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Pignata S, Califano D, Lorusso D, Arenare L, Bartoletti M, De Giorgi U, Andreetta C, Pisano C, Scambia G, Lombardi D, Farolfi A, Cinieri S, Passarelli A, Salutari V, De Angelis C, Mignogna C, Priolo D, Capoluongo ED, Tamberi S, Scaglione GL, Arcangeli V, De Cecio R, Scognamiglio G, Greco F, Spina A, Turinetto M, Russo D, Carbone V, Casartelli C, Schettino C, Perrone F. MITO END-3: Efficacy of Avelumab immunotherapy according to molecular profiling in first-line endometrial cancer therapy. Ann Oncol 2024:S0923-7534(24)00128-5. [PMID: 38704093 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy significantly improves progression-free survival compared to first-line chemotherapy alone in advanced endometrial cancer, with a much larger effect size in microsatellite-instability high (MSI-H) cases. New biomarkers might help to select patients that may have benefit among those with a microsatellite-stable (MSS) tumor. METHODS In a pre-planned translational analysis of the MITO END-3 trial, we assessed the significance of genomic abnormalities in patients randomized to standard carboplatin/paclitaxel without or with avelumab. RESULTS Out of 125 randomized patients, 109 had samples eligible for next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis, and 102 had MSI tested. According to The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), there were 29 cases MSI-H, 26 MSS TP53 wild-type (wt), 47 MSS TP53 mutated (mut), and one case with POLE mutation. Four mutated genes were present in more than 30% of cases: TP53, PIK3CA, ARID1A, and PTEN. Eleven patients (10%) had a BRCA1/2 mutation (five in MSI-H and six in MSS). High TMB (≥10 Muts/Mb) was observed in all MSI-H patients, in four out of 47 MSS/TP53 mut, and no case in the MSS/TP53 wt category. The effect of avelumab on progression-free survival significantly varied according to TCGA categories, being favorable in MSI-H and worst in MSS/TP53 mut (P interaction=0.003); a similar non-significant trend was seen in survival analysis. ARID1A and PTEN also showed a statistically significant interaction with treatment effect, which was better in the presence of the mutation (ARID1A P interaction=0.01; PTEN P interaction=0.002). CONCLUSION The MITO END-3 trial results suggest that TP53 mutation is associated with a poor effect of avelumab, while mutations of PTEN and ARID1A are related to a positive effect of the drug in patients with advanced endometrial cancer.
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- S Pignata
- Uro-Gynecological Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Fondazione G Pascale, Naples, Italy.
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- Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Fondazione G Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Fondazione G Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano 33081 (PN), Italy
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- Dipartimento Oncologico, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo studio dei Tumori (IRST Dino Amadori, Meldola (FC)
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia - ASU FC S. Maria della Misericordia -Udine
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- Uro-Gynecological Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Fondazione G Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano 33081 (PN), Italy
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- Clinical and Experimental Oncology Unit, Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori Dino Amadori, IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- U.O.C. Oncologia Medica - Ospedale Senatore Antonio Perrino, Brindisi, Italy
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- Uro-Gynecological Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Fondazione G Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology. Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Oncology Unit, S Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy; Azienda Ospedaliera per L'Emergenza, Cannizzaro, Catania, Italy
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- Oncology Unit, Santa Maria hospital, Ravenna AUSL Romagna, Italy
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- Istituto Dermopatico Dell'Immacolata IDI-IRCSS, Rome, Italy
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- UO Oncologia - Ospedale degli Infermi Rimini (RN), Italy
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- Division of Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology. Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology. Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, AULSS 9 Regione Veneto, Scaligera - Ospedale Generale Mater Salutis, Legnago, Italy
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- Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Fondazione G Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, 10128 Turin, Italy
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- Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Fondazione G Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Fondazione G Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Fondazione G Pascale, Naples, Italy
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Caccese M, Desideri I, Villani V, Simonelli M, Buglione M, Chiesa S, Franceschi E, Gaviani P, Stasi I, Caserta C, Brugnara S, Lolli I, Bennicelli E, Bini P, Cuccu AS, Scoccianti S, Padovan M, Gori S, Bonetti A, Giordano P, Pellerino A, Gregucci F, Riva N, Cinieri S, Internò V, Santoni M, Pernice G, Dealis C, Stievano L, Paiar F, Magni G, De Salvo GL, Zagonel V, Lombardi G. REGOMA-OSS: a large, Italian, multicenter, prospective, observational study evaluating the efficacy and safety of regorafenib in patients with recurrent glioblastoma. ESMO Open 2024; 9:102943. [PMID: 38492275 PMCID: PMC10959650 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.102943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In the randomized phase II REGOMA trial, regorafenib showed promising activity in patients with recurrent glioblastoma. We conducted a large, multicenter, prospective, observational study to confirm the REGOMA data in a real-world setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS The major inclusion criteria were histologically confirmed diagnosis of glioblastoma according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 classification and relapse after radiotherapy with concurrent/adjuvant temozolomide treatment, good performance status [Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS 0-1)] and good liver function. Regorafenib was administered at the standard dose of 160 mg/day for 3 weeks on/1 week off. Brain magnetic resonance imaging was carried out within 14 days before starting regorafenib and every 8-12 weeks. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). The secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate, disease control rate (DCR), safety and health-related quality of life. The Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria were used for response evaluation and Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5 for assessment of adverse events (AEs). RESULTS From September 2020 to October 2022, 190 patients with recurrent glioblastoma were enrolled from 30 cancer centers in Italy: their median age was 58.5 years [interquartile range (IQR) 53-67 years], 68% were male and 85 (44.7%) were in optimal clinical condition (ECOG PS 0). The number of patients taking steroids at baseline was 113 (60%); the second surgery was carried out in 39 (20.5%). O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) was methylated in 80 patients (50.3%) and 147 (92.4%) of the patients analyzed had isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wild type. The median follow-up period was 20 months (IQR 15.6-25.5 months). The median OS was 7.9 months ([95% confidence interval (CI) 6.5-9.2 months] and the median PFS was 2.6 months (95% CI 2.3-2.9 months). Radiological response was partial response and stable disease in 13 (7.3%) and 26 (14.6%) patients, respectively, with a DCR of 21.9%. The median number of regorafenib cycles per patient was 3 (IQR 2.0-4.0). Grade 3-4 drug-related adverse events were reported in 22.6% of patients. A dose reduction due to AEs was required in 36% of patients. No deaths were considered as treatment-related AEs. CONCLUSIONS This large, real-world observational study showed similar OS with better tolerability of regorafenib in patients with relapsed glioblastoma compared with the REGOMA study.
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- M Caccese
- Department of Oncology, Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiation Oncology Unit, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence
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- Neuro-Oncology Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan; Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Humanitas Cancer Center, Milan
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, U.O.C. Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
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- Nervous System Medical Oncology Department, IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna
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- Neuro-Oncological Unit, Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Civil Hospital, Livorno
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- Medical Oncology Department, Santa Maria Hospital, Terni
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento
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- Oncology Unit of National Institute of Gastroenterology 'S. De Bellis', Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Bari
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- Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Oncologia Medica 2, Genoa
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- Neuroncology Unit, IRCCS 'C. Mondino Foundation', University of Pavia, Pavia
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- Medical Oncology, Sassari Hospital, Sassari
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- Radioterapia Oncologica, Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata, Bagno a Ripoli, Florence
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- Department of Oncology, Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua
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- Oncology Department, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella
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- Department of Oncology, Mater Salutis Hospital, Legnago
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- Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, Naples
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neuroscience, City of Health and Science and University of Turin, Turin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Miulli General Regional Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti
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- IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) 'Dino Amadori', Meldola
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- Oncology Unit, Ospedale Perrino, Brindisi
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Bari
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- Oncology Unit, Macerata Hospital, Macerata
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- Oncology Unit, Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, Cefalù
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- Health Directorate, Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige, Bolzano
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedale Civile, Rovigo
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, Pisa
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- Clinical Research Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Clinical Research Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua
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- Department of Oncology, Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua
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Berardi R, Rossi F, Papa R, Appetecchia M, Baggio G, Bianchini M, Mazzei T, Maria Moretti A, Ortona E, Pietrantonio F, Tarantino V, Vavalà T, Cinieri S. Gender oncology: recommendations and consensus of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM). ESMO Open 2024; 9:102243. [PMID: 38394984 PMCID: PMC10937209 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.102243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Following the development of gender medicine in the past 20 years, more recently in the field of oncology an increasing amount of evidence suggests gender differences in the epidemiology of cancers, as well as in the response and toxicity associated with therapies. In a gender approach, critical issues related to sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations must also be considered. MATERIALS AND METHODS A working group of opinion leaders approved by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) has been set up with the aim of drafting a shared document on gender oncology. Through the 'consensus conference' method of the RAND/University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) variant, the members of the group evaluated statements partly from the scientific literature and partly produced by the experts themselves [good practice points (GPPs)], on the following topics: (i) Healthcare organisation, (ii) Therapy, (iii) Host factors, (iv) Cancer biology, and (v) Communication and social interventions. Finally, in support of each specific topic, they considered it appropriate to present some successful case studies. RESULTS A total of 42 articles met the inclusion criteria, from which 50 recommendations were extracted. Panel participants were given the opportunity to propose additional evidence from studies not included in the research results, from which 32 statements were extracted, and to make recommendations not derived from literature such as GPPs, four of which have been developed. After an evaluation of relevance by the panel, it was found that 81 recommendations scored >7, while 3 scored between 4 and 6.9, and 2 scored below 4. CONCLUSIONS This consensus and the document compiled thereafter represent an attempt to evaluate the available scientific evidence on the theme of gender oncology and to suggest standard criteria both for scientific research and for the care of patients in clinical practice that should take gender into account.
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- R Berardi
- Medical Oncology, Polytechnic University of Marche Region, Ancona; Medical Oncology, AOU Marche, Ancona, Italy - National Councilor AIOM (Italian Association of Medical Oncology); Treasurer AIOM (Italian Association of Medical Oncology).
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- Medical Oncology, Polytechnic University of Marche Region, Ancona
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- Quality, Risk Management and Health Technology Innovation Unit, Department of Staff, AOU Marche, Ancona
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- Oncological Endocrinology Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome
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- President of the Italian Research Center for Gender Health and Medicine, Chair of Gender Medicine 2012-2017, University of Padua, Padua
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- Oncological Endocrinology Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Florence, Florence
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- National President of the Scientific Society GISeG (Italian Group Health and Gender); President of the International Society IGM (International Gender Medicine)
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- Head - Center for Gender-specific Medicine, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan
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- Medical Oncology, Polytechnic University of Marche Region, Ancona
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- SC of Oncology 1U, Department of Oncology, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino; AIOM (Italian Association of Medical Oncology); GISeG (Italian Group Health and Gender)
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- Medical Oncology and Breast Unit, Perrino Hospital, Brindisi; President of AIOM Foundation (Italian Association of Medical Oncology), Italy
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Incorvaia L, Badalamenti G, Novo G, Gori S, Cortesi L, Brando C, Cinieri S, Curigliano G, Ricciardi GR, Toss A, Chiari R, Berardi R, Ballatore Z, Bono M, Bazan Russo TD, Gristina V, Galvano A, Damerino G, Blasi L, Bazan V, Russo A. Anthracycline-related cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer harboring mutational signature of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). ESMO Open 2024; 9:102196. [PMID: 38118367 PMCID: PMC10837774 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The BRCA proteins play a key role in the homologous recombination (HR) pathway. Beyond BRCA1/2, other genes are involved in the HR repair (HRR). Due to the prominent role in the cellular repair process, pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) in HRR genes may cause inadequate DNA damage repair in cardiomyocytes. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a multicenter, hospital-based, retrospective cohort study to investigate the heart toxicity from anthracycline-containing regimens (ACRs) in the adjuvant setting of breast cancer (BC) patients carrying germline BRCA PV/LPVs and no-BRCA HRR pathway genes. The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was assessed using cardiac ultrasound before starting ACR therapy and at subsequent time points according to clinical indications. RESULTS Five hundred and three BC patients were included in the study. We predefined three groups: (i) BRCA cohort; (ii) no-BRCA cohort; (iii) variant of uncertain significance (VUS)/wild-type (WT) cohort. When baseline (T0) and post-ACR (T1) LVEFs between the three cohorts were compared, pre-treatment LVEF values were not different (BRCA1/2 versus HRR-no-BRCA versus VUS/WT cohort). Notably, during monitoring (T1, median 3.4 months), patients carrying BRCA or HRR no-BRCA germline pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants showed a statistically significant reduction of LVEF compared to baseline (T0). To assess the relevance of HRR on the results, we included the analysis of the subgroup of 20 BC patients carrying PV/LPVs in other genes not involved in HRR, such as mismatch repair genes (MUTYH, PMS2, MSH6). Unlike HRR genes, no significant differences in T0-T1 were found in this subgroup of patients. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that deleterious variants in HRR genes, leading to impaired HR, could increase the sensitivity of cardiomyocytes to ACR in early BC patients. In this subgroup of patients, other measurements, such as the global longitudinal strain, and a more in-depth assessment of risk factors may be proposed in the future to optimize cardiovascular risk management and improve long-term survival.
