatment of Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma.
Laribi K, Alani M, Truong C, Baugier de Materre A. Oncologist. 2018 Sep;23(9):1039-1053. Epub 2018 Apr 19. Review. PMID: 29674443
PubMed
  laribi18_recent-adv-periph-tcell-lymph_theonc-29674443  
     
  Review of Gallium-68 PSMA PET/CT Imaging in the Management of Prostate Cancer.
Lenzo NP, et al. Diagnostics (Basel). 2018 Feb 11;8(1). pii: E16. Review. PMID: 29439481
PubMed
  lenzo18_pca-ga-psma-pet-rev_diag-29439481  
     
  Venetoclax: A new wave in hematooncology.
Mihalyova J, et al. Exp Hematol. 2018 May;61:10-25. Epub 2018 Mar 2. Review. PMID: 29477371
PubMed
  mihalyova18_venetoclax-new-wave_exphem-29477371  
     
  A radiomics approach to assess tumour-infiltrating CD8 cells and response to anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy: an imaging biomarker, retrospective multicohort study.
Sun R, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Sep;19(9):1180-1191. Epub 2018 Aug 14. PMID: 30120041
PubMed
  sun18_radiomics-pd1-biomarker_lancetonc-30120041  
     
September 17, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Robust prediction of response to immune checkpoint blockade therapy in metastatic melanoma
Auslander N, et al. Nat Med. 2018 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30127394
PubMed
  auslander18_mel-predict-mab-response_natmed-30127394  
     
  IL-23 secreted by myeloid cells drives castration-resistant prostate cancer
Calcinotto A, et al. Nature. 2018 Jul;559(7714):363-369. Epub 2018 Jun 27. PMID: 29950727
PubMed
  calcinotto18_il-23-mdsc-crpc_nat-29950727  
     
  Nanoliposomal irinotecan with fluorouracil for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer, a single institution experience
Glassman DC, et al. BMC Cancer. 2018 Jun 27;18(1):693. PMID: 29945562
PubMed
  glassman18_panc-nal-iri-5fu-msk_bmcca-29945562  
     
  Precision medicine and lymphoma
Heward JA, et al. Curr Opin Hematol. 2018 Jul;25(4):329-334. PMID: 29738334
PubMed
  heward18_precision-med-nhl_currophem-29738334  
     
  Clinical relevance of colorectal cancer molecular subtypes
Rodriguez-Salas N, et al. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2017 Jan;109:9-19. Epub 2016 Nov 23. Review. PMID: 28010901
PubMed
  rodriguez-salas17_colorectal-cms-clinical_critrevonchem-28010901  
     
  Lynch Syndrome-Associated Colorectal Cancer
Sinicrope FA. N Engl J Med. 2018 Aug 23;379(8):764-773. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 30134129
PubMed
  sincrope18_lynch-colorectal-rev_nejm-30134129  
     
August 30, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Basal cell carcinoma pathogenesis and therapy involving hedgehog signaling and beyond.
Bakshi A, et al. Mol Carcinog. 2017 Dec;56(12):2543-2557. Epub 2017 Aug 22. Review. PMID: 28574612
PubMed
  bakshi17_bcc-hedgehog-beyond_molcarc-28574612  
     
  Exosomal PD-L1 contributes to immunosuppression and is associated with anti-PD-1 response.
Chen G, et al. Nature. 2018 Aug;560(7718):382-386. Epub 2018 Aug 8. PMID: 30089911
PubMed
  chen18_exosomal-pd-l1-immsup_nat-30089911  
     
  Current status and dilemma of second-line treatment in advanced pancreatic cancer: is there a silver lining?
Hua J, et al. Onco Targets Ther. 2018 Aug 6;11:4591-4608. eCollection 2018. Review. PMID: 30122951
PubMed
  hua18_panc-2nd-line-rev_oncotargther-30122951  
     
  Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapy
June CH, Sadelain M. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 5;379(1):64-73. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 29972754
PubMed
  june18_car-t-review_nejm-29972754  
     
  Repair of double-strand breaks induced by CRISPR-Cas9 leads to large deletions and complex rearrangements.
Kosicki M, et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2018 Sep;36(8):765-771. Epub 2018 Jul 16. PMID: 30010673
PubMed
  kosicki18_crispr-deletions-rearr_antbiot-30010673  
     
  Gut microbiome influences efficacy of PD-1-based immunotherapy against epithelial tumors.
Routy B, et al. Science. 2018 Jan 5;359(6371):91-97. Epub 2017 Nov 2. PMID: 29097494
PubMed
  routy18_gut-microbiome-pd-1-efficacy_sci-29097494  
     
August 23, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Analysis of 100,000 human cancer genomes reveals the landscape of tumor mutational burden.
Chalmers ZR, et al. Genome Med. 2017 Apr 19;9(1):34. PMID: 28420421
PubMed
  chalmers17_100k-genome-mut-burden_genomemed-28420421  
     
  Frameshift events predict anti-PD-1/L1 response in head and neck cancer.
Hanna GJ, et al. JCI Insight. 2018 Feb 22;3(4). pii: 98811. PMID: 29467336
PubMed
  hanna18_handn-frameshift-pd1-mab_jciinsight-29467336  
     
  Enzalutamide in Men with Nonmetastatic, Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.
Hussain M, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 28;378(26):2465-2474. PMID: 29949494
PubMed
  hussain18_pca-enza-nonmet-prosper_nejm-29949494  
     
  Disseminated intravascular coagulation: an update on pathogenesis and diagnosis.
Levi M, et al. Expert Rev Hematol. 2018 Aug;11(8):663-672. Jul 20. PMID: 29999440
PubMed
  levi18_dic-update_exprevhem-29999440  
     
  PD-1 Blockade with Cemiplimab in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous-Cell Carcinoma.
Migden MR, N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 26;379(4):341-351. PMID: 29863979
PubMed
  migden18_cut-sq-ca-pd1-mab_nejm-29863979  
     
  Progression-Free Survival as a Surrogate End Point for Overall Survival in First-Line Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: An Individual Patient-Level Analysis of Multiple Randomized Trials (SEAL).
Shi Q, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Jul 5:JCO2018779124. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29975624
PubMed
  shi18_pfs-os-surrogate-dlbcl_jco-29975624  
     
August 12, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Prediction of acute myeloid leukaemia risk in healthy individuals.
Abelson S, et al Nature. 2018 Jul;559(7714):400-404. Epub 2018 Jul 9. PMID: 29988082
PubMed
  abelson18_predict-aml-risk_nat  
     
  Somatic mutations precede acute myeloid leukemia years before diagnosis.
Desai P, et al. Nat Med. 2018 Jul;24(7):1015-1023. Epub 2018 Jul 9. PMID: 29988143
PubMed
  desai18_mut-precede-aml_natmed  
     
  Microsatellite Instability as a Biomarker for PD-1 Blockade.
Dudley JC, et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Feb 15;22(4):813-20. Review. PMID: 26880610
PubMed
  dudley16_msi-mmr-pd-1-rev_clincanres-26880610  
     
  Tailoring Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Premenopausal Breast Cancer.
Francis PA, et al. SOFT and TEXT Investigators and IBCSG. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 12;379(2):122-137. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1803164. Epub 2018 Jun 4. PMID: 29863451
PubMed
  francis18_breast-adj-soft-text_nejm  
     
  Tumour- and class-specific patterns of immune-related adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review.
Khoja L, et al. Ann Oncol. 2017 Oct 1;28(10):2377-2385. Review. PMID: 28945858
PubMed
  khoja17_tumor-class-irae-checkpoint-mab_annonc-28945858  
     
