Among the trials reviewed in 2016:
1) A study of grade 2 gliomas in young patients found that progression-free survival and overall survival were longer for those who received radiation therapy plus chemotherapy compared to radiation therapy alone.
2) A prostate cancer study found that among men with localized prostate cancer, survival was similar for those undergoing surveillance with PET-CT scans compared to planned neck dissection, but surveillance resulted in fewer operations and was more cost-effective.
3) A soft-tissue sarcoma study found that overall survival was improved for patients receiving eribulin compared to an active control, suggesting eribulin could be a new treatment option for advanced soft-tissue sarcoma.
Overview of clinical trials for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer by Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, Associate Director and Associate Director of Clinical Research at Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
What's the latest in breast cancer treatment and research? Erica Mayer, MD, MPH, a medical oncologist in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, shares the latest breast cancer news.
This presentation was originally given on Oct. 16, 2015, at the annual Young Women with Breast Cancer Forum, hosted by the Program for Young Women with Breast Cancer in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in Boston, Mass.
Learn more: http://www.susanfsmith.org
The Trial Assigning IndividuaLized Options for Treatment (Rx) -TAILORx,TAILORx clinical trial showed that most women with hormone receptor (HR)–positive, HER2-negative, axillary node–negative early-stage breast cancer and a mid-range score on a 21-tumor gene expression assay (Oncotype DX® Breast Recurrence Score) do not need chemotherapy after surgery
Overview of clinical trials for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer by Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, Associate Director and Associate Director of Clinical Research at Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
What's the latest in breast cancer treatment and research? Erica Mayer, MD, MPH, a medical oncologist in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, shares the latest breast cancer news.
This presentation was originally given on Oct. 16, 2015, at the annual Young Women with Breast Cancer Forum, hosted by the Program for Young Women with Breast Cancer in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in Boston, Mass.
Learn more: http://www.susanfsmith.org
The Trial Assigning IndividuaLized Options for Treatment (Rx) -TAILORx,TAILORx clinical trial showed that most women with hormone receptor (HR)–positive, HER2-negative, axillary node–negative early-stage breast cancer and a mid-range score on a 21-tumor gene expression assay (Oncotype DX® Breast Recurrence Score) do not need chemotherapy after surgery
Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Women of Color (Slide 1)bkling
In this webinar, Dr. Onyinye D. Balogun and Dr. Lisa Newman of Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian Hospital Network discuss all aspects of triple negative breast cancer and its impact on women of color in recognition of Black History Month.
What are the latest treatment advances for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer? Eric Winer, MD, director of the Breast Cancer Program in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, discusses some of the latest research and treatment options.
This presentation was originally given as part of the 2015 Metastatic Breast Cancer Forum, held on October 17 at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass.
For more information, visit www.susanfsmith.org
It is a PPT presentation talks about the magnitude of benefit from Adding Trastuzumab to Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. It will discuss briefly the most important clinical evidence in this setting. The aim of such work is to know how worthy is to give your patient Trastuzumab with her adjuvant chemotherapy in your clinical practice as a medical oncologist.
An overview of Clinical Trials for Metastatic HER2-positive Breast Cancer by Dr. Ian Krop, MD, PhD, Chief and Clinical Research Director, Breast Oncology Center at Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Nikhil Wagle, MD, discusses new research and how it is leading the way toward improved treatments for ER+ metastatic breast cancer.
Wagle is a physician with the Breast Oncology Program in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber. He is also a researcher affiliated with Dana-Farber and the Broad Institute.
This presentation was originally given as part of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Forum, held on Oct. 17, 2015 at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass.
Learn about the latest treatment options for advanced triple-negative breast cancer. Nancy Lin, MD, a breast oncologist in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber, discusses new research.
This presentation was originally given as part of the 2015 Metastatic Breast Cancer Forum, held at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass. on Oct. 17, 2015.
More information is available at http://www.susanfsmith.org.
