Dana-Farber Research Publication 05.01.2024

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This twice-monthly newsletter highlights recently published research where Dana-Farber faculty are listed as first or senior authors. The information is pulled from PubMed and this issue notes papers published from April 1 through April 15.

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Blood

Mezigdomide is Effective Alone and in Combination with Menin Inhibition in Preclinical Models of KMT2A-r and NPM1c AML

Bourgeois W, Cutler JA, Aubrey BJ, Wenge DV, Perner F, Martucci C, Henrich JA, Klega K, Nowak RP, Donovan KA, Boileau M, Wen Y, Hatton C, Apazidis AA, Olsen SN, Kirmani N, Pikman Y, Pollard JA, Perry JA, Sperling AS, Ebert BL, Crompton BD, Fischer ES, Armstrong SA

Small molecules that target the menin-KMT2A protein-protein interaction (menin inhibitors) have recently entered clinical trials in lysine methyltransferase 2A (KMT2A or MLL1)-rearranged (KMT2A-r) and nucleophosmin-mutant (NPM1c) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and are demonstrating encouraging results. However, rationally chosen combination therapy is needed to improve responses and prevent resistance. We have previously identified IKZF1/IKAROS as a target in KMT2A-r AML and shown in preclinical models that IKAROS protein degradation with lenalidomide or iberdomide has modest single-agent activity yet can synergize with menin inhibitors. Recently, the novel IKAROS degrader mezigdomide was developed with greatly enhanced IKAROS protein degradation. In this study, we show that mezigdomide has increased preclinical activity in vitro as a single-agent in KMT2A-r and NPM1c AML cell lines, including sensitivity in cell lines resistant to lenalidomide and iberdomide. Further, we demonstrate that mezigdomide has the greatest capacity to synergize with and induce apoptosis in combination with menin inhibitors, including in MEN1 mutant models. We show that the superior activity of mezigdomide compared with lenalidomide or iberdomide is due to its increased depth, rate, and duration of IKAROS protein degradation. Single-agent mezigdomide was efficacious in 5 patient-derived xenograft models of KMT2A-r and 1 NPM1c AML. The combination of mezigdomide with the menin inhibitor VTP-50469 increased survival and prevented and overcame MEN1 mutations that mediate resistance in patients receiving menin inhibitor monotherapy. These results support prioritization of mezigdomide for early phase clinical trials in KMT2A-r and NPM1c AML, either as a single agent or in combination with menin inhibitors.


 

Cancer Discovery

Activating point mutations in the MET kinase domain represent a unique molecular subset of lung cancer and other malignancies targetable with MET inhibitors

Pecci F, Nakazawa S, Ricciuti B, Alessi JV, Barrichello A, Vaz VR, Lamberti G, Gandhi MM, Gazgalis D, Feng WW, Jiang J, Baldacci S, Locquet MA, Gottlieb FH, Lee E, Haradon D, Smokovich A, Voligny E, Nguyen T, Wang X, Bahcall M, Heist RS, Iqbal S, Che J, Janne PA, Awad MM

Activating point mutations in the MET tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) are oncogenic in a subset of papillary renal cell carcinomas (PRCC). Here, using comprehensive genomic profiling among >600,000 patients, we identify activating MET TKD point mutations as putative oncogenic driver across diverse cancers, with a frequency of ~0.5%. The most common mutations in the MET TKD defined as oncogenic or likely oncogenic according to OncoKB resulted in amino acid substitutions at positions H1094, L1195, F1200, D1228, Y1230, M1250, and others. Preclinical modeling of these alterations confirmed their oncogenic potential, and also demonstrated differential patterns of sensitivity to type I and type II MET inhibitors. Two patients with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma harboring MET TKD mutations (H1094Y, F1200I) and no other known oncogenic drivers achieved confirmed partial responses to a type I MET inhibitor. Activating MET TKD mutations occur in multiple malignancies and may confer clinical sensitivity to currently available MET inhibitors.


 

Cancer Discovery

The Cancer Spectrum Theory

Stopsack KH, Peng C, Wang M, Ogino S, Sasamoto N, Ugai T

Biological characteristics of tumors are heterogeneous, forming spectra in terms of several factors such as age at onset, anatomic spatial localization, tumor subtyping, and the degree of tumor aggressiveness (encompassing a neoplastic property spectrum). Instead of blindly using dichotomized approaches, the application of the multicategorical and continuous analysis approaches to detailed cancer spectrum data can contribute to a better understanding of the etiology of cancer, ultimately leading to effective prevention and precision oncology. We provide examples of cancer spectra and emphasize the importance of integrating the cancer spectrum theory into large-scale population cancer research.