  A transcriptionally and functionally distinct PD-1+ CD8+ T cell pool with predictive potential in non-small-cell lung cancer treated with PD-1 blockade.
Thommen DS, et al. Nat Med. 2018 Jun 11. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29892065
PubMed
  thommen18_pd1-cd8-checkpoint-mab_natmed-29892065  
     
July 5, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Sodium Thiosulfate for Protection from Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss.
Brock PR, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 21;378(25):2376-2385. PMID: 29924955
PubMed
  brock18_thiosulfate-cisplatin-hearing_nejm-29924955  
     
  Duration of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage III Colon Cancer.
Grothey A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 29;378(13):1177-1188. PMID: 29590544
PubMed
  grothey18_duration-adj-crc_nejm-29590544  
     
  How I treat myeloma with new agents.
Moreau P. Blood. 2017 Sep 28;130(13):1507-1513. Epub 2017 Jul 26. Review. PMID: 28747306
PubMed
  moreau17_how-treat-myeloma_blood-28747306  
     
  Monitoring immune-checkpoint blockade: response evaluation and biomarker development.
Nishino M, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Nov;14(11):655-668. Epub 2017 Jun 27. Review. PMID: 28653677
PubMed
  nishino18_monitor-checkpoint-mab_natrevclinonc-28653677  
     
  The most novel of the novel agents for acute myeloid leukemia.
Perl AE. Curr Opin Hematol. 2018 Mar;25(2):81-89. PMID: 29278535
PubMed
  perl18_novel-agents-aml_curophem-29278535  
     
  Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet-to-lymphocyte Ratio, and C-reactive Protein as New and Simple Prognostic Factors in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer Treated With Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis.
Semeniuk-Wojtaś A,et al. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2018 Jun;16(3):e685-e693. Epub 2018 Feb 2. PMID: 29454639
PubMed
  semeniuk-wojtas18_rcc-biomarkers-meta_clinguca-29454639  
     
June 14, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Reduction-oxidation pathways involved in cancer development: a systematic review of literature reviews.
Gào X, Schöttker B. Oncotarget. 2017 Apr 16;8(31):51888-51906. eCollection 2017 Aug 1. Review. PMID: 28881698
PubMed
  gao17_redox-pathways-ca-dev-rev_oncotarg-28881698  
     
  Breast Cancer in Men.
Giordano SH. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 14;378(24):2311-2320. No abstract available. PMID: 29897847
PubMed
  giordano18_breast-ca-men_nejm-29897847  
     
  Safety of combining radiotherapy with immune-checkpoint inhibition.
Hwang WL, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29872177
PubMed
  hwang18_imm-checkpoint-mab-rad_natrevclinonc-29872177  
     
  In situ programming of leukaemia-specific T cells using synthetic DNA nanocarriers.
Smith TT, et al. Nat Nanotechnol. 2017 Aug;12(8):813-820. Epub 2017 Apr 17. PMID: 28416815
PubMed
  smith17_in-situ-car-t-dna_natnano-28416815  
     
  The 2016 revision of the World Health Organization classification of lymphoid neoplasms.
Swerdlow SH, Blood. 2016 May 19;127(20):2375-90. Epub 2016 Mar 15. Review. PMID: 26980727
PubMed
  swerdlow16_who-class-hem-malig-lymph_blood-26980727  
     
  Effect of More vs Less Frequent Follow-up Testing on Overall and Colorectal Cancer-Specific Mortality in Patients With Stage II or III Colorectal Cancer: The COLOFOL Randomized Clinical Trial.
Wille-Jørgensen P, et al. JAMA. 2018 May 22;319(20):2095-2103. PMID: 29800179
PubMed
  wille-jorgensen18_colofol-followup-rct_jama-29800179  
   
June 5, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Phase 3 Trial of Ibrutinib plus Rituximab in Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia.
Dimopoulos MA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29856685
PubMed
  dimopoulos18_ibrut-ritux-waldenstrom_nejm-29856685  
     
  Durable Remissions with Ivosidenib in IDH1-Mutated Relapsed or Refractory AML.
DiNardo CD, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29860938
PubMed
  dinardo18_ivosidenib-idh1-aml_nejm-29860938  
     
  Tailoring Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Premenopausal Breast Cancer.
Francis PA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29863451
PubMed
  francis18_ov-supression-adj-breast-ca_nejm-29863451  
     
  Sunitinib Alone or after Nephrectomy in Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma.
Méjean A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29860937
PubMed
  mejean18_sutent-neph-met-rcc_nejm-29860937  
     
  Adjuvant Chemotherapy Guided by a 21-Gene Expression Assay in Breast Cancer.
Sparano JA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29860917
PubMed
  sparano18_breast-adj-mid-21-gene_nejm-29860917  
     
  Immune recognition of somatic mutations leading to complete durable regression in metastatic breast cancer
Zacharakis N, et al. Nature Medicine 2018 Jun 4. doi.org/10.1038/s41591-018-0040-8
PubMed
  zacharakis18_imm-somatic-mut-breast-ca_natmed  
   
May 24, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Known and novel roles of the MET oncogene in cancer: a coherent approach to targeted therapy.
Comoglio PM, Trusolino L, Boccaccio C. Nat Rev Cancer. 2018 Apr 19. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29674709
PubMed
  comoglio18_met-oncogene-therapy_natrevca-29674709  
     
  STT3-dependent PD-L1 accumulation on cancer stem cells promotes immune evasion.
Hsu JM, et al. Nat Commun. 2018 May 15;9(1):1908. PMID: 29765039
PubMed
  hsu18_stt3-pd-l1-stem-cell-imm-evasion_natcom-29765039  
     
  Targeting the IL-6/JAK/STAT3 signalling axis in cancer.
Johnson DE, O'Keefe RA, Grandis JR. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 Apr;15(4):234-248. Epub 2018 Feb 6. Review. PMID: 29405201
PubMed
  johnson18_jak-stat3-axis-ca_natrevclinonc-29405201  
     
  IVIg for Treatment of Severe Refractory Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia.
Padmanabhan A, et al. Chest. 2017 Sep;152(3):478-485. Epub 2017 Apr 17. PMID: 28427966
PubMed
  padmanabhan17_ivig-hit_chest-28427966  
     
  Short-Course Radiation plus Temozolomide in Elderly Patients with Glioblastoma.
Perry JR, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Mar 16;376(11):1027-1037. PMID: 28296618
PubMed
  perry17_gbm-short-rt-tmz_nejm-28296618  
     
  New Therapies in Head and Neck Cancer.
Santuray RT, Johnson DE, Grandis JR. Trends Cancer. 2018 May;4(5):385-396. Epub 2018 Apr 19. Review. PMID: 29709262
PubMed
  santuray18_new-ther-handn_trendsca-29709262  
   
May 18, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Molecular subtypes of diffuse large B cell lymphoma are associated with distinct pathogenic mechanisms and outcomes.
Chapuy B, et al Nat Med. 2018 May;24(5):679-690. Epub 2018 Apr 30. PMID: 29713087
PubMed
  chapuy18_mol-sig-dlbcl_natmed  
     
  Metarrestin, a perinucleolar compartment inhibitor, effectively suppresses metastasis.
Frankowski KJ, et al. Sci Transl Med. 2018 May 16;10(441). pii: eaap8307. PMID: 29769289
PubMed
  frankowski18_metarrestin-arrest-mets_  
     