Join Dr. Erica Mayer, medical oncologist at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, to learn about exciting metastatic breast cancer developments from the past year. Dr. Mayer presents an overview on metastatic breast cancer and the subgroups, including Hormone Receptive, HER2+, and Triple Negative, and highlights recent advances for each of these subgroups. She also discusses the importance of clinical trials and what it means to participate in a clinical trial.
For more information on the Breast Cancer Treatment Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, please visit:
http://www.dana-farber.org/Adult-Care/Treatment-and-Support/Treatment-Centers-and-Clinical-Services/Breast-Cancer-Treatment-Center.aspx
Audio and slides for this presentation are available on YouTube: http://youtu.be/ozNSEND5PbE
Erica Mayer, MD, MPH, of the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses triple-negative breast cancer and what makes it different from other forms of breast cancer. Mayer also talks about treatment options for triple-negative breast cancer and what you need to know about clinical trials for the disease.
Report Back from SGO: What's the Latest in Ovarian Cancer?bkling
Dr. Joyce F. Liu, Director of Clinical Research for Gynecologic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, provides a comprehensive update from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.
Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Women of Color (Slide 2)bkling
In this webinar, Dr. Onyinye D. Balogun and Dr. Lisa Newman of Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian Hospital Network discuss all aspects of triple negative breast cancer and its impact on women of color in recognition of Black History Month
Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Women of Color (Slide 1)bkling
In this webinar, Dr. Onyinye D. Balogun and Dr. Lisa Newman of Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian Hospital Network discuss all aspects of triple negative breast cancer and its impact on women of color in recognition of Black History Month.
What are the latest treatment advances for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer? Eric Winer, MD, director of the Breast Cancer Program in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, discusses some of the latest research and treatment options.
This presentation was originally given as part of the 2015 Metastatic Breast Cancer Forum, held on October 17 at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass.
For more information, visit www.susanfsmith.org
It is a PPT presentation talks about the magnitude of benefit from Adding Trastuzumab to Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. It will discuss briefly the most important clinical evidence in this setting. The aim of such work is to know how worthy is to give your patient Trastuzumab with her adjuvant chemotherapy in your clinical practice as a medical oncologist.
An overview of Clinical Trials for Metastatic HER2-positive Breast Cancer by Dr. Ian Krop, MD, PhD, Chief and Clinical Research Director, Breast Oncology Center at Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Nikhil Wagle, MD, discusses new research and how it is leading the way toward improved treatments for ER+ metastatic breast cancer.
Wagle is a physician with the Breast Oncology Program in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber. He is also a researcher affiliated with Dana-Farber and the Broad Institute.
This presentation was originally given as part of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Forum, held on Oct. 17, 2015 at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass.
Learn about the latest treatment options for advanced triple-negative breast cancer. Nancy Lin, MD, a breast oncologist in the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber, discusses new research.
This presentation was originally given as part of the 2015 Metastatic Breast Cancer Forum, held at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass. on Oct. 17, 2015.
More information is available at http://www.susanfsmith.org.
Join Dr. Erica Mayer, medical oncologist at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, to learn about exciting metastatic breast cancer developments from the past year. Dr. Mayer presents an overview on metastatic breast cancer and the subgroups, including Hormone Receptive, HER2+, and Triple Negative, and highlights recent advances for each of these subgroups. She also discusses the importance of clinical trials and what it means to participate in a clinical trial.
For more information on the Breast Cancer Treatment Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, please visit:
http://www.dana-farber.org/Adult-Care/Treatment-and-Support/Treatment-Centers-and-Clinical-Services/Breast-Cancer-Treatment-Center.aspx
Audio and slides for this presentation are available on YouTube: http://youtu.be/ozNSEND5PbE
Erica Mayer, MD, MPH, of the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses triple-negative breast cancer and what makes it different from other forms of breast cancer. Mayer also talks about treatment options for triple-negative breast cancer and what you need to know about clinical trials for the disease.