 

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Genomic and Immunophenotypic Landscape of Acquired Resistance to PD-(L)1 Blockade in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Ricciuti B, Lamberti G, Puchala SR, Mahadevan NR, Lin JR, Alessi JV, Chowdhury A, Li YY, Wang X, Spurr L, Pecci F, Di Federico A, Venkatraman D, Barrichello AP, Gandhi M, Vaz VR, Pangilinan AJ, Haradon D, Lee E, Gupta H, Pfaff KL, Welsh EL, Nishino M, Cherniack AD, Johnson BE, Weirather JL, Dryg ID, Rodig SJ, Sholl LM, Sorger P, Santagata S, Umeton R, Awad MM

PURPOSE: Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have extended survival in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), acquired resistance (AR) to ICI frequently develops after an initial benefit. However, the mechanisms of AR to ICI in NSCLC are largely unknown.

METHODS: Comprehensive tumor genomic profiling, machine learning-based assessment of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, multiplexed immunofluorescence, and/or HLA-I immunohistochemistry (IHC) were performed on matched pre- and post-ICI tumor biopsies from patients with NSCLC treated with ICI at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute who developed AR to ICI. Two additional cohorts of patients with intervening chemotherapy or targeted therapies between biopsies were included as controls.

RESULTS: We performed comprehensive genomic profiling and immunophenotypic characterization on samples from 82 patients with NSCLC and matched pre- and post-ICI biopsies and compared findings with a control cohort of patients with non-ICI intervening therapies between biopsies (chemotherapy, N = 32; targeted therapies, N = 89; both, N = 17). Putative resistance mutations were identified in 27.8% of immunotherapy-treated cases and included acquired loss-of-function mutations in STK11, B2M, APC, MTOR, KEAP1, and JAK1/2; these acquired alterations were not observed in the control groups. Immunophenotyping of matched pre- and post-ICI samples demonstrated significant decreases in intratumoral lymphocytes, CD3e+ and CD8a+ T cells, and PD-L1-PD1 engagement, as well as increased distance between tumor cells and CD8+PD-1+ T cells. There was a significant decrease in HLA class I expression in the immunotherapy cohort at the time of AR compared with the chemotherapy (P = .005) and the targeted therapy (P = .01) cohorts.

CONCLUSION: These findings highlight the genomic and immunophenotypic heterogeneity of ICI resistance in NSCLC, which will need to be considered when developing novel therapeutic strategies aimed at overcoming resistance.


 

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab Versus Sunitinib in First-Line Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Final Prespecified Overall Survival Analysis of CLEAR, a Phase III Study

Choueiri TK

Clinical trials frequently include multiple end points that mature at different times. The initial report, typically based on the primary end point, may be published when key planned co-primary or secondary analyses are not yet available. Clinical trial updates provide an opportunity to disseminate additional results from studies, published in JCO or elsewhere, for which the primary end point has already been reported. We present the final prespecified overall survival (OS) analysis of the open-label, phase III CLEAR study in treatment-naïve patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC). With an additional follow-up of 23 months from the primary analysis, we report results from the lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus sunitinib comparison of CLEAR. Treatment-naïve patients with aRCC were randomly assigned to receive lenvatinib (20 mg orally once daily in 21-day cycles) plus pembrolizumab (200 mg intravenously once every 3 weeks) or sunitinib (50 mg orally once daily [4 weeks on/2 weeks off]). At this data cutoff date (July 31, 2022), the OS hazard ratio (HR) was 0.79 (95% CI, 0.63 to 0.99). The median OS (95% CI) was 53.7 months (95% CI, 48.7 to not estimable [NE]) with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus 54.3 months (95% CI, 40.9 to NE) with sunitinib; 36-month OS rates (95% CI) were 66.4% (95% CI, 61.1 to 71.2) and 60.2% (95% CI, 54.6 to 65.2), respectively. The median progression-free survival (95% CI) was 23.9 months (95% CI, 20.8 to 27.7) with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab and 9.2 months (95% CI, 6.0 to 11.0) with sunitinib (HR, 0.47 [95% CI, 0.38 to 0.57]). Objective response rate also favored the combination over sunitinib (71.3% v 36.7%; relative risk 1.94 [95% CI, 1.67 to 2.26]). Treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in >90% of patients who received either treatment. In conclusion, lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab achieved consistent, durable benefit with a manageable safety profile in treatment-naïve patients with aRCC.