  Does nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer still exist?
Higano CS. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 Apr 23. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 29686422
PubMed
  higano18_does-nmcrpc-exist_natrevca  
     
  Revisions to the Tumor, Node, Metastasis staging of lung cancer (8th edition): Rationale, radiologic findings and clinical implications.
Kay FU, et al. World J Radiol. 2017 Jun 28;9(6):269-279. Review. PMID: 28717413
PubMed
  kay17_lung-ajcc8-revisions_wjrad  
     
  Turning Cold Tumors Hot by Blocking TGF-β.
Ros XR, Vermeulen L. Trends Cancer. 2018 May;4(5):335-337. Epub 2018 Mar 30. PMID: 29709256
PubMed
  ros18_turning-cold-ca-hot-tgfb_trendsca  
     
  Genetics and Pathogenesis of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
Schmitz R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 12;378(15):1396-1407. PMID: 29641966
PubMed
  schmitz18_gene-path-dlbcl_nejm-29641966  
   
April 26, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Pancreatic cancer: yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Ansari D, et al. Future Oncol. 2016 Aug;12(16):1929-46. Epub 2016 Jun 1. Review. PMID: 27246628
PubMed
  ansari18_panc-ca-yes-today-tom_futonc-27246628  
     
  Raising the Dose and Raising the Cost: The Case of Pembrolizumab in Lung Cancer.
Bach PB, Saltz LB. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2017 Nov 1;109(11). No abstract available. PMID: 29059436
PubMed
  bach17_pembro-dosing-cost_jnci-29059436  
     
  Lymph node blood vessels provide exit routes for metastatic tumor cell dissemination in mice.
Brown M, et al. Science. 2018 Mar 23;359(6382):1408-1411. PMID: 29567714
PubMed
  brown18_lymph-node-met-route_sci-29567714  
     
  Lymph node metastases can invade local blood vessels, exit the node, and colonize distant organs in mice.
Pereira ER, et al Science. 2018 Mar 23;359(6382):1403-1407. Epub 2018 Mar 22. PMID: 29567713
PubMed
  pereira18_lymph-node-met-route_sci-29567713  
     
  Fostamatinib for persistent/chronic adult immune thrombocytopenia.
Newland A, et al. Immunotherapy. 2018 Jan;10(1):9-25. Epub 2017 Oct 2. PMID: 28967793
PubMed
  newland18_fostamatinib-chronic-itp_immther-28967793  
     
  Ibrutinib plus Venetoclax for the Treatment of Mantle-Cell Lymphoma.
Tam CS, et al N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 29;378(13):1211-1223. PMID: 29590547
PubMed
  tam18_mantle-cell-ibrut-veneto_nejm-29590547  
     
  Gene Therapy in Patients with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia.
Thompson AA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 19;378(16):1479-1493. PMID: 29669226
PubMed
  thompson18_gene-therapy-beta-thal_nejm-29669226  
   
April 17, 2018 Abstracts
     
  The emerging clinical relevance of genomics in cancer medicine.
Berger MF, Mardis ER. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 Mar 29. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29599476
PubMed
  berger18_clin-rel-gene-ca-med_natrevclinonc-29599476  
     
  Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resectable Lung Cancer.
Forde PM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29658848
PubMed
  forde18_neoadj-pd-1-mab-nsclc_nejm-29658848  
     
  Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Gandhi L, et al KEYNOTE-189 Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29658856
PubMed
  gadhi18_pembro-chemo-nsclc_nejm-29658856  
     
  Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab in Lung Cancer with a High Tumor Mutational Burden.
Hellmann MD, N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29658845
PubMed
  hellmann18_nivo-ipi-nsclc-mut-burden_nejm-29658845  
     
  Impact of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN) and febrile neutropenia (FN) on cancer treatment outcomes: An overview about well-established and recently emerging clinical data.
Lalami Y, Klastersky J. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2017 Dec;120:163-179. Epub 2017 Nov 11. Review. PMID: 29198330
PubMed
  lalami17_chemo-neutapenia-outcome_critrevonc-29198330  
     
  Management and Preventive Measures for Febrile Neutropenia.
Lucas AJ, Olin JL, Coleman MD. P T. 2018 Apr;43(4):228-232. PMID: 29622943
PubMed
  lucas18_febrile-neut_pharmther-29622943  
   
April 6, 2018 Abstracts
     
  How I treat double-hit lymphoma.
Friedberg JW. Blood. 2017 Aug 3;130(5):590-596. Epub 2017 Jun 9. Review. PMID: 28600333
PubMed
  friedberg17_how-treat-double-hit-lymph_blood-28600333  
     
  Addition of the PARP inhibitor veliparib plus carboplatin or carboplatin alone to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer (BrighTNess): a randomised, phase 3 trial.
Loibl S, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Apr;19(4):497-509. Epub 2018 Feb 28. PMID: 29501363
PubMed
  loibl18_brca-parp-brightness_lancetonc-29501363  
     
  The DNA damage response and cancer therapy.
Lord CJ, Ashworth A. Nature. 2012 Jan 18;481(7381):287-94. Review. PMID: 22258607
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  Circulating Tumor DNA Analysis in Patients With Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology and College of American Pathologists Joint Review.
Merker JD, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Mar 5:JCO2017768671. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29504847
PubMed
  merker18_circ-tumor-dna-asco-cap_jco-29504847  
     
  A call for improved transparency in financial aspects of clinical trials: a case study of the CREATE-X trial in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Ozaki A, et al. Invest New Drugs. 2018 Mar 8. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29516231
PubMed
  ozaki18_transparency-create-x_invnewdrugs-29516231  
     
  Thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) improved survival in both oligo- and polymetastatic extensive stage small cell lung cancer.
Xu LM, et al. Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 23;7(1):9255. PMID: 28835666
PubMed
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March 27, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Porphyria.
Bissell DM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 31;377(9):862-872. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 28854095
PubMed
  bissell17_porphyria_nejm-28854095  
     
  The relevance of primary tumour location in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis of first-line clinical trials.
Holch JW, et al. Eur J Cancer. 2017 Jan;70:87-98. Epub 2016 Nov 29. PMID: 27907852
PubMed
  holch17_colon-ca-location_ejca-27907852  
     
  Emicizumab, a bispecific antibody recognizing coagulation factors IX and X: how does it actually compare to factor VIII?
Lenting PJ, et al. Blood. 2017 Dec 7;130(23):2463-2468. Epub 2017 Oct 17. Review. PMID: 29042366
PubMed
  lenting17_emicizumab-how-copare_blood-29042366  
     
  Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab versus Sunitinib in Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma.
Motzer RJ, et al. CheckMate 214 Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29562145
PubMed
  motzer18_nivo-ipi-v-sutent-rcc_nejm-29562145  
     
  Opportunities and challenges for human papillomavirus vaccination in cancer.
Roden RBS, Stern PL. Nat Rev Cancer. 2018 Apr;18(4):240-254. Epub 2018 Mar 2. Review. PMID: 29497146
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  roden18_hpv-vac-ca_natrevca-29497146  
     
  A Serum Protein Signature Associated with Outcome after Anti-PD-1 Therapy in Metastatic Melanoma.
Weber JS, et al. Cancer Immunol Res. 2018 Jan;6(1):79-86. Epub 2017 Dec 5. PMID: 29208646
PubMed
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March 19, 2018 Abstracts
     
  DNA methylation-based classification of central nervous system tumours.
Capper D, et al. Nature. 2018 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29539639
PubMed
  capper18_dna-meth-class-cns_nat-29539639  
     