Report Back from SGO: What's the Latest in Ovarian Cancer?bkling
Dr. Joyce F. Liu, Director of Clinical Research for Gynecologic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, provides a comprehensive update from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.
Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Women of Color (Slide 2)bkling
In this webinar, Dr. Onyinye D. Balogun and Dr. Lisa Newman of Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian Hospital Network discuss all aspects of triple negative breast cancer and its impact on women of color in recognition of Black History Month
Radiotherapy and Cetuximab in head and neck cancer.pptxNamrata Das
Radiotherapy and Cetuximab in head and neck cancer
Bonner trial
RTOG 0522
TREMPLIN
RTOG 1016
De-Escalate trial
TROG
HN.6
PembroRAD
Nimotuzumab
Panitimumab
Tried to summarise all landmark trials in carcinoma breast in radiation oncology,medical oncology as well in surgical oncology.
References taken from Devita Book,Breast Disease book from Springer,journals like NEJM,JAMA,LANCET,ANNL ONCOLOGY etc,internet,Perez book,Practical Clinical Oncology by Hanna etc textbooks.
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Transitioning Survival from Months to Years in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung C...H. Jack West
Dr. Jack West reviews the evolution of new treatment options for advanced NSCLC that have steadily improved survival. This progress has been incremental but now means that an ever-growing proportion of patients with advanced NSCLC have a realistic promise of potentially living several years after their diagnosis and the start of treatment. Note that this presentation does not address advances in immunotherapy, which were covered in a separate talk at the same conference at which Dr. West delivered this presentation.
Topic-Driven Round Table on Low Grade Serous Ovarian Cancerbkling
A discussion about low grade serous ovarian cancer with Dr. Amanda Nickles Fader, Director of Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, Johns Hopkins Hospital. This type of ovarian cancer behaves differently and is treated differently than other ovarian cancers. Join the conversation to learn more and ask an expert your questions.
Neoadjuvant or adjuvant immunotherapy in melanoma stage iiiSameer Rastogi
The advent of neoadjuvant therapy in malignant melanoma might prove to be practice changing. Though still in research yet OPACIN and Neo OPACIN trials have unraveled the potential of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in malignant melanoma
Management of locally advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal tumors requires a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach. Locally advanced tumors are those that have spread beyond the ovaries or fallopian tubes and may involve nearby structures, such as the peritoneum or adjacent organs. Here's a brief overview of the management strategies:
Surgery:
Debulking Surgery: The primary treatment for locally advanced tumors involves cytoreductive or debulking surgery. This aims to remove as much of the tumor as possible. Surgeons may perform a total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and removal of involved peritoneal tissues.
Lymphadenectomy: Lymph node dissection is often done to assess the extent of the disease spread and to remove involved lymph nodes.
Chemotherapy:
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: In some cases, chemotherapy may be administered before surgery to shrink the tumor, making surgery more effective.
Adjuvant Chemotherapy: Following surgery, chemotherapy is typically recommended to target any remaining cancer cells. Platinum-based chemotherapy regimens are commonly used.
Targeted Therapies:
PARP Inhibitors: Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors, such as olaparib and niraparib, have shown efficacy in treating ovarian and related cancers with specific genetic mutations, like BRCA mutations.
Immunotherapy:
Checkpoints Inhibitors: Immune checkpoint inhibitors, like pembrolizumab and nivolumab, may be considered in cases with specific molecular profiles.
Radiation Therapy:
External Beam Radiation: In some situations, radiation therapy may be used to target specific areas affected by the tumor.
Clinical Trials:
Participation in clinical trials may be an option for patients with locally advanced disease, offering access to innovative treatments and therapies.
Follow-up Care:
Regular monitoring and follow-up care are crucial to assess treatment effectiveness and detect any signs of recurrence.
Palliative Care:
Palliative care should be integrated into the management plan to address symptom control, improve quality of life, and provide support for both the patient and their family.