 

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Prevalence and Cancer-Specific Patterns of Functional Disability Among US Cancer Survivors, 2017-2022

Cao C, Ligibel JA

PURPOSE: To examine the prevalence and cancer-specific patterns of functional disabilities among US cancer survivors.

METHODS: Data from 47,768 cancer survivors and 2,432,754 noncancer adults age 18 years and older from the 2017 to 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were analyzed. Functional disabilities assessed included mobility disability (ie, serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs) and self-care disability (ie, self-reported difficulty dressing or bathing). Multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the associations between functional disabilities and sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health-related factors.

RESULTS: Cancer survivors tended to be older and non-Hispanic White than noncancer adults. The prevalence of mobility disability (27.9% v 13.4%) and self-care disability (7.4% v 3.8%) were higher among cancer survivors compared with noncancer adults. After multivariable adjustments, cancer survivors were more likely to report mobility (odds ratio [OR], 1.21 [95% CI, 1.16 to 1.26]) and self-care (OR, 1.19 [95% CI, 1.10 to 1.29]) disability than noncancer adults. The prevalence of mobility (34.9% v 26.3%) and self-care disability (9.8% v 6.7%) was higher in cancer survivors who were receiving active cancer treatment than in those who had completed cancer treatment. Higher prevalence of mobility and self-care disabilities was observed in cancer survivors who were racial/ethnic minorities and with higher BMI, low physical activity, lower levels of education and/or income, comorbidities, and those experiencing cancer/treatment-related pain. Patterns of mobility and self-care disabilities varied across cancer types.

CONCLUSION: Over a quarter of US cancer survivors reported mobility disability, and nearly 10% reported self-care disability, with patterns varying across cancer types and treatment status. Racial/ethnic minorities, along with underserved groups and individuals with unhealthy lifestyles or comorbidities, were notably more affected by functional disabilities, underscoring the need for targeted disability prevention efforts.


 

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

TP53-Associated Early Breast Cancer: New Observations from a Large Cohort

Sandoval RL, Tianyu L, Bychkovsky BL, Cahill S, Tayob N, Garber JE

BACKGROUND: A large well-annotated recent international cohort of Li-Fraumeni (LFS) patients with early-stage breast cancer (BC) was examined for shared features.

METHODS: This multicentre cohort study included females with a germline TP53 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant and nonmetastatic BC diagnosed between 2002-2022. Clinical and genetic data were obtained from institutional registries and clinical charts. Descriptive statistics were utilized to summarize proportions and differences were assessed by Chi square or Wilcoxon rank sum tests. Metachronous contralateral breast cancer (CBC) risk, radiation-induced sarcoma risk, and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier methodology.

RESULTS: Among 227 females who met study criteria, the median age of first BC diagnosis was 37?years (range 21-71), 11.9% presented with bilateral synchronous BC and 18.1% had ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) only. In total, 166 (73.1%) underwent mastectomies including 67 bilateral mastectomies as first BC surgery. Among those with retained breast tissue, CBC rate was 25.3% at 5-years. Among 186 invasive tumors, 72.1% were stages I-II, 48.9% node-negative, and the most common subtypes were HR+/HER2- (40.9%) and HR+/HER2?+?(34.4%). At a median follow-up of 69.9?months (IQR 32.6-125.9), invasive HR+/HER2- disease had the highest recurrence risk among the subtypes (5-year RFS 61.1%, p?=?.0012). Among those who received radiation therapy (n?=?79), the 5-year radiation-induced sarcoma rate was 4.8%.

CONCLUSION: We observed high rates of DCIS, HR+ and HER2+ breast cancers, with a worse outcome in the HR+/HER2- luminal tumors despite appropriate treatment. Confirmation of these findings in further studies could have implications for BC care in LFS.


 

JAMA Oncology

Second Primary Breast Cancer in Young Breast Cancer Survivors

Brantley KD, Collins LC, Come SE, Zheng Y, Kirkner GJ, Snow C, Partridge AH

IMPORTANCE: Among women diagnosed with primary breast cancer (BC) at or younger than age 40 years, prior data suggest that their risk of a second primary BC (SPBC) is higher than that of women who are older when they develop a first primary BC.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate cumulative incidence and characterize risk factors of SPBC among young patients with BC.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Participants were enrolled in the Young Women's Breast Cancer Study, a prospective study of 1297 women aged 40 years or younger who were diagnosed with stage 0 to III BC from August 2006 to June 2015. Demographic, genetic testing, treatment, and outcome data were collected by patient surveys and medical record review. A time-to-event analysis was used to account for competing risks when determining cumulative incidence of SPBC, and Fine-Gray subdistribution hazard models were used to evaluate associations between clinical factors and SPBC risk. Data were analyzed from January to May 2023.

MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The 5- and 10- year cumulative incidence of SPBC.

RESULTS: In all, 685 women with stage 0 to III BC (mean [SD] age at primary BC diagnosis, 36 [4] years) who underwent unilateral mastectomy or lumpectomy as the primary surgery for BC were included in the analysis. Over a median (IQR) follow-up of 10.0 (7.4-12.1) years, 17 patients (2.5%) developed an SPBC; 2 of these patients had cancer in the ipsilateral breast after lumpectomy. The median (IQR) time from primary BC diagnosis to SPBC was 4.2 (3.3-5.6) years. Among 577 women who underwent genetic testing, the 10-year risk of SPBC was 2.2% for women who did not carry a pathogenic variant (12 of 544) and 8.9% for carriers of a pathogenic variant (3 of 33). In multivariate analyses, the risk of SPBC was higher among PV carriers vs noncarriers (subdistribution hazard ratio [sHR], 5.27; 95% CI, 1.43-19.43) and women with primary in situ BC vs invasive BC (sHR, 5.61; 95% CI, 1.52-20.70).

CONCLUSIONS: Findings of this cohort study suggest that young BC survivors without a germline pathogenic variant have a low risk of developing a SPBC in the first 10 years after diagnosis. Findings from germline genetic testing may inform treatment decision-making and follow-up care considerations in this population.


 

Lancet Oncology

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Patients with Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (DESTINY-Lung01): Primary Results of the HER2-Overexpressing Cohorts from a Single-Arm, Phase 2 Trial

Jänne PA

BACKGROUND: DESTINY-Lung01 is a multicentre, open-label, phase 2 study evaluating the antitumour activity and safety of trastuzumab deruxtecan, a HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate, in patients with HER2-overexpressing or HER2 (ERBB2)-mutant unresectable or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The results of the HER2-mutant cohort (cohort 2) have been reported elsewhere. Herein, we report the primary analysis of cohorts 1 and 1A, which aimed to evaluate the activity and safety of trastuzumab deruxtecan 5·4 mg/kg and 6·4 mg/kg in patients with HER2-overexpressing NSCLC.

METHODS: Patients aged 18 years or older with unresectable or metastatic (or both unresectable and metastatic) non-squamous NSCLC who had relapsed following or were refractory to standard treatment or for whom no standard treatment was available, with an HER2 immunohistochemistry score of 3+ or 2+ (without known HER2 mutations) and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0 or 1, were enrolled at 20 specialist hospitals in France, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and the USA. Patients were assigned to cohorts sequentially, first to cohort 1, to receive trastuzumab deruxtecan 6·4 mg/kg (cohort 1), then to cohort 1A, to receive trastuzumab deruxtecan 5·4 mg/kg, both administered intravenously once every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint was confirmed objective response rate by independent central review and was assessed in the full analysis set, which included all patients who signed an informed consent form and were enrolled in the study. Safety was assessed in all enrolled patients who received at least one dose of trastuzumab deruxtecan. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03505710, and is ongoing (closed to recruitment).