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- L Incorvaia
- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, Palermo; Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE) "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Palermo
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- Oncology Department, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena, Modena
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo
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- Complex Medical Oncology Unit, ASL Brindisi Senatore Antonio Perrino Hospital, Brindisi
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- Division of Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapy, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan; Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan
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- Medical Oncology Unit, A.O. Papardo & Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena, Modena
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedali Riuniti Padova Sud, Monselice
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- Medical Oncology, AOU Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I-GM Lancisi-G Salesi, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, Ancona
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- Medical Oncology, AOU Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I-GM Lancisi-G Salesi, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, Ancona
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, Palermo
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- Medical Oncology Unit, ARNAS Civico, Palermo
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- Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bind), Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo.
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Arenare L, Porta C, Barberio D, Terzolo S, Zagonel V, Pisconti S, Del Mastro L, Pinto C, Bilancia D, Cinieri S, Rizzo M, Migliaccio G, Montesarchio V, Del Campo L, De Lorenzo F, Iannelli E, Traclò F, Gitto L, Vaccaro MC, Frontini L, Giannarelli D, Bryce J, Piccirillo MC, Jommi C, Efficace F, Riva S, Di Maio M, Gallo C, Perrone F. Confirmatory validation analysis of the PROFFIT questionnaire to assess financial toxicity in cancer patients. ESMO Open 2023; 8:102192. [PMID: 38052104 PMCID: PMC10774953 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Patient Reported Outcome for Fighting FInancial Toxicity (PROFFIT) questionnaire was developed to measure financial toxicity (FT) and identify its determinants. The aim of the present study was to confirm its validity in a prospective cohort of patients receiving anticancer treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS From March 2021 to July 2022, 221 patients were enrolled at 10 Italian centres. Selected items of the EORTC-QLQ-C30 questionnaire represented the anchors, specifically, question 28 (Q-28) on financial difficulties, and questions 29-30 measuring global health status/quality of life (HR-QOL). The study had 80% power to detect a 0.20 correlation coefficient (r) between anchors and PROFFIT-score (items 1-7, range 0-100, 100 indicating maximum FT) with bilateral alpha 0.05 and 80% power. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. FT determinants (items 8-16) were described. RESULTS Median age of patients was 65 years, 116 (52.5%) were females, 96 (43.4%) had low education level. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed goodness of fit of the PROFFIT-score. Significant partial correlation of PROFFIT-score was found with Q-28 (r = 0.51) and HR-QOL (r = -0.23). Mean (SD) PROFFIT-score at baseline was 36.5 (24.9); it was statistically significantly higher for patients living in South Italy, those with lower education level, those who were freelancer/unemployed at diagnosis and those who reported significant economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Mean (SD) scores of determinants ranged from 17.6 (27.1) for item 14 (support from medical staff) to 49.0 (36.3) for item 10 (expenses for medicines or supplements). PROFFIT-score significantly increased with worsening response to determinants. CONCLUSIONS External validation of PROFFIT-score in an independent sample of patients was successful. The instrument is now being used in clinical studies.
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- L Arenare
- Clinical Trial Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi 'A. Moro', Bari, Italy; Polyclinic Consortium University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Departmental Structure of Clinical Psycho-oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Università di Torino, AO Ordine Mauriziano, Torino, Italy
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- Oncology Unit 1, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IOV, IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Oncology Unit, Ospedale S. G. Moscati, Statte TA, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera San Carlo, Potenza, Italy
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- Medical Oncologiy, Ospedale Perrino, Brindisi, Italy
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- Polyclinic Consortium University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Departmental Structure of Clinical Psycho-oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Specialistica dei Colli, Napoli, Italy
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- Federazione Italiana delle Associazioni di Volontariato in Oncologia (FAVO), Rome, Italy
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- Federazione Italiana delle Associazioni di Volontariato in Oncologia (FAVO), Rome, Italy; European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC), Brussels, Italy
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- Federazione Italiana delle Associazioni di Volontariato in Oncologia (FAVO), Rome, Italy; Associazione Italiana Malati di Cancro (AIMAC), Roma, Italy
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- Associazione Italiana Malati di Cancro (AIMAC), Roma, Italy
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- Department of Economy, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Welfare and Health Department, Centro Studi Investimenti Sociali (CENSIS), Roma, Italy
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- Federation of Italian Cooperative Oncology Groups (FICOG), Milano, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, GSTeP, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Ascension St. John Clinical Research Institute, Tulsa, USA
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Gruppo Italiano per le Malattie Ematologiche dell'Adulto (GIMEMA) Health Outcomes Research Unit, Roma, Italy
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- St Mary's University, Twickenham, London, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Università di Torino, AO Ordine Mauriziano, Torino, Italy
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- Professor Emeritus Medical Statistics, Università degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Napoli, Italy
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.
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Silvestris N, Franchina T, Gallo M, Argentiero A, Avogaro A, Cirino G, Colao A, Danesi R, Di Cianni G, D'Oronzo S, Faggiano A, Fogli S, Giuffrida D, Gori S, Marrano N, Mazzilli R, Monami M, Montagnani M, Morviducci L, Natalicchio A, Ragni A, Renzelli V, Russo A, Sciacca L, Tuveri E, Zatelli MC, Giorgino F, Cinieri S. Diabetes management in cancer patients. An Italian Association of Medical Oncology, Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists, Italian Society of Diabetology, Italian Society of Endocrinology and Italian Society of Pharmacology multidisciplinary consensus position paper. ESMO Open 2023; 8:102062. [PMID: 38070434 PMCID: PMC10714217 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer management has significantly evolved in recent years, focusing on a multidisciplinary team approach to provide the best possible patient care and address the various comorbidities, toxicities, and complications that may arise during the patient's treatment journey. The co-occurrence of diabetes and cancer presents a significant challenge for health care professionals worldwide. Management of these conditions requires a holistic approach to improve patients' overall health, treatment outcomes, and quality of life, preventing diabetes complications and cancer treatment side-effects. In this article, a multidisciplinary panel of experts from different Italian scientific societies provide a critical overview of the co-management of cancer and diabetes, with an increasing focus on identifying a novel specialty field, 'diabeto-oncology', and suggest new co-management models of cancer patients with diabetes to improve their care. To better support cancer patients with diabetes and ensure high levels of coordinated care between oncologists and diabetologists, 'diabeto-oncology' could represent a new specialized field that combines specific expertise, skills, and training.
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- N Silvestris
- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Human Pathology "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina.
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Human Pathology "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina
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- Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, AO SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo of Alessandria, Alessandria
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- Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padua
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University of Naples, Naples; UNESCO Chair, Education for Health and Sustainable Development, Federico II University, Naples
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, ENETS Center of Excellence, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto Oncologico del Mediterraneo, Viagrande, Catania
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- Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Don Calabria-Sacro Cuore di Negrar, Verona
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, ENETS Center of Excellence, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
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- Diabetology, Careggi Hospital and University of Florence, Firenze
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Section of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari
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- Diabetology and Nutrition Unit, Department of Medical Specialties, ASL Roma 1 - S, Spirito Hospital, Rome
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari
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- Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, AO SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo of Alessandria, Alessandria
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- Diabetologist and Endocrinologist, Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists, Rome
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Endocrinology Section, University of Catania, Catania
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- Diabetology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Service, ASL-Sulcis, Carbonia
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- Section of Endocrinology, Geriatrics, and Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari
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- Medical Oncology Division and Breast Unit, Senatore Antonio Perrino Hospital, ASL Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
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Miglietta F, Fabi A, Generali D, Dieci MV, Arpino G, Bianchini G, Cinieri S, Conte PF, Curigliano G, De Laurentiis M, Del Mastro L, De Placido S, Gennari A, Puglisi F, Zambelli A, Perrone F, Guarneri V. Corrigendum to "Optimizing choices and sequences in the diagnostic-therapeutic landscape of advanced triple-negative breast cancer: An Italian consensus paper and critical review" [Cancer Treat. Rev. 114 (2023) 102511]. Cancer Treat Rev 2023; 119:102594. [PMID: 37400291 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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- F Miglietta
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy; Oncology Unit 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS Roma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy; Multidisciplinary Unit of Breast Pathology and Translational Research, Cremona Hospital, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy; Oncology Unit 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Senatore Antonio Perrino, Brindisi, Italy
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- Rete Oncologica Veneta (ROV), Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano, Italy; Division of Early Drug Development, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Breast and Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Breast Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy; Department of Medical Oncology, CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; Medical Oncology and Hematology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Trials Unit, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy; Oncology Unit 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
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Trevisan B, Pepe FF, Vallini I, Montagna E, Amoroso D, Berardi R, Butera A, Cagossi K, Cavanna L, Ciccarese M, Cinieri S, Cretella E, De Conciliis E, Febbraro A, Ferraù F, Ferzi A, Baldelli A, Fontana A, Gambaro AR, Garrone O, Gebbia V, Generali D, Gianni L, Giovanardi F, Grassadonia A, Leonardi V, Sarti S, Musolino A, Nicolini M, Putzu C, Riccardi F, Santini D, Sarobba MG, Schintu MG, Scognamiglio G, Spadaro P, Taverniti C, Toniolo D, Tralongo P, Turletti A, Valenza R, Valerio MR, Vici P, Clivio L, Torri V, Cazzaniga ME. Final results of the real-life observational VICTOR-6 study on metronomic chemotherapy in elderly metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12255. [PMID: 37507480 PMCID: PMC10382472 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39386-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Nowadays, treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) has been enriched with novel therapeutical strategies. Metronomic chemotherapy (mCHT) is a continuous and frequent administration of chemotherapy at a lower dose and so whit less toxicity. Thus, this strategy could be attractive for elderly MBC patients. Aim of this analysis is to provide insights into mCHT's activity in a real-life setting of elderly MBC patients. Data of patients ≥ 75 years old included in VICTOR-6 study were analyzed. VICTOR-6 is a multicentre, Italian, retrospective study, which collected data on mCHT in MBC patients treated between 2011 and 2016. A total of 112 patients were included. At the beginning of mCHT, median age was 81 years (75-98) and in 33% of the patients mCHT was the first line choice. Overall Response Rate (ORR) and Disease Control Rate (DCR) were 27.9% and 79.3%, respectively. Median PFS ranged between 7.6 and 9.1 months, OS between 14.1 and 18.5 months. The most relevant toxicity was the hematological one (24.1%); severe toxicity (grade 3-4) ranged from 0.9% for skin toxicity up to 8% for hematologic one. This is a large study about mCHT in elderly MBC patients, providing insights to be further investigated in this subgroup of frail patients.