A personalized treatment plan should be developed based on the specific characteristics of the tumor, the patient's overall health, and individual factors. Regular communication among a multidisciplinary team, including surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and other specialists, is essential for optimizing the management of locally advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal tumors.
The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system
It is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system and is located in front of the rectum and just below the urinary bladder
Function is to store and secrete a clear, slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes 10-30% of the volume of the seminal fluid that along with the spermatozoa, constitutes semen
A healthy human prostate measures (4cm-vertical, by 3cm-horizontal, 2cm ant-post ).
It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It has anterior, median, posterior and two lateral lobes
It’s work is regulated by androgens which are responsible for male sex characteristics
Generalised disease of the prostate due to hormonal derangement which leads to non malignant enlargement of the gland (increase in the number of epithelial cells and stromal tissue)to cause compression of the urethra leading to symptoms (LUTS
Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
ONCOLOGICAL AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES?
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ETHICS
- GENE THERAPY
- BEYOND BORDERS: GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DEMOCRATIZING LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES
- Prix Galien International Awards Ceremony
Knee anatomy and clinical tests 2024.pdfvimalpl1234
This includes all relevant anatomy and clinical tests compiled from standard textbooks, Campbell,netter etc..It is comprehensive and best suited for orthopaedicians and orthopaedic residents.
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE.pdfAnujkumaranit
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. It encompasses tasks such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding. AI technologies are revolutionizing various fields, from healthcare to finance, by enabling machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.
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These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar leads (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
Ozempic: Preoperative Management of Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Saeid Safari
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4. • Grade 2 Gliomas in young patients: RT + PCV vs RT Alone
• 251 eligible patients
• Median follow up 11.9 years
• Radiation dose 54Gy in 28fr (1.8Gy)
• Chemotherapy:
• 6 cycles of procarbazine (60mg/m2) orally on days 8 through 21
• CCNU (110 mg/m2) orally day 1 of each cycle
• Vincristine (1.4 mg/m2) i.v on days 8 and 29 of each cycle
• Cycle length 8 weeks
• MMSE evaluation and follow up
5.
6. • PFS: 10.4 vs 4 years in RT + Chemo vs RT Alone
• Rate of PFS at 5 yrs: 61% vs 44%
• At 10 yrs: 51% vs 21%
• IDH1 R132H – longer PFS
• Overall survival: 13.3 vs 7.8 years
• At 5 years: 72 vs 63%
• At 10 years: 60 vs 40%
• Toxicities greater with RT + Chemotherapy arm
In a cohort of patients with grade 2 glioma who were younger than 40
years of age and had undergone subtotal tumor resection or who were 40
years of age or older, progression-free survival and overall survival were
longer among those who received combination chemotherapy in addition
to radiation therapy than among those who received radiation therapy
alone.
9. • 1999 – 2009
• 82,429 – 2664 diagnosed with localized prostate cancer
• 1643 patient:
• 545 – active monitoring
• 553 – surgery
• 545 – radiotherapy
Follow up median period: 10 years
Primary end point: Prostate cancer mortality
14. • Phase 2 study
• Activity and tolerability of eribulin in advanced or metastatic STS
• In this phase 3 study, aimed to compare overall survival in patients with
advanced or metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma who received eribulin with
that in patients who received dacarbazine (an active control)
• Patients aged 18 years or older with intermediate-grade or high-grade
advanced liposarcoma or leiomyosarcoma who had received at least two
previous systemic regimens for advanced disease (including an
anthracycline)
• The primary endpoint was overall survival in the intention-to-treat
population
15. • Overal survival in Eribulin arm better (13.5 vs 11.5 months)
• Grade 3 or higher toxicities were more in eribulin arm
• Overall survival was improved in patients assigned to eribulin compared
with those assigned to an active control, suggesting that eribulin could be
a treatment option for advanced soft-tissue sarcoma
16. Trabectedin demonstrates superior disease control versus conventional dacarbazine in
patients who have advanced liposarcoma and leiomyosarcoma after they experience failure
of prior chemotherapy. Because disease control in advanced sarcomas is a clinically relevant
end point, this study supports the activity of trabectedin for patients with these malignancies
17. This study of olaratumab with doxorubicin in patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcoma met
its predefined primary endpoint for progression-free survival and achieved a highly
significant improvement of 11·8 months in median overall survival, suggesting a potential
shift in the treatment of soft-tissue sarcoma.