  Patient-Clinician Communication: American Society of Clinical Oncology Consensus Guideline.
Gilligan T, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Nov 1;35(31):3618-3632. Epub 2017 Sep 11. Review. PMID: 28892432
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  The molecular landscape of head and neck cancer.
Leemans CR, et al. Nat Rev Cancer. 2018 Mar 2. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29497144
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  leemans18_mol-landscape-hnca_natrevca-29497144  
     
  Myeloproliferative neoplasms: from origins to outcomes.
Nangalia J, Green AR. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2017 Dec 8;2017(1):470-479. Review. PMID: 29222295
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  nangalia17_myeloprolif-origins_hemashedprog-29222295  
     
  Durable Clinical Benefit With Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in DNA Mismatch Repair-Deficient/Microsatellite Instability-High Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.
Overman MJ, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Mar 10;36(8):773-779. Epub 2018 Jan 20. PMID: 29355075
PubMed
  overman18_colorec-ipi-nivo-msi_jco-29355075  
     
  Direct oral anticoagulants for treatment of HIT: update of Hamilton experience and literature review.
Warkentin TE, Pai M, Linkins LA. Blood. 2017 Aug 31;130(9):1104-1113. Epub 2017 Jun 23. Review. PMID: 28646118
PubMed
  warkentin17_doacs-hit_blood-28646118  
     
March 12, 2018 Abstracts
     
  The optimal treatment of metastatic hormone-naive prostate cancer: abiraterone acetate or docetaxel?
Aoun F, et al. Future Oncol. 2017 Dec;13(30):2785-2790. Epub 2017 Nov 30. PMID: 29188727
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  aoun17_optimal-rx-hormone-naïve-pca_futonc-29188727  
     
  How I treat disseminated intravascular coagulation.
Levi M, Scully M. Blood. 2018 Feb 22;131(8):845-854. Epub 2017 Dec 18. Review. PMID: 29255070
PubMed
  levi18_how-treat-dic_blood-29255070  
     
  PARP inhibitors and breast cancer: highlights and hang-ups.
Pettitt SJ, and DJ Lord Exp Rev Precision Med Drug Dev 2018 doi.org/10.1080/23808993.2018.1438187
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  Hypoxia-Inducible Factors: Master Regulators of Cancer Progression.
Schito L, Semenza GL. Trends Cancer. 2016 Dec;2(12):758-770. Epub 2016 Nov 16. Review. PMID: 28741521
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  schito16_hif-master-reg-ca_ticancer-28741521  
     
  Enasidenib, a targeted inhibitor of mutant IDH2 proteins for treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
Stein EM. Future Oncol. 2018 Jan;14(1):23-40. Epub 2017 Sep 18. PMID: 29243965
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  Diagnosis and classification of hematologic malignancies on the basis of genetics.
Taylor J, Xiao W, Abdel-Wahab O. Blood. 2017 Jul 27;130(4):410-423. Epub 2017 Jun 9. Review. PMID: 28600336
PubMed
  taylor17_dx-class-hem-malig-genetics_blood-28600336  
     
March 1, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline.
Brahmer JR, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Feb 14:JCO2017776385. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29442540
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  brahmer18_mgmt-imm-ae-checkpoint-mabs_jco-29442540  
     
  Imbalance Between Clinical and Pathologic Staging in the Updated American Joint Commission on Cancer Staging System for Human Papillomavirus-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer.
Fakhry C, Zevallos JP, Eisele DW. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Jan 20;36(3):217-219. Epub 2017 Nov 21. No abstract available. PMID: 29161205
PubMed
  fakhry17_handn-ajcc-8v7-stage_jco-29161205  
     
  Changes in the World Health Organization 2016 classification of myeloid neoplasms everyone should know.
Hasserjian RP. Curr Opin Hematol. 2018 Mar;25(2):120-128. PMID: 29256927
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  Therapeutic Anticoagulation in Patients with Primary Brain Tumors or Secondary Brain Metastasis.
Lin RJ, Green DL, Shah GL. Oncologist. 2017 Nov 20. pii: theoncologist.2017-0274. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29158366
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  HITs and misses in 100 years of heparin.
Rice L. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2017 Dec 8;2017(1):667-673. Review. PMID: 29222319
PubMed
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  Eosinophils: changing perspectives in health and disease.
Rosenberg HF, Dyer KD, Foster PS. Nat Rev Immunol. 2013 Jan;13(1):9-22. Epub 2012 Nov 16. Review. PMID: 23154224
PubMed
  rosenberg13_eosinophils_natrevimm-23154224  
     
Feb 20, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Safety and preliminary efficacy of venetoclax with decitabine or azacitidine in elderly patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukaemia: a non-randomised, open-label, phase 1b study.
DiNardo CD, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Feb;19(2):216-228. Epub 2018 Jan 12. PMID: 29339097
PubMed
  dinardo18_aml-venetoclax-decitabine_lancetonc  
     
  Improving immunotherapy outcomes with anti-angiogenic treatments and vice versa.
Khan KA, Kerbel RS. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 Feb 13. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29434333
PubMed
  khan18_immuno-anti-angio_natrevclinonc-29434333  
     
  Metastatic Prostate Cancer.
Sartor O, de Bono JS. N Engl J Med. 2018 Feb 15;378(7):645-657. Epub 2018 Feb 7. No abstract available. PMID: 29412780
PubMed
  sartor18_met-prostate-ca-rev_nejm-29412780  
     
  Antiphospholipid syndrome.
Schreiber K, et al. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2018 Jan 25;4:18005. PMID: 29368699
PubMed
  schreiber18_antiphospholipid_natdisprim-29368699  
     
  Adjuvant Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab in Early HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.
von Minckwitz G, et al. APHINITY Steering Committee and Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jul 13;377(2):122-131. Epub 2017 Jun 5. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 17;377(7):702. PMID: 28581356
PubMed
  von-minckwitz17_breast-adj-pertuz-trast_nejm-28581356  
     
  Microsatellite instability: an update.
Yamamoto H, Imai K. Arch Toxicol. 2015 Jun;89(6):899-921. Epub 2015 Feb 22. Review. PMID: 25701956
PubMed
  yamamoto15_msi-update_archtoxi-25701956  
     
Feb 12, 2018 Abstracts
     
  Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Adults.
Dierickx D, Habermann TM. N Engl J Med. 2018 Feb 8;378(6):549-562. No abstract available. PMID: 29414277
PubMed
  dierickx18_post-tx-lymph-prolif_nejm  
     
  The mutational landscape of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and its impact on prognosis and treatment.
Gaidano G, Rossi D. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2017 Dec 8;2017(1):329-337. Review. PMID: 29222275
PubMed
  gaidano17_cll-mut-landscape_ashedbook  
     
  The bone-marrow niche in MDS and MGUS: implications for AML and MM.
Ghobrial IM, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018 Jan 9. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29311715
PubMed
  ghobrial18_bm-mds-mgus-aml-mm-chip_natrevclinonc-29311715  
     
  Genetic instability and increased mutational load: which diagnostic tool best direct patients with cancer to immunotherapy?
Palmieri G, et l. J Transl Med. 2017 Jan 21;15(1):17. PMID: 28109293
PubMed
  palmieri17_gene-instab-mut-load-immther_jtransmed-28109293  
     
  Apalutamide Treatment and Metastasis-free Survival in Prostate Cancer.
Smith MR, et ak SPARTAN Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2018 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29420164
PubMed
  smith18_apalutamide-prostate-ca_nejm  
     