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- B Trevisan
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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- Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy
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- European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Torrette, Italy
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- Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni Di Dio, Florence, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy
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- Ospedale S. Cuore di Gesù Fatebenefratelli, Benevento, Italy
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- Ospedale San Vincenzo, Taormina, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale Civile Di Legnano, Magenta, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Ospedale La Maddalena, Palermo, Italy
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- Istituti Ospitalieri Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria, Sassari, Italy
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- Ospedale Antonio Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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- Università Campus Bio-Medico, RomE, Italy
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- Casa di Cura Villa Salus-Messina, Messina, Italy
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- A.O.U. Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
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- INT Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy
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Leone AG, Miceli R, Trapani D, Massagrande M, Morano F, Marsoni S, La Verde N, Berardi R, Casolino R, Lambertini M, Dalu D, Di Maio M, Beretta GD, Perrone F, Cinieri S, Pietrantonio F. Cancer care in transgender and gender-diverse persons: results from two national surveys among providers and health service users by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology. ESMO Open 2023; 8:101578. [PMID: 37270870 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) population represents an underserved group across the cancer care continuum. To assess the perspective of both oncology health care providers (OHPs) and TGD individuals in Italy, we conducted two national surveys: one among 2407 OHPs about their attitudes, knowledge and behavior toward TGD patients, and one among TGD persons about their health needs, experiences and barriers encountered in the use of health services across the cancer continuum. MATERIALS AND METHODS The surveys were self-compiled web-based computer-aided web interview, conducted in Italy within the 'OncoGender-Promoting Inclusion in Oncology' project, led by the Italian national cancer society [Associazione Italiana di Oncologia Medica (AIOM)]-associated researchers. All members of AIOM were invited by e-mail to participate in the OHP survey. TGD persons were reached through advocacy groups and consumers' panel. The recruitment was completed on a voluntary basis. Survey data were collected and managed using an online platform managed by ELMA Research, an independent pharmaceutical marketing agency. RESULTS A total of 305 OHPs (13% of AIOM members) and 190 TGD individuals participated in the surveys. Only 19% of OHPs felt competent in providing care to TGD patients and 21% declared not to feel comfortable in treating TGD patients. Seventy-one percent of TGD persons reported that they had never joined any cancer screening program; 32% reported one or more acts of discrimination by health care providers. Seventy-two percent of OHPs recognized the lack of specific education on cancer care for TGD patients and deemed it necessary to receive adequate training. CONCLUSIONS A general lack of knowledge among OHPs about TGD health issues seems to be the main driver of difficulties in providing assistance and of discriminatory attitudes against TGD individuals. Ultimately, this whole issue generates access barriers and contributes to lack of trust in health care services. Educational interventions and an implementation of person-centric cancer policies are urgently needed.
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- A G Leone
- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biostatistics for Clinical Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- European Institute of Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hematology (DIPO), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- IFOM-The FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Oncology Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, AOU delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy; Department of Medical Oncology, U.O. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, A.O. Ordine Mauriziano, Turin, Italy
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- UOC Oncologia Medica, ASL Pescara P.O., Pescara, Italy
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale di Summa A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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Natalicchio A, Montagnani M, Gallo M, Marrano N, Faggiano A, Zatelli MC, Mazzilli R, Argentiero A, Danesi R, D'Oronzo S, Fogli S, Giuffrida D, Gori S, Ragni A, Renzelli V, Russo A, Franchina T, Tuveri E, Sciacca L, Monami M, Cirino G, Di Cianni G, Colao A, Avogaro A, Cinieri S, Silvestris N, Giorgino F. MiRNA dysregulation underlying common pathways in type 2 diabetes and cancer development: an Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)/Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD)/Italian Society of Diabetology (SID)/Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE)/Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF) multidisciplinary critical view. ESMO Open 2023; 8:101573. [PMID: 37263082 PMCID: PMC10245125 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Increasing evidence suggests that patients with diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes (T2D), are characterized by an increased risk of developing different types of cancer, so cancer could be proposed as a new T2D-related complication. On the other hand, cancer may also increase the risk of developing new-onset diabetes, mainly caused by anticancer therapies. Hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, and chronic inflammation typical of T2D could represent possible mechanisms involved in cancer development in diabetic patients. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a subset of non-coding RNAs, ⁓22 nucleotides in length, which control the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression through both translational repression and messenger RNA degradation. Of note, miRNAs have multiple target genes and alteration of their expression has been reported in multiple diseases, including T2D and cancer. Accordingly, specific miRNA-regulated pathways are involved in the pathogenesis of both conditions. In this review, a panel of experts from the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM), Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD), Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE), and Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF) provide a critical view of the evidence about the involvement of miRNAs in the pathophysiology of both T2D and cancer, trying to identify the shared miRNA signature and pathways able to explain the strong correlation between the two conditions, as well as to envision new common pharmacological approaches.
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- A Natalicchio
- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Section of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, AO SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo of Alessandria, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, ENETS Center of Excellence, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Endocrinology, Geriatrics, and Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, ENETS Center of Excellence, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto Oncologico del Mediterraneo, Viagrande, Catania, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Don Calabria-Sacro Cuore di Negrar, Verona, Italy
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- Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, AO SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo of Alessandria, Alessandria, Italy
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- Diabetologist and Endocrinologist, Italian Association of Clinical Diabetologists, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Human Pathology "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Diabetology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Service, ASL-Sulcis, Carbonia, Sardinia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Endocrinology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Diabetology, Careggi Hospital and University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Diabetes Unit, Livorno Hospital, Livorno, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy; UNESCO Chair, Education for Health and Sustainable Development, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Division and Breast Unit, Senatore Antonio Perrino Hospital, ASL Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Human Pathology "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
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Miglietta F, Fabi A, Generali D, Dieci MV, Arpino G, Bianchini G, Cinieri S, Conte PF, Curigliano G, De Laurentiis M, Del Mastro L, De Placido S, Gennari A, Puglisi F, Zambelli A, Perrone F, Guarneri V. Corrigendum to "Optimizing choices and sequences in the diagnostic-therapeutic landscape of advanced triple-negative breast cancer: An Italian consensus paper and critical review" [Cancer Treatm. Rev. 114 (2023) 102511]. Cancer Treat Rev 2023; 117:102570. [PMID: 37150120 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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- F Miglietta
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy; Oncology 2 Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy
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- Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS Roma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy; Multidisciplinary Unit of Breast Pathology and Translational Research, Cremona Hospital, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy; Oncology 2 Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Senatore Antonio Perrino, Brindisi, Italy
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- Rete Oncologica Veneta (ROV), Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano, Italy; Division of Early Drug Development, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Breast and Thoracic Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Breast Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy; Department of Medical Oncology, CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; Medical Oncology and Hematology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Trials Unit, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy; Oncology 2 Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy.
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La Salvia A, Modica R, Rossi RE, Spada F, Rinzivillo M, Panzuto F, Faggiano A, Cinieri S, Fazio N. Targeting neuroendocrine tumors with octreotide and lanreotide: Key points for clinical practice from NET specialists. Cancer Treat Rev 2023; 117:102560. [PMID: 37088017 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
Abstract
Octreotide and lanreotide are the two somatostatin analogs (SSA) currently available in clinical practice. They have been approved first to control the clinical syndrome (mainly carcinoid syndrome) associated with functioning neuroendocrine tumors (NET) and later for tumor growth control in advanced low/intermediate grade NET. Although evidence regarding their role, especially as antiproliferative therapy, has been increasing over the years some clinical indications remain controversial. Solicited by AIOM (Italian Association of Medical Oncology) a group of clinicians from various specialties, including medical oncology, endocrinology, and gastroenterology, deeply involved in NET for their clinical and research activity, addressed eight open questions, critically reviewing evidence and guidelines and sharing clinical take-home messages. The questions regarded the use of long-acting octreotide and lanreotide in the following settings: functioning and non-functioning NET refractory to label dose, first-line metastatic pulmonary NET, combination with other therapy with an antiproliferative intent, maintenance in NET responding to other therapies, adjuvant treatment, Ki-67-related cut-off, somatostatin receptor imaging, safety, and feasibility. The level of evidence is not absolute for the majority of these clinical contexts, so it is recommended to distinguish routine versus sporadic utilization in very selected cases. Mention of such specific issues by the main European guidelines (ENETS, European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society, and ESMO, European Society for Medical Oncology) was explored and their position reported. However, different clinical decisions on single patients could be made if the case is carefully discussed within a NET-dedicated multidisciplinary team.
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- A La Salvia
- National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Health (ISS), Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Endocrinology Unit of Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology and Neuroendocrine Tumors, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
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- ENETS Center of Excellence, Disease Unit, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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- ENETS Center of Excellence, Disease Unit, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, ENETS Center of Excellence, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology Division and Breast Unit, ASL Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy.
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology and Neuroendocrine Tumors, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
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Pedrazzoli P, Lasagna A, Cassaniti I, Piralla A, Squeri A, Bruno R, Sacchi P, Baldanti F, Di Maio M, Beretta GD, Cinieri S, Silvestris N. Vaccination for seasonal flu, pneumococcal infection, and SARS-CoV-2 in patients with solid tumors: recommendations of the Associazione Italiana di Oncologia Medica (AIOM). ESMO Open 2023; 8:101215. [PMID: 37104930 PMCID: PMC10067463 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Patients with cancer have a well-known and higher risk of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). VPDs may cause severe complications in this setting due to the immune system impairment, malnutrition and oncological treatments. Despite this evidence, vaccination rates are inadequate. The Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) has been involved in vaccination awareness since 2014. Based on a careful review of the available data about the immunogenicity, effectiveness and safety of flu, pneumococcal and anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, we report the recommendations of the Associazione Italiana di Oncologia Medica about these vaccinations in adult patients with solid tumors. AIOM recommends comprehensive education on the issue of VPDs. We believe that a multidisciplinary care model may improve the vaccination coverage in immunocompromised patients. Continued surveillance, implementation of preventive practices and future well-designed immunological prospective studies are essential for a better management of our patients with cancer.
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- P Pedrazzoli
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
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- Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Human Pathology "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy; School of Specialization in Medical Oncology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Division of Medical Oncology, Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Division and Breast Unit, Senatore Antonio Perrino Hospital, ASL Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Human Pathology "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Miglietta F, Fabi A, Generali D, Dieci MV, Arpino G, Bianchini G, Cinieri S, Conte PF, Curigliano G, De Laurentis M, Del Mastro L, De Placido S, Gennari A, Puglisi F, Zambelli A, Perrone F, Guarneri V. Optimizing choices and sequences in the diagnostic-therapeutic landscape of advanced triple-negative breast cancer: An Italian consensus paper and critical review. Cancer Treat Rev 2023; 114:102511. [PMID: 36638600 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Triple-negative (TN) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) represents the most challenging scenario withing mBC framework, and it has been only slightly affected by the tremendous advancements in terms of drug availability and survival prolongation we have witnessed in the last years for advanced disease. However, although chemotherapy still represents the mainstay of TN mBC management, in the past years, several novel effective agents have been developed and made available in the clinical practice setting. Within this framework, a panel composed of a scientific board of 17 internationally recognized breast oncologists and 42 oncologists working within local spoke centers, addressed 26 high-priority statements, including grey areas, regarding the management of TN mBC. A structured methodology based on a modified Delphi approach to administer the survey and the Nominal Group Technique to capture perceptions and preferences on the management of TN mBC within the Italian Oncology community were adopted. The Panel produced a set of prioritized considerations/consensus statements reflecting the Panel position on diagnostic and staging approach, first-line and second-line treatments of PD-L1-positive/germline BRCA (gBRCA) wild-type, PD-L1-positive/gBRCA mutated, PD-L1-negative/gBRCA wild-type and PD-L1-negative/gBRCA mutated TN mBC. The Panel critically and comprehensively discussed the most relevant and/or unexpected results and put forward possible interpretations for statements not reaching the consensus threshold.
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- F Miglietta
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy; Oncology 2 Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy
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- Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS Roma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy; Multidisciplinary Unit of Breast Pathology and Translational Research, Cremona Hospital, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy; Oncology 2 Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Senatore Antonio Perrino, Brindisi, Italy
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- Rete Oncologica Veneta (ROV), Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano, Italy; Division of Early Drug Development, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Breast Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy; Department of Medical Oncology, CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; Medical Oncology and Hematology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Trials Unit, National Cancer Institute IRCCS Fondazione G.Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy; Oncology 2 Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy.