FINDINGS: Between Aug 27, 2018, and Jan 28, 2020, 49 patients were enrolled in cohort 1 (median age 63·0 years [IQR 58·0-68·0], 30 [61%] male, 19 [39%] female, and 31 [63%] White), and from June 16 to Dec 9, 2020, 41 patients were enrolled in cohort 1A (median age 62·0 years [IQR 56·0-66·0], 22 [54%] male, 19 [46%] female, and 31 [76%] White). As of data cutoff (Dec 3, 2021), the median treatment duration was 4·1 months (IQR 1·4-7·1) in cohort 1 and 5·5 months (1·4-8·7) in cohort 1A, and median follow-up was 12·0 months (5·4-22·4) in cohort 1 and 10·6 months (4·5-13·5) in cohort 1A. Confirmed objective response rate by independent central review was 26·5% (95% CI 15·0-41·1; 13 of 49, all partial responses) in cohort 1 and 34·1% (20·1-50·6; 14 of 41; two complete responses and 12 partial responses) in cohort 1A. The most common treatment-emergent adverse events of grade 3 or worse were neutropenia (12 [24%] of 49 in cohort 1, none in cohort 1A), pneumonia (six [12%] and two [5%], respectively), fatigue (six [12%] and three [7%], respectively), and disease progression (six [12%] and four [10%], respectively). Drug-related treatment-emergent adverse events of grade 3 or worse occurred in 26 (53%) of 41 patients in cohort 1 and nine (22%) of 49 patients in cohort 1A. Drug-related serious adverse events were reported in ten (20%) patients and three (7%) patients, respectively. Deaths due to treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in ten (20%) patients in cohort 1 (disease progression in six (12%) patients and bronchospasm, hydrocephalus, respiratory failure, and pneumonitis in one [2%] patient each), and in seven (17%) patients in cohort 1A (due to disease progression in four (10%) patients and dyspnoea, malignant neoplasm, and sepsis in one (2%) patient each). One death due to a treatment-emergent adverse event was determined to be due to study treatment by the investigator, which was in cohort 1 (pneumonitis). Independent adjudication of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis found that drug-related interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis occurred in ten (20%) patients in cohort 1 (two [4%] grade 1, five [10%] grade 2, and three [6%] grade 5) and two (5%) patients in cohort 1A (one [2%] grade 2 and one [2%] grade 5). An additional patient in cohort 1A had grade 4 pneumonitis after the data cutoff, which was subsequently adjudicated as drug-related grade 5 interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis.

INTERPRETATION: Given the low antitumour activity of existing treatment options in this patient population, trastuzumab deruxtecan might have the potential to fill a large unmet need in HER2-overexpressing NSCLC. Our findings support further investigation of trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-overexpressing NSCLC.

FUNDING: Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca.


 

Molecular Cell

Dissection of a CTCF Topological Boundary Uncovers Principles of Enhancer-Oncogene Regulation

Kim KL, Rahme GJ, Goel VY, El Farran CA, Hansen AS, Bernstein BE

Enhancer-gene communication is dependent on topologically associating domains (TADs) and boundaries enforced by the CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) insulator, but the underlying structures and mechanisms remain controversial. Here, we investigate a boundary that typically insulates fibroblast growth factor (FGF) oncogenes but is disrupted by DNA hypermethylation in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). The boundary contains an array of CTCF sites that enforce adjacent TADs, one containing FGF genes and the other containing ANO1 and its putative enhancers, which are specifically active in GIST and its likely cell of origin. We show that coordinate disruption of four CTCF motifs in the boundary fuses the adjacent TADs, allows the ANO1 enhancer to contact FGF3, and causes its robust induction. High-resolution micro-C maps reveal specific contact between transcription initiation sites in the ANO1 enhancer and FGF3 promoter that quantitatively scales with FGF3 induction such that modest changes in contact frequency result in strong changes in expression, consistent with a causal relationship.


 

Nature Communications

Cold-Induced FOXO1 Nuclear Transport Aids Cold Survival and Tissue Storage

Zhang X

Cold-induced injuries severely limit opportunities and outcomes of hypothermic therapies and organ preservation, calling for better understanding of cold adaptation. Here, by surveying cold-altered chromatin accessibility and integrated CUT&Tag/RNA-seq analyses in human stem cells, we reveal forkhead box O1 (FOXO1) as a key transcription factor for autonomous cold adaptation. Accordingly, we find a nonconventional, temperature-sensitive FOXO1 transport mechanism involving the nuclear pore complex protein RANBP2, SUMO-modification of transporter proteins Importin-7 and Exportin-1, and a SUMO-interacting motif on FOXO1. Our conclusions are supported by cold survival experiments with human cell models and zebrafish larvae. Promoting FOXO1 nuclear entry by the Exportin-1 inhibitor KPT-330 enhances cold tolerance in pre-diabetic obese mice, and greatly prolongs the shelf-life of human and mouse pancreatic tissues and islets. Transplantation of mouse islets cold-stored for 14 days reestablishes normoglycemia in diabetic mice. Our findings uncover a regulatory network and potential therapeutic targets to boost spontaneous cold adaptation.