  Influence of Treatment With Tumor-Treating Fields on Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Taphoorn MJB,et al. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29392280
PubMed
  taphoorn18_gbm-optune-qol_jamaonc  
     
Feb 5, 2018 Abstracts
  Advances and Current Concepts in the Medical Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.
Alexandraki KI, et al. Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:9856140. Epub 2017 Nov 19. Review. PMID: 29349087
PubMed
  alexandraki17_net-concepts-med-mgmt_biomedresint-29349087  
     
  What do we know about IDH1/2 mutations so far, and how do we use it?
Horbinski C. Acta Neuropathol. 2013 May;125(5):621-36. Epub 2013 Mar 20. Review. PMID: 23512379
PubMed
  horbinski13_what-know-idh1-mut-use_actanpath-23512379  
     
  Eradication of spontaneous malignancy by local immunotherapy.
Sagiv-Barfi I, ... Levy R. Sci Transl Med. 2018 Jan 31;10(426). pii: eaan4488. PMID: 29386357
PubMed
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  Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and its distinction from myelodysplastic syndromes.
Steensma DP, et al. Blood. 2015 Jul 2;126(1):9-16. Epub 2015 Apr 30. PMID: 25931582
PubMed
  steensma15_chip-vs-mds_blood-25931582  
     
  Phase 3 Trial of 177Lu-Dotatate for Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Strosberg J, et al NETTER-1 Trial Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jan 12;376(2):125-135. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1607427. PMID: 28076709
PubMed
  strosberg17_net-lutitium-dotatate_nejm-28076709  
     
  Oligodendroglioma: pathology, molecular mechanisms and markers.
Wesseling P, et al. Acta Neuropathol. 2015 Jun;129(6):809-27. Epub 2015 May 6. Review. PMID: 25943885
PubMed
  wesseling15_oligodendroglioma-mol-mech_actanpath-25943885  
   
Jan 26, 2018 Abstracts
  Detection and localization of surgically resectable cancers with a multi-analyte blood test.
Cohen JD, et al Science. 2018 Jan 18. pii: eaar3247. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29348365
PubMed
  cohen18_multi-ca-screen_science-29348365  
     
  Brentuximab Vedotin with Chemotherapy for Stage III or IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Connors JM, ... ECHELON-1 Study Group. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jan 25;378(4):331-344. Epub 2017 Dec 10. PMID: 29224502
PubMed
  connors18_hodgkin-brentux_nejm-29224502  
     
  Classification and risk assessment in AML: integrating cytogenetics and molecular profiling.
Moarii M, Papaemmanuil E. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2017 Dec 8;2017(1):37-44. Review. PMID: 29222235
PubMed
  moari17_aml-cytogen-mol-profile_hashedprog-29222235  
     
  Bipolar androgen therapy in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after progression on enzalutamide: an open-label, phase 2, multicohort study.
Teply BA, et al Lancet Oncol. 2018 Jan;19(1):76-86. Epub 2017 Dec 14. PMID: 29248236
PubMed
  teply18_pca-bipolar-rx-post-enza_lancetonc-29248236  
     
  Predictive and prognostic biomarkers in personalized gastrointestinal cancer treatment.
Verdaguer H, et al. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2017 Jun;8(3):405-417. Review. PMID: 28736628
PubMed
  verdaguer17_biomarkers-gi-ca_jgionc-28736628  
     
  Clinical Sequencing Defines the Genomic Landscape of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.
Yaeger R, et al. Cancer Cell. 2018 Jan 8;33(1):125-136.e3. PMID: 29316426
PubMed
  yaeger18_seq-genomic-met-colorect_cacell-29316426  
     
Jan 18, 2018 Abstracts
  How should we sequence and combine novel therapies in CLL?
Davids MS. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2017 Dec 8;2017(1):346-353. Review. PMID: 29222277
PubMed
  davids17_seq-combine-novel-cll_hashedprog-29222277  
     
  Comparison of adjuvant gemcitabine and capecitabine with gemcitabine monotherapy in patients with resected pancreatic cancer (ESPAC-4): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial.
Neoptolemos JP, et al European Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer. Lancet. 2017 Mar 11;389(10073):1011-1024. Epub 2017 Jan 25. PMID: 28129987
PubMed
  neoptolemos17_panc-adj-gem-cap-espac4_lancet-28129987  
     
  Once-a-Week Versus Once-Every-3-Weeks Cisplatin Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: A Phase III Randomized Noninferiority Trial.
Noronha V, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Dec 8:JCO2017749457. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29220295
PubMed
  noronha17_cis-q1-vs-q3-wk-handn_jco-29220295  
     
  Edoxaban for the Treatment of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism.
Raskob GE, et al. Cancer Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2017 Dec 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29231094
PubMed
  raskob17_edoxaban-ca-thromb_nejm-29231094  
     
  Active surveillance in metastatic renal-cell carcinoma: a prospective, phase 2 trial.
Rini BI, et al Lancet Oncol. 2016 Sep;17(9):1317-24. Epub 2016 Aug 3. PMID: 27498080
PubMed
  rini16_active-surveil-rcc_lancetonc-27498080  
     
  Impact of oncogenic pathways on evasion of antitumour immune responses.
Spranger S, Gajewski TF. Nat Rev Cancer. 2018 Jan 12. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29326431
PubMed
  spranger18_onc-evade-imm-resp_natrevcan-29326431  
     
Jan 2, 2018 Abstracts
  Venetoclax for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia progressing after ibrutinib: an interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, phase 2 trial.
Jones JA, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Dec 12. pii: S1470-2045(17)30909-9. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29246803
PubMed
  jones17_venetoclax-cll-post-ibrutinib_lancetoc-29246803  
     
  AAV5-Factor VIII Gene Transfer in Severe Hemophilia A.
Rangarajan S, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Dec 28;377(26):2519-2530. Epub 2017 Dec 9. PMID: 29224506
PubMed
  rangarajan17_aav-factor8-gene-ther_nejm-29224506  
     
  Emerging therapies for acute myeloid leukemia.
Saygin C, Carraway HE. J Hematol Oncol. 2017 Apr 18;10(1):93. Review. PMID: 28420416
PubMed
  saygin17_emerging-tx-aml_jhemonc-28420416  
     
  Osimertinib in Untreated EGFR-Mutated Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Soria JC, et all FLAURA Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29151359
PubMed
  soria17_nsclc-egfr-osimertinib-1st_nejm-29151359  
     
  The utility of 68Ga-DOTATATE positron-emission tomography/computed tomography in the diagnosis, management, follow-up and prognosis of neuroendocrine tumors.
Tirosh A, Kebebew E. Future Oncol. 2018 Jan;14(2):111-122. Epub 2017 Oct 26. PMID: 29072093
PubMed
  tirosh17_ga-dotatate-pet-net_futonc-29072093  
     
  Tumor Mutational Burden and Response Rate to PD-1 Inhibition.
Yarchoan M, Hopkins A, Jaffee EM. N Engl J Med. 2017 Dec 21;377(25):2500-2501.
No abstract available. PMID: 29262275
PubMed
  yarchoan17_ras-mut-burden-pd-1_nejm-29262275  
     
Dec 19, 2017   Abstracts
  Cabozantinib versus everolimus, nivolumab, axitinib, sorafenib and best supportive care: A network meta-analysis of progression-free survival and overall survival in second line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Amzal B, et al. PLoS One. 2017 Sep 8;12(9):e0184423. . eCollection 2017. PMID: 28886175
PubMed
  amzal17_cabozan-v-all-rcc-meta_plos1-28886175  
     