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Capoluongo ED, Pellegrino B, Arenare L, Califano D, Scambia G, Beltrame L, Serra V, Scaglione GL, Spina A, Cecere SC, De Cecio R, Normanno N, Colombo N, Lorusso D, Russo D, Nardelli C, D'Incalci M, Llop-Guevara A, Pisano C, Baldassarre G, Mezzanzanica D, Artioli G, Setaro M, Tasca G, Roma C, Campanini N, Cinieri S, Sergi A, Musolino A, Perrone F, Chiodini P, Marchini S, Pignata S. Alternative academic approaches for testing homologous recombination deficiency in ovarian cancer in the MITO16A/MaNGO-OV2 trial. ESMO Open 2022; 7:100585. [PMID: 36156447 PMCID: PMC9512829 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The detection of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) can identify patients who are more responsive to platinum and poly ADP ribose polymerase inhibitors (PARPi). MyChoice CDx (Myriad) is the most used HRD test in ovarian cancer (OC). However, some limitations of commercial tests exist, because of the high rate of inconclusive results, costs, and the impossibility of evaluating functional resistance mechanisms. Patients and methods Two academic genomic tests and a functional assay, the RAD51 foci, were evaluated to detect HRD. One hundred patients with high-grade OC enrolled in the MITO16A/MaNGO-OV2 trial and treated with first-line therapy with carboplatin, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab were analyzed. Results The failure rate of the two genomic assays was 2%. The sensitivity in detecting HRD when compared with Myriad was 98.1% and 90.6%, respectively. The agreement rate with Myriad was 0.92 and 0.87, with a Cohen’s κ coefficient corresponding to 0.84 and 0.74, respectively. For the RAD51 foci assay, the failure rate was 30%. When the test was successful, discordant results for deficient and proficient tumors were observed, and additional HRD patients were identified compared to Myriad; sensitivity was 82.9%, agreement rate was 0.65, and Cohen’s κ coefficient was 0.18. The HRD detected by genomic assays and residual tumor at primary surgery and stage was correlated with progression-free survival at multivariate analysis. Conclusions Results suggest the feasibility of academic tests for assessing HRD status that show robust concordance with Myriad and correlation with clinical outcome. The contribution of the functional information related to the RAD51 foci test to the genomic data needs further investigation. Deficiency in homologous recombination repair of DNA generates genomic instability and permanent genomic changes. HRD status is fundamental for identifying OC patients suitable for platinum and PARPi treatment. HRD testing is considered a topic with urgent need for improvement, going beyond those available commercially. Within this study, two academic genomic tests and a functional assay, the RAD51 foci, were evaluated to detect HRD. Our tests compare favorably with the reference Myriad assay and correlate with the outcome of high-grade OC patients.
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- E D Capoluongo
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples; Azienda Ospedaliera per L'Emergenza, Cannizzaro, Catania
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma; Medical Oncology and Breast Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma; Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica (GOIRC), Parma
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples
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- Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS - Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples
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- Department of Women and Child Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome; Department of Life Science and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart Largo Agostino Gemelli, Rome
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- Molecular Pharmacology laboratory., Group of Cancer Pharmacology IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Advanced Biotechnology, Università Federico II-CEINGE, Naples; IDI-IRCSS, Rome
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- Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS - Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples
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- Uro-Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples
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- Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori 'Fondazione Giovanni Pascale', IRCCS, Napoli
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- Cell Biology and Biotherapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori 'Fondazione Giovanni Pascale', IRCCS, Napoli
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- University of Milan-Bicocca and European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan
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- Department of Women and Child Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome; Department of Life Science and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart Largo Agostino Gemelli, Rome
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- Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS - Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples; Advanced Biotechnology, Università Federico II-CEINGE, Naples
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- Molecular Pharmacology laboratory., Group of Cancer Pharmacology IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan
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- Uro-Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples
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- Molecular Oncology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano
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- Molecular Therapies Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan
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- Oncologia Medica, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso
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- Advanced Biotechnology, Università Federico II-CEINGE, Naples
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- Division of Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova
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- Cell Biology and Biotherapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori 'Fondazione Giovanni Pascale', IRCCS, Napoli
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- Unit of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Parma
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- Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Senatore Antonio Perrino, Brindisi
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- Molecular Pharmacology laboratory., Group of Cancer Pharmacology IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy; Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma; Medical Oncology and Breast Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma; Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica (GOIRC), Parma
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples
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- Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, Section of Statistics, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology laboratory., Group of Cancer Pharmacology IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Uro-Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples.
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Munzone E, Regan M, Cinieri S, Montagna E, Orlando L, Shi R, Campadelli E, Gianni L, De Giorgi U, Bengala C, Generali D, Collova E, Puglisi F, Cretella E, Zamagni C, Chini C, Goldhirsch A, Colleoni M. 216MO A randomized phase II trial of metronomic oral vinorelbine plus cyclophosphamide and capecitabine (VEX) vs weekly paclitaxel (P) as first- or second-line treatment in patients (pts) with ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (MBC): The METEORA-II trial (IBCSG 54-16). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Andrini E, Lamberti G, Mazzoni F, Riccardi F, Bonetti A, Follador A, Giardina D, Genova C, Guaitoli G, Frassoldati A, Brighenti M, Colantonio I, Pasello G, Ficorella C, Cinieri S, Tiseo M, Gelsomino F, Tognetto M, Rihawi K, Ardizzoni A. EP14.01-006 CeLEBrATE: Phase II trial of CarbopLatin, Etoposide, Bevacizumab and Atezolizumab in Patients with exTEnsive-Stage SCLC-GOIRC-01-2019. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Incorvaia L, Fiorino A, Gori S, Cinieri S, Curigliano G, Toss A, Cortesi L, Ricciardi G, Chiari R, Peri M, Brando C, Bazan Russo T, Gristina V, Galvano A, Damerino G, Carreca I, Novo G, Badalamenti G, Bazan V, Russo A. 904MO Anthracycline-related cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients carrying mutational signature of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Russo A, Incorvaia L, Capoluongo E, Tagliaferri P, Gori S, Cortesi L, Genuardi M, Turchetti D, De Giorgi U, Di Maio M, Barberis M, Dessena M, Del Re M, Lapini A, Luchini C, Jereczek-Fossa BA, Sapino A, Cinieri S. Implementation of preventive and predictive BRCA testing in patients with breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancer: a position paper of Italian Scientific Societies. ESMO Open 2022; 7:100459. [PMID: 35597177 PMCID: PMC9126927 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Constitutional BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants (PVs) are associated with an increased risk for developing breast and ovarian cancers. Current evidence indicates that BRCA1/2 PVs are also associated with pancreatic cancer, and that BRCA2 PVs are associated with prostate cancer risk. The identification of carriers of constitutional PVs in the BRCA1/2 genes allows the implementation of individual and family prevention pathways, through validated screening programs and risk-reducing strategies. According to the relevant and increasing therapeutic predictive implications, the inclusion of BRCA testing in the routine management of patients with breast, ovarian, pancreatic and prostate cancers represent a key requirement to optimize medical or surgical therapeutic and prevention decision-making, and access to specific anticancer therapies. Therefore, accurate patient selection, the use of standardized and harmonized procedures, and adherence to homogeneous testing criteria, are essential elements to implement BRCA testing in clinical practice. This consensus position paper has been developed and approved by a multidisciplinary Expert Panel of 64 professionals on behalf of the AIOM–AIRO–AISP–ANISC–AURO–Fondazione AIOM–SIAPEC/IAP–SIBioC–SICO–SIF–SIGE–SIGU–SIU–SIURO–UROP Italian Scientific Societies, and a patient association (aBRCAdaBRA Onlus). The working group included medical, surgical and radiation oncologists, medical and molecular geneticists, clinical molecular biologists, surgical and molecular pathologists, organ specialists such as gynecologists, gastroenterologists and urologists, and pharmacologists. The manuscript is based on the expert consensus and reports the best available evidence, according to the current eligibility criteria for BRCA testing and counseling, it also harmonizes with current Italian National Guidelines and Clinical Recommendations. The rapid technologic and medical progress on BRCA-related cancers produced a clinical need for BRCA testing optimization. To incorporate BRCA testing in the routine management is a key requirement to help medical or surgical decision-making Standardized procedures and harmonized testing criteria are needed to implement BRCA testing in clinical practice. Adequate training and qualification for multidisciplinary team members are crucial for the success of the patient care path.
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- A Russo
- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Clinical Pathology- Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Medical and Translational Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar di Valpolicella, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- University Hospital Foundation "A. Gemelli", IRCCS - Medical Genetics Unit, Rome, Italy; Section of Genomic Medicine, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Catholic University Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Center for Studies on Hereditary Cancer, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Medical Genetics, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Division of Medical Oncology, Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Histopathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- S.C. Experimental Surgery, Oncology Hospital, Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Florence, University Hospital of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Pathology, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy; ARC-Net Research Center, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS Candiolo, Candiolo, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Division and Breast Unit, Senatore Antonio Perrino Hospital, ASL Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
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Procopio G, Chiuri V, Giordano M, Alitto A, Maisano R, Bordonaro R, Cinieri S, Rossetti S, De Placido S, Airoldi M, Galli L, Gasparro D, Ludovico G, Guglielmini P, Carella C, Nova P, Aglietta M, Schips L, Beccaglia P, Sciarra A, Livi L, Santini D, Procopio G, Chiuri V, Mantini G, Roberto Bordonaro RM, Cinieri S, Rossetti S, De Placido S, Airoldi M, Galli L, Gasparro D, Ludovico GM, Guglielmini PF, Santini D, Naglieri E, Fagnani D, Aglietta M, Livi L, Schips L, Passalacqua R, Fiore M, D'Angelillo RM, Ceresoli GL, Magrini S, Rondonotti D, Mirone V, Ferriero MC, Sciarra A, Acquati M, Boccardo F, Scagliotti GV, Mencoboni M, De Giorgi U, Micheletti G, Lanzetta G, Sartori D, Carlini P, Soto Parra HJ, Battaglia M, Uricchio F, Bernardo A, De Lisa A, Carrieri G, Ardizzoia A, Aieta M, Pisconti S, Marchetti P, Paiar F. Real-world experience of abiraterone acetate plus prednisone in chemotherapy-naive patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: long-term results of the prospective ABItude study. ESMO Open 2022; 7:100431. [PMID: 35405438 PMCID: PMC9058899 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Limited real-world data exist on the effectiveness and safety of abiraterone acetate plus prednisone (abiraterone hereafter) in the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) naive to chemotherapy. Most of the few available studies had a retrospective design and included a small number of patients. In the interim analysis of the ABItude study, abiraterone showed good clinical effectiveness and safety profile in the chemotherapy-naive setting over a median follow-up of 18 months. Patients and methods We evaluated clinical and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of chemotherapy-naive mCRPC patients treated with abiraterone as for clinical practice in the Italian, observational, prospective, multicentric ABItude study. mCRPC patients were enrolled at abiraterone start (February 2016-June 2017) and followed up for 3 years; clinical endpoints and PROs, including quality of life (QoL) and pain, were prospectively collected. Kaplan–Meier curves were estimated. Results Of the 481 patients enrolled, 454 were assessable for final study analyses. At abiraterone start, the median age was 77 years, with 58.6% elderly patients and 69% having at least one comorbidity (57.5% cardiovascular diseases). Visceral metastases were present in 8.4% of patients. Over a median follow-up of 24.8 months, median progression-free survival (any progression reported by the investigators), time to abiraterone discontinuation, and overall survival were, respectively, 17.3 months [95% confidence interval (CI) 14.1-19.4 months], 16.0 months (95% CI 13.1-18.2 months), and 37.3 months (95% CI 36.5 months-not estimable); 64.2% of patients achieved ≥50% reduction in prostate-specific antigen. QoL assessed by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—Prostate, the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level, and European Quality of Life Visual Analog Scale remained stable during treatment. Median time to pain progression according to Brief Pain Inventory data was 31.1 months (95% CI 24.8 months-not estimable). Sixty-two patients (13.1%) had at least one adverse drug reaction (ADR) and 8 (1.7%) one serious ADR. Conclusion With longer follow-up, abiraterone therapy remains safe, well tolerated, and active in a large unselected population. A prospective real-life study of abiraterone acetate in mCRPC patients. In 481 chemotherapy-naive mCRPC patients (median follow-up: 25 months), abiraterone plus prednisone was effective and safe. QoL, measured with various tools, remained stable during treatment with abiraterone plus prednisone. The median time to pain progression was 31.1 months.