 

Nature Communications

Identifying Regulators of Aberrant Stem Cell and Differentiation Activity in Colorectal Cancer Using a Dual Endogenous Reporter System

Spisak S, Chen D, Likasitwatanakul P, Doan P, Li Z, Bala P, De Silva P, Giannakis M, Wolpin B, Qi J, Sethi NS

Aberrant stem cell-like activity and impaired differentiation are central to the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). To identify functional mediators of these key cellular programs, we engineer a dual endogenous reporter system by genome-editing the SOX9 and KRT20 loci of human CRC cell lines to express fluorescent reporters, broadcasting aberrant stem cell-like and differentiation activity, respectively. By applying a CRISPR screen targeting 78 epigenetic regulators with 542 sgRNAs to this platform, we identify factors that contribute to stem cell-like activity and differentiation in CRC. Perturbation single cell RNA sequencing (Perturb-seq) of validated hits nominate SMARCB1 of the BAF complex (also known as SWI/SNF) as a negative regulator of differentiation across an array of neoplastic colon models. SMARCB1 is a dependency and required for in vivo growth of human CRC models. These studies highlight the utility of biologically designed endogenous reporter platforms to uncover regulators with therapeutic potential.


 

Advances in Radiation Oncology

A Prospective Study Assessing the Efficacy and Toxicity of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Oligometastatic Bone Metastases

Lee JH, Shi DD, Shin KY, Buckley E, Gunasti L, Hall E, Mann E, Spicer B, Chen YH, Huynh MA, Spektor A, Krishnan MS, Balboni TA, Hertan LM


 

Advances in Radiation Oncology

Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Treated with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy to Femur Metastases for Oligometastatic Disease Control or Reirradiation: Results from a Large Single-Institution Experience

Kwan C, Chen YH, Killoran JH, Ferrone M, Marcus KJ, Tanguturi S, Balboni TA, Spektor A, Huynh MA


 

AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology

Time-Saving 3D MR Imaging Protocols with Millimeter and Submillimeter Isotropic Spatial Resolution for Face and Neck Imaging as Implemented at a Single-Site Major Referral Center

Guenette JP, Qin L


 

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Defining the Biology of Estrogen Receptor-Low-Positive Breast Cancer

Higgins T, Kantor O, Harrison B, Giordano J, McGrath M, Burstein HJ, Schnitt SJ, Rahman T, Vora H, Garrido-Castro A, Tolaney SM, King TA, Mittendorf EA


 

Blood Advances

An Indirect Comparison of Acalabrutinib with and without Obinutuzumab Versus Zanubrutinib in Treatment-Naive CLL

Davids MS


 

Blood Advances

Dual Role of Signaling Pathways in Myeloma Requires Cell-Type Specific Targeting of Ligand-Receptor Interactions

Hernandez-Lopez P, Vijaykumar T, Anand P, Frede J, Knoechel B, Lohr JG


 

Blood Advances

Mass Spectrometry-Detected MGUS is Associated with Obesity and Other Novel Modifiable Risk Factors in a High-Risk Population

Lee DJ, El-Khoury H, Tramontano AC, Alberge JB, Perry J, Davis MI, Horowitz E, Redd R, Mucci L, Rebbeck TR, Ghobrial IM, Marinac CR


 

Blood Advances

Organ Involvement in Adults with BPDCN is Associated with Sun Exposure History, TET2 and RAS Mutations, and Survival

Shimony S, Keating JH, Fay CJ, Luskin MR, Neuberg DS, LeBoeuf NR, Lane AA


 

Blood Cancer Journal

A Novel Small Molecule Inhibitor of CD73 Triggers Immune-Mediated Multiple Myeloma Cell Death

Ray A, Du T, Wan X, Song Y, Pillai SC, Musa MA, Fang T, Chauhan D, Anderson KC


 

Breast

2023 Year in Review: Early Breast Cancer

Nader-Marta G, Partridge AH


 

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Clinical Outcomes After 1 Versus 2-3 Lines of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Stage III Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Nakhlis F, Niman SM, Troll E, Ryan S, Yeh E, Warren L, Bellon J, Harrison B, Overmoyer B, Tolaney SM, Regan M, Lynce F


 

Cancer

Acceptability of Psilocybin-Assisted Group Therapy in Patients with Cancer and Major Depressive Disorder: Qualitative Analysis

Beaussant Y, Tarbi E, Nigam K, Sager Z, Ljuslin M, Tulsky JA


 

Cancer

Factors Influencing Parents' Choice of Palliative Treatment Goals for Children with Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma: A Multi-Site Longitudinal Survey Study

Diller LR, Rosenberg AR, Shusterman S, Mack JW


 

Cancer

Family Characteristics and Childcare Patterns Associated with Early Social Functioning in Cancer-Bereaved Parents

Snaman JM, Chen L, Mazzola E, Helton G, Feifer D, Rosenberg AR, Wolfe J


 

Cancer

Fostering Resilience in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Considerations for Evidence-Based, Patient-Centered Oncology Care