  Next generation antibody drugs: pursuit of the 'high-hanging fruit'.
Carter PJ, Lazar GA. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2017 Dec 1.[Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29192287
PubMed
  carter17_next-gen-ab-drugs-high-fruit_natrevdrugdis-29192287  
     
  MR imaging and PET/CT in diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma.
Ferraro R, Agarwal A, Martin-Macintosh EL, Peller PJ, Subramaniam RM. Radiographics. 2015 Mar-Apr;35(2):438-54. PMID: 25763728
PubMed
  ferraro15_myeloma-pet-ct-mri_radiographics-25763728  
     
  The relevance of primary tumour location in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis of first-line clinical trials.
Holch JW, Ricard I, Stintzing S, Modest DP, Heinemann V. Eur J Cancer. 2017 Jan;70:87-98. Epub 2016 Nov 29. PMID: 27907852
PubMed
  holch17_colorectal-bev-cetux-location_ejcan-27907852  
     
  Tyrosine-Kinase Inhibitors Therapies with Mainly Anti-Angiogenic Activity in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Value of PET/CT in Response Evaluation.
Ranieri G, et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2017 Sep 9;18(9). pii: E1937. Review. PMID: 28891933
PubMed
  ranieri17_tki-rcc-pet-ct_ijmolsci-28891933  
     
  De-novo and acquired resistance to immune checkpoint targeting.
Syn NL, Teng MWL, Mok TSK, Soo RA. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Dec;18(12):e731-e741. Review. PMID: 29208439
PubMed
  syn17_resistance-imm-checkpoint_lancetonc-29208439  
     
Dec 12, 2017   Abstracts
  The 2016 revision to the World Health Organization classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia.
Arber DA, Blood. 2016 May 19;127(20):2391-405. Epub 2016 Apr 11. Review. PMID: 27069254
PubMed
  arber16_who-class-hem-malig_blood-27069254  
     
  Hemophilia B Gene Therapy with a High-Specific-Activity Factor IX Variant.
George LA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Dec 7;377(23):2215-2227. PMID: 29211678
PubMed
  george17_hemo-b-gene-tx-trial_nejm-29211678  
     
  Drastic decrease of the HIV reservoir in a patient treated with nivolumab for lung cancer.
Guihot A, et al. Ann Oncol. 2017 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 29206889
PubMed
  guihot17_hiv-nivo-nsclc_annonc-29206889  
     
  Whole-body computed tomography versus conventional skeletal survey in patients with multiple myeloma: a study of the International Myeloma Working Group.
Hillengass J, et al. Blood Cancer J. 2017 Aug 25;7(8):e599. PMID: 28841211
PubMed
  hillengass17_myeloma-ct-vs-survey_bloodcaj-28841211  
     
  Hypermutated Circulating Tumor DNA: Correlation with Response to Checkpoint Inhibitor-Based Immunotherapy.
Khagi Y, et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Oct 1;23(19):5729-5736. PMID: 28972084
PubMed
  khagi17_hypermut-circ-checkpoint-ab_clincanres-28972084  
     
  Spurring science, marking progress, and influencing history.
Perez-Garcia J Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 2017/12/12/online
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  perez-garcia17_breast-ca-2017_natrevclinonc  
     
Dec 5, 2017   Abstracts
  Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for lymphoma.
Brudno JN, Kochenderfer JN. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Aug 31. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 28857075
PubMed
  brudno17_car-t-lymphoma_natrevclinonc-28857075  
     
  Treatment of bone metastases in urologic malignancies.
Froehner M, et al. Urol Int. 2014;93(3):249-56. Epub 2014 Aug 7. Review. PMID: 25115989
PubMed
  froehner14_bone-met-urol-malig_urologia-25115989  
     
  The Treatment of Advanced Thyroid Cancer in the Age of Novel Targeted Therapies.
Lirov R, Worden FP, Cohen MS. Drugs. 2017 May;77(7):733-745. PMID: 28361210
PubMed
  lirov17_adv-thyroid-ca-rx_drugs-28361210  
     
  Adjuvant Dabrafenib plus Trametinib in Stage III BRAF-Mutated Melanoma.
Long GV, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 9;377(19):1813-1823. Epub 2017 Sep 10. PMID: 28891408
PubMed
  long17_mel-adj-dab-tram-v600e_nejm-28891408  
     
  Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy - assessment and management of toxicities.
Neelapu SS, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 28925994
PubMed
  neelapu17_car-t-toxicity-mgmt_natrevclinonc-28925994  
     
  Adjuvant Melanoma Therapy - Head-Spinning Progress.
Schuchter LM. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 9;377(19):1888-1890. No abstract available. PMID: 29117487
PubMed
  schuchter17_adj-mel-head-spin_nejm  
     
Nov 27, 2017   Abstracts
  Treatment of renal cell carcinoma: Current status and future directions.
Barata PC, Rini BI. CA Cancer J Clin. 2017 Nov;67(6):507-524. Epub 2017 Sep 29. Review. PMID: 28961310
PubMed
  barata17_rcca-treatment-status_cacanjclin-28961310  
     
  A Mind Map for Managing Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Benton DB, Ravandi F. Clin Adv Hem Onc 2017 Nov; 15(11):859
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  benton17_mind=map-mrd-aml_clinadhemonc  
     
  Targeting BCL-2 in B-cell lymphomas.
Davids MS. Blood. 2017 Aug 31;130(9):1081-1088. Epub 2017 Jul 19. Review. PMID: 28724540
PubMed
  davids17_target-bcl2-lymphoma_blood-28724540  
     
  Completion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma.
Faries MB, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 8;376(23):2211-2222. PMID: 28591523
PubMed
  faries17_mel-snl-obs_nejm-28591523  
     
  Lung cancer 2017: Giant steps and stumbling blocks.
Heigener DF, Reck M. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29158589
PubMed
  heigener17_lung-ca-2017_natrevclinonc-29158589  
     
  The molecular underpinnings of prostate cancer: impacts on management and pathology practice.
Rodrigues DN, et al. J Pathol. 2017 Jan;241(2):173-182. Epub 2016 Dec 1. Review. PMID: 27753448
PubMed
  rodrigues17_mol-underpin-prostate-ca_jpath-27753448  
     
Nov 15, 2017 Abstracts
  Prevention and treatment of tumor lysis syndrome, and the efficacy and role of rasburicase.
Alakel N, et al. Onco Targets Ther. 2017 Feb 2;10:597-605. eCollection 2017. Review. PMID: 28203093
PubMed
  alakel17_tumor-lysis-syn_oncotargther-28203093  
     
  Merkel cell carcinoma.
Becker JC, et al. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2017 Oct 26;3:17077. Review. PMID: 29072302
PubMed
  becker17_merkel-cell_natrevdisprim-29072302  
     
  Letermovir for the management of cytomegalovirus infection.
Bowman LJ, Melaragno JI, Brennan DC. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2017 Feb;26(2):235-241. Epub 2016 Dec 28. Review. PMID: 27998189
PubMed
  bowman17_letermovir-cmv_expopinvdrug-27998189  
     
  Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia with Novel Targeted Agents.
Cheson BD, et al. Oncologist. 2017 Nov;22(11):1283-1291. Epub 2017 Aug 29. Review. PMID: 28851760
PubMed
  cheson17_tls-targeted-cll_theonc-28851760  
     