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Cazzaniga ME, Vallini I, Montagna E, Amoroso D, Berardi R, Butera A, Cagossi K, Cavanna L, Ciccarese M, Cinieri S, Cretella E, De Conciliis E, Febbraro A, Ferraù F, Ferzi A, Baldelli A, Fontana A, Gambaro AR, Garrone O, Gebbia V, Generali D, Gianni L, Giovanardi F, Grassadonia A, Leonardi V, Marchetti P, Sarti S, Musolino A, Nicolini M, Putzu C, Riccardi F, Santini D, Saracchini S, Sarobba MG, Schintu MG, Scognamiglio G, Spadaro P, Taverniti C, Toniolo D, Tralongo P, Turletti A, Valenza R, Valerio MR, Vici P, Di Mauro P, Cogliati V, Capici S, Clivio L, Torri V. Metronomic chemotherapy (mCHT) in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients: results of the VICTOR-6 study. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021; 190:415-424. [PMID: 34546500 PMCID: PMC8558172 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06375-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Purpose Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents a subtype of breast cancer which lacks the expression of oestrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2): TNBC accounts for approximately 20% of newly diagnosed breast cancers and is associated with younger age at diagnosis, greater recurrence risk and shorter survival time. Therapeutic options are very scarce. Aim of the present analysis is to provide further insights into the clinical activity of metronomic chemotherapy (mCHT), in a real-life setting. Methods We used data included in the VICTOR-6 study for the present analysis. VICTOR-6 is an Italian multicentre retrospective cohort study, which collected data of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients who have received mCHT between 2011 and 2016. Amongst the 584 patients included in the study, 97 were triple negative. In 40.2% of the TNBC patients, mCHT was the first chemotherapy treatment, whereas 32.9% had received 2 or more lines of treatment for the metastatic disease. 45.4% out of 97 TNBC patients received a vinorelbine (VRL)-based regimen, which resulted in the most used type of mCHT, followed by cyclophosphamide (CTX)-based regimens (30.9%) and capecitabine (CAPE)-based combinations (22.7%). Results Overall response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) were 17.5% and 64.9%, respectively. Median progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 6.0 months (95% CI: 4.9–7.2) and 12.1 months (95% CI: 9.6–16.7). Median PFS was 6.9 months for CAPE-based regimens (95% CI: 5.0–18.4), 6.1 months (95% CI: 4.0–8.9) for CTX-based and 5.3 months (95% CI: 4.1–9.5) for VRL-based ones. Median OS was 18.2 months (95% CI: 9.1-NE) for CAPE-based regimens and 11.8 months for VRL- (95% CI: 9.3–16.7 and CTX-based ones (95%CI: 8.7–52.8). Tumour response, PFS and OS decreased proportionally in later lines. Conclusion This analysis represents the largest series of TNBC patients treated with mCHT in a real-life setting and provides further insights into the advantages of using this strategy even in this poor prognosis subpopulation.
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- M E Cazzaniga
- Phase 1 Research Centre and Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, ASST Monza, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza, MB, Italy.
- Oncology Unit, ASST Monza, Monza, MB, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology, ASST Sette Laghi Ospedale Di Circolo E Fondazione Macchi, Varese, VA, Italy
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- Medical Senology Division, IEO, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Versilia, ATNO, Lido Di Camaiore, LU, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale San Giovanni Di Dio, Agrigento, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Ramazzini, Carpi, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Vito Fazzi, Lecce, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, ASL Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale S. Cuore di Gesù Fatebenefratelli, Benevento, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Osp Taormina, Taormina, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A.S.S.T. Ovest Milanese Legnano, Legnano, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale San Salvatore, Pesaro, Italy
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- Medical Oncology 2, Az. Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Italy
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- Breast Unit Medical Oncology, A.O. S. Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale La Maddalena, Palermo, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Istituti Ospitalieri Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda USL Romagna, U.O. di Oncologia Rimini, Cattolica, Italy
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- AUSL IRCCS Reggio Emilia Provincial Oncology Unit, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, P.O. SS Annunziata -ASL2 Lanciano-Vasto, Chieti, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Civico, Palermo, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A.O. Sant'Andrea, Roma, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", 47014, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Medical Oncology and Breast Unit, University of Parma and University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda USL Romagna, U.O. di Oncologia Rimini, Cattolica, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A. Ospedaliera-Universitaria, Sassari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A. Ospedaliera Antonio Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Università Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Az. Osp. Santa Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale San Francesco, Nuoro, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Osp Giovanni Paolo II, Olbia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Casa di Cura Villa Salus-Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, Osp. Molinette, Torino, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, ASST Rhodense, Ospedale di Circolo Rho, Rho, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Osp. Umberto I, Siracusa, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, P.O. Martini, Torino, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, P.O. Vittorio Emanuele, Gela, Italy
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- Department of Discipline Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Stomatologiche (DICHIRONS), Medical Oncology, A.O.U. Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
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- Phase IV trials, IRCCS, INT Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
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- Oncology Unit, ASST Monza, Monza, MB, Italy
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- Phase 1 Research Centre and Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, ASST Monza, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza, MB, Italy
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- Phase 1 Research Centre and Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, ASST Monza, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza, MB, Italy
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- Oncology Department, IRCCS Mario Negri Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Oncology Department, IRCCS Mario Negri Institute, Milan, Italy
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Russo A, Incorvaia L, Del Re M, Malapelle U, Capoluongo E, Gristina V, Castiglia M, Danesi R, Fassan M, Giuffrè G, Gori S, Marchetti A, Normanno N, Pinto C, Rossi G, Santini D, Sartore-Bianchi A, Silvestris N, Tagliaferri P, Troncone G, Cinieri S, Beretta GD. The molecular profiling of solid tumors by liquid biopsy: a position paper of the AIOM-SIAPEC-IAP-SIBioC-SIC-SIF Italian Scientific Societies. ESMO Open 2021; 6:100164. [PMID: 34091263 PMCID: PMC8182269 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The term liquid biopsy (LB) refers to the use of various biological fluids as a surrogate for neoplastic tissue to achieve information for diagnostic, prognostic and predictive purposes. In the current clinical practice, LB is used for the identification of driver mutations in circulating tumor DNA derived from both tumor tissue and circulating neoplastic cells. As suggested by a growing body of evidence, however, there are several clinical settings where biological samples other than tissue could be used in the routine practice to identify potentially predictive biomarkers of either response or resistance to targeted treatments. New applications are emerging as useful clinical tools, and other blood derivatives, such as circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor RNA, microRNAs, platelets, extracellular vesicles, as well as other biofluids such as urine and cerebrospinal fluid, may be adopted in the near future. Despite the evident advantages compared with tissue biopsy, LB still presents some limitations due to both biological and technological issues. In this context, the absence of harmonized procedures corresponds to an unmet clinical need, ultimately affecting the rapid implementation of LB in clinical practice. In this position paper, based on experts’ opinions, the AIOM–SIAPEC-IAP–SIBIOC–SIF Italian Scientific Societies critically discuss the most relevant technical issues of LB, the current and emerging evidences, with the aim to optimizing the applications of LB in the clinical setting. In the current clinical practice LB is used for the identification of driver mutations in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). New applications in tumors other than non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are emerging as useful clinical tools. Other blood derivatives, together with other biofluids, are an active field of research and may be adopted in the near future. Despite the evident advantages, liquid biopsy still presents limitations due to both biological and technological issues. Standardization of the procedures needs to be addressed to ensure widespread implementation in clinical practice.
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- A Russo
- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D.), Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D.), Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), Surgical Pathology Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Veneto Institute of Oncology (IOV-IRCCS), Padua, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age 'Gaetano Barresi', Section of Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar di Valpolicella, Italy
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- Center of Predictive Molecular Medicine, University-Foundation, CeSI Biotech Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Cell Biology and Biotherapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Clinical Cancer Centre, IRCCS-AUSL di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Ospedale Santa Maria Delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Campus Biomedico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Tumori 'Giovanni Paolo II' of Bari, Bari, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Medical and Translational Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Division and Breast Unit, Senatore Antonio Perrino Hospital, ASL Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy
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Silvestris N, Di Maio M, Russo A, Chiari R, De Giorgi U, Del Mastro L, Giuffrida D, La Verde N, Perrone F, Tucci M, Beretta GD, Cinieri S. COVID-19 infection in cancer patients: what has been the contribution of Associazione Italiana Oncologia Medica (AIOM) to oncological care since the beginning of the first pandemic wave? ESMO Open 2021; 6:100100. [PMID: 33819751 PMCID: PMC7973080 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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High mortality rates in elderly patients or in those with underlying chronic illnesses and/or a compromised immune system is a peculiar feature of COVID-19 infection. The possible coexistence of a cancer and COVID-19 infection in the same individual prompted concerns regarding their synergistic effect on prognosis. In order to balance patients’ needs with the risks related to the infection, the question oncologists have asked from the beginning of the first wave of the pandemic has been: ‘how can we deal with COVID-19 infection in cancer patients?’ In pursuing its mission, the Associazione Italiana Oncologia Medica (AIOM) has made every possible effort to support cancer patients, health care professionals and institutions in the decision-making processes the pandemic has engendered within this scenario. The relevant documents as well as the educational and institutional initiatives the AIOM has taken are reported in this article. AIOM made all efforts to support cancer patients, health care professionals and institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. ConFederazione degli Oncologi, Cardiologi e Ematologi is the first technical round table in the world bringing together oncologists, cardiologists and hematologists. In November 2020, AIOM, COMU and CIPOMO updated specific COVID-19 recommendations for medical oncology. AIOM has recommended that authorities include cancer patients receiving therapy in the high priority group for vaccination.
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- N Silvestris
- IRCCS Istituto Tumori 'Giovanni Paolo II' of Bari, Bari, Italy; DIMO Università degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- UOC Oncologia Padova Sud, Azienda ULSS 6 Euganea, Padua, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori 'Dino Amadori' (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Istituto Oncologico del Mediterraneo, Viagrande, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, PO Sacco, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori 'Fondazione G. Pascale', IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Cardinal Massaia Hospital, Asti, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Antonio Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy.
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Dupoiron D, Montesarchio V, Lecrerc J, Cinieri S, España S, Fernandez A, Sanz J, Tack J, Davies A. 1866P Preliminary quality of life and safety results of naloxegol for patients with cancer pain diagnosed with opioid induced constipation. NACASY study. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Negru M, Tondini C, Pastorino A, Caccese M, Cariello A, Bertolini A, Buzzatti G, Cinieri S, Comandone A, Grossi F, Franchini M, Caffo O, Garrone O, Mambrini A, Leone F, Chini C, Agustoni F, Artioli F, Blasi L, Aschele C. 1705P SARS-CoV-2 infection among cancer patients receiving antitumor treatment in Italy: A nationwide observational study (CIPOMO ONCO COVID-19). Ann Oncol 2020. [PMCID: PMC7506478 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Lai E, Cremolini C, Puzzoni M, Bergamo F, Zucchelli G, Libertini M, Dettori M, Banzi M, Boccaccino A, Cinieri S, Cavo A, Piacentini G, Andreozzi F, Banna G, Nappo F, Iachetta F, Rota S, Conca V, Zaniboni A, Scartozzi M. 447P Long term survival with regorafenib: REALITY (real life in Italy) trial - A GISCAD Study. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Malorni L, Curigliano G, Minisini AM, Cinieri S, Tondini CA, D'Hollander K, Arpino G, Bernardo A, Martignetti A, Criscitiello C, Puglisi F, Pestrin M, Sanna G, Moretti E, Risi E, Biagioni C, McCartney A, Boni L, Buyse M, Migliaccio I, Biganzoli L, Di Leo A. Palbociclib as single agent or in combination with the endocrine therapy received before disease progression for estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer: TREnd trial. Ann Oncol 2019; 29:1748-1754. [PMID: 29893790 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background The activity of palbociclib as a single agent in advanced breast cancer has not been extensively studied, with the only available clinical data limited to heavily pretreated patients. Preclinical data suggests palbociclib may partially reverse endocrine resistance, though this hypothesis has not been evaluated in previous clinical studies. This phase II, open-label, multicenter study examined the activity of palbociclib monotherapy, as well as palbociclib given in combination with the same endocrine therapy (ET) that was received prior to disease progression, in postmenopausal women with moderately pretreated, estrogen receptor-positive, HER2 negative advanced breast cancer. Patients and methods Eligible women with advanced disease which had progressed on one or two prior ETs were randomized 1 : 1 to receive either palbociclib alone, or palbociclib in combination with the ET as previously received. Primary end point was clinical benefit rate (CBR); secondary end points included progression-free survival (PFS). Results Between October 2012 and July 2016, a total of 115 patients were randomized. The CBR was 54% [95% confidence interval (CI): 41.5-63.7] for combination therapy, and 60% (95% CI: 47.8-72.9) for monotherapy. Median PFS was 10.8 months (95% CI: 5.6-12.7) for combination therapy, and 6.5 months (95% CI: 5.4-8.5) for monotherapy [hazard ratio (HR) 0.69; 95% CI: 0.4-1.1, exploratory P-value = 0.12]. Exploratory analyses revealed the PFS advantage for combination therapy was seen in the subgroup of patients who received prior ET for >6 months (HR 0.53; 95% CI: 0.3-0.9, exploratory P-value = 0.02), but not in those who received prior ET for ≤6 months. Conclusion Palbociclib has clinical activity as a single agent in women with moderately pretreated, oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer. Palbociclib may have potential to reverse endocrine resistance in patients with a history of previous durable response to ET. Clinical trial information NCT02549430.