Rosenberg AR


 

Cancer

Resilience in Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology: Problems and Prospects

Rosenberg AR


 

Cancer Research Communications

Identification of Muc1-C as a Target for Suppressing Progression of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Nakashoji A, Haratake N, Bhattacharya A, Mao W, Wang K, Daimon T, Ozawa H, Shigeta K, Fushimi A, Yamashita N, Morimoto Y, Saito S, Egloff AM, Uppaluri R, Kufe D


 

Cancers

Precision Immuno-Oncology in NSCLC through Gender Equity Lenses

Kiel L, Kaufman R, Abioye O, Mantz C, Florez N


 

Cellular and Molecular Immunology

Synthetic Biology Approaches for Improving the Specificity and Efficacy of Cancer Immunotherapy

Yin H, Scimeca L, Wu MR


 

Chem

Bioorthogonally Activated Reactive Species for Target Identification

Siriwongsup S, Schmoker AM, Ficarro SB, Marto JA, Kim J


 

Clinical Cancer Research

Clinical and Genomic Predictors of Adverse Events in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

Rahman R, Bhave V, Muzikansky A, Woodward E, Whorral S, Allen M, Patel J, Gerstner ER, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Youssef G, Chukwueke U, McFaline-Figueroa JR, Nayak L, Lee EQ, Reardon DA, Beroukhim R, Huang RY, Bi WL, Ligon KL, Wen PY


 

Clinical Cancer Research

From Serendipity to Intention: Development of Brain-Penetrant PARP1-Selective Inhibitors

Lynce F, Lin NU


 

Clinical Cancer Research

Phase II Study of Eribulin plus Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Soft-tissue Sarcomas: Clinical Outcomes and Biological Correlates

Haddox CL, Nathenson MJ, Mazzola E, Lin JR, Baginska J, Nau A, Weirather JL, Choy E, Marino-Enriquez A, Morgan JA, Cote GM, Merriam P, Wagner AJ, Sorger PK, Santagata S, George S


 

Clinical Cancer Research

RAS/RAF Comutation and ERBB2 Copy Number Modulates HER2 Heterogeneity and Responsiveness to HER2-directed Therapy in Colorectal Cancer

Singh H, Sahgal P, Kapner K, Gupta H, Li YY, Cherniack AD, El Alam R, Kerfoot J, Andrews E, Lee A, Nambiar C, Hannigan AM, Remland J, Brais L, Leahy ME, Rubinson DA, Schlechter BL, Meyerson M, Kuang Y, Paweletz CP, Aguirre AJ, Perez KJ, Huffman BM, Rossi H, Abrams TA, Kabraji S, Sicinska ET, Parikh AR, Wolpin BM, Giannakis M, Ng K, Meyerhardt JA, Hornick JL, Sethi NS, Cleary JM


 

Clinical Cancer Research

Update on Cancer Predisposition Syndromes and Surveillance Guidelines for Childhood Brain Tumors

Schienda J, Kamihara J


 

Clinical Genitourinary Cancer

A Panel-Based Mutational Signature of Mismatch Repair Deficiency is Associated with Durable Response to Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Gulhan DC, Savignano H, Lakshminarayanan G, McClure HM, Silver R, Hirsch MS, Sholl LM, Choudhury AD, Ananda G, Park PJ, Tewari AK, Berchuck JE


 

Current Treatment Options in Oncology

Role of Metastasis-Directed Therapy in Genitourinary Cancers

Lee KN, Huynh MA


 

European Journal of Cancer

Evolution of HER2 Expression Between Pre-Treatment Biopsy and Residual Disease After Neoadjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer

Tarantino P, Ajari O, Graham N, Vincuilla J, Parker T, Hughes ME, Tayob N, Garrido-Castro AC, Morganti S, King TA, Mittendorf EA, Lin NU, Tolaney SM


 

European Urology Open Science

Integrative Analysis of Germline Rare Variants in Clear and Non-clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Han SH, Camp SY, Chu H, Collins R, Gillani R, Park J, Bakouny Z, Ricker CA, Reardon B, Labaki C, Choueiri TK, AlDubayan SH, Van Allen EM


 

Future Oncology

A Plain Language Summary of the TROPiCS-02 Study in Patients with Breast Cancer (HR-Positive/HER2-Negative)

Bardia A, Tolaney SM


 

Genome Biology

Evaluating and Improving the Representation of Bacterial Contents in Long-Read Metagenome Assemblies

Feng X, Li H


 