20. • 564 patients – 282 each in planned surgery and surveillance group
• N2a – 17%; 61% - N2b; 84% - Oropharyngeal disease
• Median follow up – 36 months
• PET CT guidance – fewer neck dissections than planned (54 vs 221)
• Similar rates of surgical complications
• 2 yr OS: 84.9 vs 81.5% - Surveillance vs planned Surgery
• Hazard ratio related to death slightly favoured PET CT guided surveillance
• QoL similar in both groups
• Savings of 1492 pounds in PET CT surveillance group
Survival was similar among patients who underwent PET-CT–guided
surveillance and those who underwent planned neck dissection, but
surveillance resulted in considerably fewer operations and it was more
cost-effective.
22. Among patients with 1 to 3 brain metastases, the use of SRS alone, compared with SRS
combined with WBRT, resulted in less cognitive deterioration at 3 months. In the
absence of a difference in overall survival, these findings suggest that for patients with
1 to 3 brain metastases amenable to radiosurgery, SRS alone may be a preferred
strategy.
25. • Nivolumab vs Methotrexate, Docetaxel or Cetuximab
• Primary end point – overall survival
• Additional end points – PFS, objective response, safety, QoL
• Median overall survival – 7.5 vs 5.1 months
• 1 year survival rates were 19% higher with Nivolumab
• PFS at 6 months – 19.7 vs 9.9%
• Response rate – 13.3 vs 5.8%
• Toxicities – 13.1 vs 35.1%
• Physical, role and social functioning scores were better
Among patients with platinum-refractory, recurrent squamous-cell
carcinoma of the head and neck, treatment with nivolumab resulted
in longer overall survival than treatment with standard, single-agent
therapy
27. Nivolumab did not show superior PFS compared to IC PT-DC as first-line
therapy in stage IV/recurrent NSCLC patients with ≥5% PD-L1 tumor
expression.
The safety profile of nivolumab was favorable to IC PT-DC and consistent
with previous studies.
Nivolumab plus ipilimumab and nivolumab plus chemotherapy are being
evaluated in a phase 3 trial in previously untreated NSCLC (CheckMate
227).
28. In patients with advanced NSCLC and PD-L1 expression on at least
50% of tumor cells, pembrolizumab was associated with significantly
longer progression-free and overall survival and with fewer adverse
events than was platinum-based chemotherapy.
29. Osimertinib had significantly greater efficacy than platinum therapy plus
pemetrexed in patients with T790M-positive advanced non–small-cell
lung cancer (including those with CNS metastases) in whom disease had
progressed during first-line EGFR-TKI therapy.
31. • Overall survival improved by 21 months
• 5 year overall survival: 44.1 vs 24.1%
• Decreased toxicities in S – 1 arm compared to gemcitabine arm
32. • Median survival was 28 months vs 25.5 months for GEM/CAP vs
GEM alone
• Toxicities were more in the GEM/CAP arm
• Adjuvant GEM/CAP for pancreatic cancer had statistically
significant improvement in survival compared to GEM
monotherapy
34. • Median Follow up was 19 months
• Median overall survival: 21.4 vs 16.5 months
• Improved progression free survival and objective response with
cabozantinib
• Grade 3 or 4 toxicities were equal in both groups
• Median overall survival with nivolumab was 25 months vs 19.6 with
everolimus
• Grade 3 or 4 toxicities, progression free survival and objective
response better with nivolumab
• Among patients with previously treated advanced renal-cell carcinoma, overall
survival was longer and fewer grade 3 or 4 adverse events occurred with
nivolumab than with everolimus.