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- L Malorni
- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy.
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- Division of Early Drug Development, Department of Haematology and Haemato-Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, ASL Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
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- Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- International Drug Development Institute, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples
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- Medical Oncology Department, ICS Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Oncology Department, Azienda USL Toscana Sud Est, Hospital Alta Val D'Elsa, Poggibonsi Siena, Italy
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- Division of Early Drug Development, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention Unit, IRCCS, CRO National Cancer Institute, Aviano; Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- Clinical Trial Coordinating Center, AOU Careggi, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Florence, Italy
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- International Drug Development Institute, San Francisco, USA
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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Lorusso D, Ferrandina G, Colombo N, Pignata S, Pietragalla A, Sonetto C, Pisano C, Lapresa MT, Savarese A, Tagliaferri P, Lombardi D, Cinieri S, Breda E, Sabatucci I, Sabbatini R, Conte C, Cecere SC, Maltese G, Scambia G. Carboplatin-paclitaxel compared to Carboplatin-Paclitaxel-Bevacizumab in advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer: MITO END-2 - A randomized phase II trial. Gynecol Oncol 2019; 155:406-412. [PMID: 31677820 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Increased Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor (VEGF) expression in endometrial cancer (EC) is associated with a poor prognosis. Preliminary clinical data reported Bevacizumab effectiveness in EC both as single agent and in combination with chemotherapy. METHODS In a phase II trial, patients with advanced (FIGO stage III-IV) or recurrent EC were randomized to receive Carboplatin-Paclitaxel standard dose for 6-8 cycles vs Carboplatin-Paclitaxel and Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg in combination with chemotherapy and maintenance until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was progression free survival (PFS). RESULTS 108 patients were randomized; PFS (10.5 vs 13.7 months, HR 0.84 p = 0.43), overall response rate (ORR 53.1% vs 74.4%) and overall survival (OS) (29.7 vs 40.0 months, HR 0.71 p = 0.24) resulted in a non-significant increase in Bevacizumab treated patients. The PFS increase became significant when an exploratory analysis with the Breslow test was used. Moreover, patients treated with Bevacizumab experienced a significant increase in 6-month disease control rate (70.4% vs 90.7%). Cardiovascular events were more frequent in the experimental arm ("de novo" grade ≥2 hypertension 21% vs 0% and grade ≥2 thromboembolic events 11% vs 2% in the Bevacizumab vs standard treatment arm, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced/recurrent EC failed to demonstrate a significant increase in PFS in the MITO END-2 trial. Nevertheless, these preliminary data suggests some effectiveness of the antiangiogenic agent which merits further exploration in a larger population with a better molecular characterization.
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- D Lorusso
- Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Program, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of medicine and surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Fondazione Pascale National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Fondazione Pascale National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Program, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Magna Grecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, CRO, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Di Summa-Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Fondazione Pascale National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Piccirillo MC, Scambia G, Bologna A, Signoriello S, Vergote I, Baumann K, Lorusso D, Murgia V, Sorio R, Ferrandina G, Sacco C, Cormio G, Breda E, Cinieri S, Natale D, Mangili G, Pisano C, Cecere SC, Di Napoli M, Salutari V, Raspagliesi F, Arenare L, Bergamini A, Bryce J, Daniele G, Gallo C, Pignata S, Perrone F. Quality-of-life analysis of the MITO-8, MaNGO, BGOG-Ov1, AGO-Ovar2.16, ENGOT-Ov1, GCIG study comparing platinum-based versus non-platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with partially platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Ann Oncol 2019; 29:1189-1194. [PMID: 29462248 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background MITO-8 showed that prolonging platinum-free interval by introducing non-platinum-based chemotherapy (NPBC) does not improve prognosis of patients with partially platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Quality of life (QoL) was a secondary outcome. Patients and methods Ovarian cancer patients recurring or progressing 6-12 months after previous platinum-based chemotherapy (PBC) were randomized to receive PBC or NPBC as first treatment. QoL was assessed at baseline, third and sixth cycles, with the EORTC C-30 and OV-28 questionnaires. Mean changes and best response were analysed. Progression-free survival, response rate, and toxicity are also reported for proper interpretation of data. All analyses were based on intention-to-treat. Results Out of the 215 patients, 151 (70.2%) completed baseline questionnaire, balanced between the arms; thereafter, missing rate was higher in the NPBC arm. At mean change analysis, C30 scores were prevalently worse in the NPBC than PBC arm, statistical significance being attained for emotional functioning, global health status/QoL, fatigue, and dyspnoea (effect sizes ranging from 0.30 to 0.51). Conversely, as for OV28 scale, the other chemotherapy side-effects item was significantly worse with PBC at three and six cycles, with a larger effect size (0.70 and 0.54, respectively). At best response analysis, improvement of emotional functioning and pain and worsening of peripheral neuropathy and other chemotherapy side-effects were significantly more frequent in the PBC arm. Progression-free survival (median 9 versus 5 months, P = 0.001) and objective response rate (51.6% versus 19.4%, P = 0.0001) were significantly better with PBC. Allergy, blood cell count, alopecia, nausea, musculoskeletal, and neurological side-effects were more frequent and severe with PBC; hand-foot skin reaction, rash/desquamation, mucositis, and vascular events were more frequent with NPBC. Conclusion MITO-8 QoL analysis shows that deterioration of some functioning and symptom scales is lower with PBC, with improvement of emotional functioning and pain, despite worsening of toxicity-related items. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00657878.
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- M C Piccirillo
- Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRCCS - Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli
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- Department of Protection of Women's Health, Rising Life, Child and Adolescent, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale/IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia
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- Medical Statistics, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli
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- University Hospital Leuven, Leuven; Leuven Cancer Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- UKGM Gynecology, Frauenklinik, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Protection of Women's Health, Rising Life, Child and Adolescent, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma; Gynaecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale S. Chiara, Trento
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- Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, PN
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- Department of Protection of Women's Health, Rising Life, Child and Adolescent, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma; Gynaecologic Oncology, Centro di Ricerca e Formazione ad Alta Tecnologia nelle Scienze Biomediche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Campobasso
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- Oncology Department, AO S. Maria della Misericordia, Udine
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- Università di Bari, Bari; Ginecoloy Oncology, Istituto Oncologico "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale S.Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli, Roma
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Antonio Perrino, Brindisi
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale San Massimo, Penne, PE
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- Obstertic and Gynaecologic Department, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano
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- Uro-Gynaecologic Department, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRCCS - Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Uro-Gynaecologic Department, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRCCS - Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Uro-Gynaecologic Department, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRCCS - Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Protection of Women's Health, Rising Life, Child and Adolescent, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRCCS - Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRCCS - Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli; Obstertic and Gynaecologic Department, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRCCS - Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRCCS - Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli
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- Medical Statistics, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli
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- Uro-Gynaecologic Department, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRCCS - Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italy.
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRCCS - Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli
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Loparco D, Orlando L, Caloro M, Caliolo C, Quaranta A, Schiavone P, Fedele P, Rendini M, Varriano R, Morleo A, Falcone L, Lotti G, Cinefra M, Ferrara P, Rizzo P, Marino A, Calvani N, Mazzoni E, D’Amico M, Cinieri S. Final results of scalp cooling for hair preservation: A single- institution prospective study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz240.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cazzaniga ME, Pinotti G, Montagna E, Amoroso D, Berardi R, Butera A, Cagossi K, Cavanna L, Ciccarese M, Cinieri S, Cretella E, De Conciliis E, Febbraro A, Ferraù F, Ferzi A, Fiorentini G, Fontana A, Gambaro AR, Garrone O, Gebbia V, Generali D, Gianni L, Giovanardi F, Grassadonia A, Leonardi V, Marchetti P, Melegari E, Musolino A, Nicolini M, Putzu C, Riccardi F, Santini D, Saracchini S, Sarobba MG, Schintu MG, Scognamiglio G, Spadaro P, Taverniti C, Toniolo D, Tralongo P, Turletti A, Valenza R, Valerio MR, Vici P, Clivio L, Torri V. Metronomic chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer patients in the real world practice: Final results of the VICTOR-6 study. Breast 2019; 48:7-16. [PMID: 31470257 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Metronomic chemotherapy (mCHT) refers to the minimum biologically effective dose of a chemotherapy agent given as a continuous dosing regimen, with no prolonged drug-free breaks, that leads to antitumor activity. Aim of the present study is to describe the use of mCHT in a retrospective cohort of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients in order to collect data regarding the different types and regimens of drugs employed, their efficacy and safety. Between January 2011 and December 2016, data of 584 metastatic breast cancer patients treated with mCHT were collected. The use of VRL-based regimens increased during the time of observation (2011: 16.8% - 2016: 29.8%), as well as CTX-based ones (2011: 17.1% - 2016: 25.6%), whereas CAPE-based and MTX-based regimens remained stable. In the 1st-line setting, the highest ORR and DCR were observed for VRL-based regimens (single agent: 44% and 88%; combination: 36.7% and 82.4%, respectively). Assuming VRL-single agent as the referee treatment (median PFS: 7.2 months, 95% CI: 5.3-10.3), the longest median PFS were observed in VRL-combination regimens (9.5, 95%CI 88.8-11.3, HR = 0.72) and in CAPE-single agent (10.7, 95%CI 8.3-15.8, HR = 0.70). The VICTOR-6 study provides new data coming from the real-life setting, by adding new information regarding the use of mCHT as an option of treatment for MBC patients.