  Small-cell lung cancer: what we know, what we need to know and the path forward.
Gazdar AF, Bunn PA, Minna JD. Nat Rev Cancer. 2017 Oct 27. Review. Erratum in: Nat Rev Cancer. 2017 Nov 10;:. PMID: 29077690
PubMed
  gazdar17_small-cell-lung-know_natrevcan-29077690  
     
  Telotristat Ethyl, a Tryptophan Hydroxylase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Carcinoid Syndrome.
Kulke MH, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Jan;35(1):14-23. Epub 2016 Oct 28. PMID: 27918724
PubMed
  kulke17_telotristat-ethyl-thi-carcinoid_jco-27918724  
     
Nov 8, 2017 Abstracts
  Scalable whole-exome sequencing of cell-free DNA reveals high concordance with metastatic tumors.
Adalsteinsson VA, et al. Nat Commun. 2017 Nov 6;8(1):1324. PMID: 29109393
PubMed
  adalsteinsson17_whole-exome-liq-bx_natcom  
     
  A Comprehensive Review of Sequencing and Combination Strategies of Targeted Agents in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.
Ciombor KK, Bekaii-Saab T. Oncologist. 2017 Oct 11. pii: theoncologist.2017-0203. . [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 29021377
PubMed
  ciombor17_colorec-rx-sequence-29021377  
     
  Polycythemia vera: from new, modified diagnostic criteria to new therapeutic approaches.
Maffioli M, Mora B, Passamonti F. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2017 Sep;15(9):700-707. PMID: 28949941
PubMed
  maffioli17_pcv-new-dx-tx_clinadvhemonc-28949941  
     
  Olaratumab for the treatment of soft-tissue sarcoma.
Pender A, Jones RL. Future Oncol. 2017 Oct;13(24):2151-2157. doi: 10.2217/fon-2017-0210. Epub 2017 Jul 26. PMID: 28745071
PubMed
  pender17_olaratumab-st-sarcoma_futonc-28745071  
     
  Dermatologic complications of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint antibodies.
Sibaud V, et al. Curr Opin Oncol. 2016 Jul;28(4):254-63. Review. PMID: 27136138
PubMed
  sibaud16_derm-comp-antipd1_curoponc-27136138  
     
  Iron absorption from oral iron supplements given on consecutive versus alternate days and as single morning doses versus twice-daily split dosing in iron-depleted women: two open-label, randomised controlled trials.
Stoffel NU, et al. Lancet Haematol. 2017 Nov;4(11):e524-e533. (17)30182-5. Epub 2017 Oct 9. PMID: 29032957
PubMed
  stoffel17_fe-qod-anemia_lancethaem-29032957  
     

Nov 1, 2017

Abstracts
  The Evolving Role of Tumor Treating Fields in Managing Glioblastoma: Guide for Oncologists.
Burri SH, et al. Am J Clin Oncol. 2017 Aug 24. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28832384
PubMed
  burri17_optune-gbm-guide_ajclinonc-28832384  
     
  Fertility Preservation in Women.
Donnez J, Dolmans MM. N Engl J Med. 2017 Oct 26;377(17):1657-1665. No abstract available. PMID: 29069558
PubMed
  donnez17_fertility-pres-women_nejm-29069558  
     
  Monitoring immune-checkpoint blockade: response evaluation and biomarker development.
Nishino M, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Nov;14(11):655-668. 2017.88. Epub 2017 Jun 27. Review. PMID: 28653677
PubMed
  nishino17_monitor-imm-checkpoint_natrevclinonc-28653677  
     
  Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal - Full Cohort Analysis.
Pollack CV Jr, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 3;377(5):431-441. Epub 2017 Jul 11. PMID: 28693366
PubMed
  pollack17_idarucizumab-dabig-rev_nejm-28693366  
     
  Cholangiocarcinoma - evolving concepts and therapeutic strategies.
Rizvi S, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 28994423
PubMed
  rizvi17_cholangio-evolving_natrevclinonc-28994423  
     
  Understanding and targeting resistance mechanisms in NSCLC.
Rotow J, Bivona TG. Nat Rev Cancer. 2017 Oct 25;17(11):637-658. Review. PMID: 29068003
PubMed
  rotow17_nsclc-resistance_natrevcan-29068003  
     
  Maintenance Therapy With Tumor-Treating Fields Plus Temozolomide vs Temozolomide Alone for Glioblastoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Stupp R, et al. JAMA. 2015 Dec 15;314(23):2535-43. PMID: 26670971
PubMed
  stupp15_optune-tmz-gbm_jama-26670971  
     
Oct 25, 2017   Abstracts
  Anemia in older persons.
Bross MH, Soch K, Smith-Knuppel T. Am Fam Physician. 2010 Sep 1;82(5):480-7. PMID: 20822082
PubMed
  bross10_anemia-older-persons_aafp-20822082  
     
  Carfilzomib or bortezomib in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (ENDEAVOR): an interim overall survival analysis of an open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial.
Dimopoulos MA, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Oct;18(10):1327-1337. (17)30578-8. Epub 2017 Aug 23. PMID: 28843768
PubMed
  dimopoulos17_carfil-vs-bortez-mm_lancetonc-28843768  
     
  The NOMS framework: approach to the treatment of spinal metastatic tumors.
Laufer I, et al. Oncologist. 2013 Jun;18(6):744-51. Epub 2013 May 24. PMID: 23709750
PubMed
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  Anticoagulating the subsegmental pulmonary embolism in cancer patients: a survey amongst different medical specialties. Lim WY, et al. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2015 Jul;40(1):37-41. doi: 10.1007/s11239-014-1143-9. PMID: 25326367 PubMed
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  Carfilzomib versus bortezomib: no longer an ENDEAVOR.
van de Donk NW. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Oct;18(10):1288-1290. Epub 2017 Aug 23. No abstract available. PMID: 28843767
PubMed
  vandedonk17_carfilz-vs-bortez-mm-comment_lancetonc-28843767  
     
  New treatment options for metastatic renal cell carcinoma with prior anti-angiogenesis therapy.
Zarrabi K, Fang C, Wu S. J Hematol Oncol. 2017 Feb 2;10(1):38. Review. PMID: 28153029
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Oct 18, 2017   Abstracts
  Association of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Capecitabine Efficacy in Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancer: Secondary Analysis of the TRIO-013/LOGiC Randomized Clinical Trial.
Chu MP, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Jun 1;3(6):767-773. PMID: 27737436
PubMed
  chu17_ppi-capecitabine-trio_jamaonc-27737436  
     
  Follicular cell-derived thyroid cancer.
Dralle H, et al. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2015 Dec 10;1:15077. Review. PMID: 27188261
PubMed
  dralle15_follicular-thyroid-ca_natrevdisprim-27188261  
     
  Effects of Cryotherapy on Objective and Subjective Symptoms of Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathy: Prospective Self-Controlled Trial
Akiko Hanai JNCI J Natl Cancer Inst (2018) 110(2): djx178
 
  hanai17_cryo-neuropathy-tax_jnci  
     
  Working Hand in Glove to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Dawn L. Hershman JNCI J Natl Cancer Inst (2018) 110(2): djx180
 
  hershman17_cryo-neuropaty-edit_jnci  
     
  First FDA Approval Agnostic of Cancer Site - When a Biomarker Defines the Indication.
Lemery S, Keegan P, Pazdur R. N Engl J Med. 2017 Oct 12;377(15):1409-1412. PMID: 29020592
PubMed
  lemery17_fda-approval-agnostic-site_nejm-29020592  
     
  Gene Therapy in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease.
Badat M, Davies J. N Engl J Med. 2017 May 25;376(21):2093-4. PMID: 28541013
PubMed
  ribeil17_gene-therapy-sickle_nejm-28249145  
     
