Piedmont Cancer Institute

Integrating ctDNA-Based ESR1 m Monitoring Into First-Line Care for ER+, HER2– Advanced Breast Cancer: A Consensus Workflow

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is an emerging tool in precision oncology that enables noninvasive tumor profiling, detection of minimal residual disease, and treatment monitoring. Furthermore, routine ctDNA analyses offer the potential to support more personalized and dynamic canc...

A phase II pilot trial of an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) inhibitor (INCB024360) plus a multipeptide melanoma vaccine (MELITAC 12.1) in patients with advanced melanoma, with sequential evaluation of the tumor microenvironment

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) can mediate immune dysfunction by reducing tryptophan (Trp) and increasing kynurenine (Kyn). The CITN-04 clinical trial (NCT01961115) tested the safety and clinical activity of combination therapy with IDO1 inhibitor epacadostat (INCB024360) p...

Randomized phase II trial of liposomal cytarabine and daunorubicin with or without pomalidomide in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia myelodysplasia-related

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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor, is the only FDA-approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD. Limited...

Randomised phase III trials of cancer prevention drugs: a systematic review and prediction of trial success

BACKGROUND: Pharmacological cancer risk reduction has received far less investment than therapeutic oncology and only a few agents have entered routine practice. Understanding the predictors of positive outcomes of previous trials and issues faced is critical to future developmen...

Global Efforts to Reduce Paediatric Cancer Care Disparities in Radiotherapy: A Decade Change

ABSTRACT Background We present an update on the status, needs and challenges faced by paediatric imaging and radiotherapy (RT) programmes globally after a previous survey conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 10 years prior. Methods We developed and distribut...

Caring for Young Adults with Breast Cancer: Providers’ Perspectives on Burnout in a Complex Care Landscape

PURPOSE: While challenges faced by young adults (YAs) aged 18-39 years with breast cancer are well-documented, health care providers' experiences caring for YAs are underinvestigated. Given high burnout rates among oncologists, this study explores providers' perspectives about ho...

Analysis of real‐world clinical outcomes of perioperative chemotherapy compared to preoperative chemoradiotherapy in esophagogastric adenocarcinoma

BACKGROUND: Nonmetastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma require multimodal treatment for management. However, real-world treatment patterns and outcomes in these patients are limited. We evaluated the survival outcomes associated with the common treatment combinations in the Nat...