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- M E Cazzaniga
- Research Unit Phase I Trials, ASST Monza, Monza, Italy; Oncology Unit, ASST Monza, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology, ASST Sette Laghi "Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, VA, Italy
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- Medical Senology Division, IEO, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Della Versilia, Lido di Camaiore, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A. Ospedaliero-universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, Agrigento, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Ramazzini, Carpi, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Piacenza, Piacenza, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Vito Fazzi, Lecce, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, ASL Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Bolzano, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale S. Cuore di Gesù Fatebenefratelli, Benevento, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Osp Taormina, Taormina, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A.S.S.T. Ovest Milanese, Legnano, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale San Salvatore, Pesaro, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Az. Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Pisana, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, ASST Fatebenefratelli, Sacco, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A.O. S. Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale La Maddalena, Palermo, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Istituti Ospitalieri Cremona, Cremona, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda USL Romagna, U.O. di Oncologia Rimini, Cattolica, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Civile, Guastalla, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, P.O. SS Annunziata -ASL2 Lanciano-Vasto, Chieti, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Civico, Palermo, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A.O. Sant'Andrea, Roma, IT, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda USL Romagna, U.O. di Oncologia Rimini, Cattolica, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A. Ospedaliera-Universitaria, Sassari, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A. Ospedaliera Antonio Cardarelli, Napoli, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Università Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Az. Osp. Santa Maria Degli Angeli, Pordenone, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale San Francesco, Nuoro, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Osp Giovanni Paolo II, Olbia, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Casa di Cura Villa Salus, Messina, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A.O.U. Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, Osp. Molinette, Torino, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, ASST Rhodense 3 Ospedale di Circolo Rho, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Osp. Umberto I, Siracusa, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, P.O. Martini, Torino, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, P.O. Vittorio Emanuele, Gela, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, A.O.U. Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, IT, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, B, INT Regina Elena, Roma, IT, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Italy
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Loparco D, Orlando L, Caloro M, Chiara C, Quaranta A, Schiavone P, Fedele P, Rendini M, Bonuso V, Cinieri S. Final results of scalp cooling for hair preservation: A single-institution prospective study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz096.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Guarneri V, Cinieri S, Orlando L, Bengala C, Mariani G, Bisagni G, Frassoldati A, Zamagni C, De Salvo G, Conte P. Everolimus plus aromatase inhibitors vs aromatase inhibitors as maintenance therapy after first-line chemotherapy in HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer: Final results of the phase III randomized MAIN-A trial. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz118.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Aapro MS, Hegg R, Ruiz Borrego M, Staroslawska E, Morales S, Cinieri S, De Freitas Junior R, Garcia Estevez L, Szombara E, Hervieu H, Groc M, Villanova GR. Abstract P1-14-01: Final results of NorBreast-231, a randomized phase II study evaluating weekly oral vinorelbine versus weekly paclitaxel as first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p1-14-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Single-agent chemotherapy (CT) is the standard treatment option in endocrine receptor (ER)-positive advanced breast cancer (ABC) after failure of endocrine therapy (ET) or in patients (pts) without visceral crisis. Both weekly paclitaxel (WP) and oral vinorelbine (OV) are among the recommended treatment options in this setting. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety profiles of OV and WP in a face to face study.
Material and methods: Pts with ER-positive, HER2-negative ABC, with an age ≥18 years and with a documented locally recurrent or metastatic involvement previously untreated by CT were eligible. Pts were randomized to receive, as first-line CT, 3 weekly-cycles of either: ARM A: weekly OV, given as a 80 mg/m2 dose (following a first cycle at 60 mg/m2, dose escalation to 80 in the absence of grade 3 or 4 toxicity at cycle 1); ARM B: WP 80 mg/m2 per week. Primary endpoint was disease control rate (DCR). Pts were stratified according to prior taxane CT and visceral metastases.
Results: 131 pts have been treated (OV: 66, WP: 65). Baseline pts characteristics (Arms OV/WP): median age 58/61 years; median number of prior ET: 2/2; prior (neo) adjuvant CT 74/72%; prior anthracycline 67/62%; prior taxane: 41/42%; >3 metastatic sites 42/48%; visceral metastases 79/79%. Median number of cycles (range): 6(1-55)/7(1-44); dose escalation of OV was performed in 75% of pts. Safety: most common non-hematological related G3/4 adverse events per pt were fatigue 8/2%, peripheral neuropathy 0/5%, nausea 3/0%, diarrhoea 3/2%, vomiting 3/0%, constipation 3/2%, alopecia (G2) 2/34%, no toxic deaths; febrile neutropenia was present in 2/0% of pts. Quality of life: over time, no major differences between both arms have been observed. Efficacy: DCR in the intent-to-treat population was [95%CI] 75.8 [63.6-85.5] /75.4 [63.1-85.2]%; overall response rate 20/40%; median progression-free survival: 5.5/6.4 months. Median overall survival was: OV 27.6/WP 22.3 months.
Conclusion: Both OV and WP reached similar DCR rates of 75%. Each regimen presented a specific tolerance profile, with, in particular, a lower incidence of alopecia and peripheral neuropathy with OV. OV and WP are valid first-line CT options for ER-positive/HER2-negative pts with ABC.
Citation Format: Aapro MS, Hegg R, Ruiz Borrego M, Staroslawska E, Morales S, Cinieri S, De Freitas Junior R, Garcia Estevez L, Szombara E, Hervieu H, Groc M, Villanova GR. Final results of NorBreast-231, a randomized phase II study evaluating weekly oral vinorelbine versus weekly paclitaxel as first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-14-01.
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- MS Aapro
- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Araujo Jorge, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Camerini A, Banna GL, Cinieri S, Pezzuto A, Mencoboni M, Rosetti F, Figueiredo A, Rizzo P, Ricci A, Langenhoven L, Santo A, Addeo A, Amoroso D, Barata F. Metronomic oral vinorelbine for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a multicenter international retrospective analysis. Clin Transl Oncol 2018; 21:790-795. [PMID: 30448956 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-018-1989-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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PURPOSE Metronomic oral vinorelbine (MOV) could be a treatment option for unfit patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) based on its safety profile and high patient compliance. METHODS We retrospectively collected data on 270 patients [median age 76 (range 48-92) years, M/F 204/66, PS 0 (27)/1 (110)/≥ 2 (133), median of 3 serious comorbidities] with stage IIIB-IV NSCLC treated with MOV as first (T1) (67%), second (T2) (19%) or subsequent (T3) (14%) line. Schedules consisted of vinorelbine 50 mg (138), 40 mg (68) or 30 mg (64) three times a week continuously. RESULTS Patients received an overall median of 6 (range 1-25) cycles with a total of 1253 cycles delivered. The overall response rate was 17.8% with 46 partial and 2 complete responses and 119 patients (44.1%) experienced stable disease > 12 weeks with an overall disease control rate of 61.9%. Median overall time to progression was 5 (range 1-21) months [T1 7 (1-21), T2 5.5 (1-19) and T3 4 (1-19) months] and median overall survival 9 (range 1-36) months [T1 10 (1-31), T2 8 (1-36) and T3 6.5 (2-29) months]. Treatment was extremely well tolerated with 2% (25/1253) G3/4 toxicity (mainly G3 fatigue and anemia) and no toxic deaths. We observed the longer OS 14 (range 7-36) months in a subset of squamous NSCLC patients receiving immunotherapy after metronomic oral vinorelbine. CONCLUSION We confirmed MOV as an extremely safe treatment in a large real world population of advanced NSCLC with an interesting activity mainly consisting of long-term disease stabilization. We speculate the possibility of a synergistic effect with subsequent immunotherapy.
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- A Camerini
- Medical Oncology, Versilia Hospital - ASL Toscana Nord-Ovest, via Aurelia 335, 55043, Lido di Camaiore, LU, Italy.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Cannizzaro Hospital, via Messina 829, 95126, Catania, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Perrino Hospital, Strada Statale 7 per Mesagne, 72100, Brindisi, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Science, S. Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa, 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, ASL 3 Genovese, Ospedale Villa Scassi, Corso Onofrio Scassi 1, 16121, Genoa, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, ULSS3 Serenissima, Distretto Mirano-Dolo, Via Pasteur, 30031, Dolo, VE, Italy
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- Pneumology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra, Avenida Doutor Bissaya Barreto S/N, Praceta De Mota Pinto, Celas-Coimbra, Portugal
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- Medical Oncology, Perrino Hospital, Strada Statale 7 per Mesagne, 72100, Brindisi, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, S. Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa, 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Oncology, Panorama Oncology Centre, 43 Hennie Winterbach St, Panorama, Cape Town, 7500, South Africa
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- Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Verona, Piazzale Aristide Stefani 1, 37126, Verona, Italy
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- Oncology Department, University Hospital Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Medical Oncology, Versilia Hospital - ASL Toscana Nord-Ovest, via Aurelia 335, 55043, Lido di Camaiore, LU, Italy
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- Pneumology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra, Avenida Doutor Bissaya Barreto S/N, Praceta De Mota Pinto, Celas-Coimbra, Portugal
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Perrone F, De Laurentiis M, de Placido S, Orditura M, Cinieri S, Riccardi F, Ribecco A, Putzu C, Del Mastro L, Rossi E, Daniele B, Mosconi A, Di Rella F, Landi G, Nuzzo F, Pacilio C, Lauria R, Arenare L, Piccirillo M, Gallo C. The HOBOE-2 multicenter randomized phase III trial in premenopausal patients with hormone-receptor positive early breast cancer comparing triptorelin plus either tamoxifen or letrozole or letrozole + zoledronic acid. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy424.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Morano F, Corallo S, Di Bartolomeo M, Lonardi S, Cremolini C, Rimassa L, Sartore Bianchi A, Murialdo R, Zaniboni A, Adamo V, Tomasello G, Tampellini M, Fanchini L, Schirripa M, Clavarezza M, Petrelli F, Longarini R, Cinieri S, de Braud F, Pietrantonio F. Negative hyper-selection of RAS wild-type (wt) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients randomized to first-line FOLFOX plus panitumumab (Pan) followed by maintenance therapy with either 5FU/LV plus pan or single-agent pan: Translational analyses of the VALENTINO study. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy424.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Loparco D, Orlando L, Caloro M, Fedele P, Schiavone P, Quaranta A, Caliolo C, Cinefra M, Ferrara P, Falcone L, Capone V, Destro C, Morleo A, Ricco A, Bonuso V, Lotti G, D'amico M, Rizzo P, Marino A, Cinieri S. Bald is beautiful: No more. The stigma of alopecia during chemotherapy: Brindisi oncology department experience. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy300.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gelsomino F, Tiseo M, Barbieri F, Riccardi F, Cavanna L, Frassoldati A, Delmonte A, Longo L, Dazzi C, Cinieri S, Colantonio I, Tognetto M, Baldari D, Tofani L, Ardizzoni A. Phase II study of NAB-paclitaxel in sensitive and refractory relapsed SCLC (NABSTER TRIAL). Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy298.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Pietrantonio F, Morano F, Corallo S, Raimondi A, Loupakis F, Cremolini C, Smiroldo V, Berenato R, Bianchi AS, Tampellini M, Bustreo S, Clavarezza M, Murialdo R, Zaniboni A, Tomasello G, Peverelli G, Antoniotti C, Procaccio L, Cinieri S, Antonuzzo L, Di Bartolomeo M, de Braud F. First-line FOLFOX plus panitumumab followed by 5-FU/LV plus panitumumab or single-agent panitumumab as maintenance therapy in patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): The VALENTINO study. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy149.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Ruiz Borrego M, Hegg R, Staroslawska E, Morales S, Cinieri S, De Freitas Junior R, Garcia Estevez L, Szombara E, Hervieu H, Groc M, Villanova G, Aapro M. NorBreast-231 trial: a randomized phase II study evaluating weekly oral vinorelbine versus weekly paclitaxel in estrogen receptor positive, HER2-negative patients with advanced breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(18)30523-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pedrazzoli P, Piralla A, Valentino F, Cinieri S, Baldanti F. Update of the recommendations of the Italian Society of Medical Oncology on vaccination for seasonal influenza and pneumococcal infection in patients with cancer: Focus on prevention of pneumonia. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2018; 27:e12817. [PMID: 29575267 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- P. Pedrazzoli
- Medical Oncology; Department of Oncology and Precision Medicine; Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo; Pavia Italy
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- Molecular Virology Unit, Microbiology and Virology Department; Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo; Pavia Italy
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- Medical Oncology; Department of Oncology and Precision Medicine; Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo; Pavia Italy
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- Medical Oncology Division; Antonio Perrino Hospital; Brindisi Italy
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- Molecular Virology Unit, Microbiology and Virology Department; Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo; Pavia Italy
- Department of Clinical; Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences; University of Pavia; Pavia Italy
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Biganzoli L, Berardi R, Pedersini R, Minisini AM, Caremoli ER, Spazzapan S, Lima JS, Baldari D, Orlando L, Magnolfi E, Pistelli M, Brunello A, Zafarana E, Bernardo A, Leo S, Colleoni M, Donati S, De Placido S, Parolin V, Vitale S, Di Leo A, Puglisi F, Boni L, Cinieri S. Abstract P6-14-01: The effect trial: A randomized phase II trial evaluating two different doses of weekly (W) NAB-paclitaxel (NP) as first-line chemotherapy in older breast cancer (BC) patients (pts). Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p6-14-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: W taxanes (T) are commonly used in the treatment of older BC pts, with neurotoxicity (NTX) and fatigue being dose-limiting toxicities with a possible negative impact on function. No prospective data exists on the safety and efficacy of W NP in this population. NP might be of particular value in older pts, due to no need for premedication with steroids and shorter time to recovery from neurotoxicity than conventional T, resulting in a reduced risk of exacerbation of comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes, and possibly of functional decline (FD). Methods: Pts aged ≥ 65 years (y) with Her-2 negative or Her-2 positive (+), but contraindicated to anti-Her-2 therapy, advanced BC were randomized to receive NP as first-line chemotherapy at either 100 (Arm A) or 125 mg/m2 (Arm B), days 1, 8, 15 q 28. The primary end-point was event-free survival (EFS). An event was either disease progression (PD), death, or FD - defined as a decrease of at least 1 point from baseline values of activities of daily living (ADL) or instrumental ADL (IADL), deemed by the investigator as treatment-related and confirmed at the subsequent cycle. Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), response rate (RR) in pts with measurable disease, and incidence of adverse events (AEs). Results: From January 2013 to September 2016, 160 pts were randomized in 15 Italian centres; all but 2 who never started NP were eligible for final analysis. Pts median age was 72y (range 65-84) in Arm A and 73y (range 65-88) in Arm B. Median ECOG performance status was 0 (range 0-2). Baseline IADL impairment was reported in 20 pts (25%) in both arms. >80% pts had ER+ tumors; 2 pts had HER2+ disease. Visceral disease was present in 71% (Arm A) and 70% (Arm B) of pts. Prior exposure to T in the neo/adjuvant setting was 14% (Arm A) and 13% (Arm B). Median number of delivered cycles of NP was 6 (range 1-28 in Arm A, and 1-22 in Arm B), with 3 pts still on treatment. Dose reductions were similarly reported (72% of pts Arm A, 78% of pts Arm B). At a median follow-up of 21 months (mos) (Interquartile range 14-28.4) 140 events were observed. Arm A/Arm B: PD n=53(67%)/n=52(66%); FD n=13(15%)/n=14(18%), death n=3(4%)n=5(6%). Outcomes data are reported in the following table:
Outcomes Arm AArm BMedian EFS, mos (90% CI)6.2 (5.5-8.4)6.4 (5.8-7.7)Median PFS, mos (95% CI)8.3 (5.9-10.5)8.8 (7.4-10.3)RR (95% CI)37% (25-50)42% (30-54)
Fatigue (Arm A: grade (G)2 29%, G3 11%; Arm B: G2 46%, G3 5%) and NTX (Arm A: G2 15%, G3 4%; Arm B: G2 28%, G3 8%) were the most frequently reported AEs. No G4 AEs were reported with the exception of neutropenia (1 pt in arm A) and leucopenia (3 pts in Arm A, 1 pt in arm B). 1 G5 (sepsis) was recorded in Arm B. NTX was reported as the reason for treatment discontinuation in 21 pts (13%) of whom 16 (21%) in arm B. Conclusion: Looking at classical study endpoints (PFS, RR), both doses of NP are active in older pts. However, 17% of pts had to stop treatment due to FD, assessed according to predefined criteria. Due to similar efficacy and reduced NTX, W NP 100 is the suggested dose to be used in older pts with advanced BC.