• Treatment with cabozantinib increased overall survival, delayed disease
progression, and improved the objective response compared with everolimus.
Based on these results, cabozantinib should be considered as a new standard-of-
care treatment option for previously treated patients with advanced renal cell
carcinoma. Patients should be monitored for adverse events that might require
dose modifications.
35. Cabozantinib demonstrated a significant clinical benefit in PFS and ORR over
standard-of-care sunitinib as first-line therapy in patients with intermediate-
or poor-risk mRCC.
37. • The proportion of patients with no chemotherapy-induced nausea was significantly
greater with olanzapine than with placebo in the first 24 hours after chemotherapy (74%
vs. 45%, P=0.002)
• The period from 25 to 120 hours after chemotherapy (42% vs. 25%, P=0.002), and the
overall 120-hour period (37% vs. 22%, P=0.002).
• The complete-response rate was also significantly increased with olanzapine during the
three periods: 86% versus 65% (P<0.001), 67% versus 52% (P=0.007), and 64% versus
41% (P<0.001), respectively.
• Although there were no grade 5 toxic effects, some patients receiving olanzapine had
increased sedation (severe in 5%) on day 2.
Olanzapine, as compared with placebo, significantly improved nausea
prevention, as well as the complete-response rate, among previously untreated
patients who were receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy.
39. • Among women with early-stage breast cancer who were at high
clinical risk and low genomic risk for recurrence, the receipt of no
chemotherapy on the basis of the 70-gene signature led to a 5-year
rate of survival without distant metastasis that was 1.5 percentage
points lower than the rate with chemotherapy.
• Given these findings, approximately 46% of women with breast
cancer who are at high clinical risk might not require chemotherapy.
• The MINDACT study assessed the utility of Mammaprint in deciding
whether or not to use chemotherapy in patients with early breast cancer
• found that when clinical risks (C-R) and genomic risks (G-R) are
discordant, women could avoid taking chemotherapy if their G-R is low
despite high C-R
• This trial also showed that if the C-R is low, there is no added
advantage of chemotherapy just because the G-R is high.
42. • 1918 women
• Median follow up 6.3 years
• 165 – disease recurrence or CBC (67 – Letroz; 98 with placebo) and 200
deaths (100 in each group)
• 5 yr DFS – 95% vs 91%
• 5 yr OS – 93% vs 94%
• Bone related toxicities more with letrozole
• No difference in quality of life
The extension of treatment with an adjuvant aromatase inhibitor to
10 years resulted in significantly higher rates of disease-free
survival and a lower incidence of contralateral breast cancer than
those with placebo, but the rate of overall survival was not higher
with the aromatase inhibitor than with placebo.
44. • MAG-A3 in NSCLC
• Nivolumab in stage IV/ recurrent NSCLC
• IMA901 with sunitinib in mRCC – IMPRINT Trial
• Iplimumab with chemotherapy drugs in extensive stage small cell lung
cancer
Failures of Immunotherapies in 2016
45. Among women with ERBB2-positive metastatic breast cancer
receiving taxanes, the use of a proposed trastuzumab biosimilar
compared with trastuzumab resulted in an equivalent overall
response rate at 24 weeks.
Further study is needed to assess safety and long-term clinical
outcome
46. Among patients with platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer, the
median duration of progression-free survival was significantly longer
among those receiving niraparib than among those receiving placebo,
regardless of the presence or absence of gBRCA mutations or HRD
status, with moderate bone marrow toxicity.
47. • RADIANT-4 trial – Everolimus in neuroendocrine tumors
• TERRAIN and STRIVE trial – Enzalutamide vs Bicalutamide
• GOG 262 – Dose dense Palcitaxel in ovarian cancer
• Iplimumab in Stage III Melanoma
• Atezolizumab in Urothelial cancers
Others ….. With questionable significance