Oct 11, 2017   Abstracts
  Which Anti-CD20 Antibody Is Better in Follicular Lymphoma?
Armitage JO, Longo DL. N Engl J Med. 2017 Oct 5;377(14):1389-1390. No abstract available. PMID: 28976852
PubMed
  armitage17_which-anti-cd20-fol-lymph_nejm-28976852  
     
  A review of drugs in development for the personalized treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Birkeland AC, Swiecicki PL, Brenner JC, Shuman AG. Expert Rev Precis Med Drug Dev. 2016;1(4):379-385. Epub 2016 Jul 15. PMID: 28251187
PubMed
  birkeland17_drugs-in-dev-handn_exprevpmeddrugdev-28251187  
     
  The VA Point-of-Care Precision Oncology Program: Balancing Access with Rapid Learning in Molecular Cancer Medicine.
Fiore LD, Brophy MT, Turek S, Kudesia V, Ramnath N, Shannon C, Ferguson R, Pyarajan S, Fiore MA, Hornberger J, Lavori P. Biomark Cancer. 2016 Feb 29;8:9-16. eCollection 2016. PMID: 26949343
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  The evolving role of microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer: A review.
Gelsomino F, et al. Cancer Treat Rev. 2016 Dec;51:19-26. Epub 2016 Oct 27. Review. PMID: 27838401
PubMed
  gelsomino16_msi-colon-ca_catreatrev-27838401  
     
  Obinutuzumab for the First-Line Treatment of Follicular Lymphoma.
Marcus R, et al N Engl J Med. 2017 Oct 5;377(14):1331-1344. PMID: 28976863
PubMed
  marcus17_obinutuzumab-1st-fol-lymph_nejm-28976863  
     
Oct 4, 2017   Abstracts
  Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Era of Targeted Therapy: Scientifically Relevant or Natural Selection?
Biswas B, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Apr 10;35(11):1265-1266. Epub 2017 Feb 6. No abstract available. PMID: 28165897
PubMed
  biswas17_nephrectomy-tki-ed_jco-28165897  
     
  Adding radiotherapy to chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC.
Brower V. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Sep 28. pii: S1470-2045(17)30771-4. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 28965744
PubMed
  brower17_rt-stage-iv-nsclc_lanonc-28965744  
     
  Survival Analyses of Patients With Metastatic Renal Cancer Treated With Targeted Therapy With or Without Cytoreductive Nephrectomy: A National Cancer Data Base Study.
Hanna N et al. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Sep 20;34(27):3267-75. Epub 2016 Jun 20. PMID:27325852
PubMed
  hanna16_nephrectomy-tki_jco-27325852  
     
  Renal cell carcinoma
James J. Hsieh et al Nat Rev Dis Primers 3:17009
PubMed
  hsieh17_renal-cell-ca_natrevdisprim-28276433  
     
  Consolidative Radiotherapy for Limited Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial.
Iyengar P, et al JAMA Oncol. 2017 Sep 24:e173501. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28973074.
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  iyengar17_rt-stage-iv-nsclc_jamaonc-28973074  
     
  Muscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancer: an update on systemic therapy.
Knollman H, Godwin JL, Jain R, Wong YN, Plimack ER, Geynisman DM. Ther Adv Urol. 2015 Dec;7(6):312-30. Review. PubMed PMID: 26622317; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4647143.
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  knollman15_bladder-systemic-rx-rev_theradvurol-26622317  
     
  PD-1 Blockade in Tumors with Mismatch-Repair Deficiency.
Le DT et al N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 25;372(26):2509-20. Epub 2015 May 30. PMID:26028255
PubMed
  le15_colorectal-mismatch-checkpoint-mab_nejm-26028255  
     
Sept 27, 2017    Abstracts
  Prospective Genomic Profiling of Prostate Cancer Across Disease States Reveals Germline and Somatic Alterations That May Affect Clinical Decision Making.
Abida W, et al. JCO Precis Oncol. 2017 Jul;2017. Epub 2017 May 31. PMID: 28825054
PubMed
  abida17_pca-genomic-profile_jcopreonc-28825054  
     
  Molecular and Biochemical Aspects of the PD-1 Checkpoint Pathway.
Boussiotis VA. N Engl J Med. 2016 Nov 3;375(18):1767-1778. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 27806234
PubMed
  boussiotis17_pd1-pathway-rev_nejm-27806234  
     
  Neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced esophageal and junctional cancer: the evidence-base, current key questions and clinical trials.
Donohoe CL, Reynolds JV. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Jul;9(Suppl 8):S697-S704. Review. PMID: 28815065
PubMed
  donohoe17_esoph-neoadj-evidence-questions_jthordis-28815065  
     
  Mismatch Repair and Colon Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapies Explored.
Li SK, Martin A. Trends Mol Med. 2016 Apr;22(4):274-89. Epub 2016 Mar 9. Review. PMID: 26970951
PubMed
  li16_mismatch-colon-mech_trendmolmed-26970951  
     
  Hepatocellular carcinoma.
Llovet JM, Zucman-Rossi J, Pikarsky E, Sangro B, Schwartz M, Sherman M, Gores G. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2016 Apr 14;2:16018. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.18. Review. PMID: 27158749
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  Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Reck M, Rabe KF. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 31;377(9):849-861.Review. No abstract available. PMID: 28854088
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  reck17_nsclc-precision-dx-tx_nejm-28854088  
     
  Systemic treatment of renal cell cancer: A comprehensive review.
Sánchez-Gastaldo A, Kempf E, González Del Alba A, Duran I. Cancer Treat Rev. 2017 Sep 1;60:77-89. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2017.08.010. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 28898679.
PubMed
  sanchez-gastaldo17_systemic-renal-cell-ca_catreatrev-28898679  
     
Sept 20, 2017 Abstracts
  Durvalumab after Chemoradiotherapy in Stage III Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Antonia SJ et al N Engl J Med. 2017 Sep 8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1709937. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28885881. PubMed
  antonia17_nsclc-stage3-durvalumab-post-crt_nejm-28885881  
     
  Recent Developments in Radiotherapy.
Citrin DE. N Engl J Med. 2017 Sep
14;377(11):1065-1075. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1608986. Review. PubMed PMID: 28902591.
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  citrin17_recent-dev-radiotherapy_nejm-28902591  
     
  Prostate cancer: A new standard-of-care for advanced-stage disease.
Hamid AA, Sweeney CJ. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Oct;14(10):592-593. Epub 2017 Aug 8. PubMed PMID: 28786417.
PubMed
  hamid17_met-prostate-ca-adt-abi-1st_natrevclinonc-28786417  
     
  Unravelling the biology of SCLC: implications for therapy.
Sabari JK, Lok BH, Laird JH, Poirier JT, Rudin CM. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Sep;14(9):549-561. Epub 2017 May 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 28534531.
PubMed
  sabari17_sclc-biology_natrevclinca-28534531  
     
  Integrating liquid biopsies into the management of cancer.
Siravegna G, Marsoni S, Siena S, Bardelli A. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2017 Sep;14(9):531-548. Epub 2017 Mar 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 28252003.
PubMed
  siravegna17_liquid-biopsies_natrevclincan-28252003  
     
  Adjuvant Nivolumab versus Ipilimumab in Resected Stage III or IV Melanoma. Weber J, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Sep 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28891423. PubMed
  weber17_adjuvant-nivo-v-ipi-melanoma_nejm-28891423  
     

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