Citation Format: Biganzoli L, Berardi R, Pedersini R, Minisini AM, Caremoli ER, Spazzapan S, Lima JS, Baldari D, Orlando L, Magnolfi E, Pistelli M, Brunello A, Zafarana E, Bernardo A, Leo S, Colleoni M, Donati S, De Placido S, Parolin V, Vitale S, Di Leo A, Puglisi F, Boni L, Cinieri S. The effect trial: A randomized phase II trial evaluating two different doses of weekly (W) NAB-paclitaxel (NP) as first-line chemotherapy in older breast cancer (BC) patients (pts) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-14-01.
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- L Biganzoli
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
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- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
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- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
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- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - ER Caremoli
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - S Spazzapan
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - JS Lima
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - D Baldari
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - L Orlando
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - E Magnolfi
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - M Pistelli
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - A Brunello
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - E Zafarana
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - A Bernardo
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - S Leo
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - M Colleoni
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - S Donati
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - S De Placido
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - V Parolin
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - S Vitale
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - A Di Leo
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - F Puglisi
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - L Boni
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
| | - S Cinieri
- Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Instituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy; Clinica Oncologica – Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Oncologia-Breast Unit Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Udine, Italy; Oncologia Medica A.O.Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Oncologia Medica B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Aviano, Italy; Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre, AOU Careggi Instituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy; Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Perrino, ASL Brindisi Sora, Brindisi, Italy; Oncologia Medica Ospedale Civile SS Trinità di SoraOV Padova, Frosinone, Italy; Oncologia Medica 1 Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IOV Padova, Padova, Italy; Unita Operativa Complessa di Oncologia, Fondazione Maugeri, IRCCS di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Oncologia Geriatrica, U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale V. Fazzi, Lecce, Italy; Istituto Europeo di Oncologia di Milano, Mila
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Aapro M, Ruiz Borrego M, Staroslawska E, Morales S, Cinieri S, De Freitas Junior R, Garcia Estevez L, Szombara E, Hervieu H, Groc M, Villanova G, Hegg R. Abstract P6-14-03: Randomized phase II study evaluating weekly oral vinorelbine versus weekly paclitaxel in estrogen receptor positive, HER2-negative patients with advanced breast cancer (NorBreast-231 trial). Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p6-14-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Rationale: Quality of Life is of prime importance in Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC), a mostly non-curable disease. Both paclitaxel (P) and vinorelbine as single-agent chemotherapy (CT) are recommended treatment options in the management of ABC non-responsive to hormone therapy (HT) and with no visceral crisis. These agents are active with a good tolerance profile. The benefits and safety of oral vinorelbine (OV) and weekly P have however never been evaluated in a face to face trial.
Methods: Main eligibility criteria included: age ≥18 years, documented locally recurrent or metastatic involvement previously untreated by CT, estrogen receptor positive disease previously treated by at least one HT, HER2-negative status, Karnofsky PS ≥70 and presence of at least one measurable lesion. Study treatment (until progression): Arm A, OV 80 mg/m2 weekly (following a first cycle at 60 mg/m2 and dose escalation to 80 in the absence of grade 3 or 4 toxicity); Arm B: paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 weekly. One cycle was defined as three weeks of treatment. Patients were stratified according to prior taxane (yes/no) and visceral metastases (yes/no). Primary endpoint was disease control rate (DCR), defined as confirmed complete response/partial response/stable disease of a minimum duration of 6 weeks.
Results: 131 pts have been randomized (OV 66; P 65). Baseline patient characteristics (Arms A/B): median age 58/61 years; median number of previous HT 2/2; prior (neo)adjuvant CT 74/72%; prior anthracycline 64/62%; prior taxane 39/42%; >3 metastatic sites 42/48%; visceral metastases 80/78%. Safety: the most common non-haematological related G3/4 adverse events (≥3% patients) were: fatigue 7.6/1.5%, peripheral neuropathy 0/4.6%, nausea 3/0%, diarrhoea 3/1.5%, vomiting 3/0%, constipation 3/1.5%; alopecia (G2) was present in 1.5/33.8%; no toxic deaths observed. Efficacy: DCR in the intent-to-treat population was [95%CI] 75.8 [63.6-85.5]/75.4 [63.1-85.2] %; overall response was 20/40%; stable disease was 56/35% respectively. Treatment exposure, other efficacy / safety parameters and quality of life results will be presented during the meeting.
Conclusion: Both OV and P reached similar DCR rates of 75%. As expected, each regimen presented a specific tolerance profile, with, in particular, a lower incidence of alopecia and peripheral neuropathy with OV.
Citation Format: Aapro M, Ruiz Borrego M, Staroslawska E, Morales S, Cinieri S, De Freitas Junior R, Garcia Estevez L, Szombara E, Hervieu H, Groc M, Villanova G, Hegg R. Randomized phase II study evaluating weekly oral vinorelbine versus weekly paclitaxel in estrogen receptor positive, HER2-negative patients with advanced breast cancer (NorBreast-231 trial) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-14-03.
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- M Aapro
- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Oncology Center, Lublin, Poland; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy; Hospital Universitario Jorge Araujo, Goiania, Brazil; Hospital San Chinarro, Madrid, Spain; Marie Curie Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland; Pierre Fabre Médicament, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Hospital Perola Byington, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Pietrantonio F, Miceli R, Rimassa L, Lonardi S, Aprile G, Mennitto A, Marmorino F, Bozzarelli S, Antonuzzo L, Tamburini E, Morano F, Rossini D, Battaglin F, Baretti M, Berenato R, Formica V, Mosconi S, Petrelli F, Ghidini M, Loupakis F, Spada D, Cinieri S, Beretta G, Falcone A, de Braud F, Cremolini C. Estimating 12-week death probability in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer: the Colon Life nomogram. Ann Oncol 2017; 28:555-561. [PMID: 27864220 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Regorafenib and TAS-102 have recently demonstrated statistically significant survival gains in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Life expectancy ≥12 weeks was an inclusion criterion in registrative trials, and the identification of proper clinical selection tools for the daily use of these drugs in heavily pre-treated patients is needed to improve the cost-benefit ratio. We aimed at building a nomogram able to predict death probability within 12 weeks from the date of assessment of refractory mCRC. Patients and methods Four hundred eleven refractory mCRC patients with ECOG performance status (PS) ≤2 receiving regorafenib, TAS-102 or other treatments were used as developing set. Putative prognostic variables were selected using a random forest model and included in a binary logistic model from which the nomogram was developed. The nomogram was externally validated and its performance was evaluated by examining calibration (how close predictions were to the actual outcome) and discriminative ability (Harrell C index) both on developing (internal validation) and validating (external validation) sets. Results Four variables were selected and included in the nomogram: PS (P < 0.0001), primary tumor resection (P = 0.027), LDH value (P = 0.0001) and peritoneal involvement (P = 0.081). In the developing set, the nomogram discriminative ability was high (C = 0.778), and was confirmed in the validating set (C = 0.778), where the overall outcome was better as a consequence of the enrichment in patients receiving regorafenib or TAS-102 (46% versus 34%; P < 0.0001). Conclusions Our nomogram may be a useful tool to predict the probability of death within 12 weeks in patients with refractory mCRC. Based on four easy-to-collect variables, the 'Colon Life' nomogram and free app for smartphones may improve mCRC patients' selection for later-line therapies and assist researchers for the enrollment in clinical trials in this setting.
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- F Pietrantonio
- Department of Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1,Milan, Italy
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- Trial Office and Biomedical Statistics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan
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- Medical Oncology and Hematology Unit, Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit 1, Istituto Oncologico Veneto - IRCCS, Padova
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- Department of Oncology, University and General Hospital, Udine
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1,Milan, Italy
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- Polo Oncologico, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa
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- Medical Oncology and Hematology Unit, Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan
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- S.C. Oncologia Medica 1, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Firenze.,Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Rimini Hospital, Rimini
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1,Milan, Italy
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- Polo Oncologico, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit 1, Istituto Oncologico Veneto - IRCCS, Padova
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- Medical Oncology and Hematology Unit, Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1,Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata University Hospital, Roma
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- Unit of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo
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- Department of Oncology, ASST Bergamo Ovest, Treviglio, Bergamo
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- Division of Medicine and Medical Oncology, Azienda Istituti Ospitalieri, Cremona
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit 1, Istituto Oncologico Veneto - IRCCS, Padova
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- ASL Lecce-Presidio Ospedaliero Vito Fazzi, UOC Oncologia Medica, Lecce
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- Medical Oncology, Hospital A. Perrino, Brindisi
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo
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- Polo Oncologico, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1,Milan, Italy.,Oncology and Hemato-Oncology Department, University of Milan, Italy
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- Polo Oncologico, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa
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