Gut

Recurrent RhoGAP Gene Fusion CLDN18-ARHGAP26 Promotes RHOA Activation and Focal Adhesion Kinase and YAP-TEAD Signalling in Diffuse Gastric Cancer

Zhang F, Peng K, Wang Y, Bala P, Aitymbayev D, Sahgal P, Sethi N, Zhang H


 

Gynecologic Oncology Reports

Combined Aromatase, CDK4/6 and PI3K Blockade Using Letrozole/Abemaciclib/LY3023414 in Endometrial Cancer

Konstantinopoulos PA, Xiong N, Krasner C, Liu JF, Sawyer H, Polak M, Needham H, Geddes M, Koppermann L, Shea M, Castro C, Cheng SC, Matulonis UA, Lee EK


 

Haematologica

BH3 Profiling as Pharmacodynamic Biomarker for the Activity of BH3 Mimetics

Pan RA, Villalobos-Ortiz M, Ryan J, Letai A


 

Haematologica

Use, Variability, and Justification of Eligibility Criteria for Phase II and III Clinical Trials in Acute Leukemia

Hantel A, Luskin MR, Warner E, Walsh TP, DeAngelo DJ, Lathan CS, Abel GA


 

HemaSphere

Comparison of Whole-Genome and Immunoglobulin-Based Circulating Tumor DNA Assays in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Merryman RW, Rhoades J, Xiong K, Redd RA, Antel K, An HH, McDonough M, Guerrero L, Crnjac A, Sridhar S, Blewett T, Cheng J, Joyce RM, Chen YB, Armand P, Murakami M, Adalsteinsson VA


 

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Proteasome Inhibitors in Multiple Myeloma: Biological Insights on Mechanisms of Action or Resistance Informed by Functional Genomics

Mitsiades CS


 

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

The Next Chapter in Immunotherapy and Radiation Combination Therapy: Cancer-Specific Perspectives

Wisdom AJ, Marciscano AE, Mouw KW, Schoenfeld JD


 

Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology

The Development of a Bereavement Support Group Curriculum for Bereaved Parents of Young Adult Children: Bridging the Gap

Morris SE, Ryan AK, Malinowski P, Pozo-Kaderman C, Fasciano KM


 

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Risk Factors and Outcomes of Melanoma in Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

Hawryluk EB, Moustafa D, Reusch DB, Kao PC, Schmidt B, London WB, Huang J


 

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Branching Crisscross Polymerization of Single-Stranded DNA Slats

Deng J, Minev D, Ershova A, Shih WM


 

Journal of the American College Surgeons

Race and Ethnic Group Enrollment and Outcomes for Wilms Tumor: Analysis of the Current Era Children's Oncology Group Study, AREN03B2

Mullen EA


 

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Assessing Performance of Geriatric Surgery Verification Program Preoperative Communication Standards in Spine Surgery

Agaronnik ND, Streid JL, Kwok A, Schoenfeld AJ, Cooper Z, Lindvall C


 

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Evaluating the ChatGPT Family of Models for Biomedical Reasoning and Classification

Chen S, Li Y, Van H, Aerts HJWL, Savova GK, Bitterman DS


 

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Structural Characterization of Methylation-Independent PP2A Assembly Guides Alphafold2Multimer Prediction of Family-Wide PP2A Complexes

Wachter F, Nowak RP, Ficarro S, Marto J, Fischer ES


 

Journal of Cancer Education

Five Dimensions of Needs for Help: The Efficacy of a Technology-Based Intervention Among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors

Bao T


 

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Evaluating Sensitive Symptoms in Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Acceptability of Suicidal Ideation and Sexual Health Items Across Administration Modes

Chevalier LL, Blackmon JE, Bober SL, Roman A, Chang G, Recklitis CJ


 

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Things We Do for No Reason™: Opioid Infusions as Initial Therapy for Symptoms at the End of Life

Gelfand SL, Drutchas A, Rosenberg LB


 

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

Treatment-Free Survival Outcomes from the Phase II Study of Nivolumab and Salvage Nivolumab/Ipilimumab in Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort A)

Jegede OA, Mcdermott DF, Einstein D, Catalano PJ, Regan MM


 

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Bolstering Advance Care Planning Measurement Using Natural Language Processing

Zupanc SN, Durieux BN, Lindvall C


 

Journal of Palliative Medicine

The Supportive Oncology Collaborative: Expanding upon Collaborative Care to Increase Supportive Care Access in Underserved Populations

Lally K, Macip-Rodriquez P, Wu C, McGuire H, Pirl W


 

JAMA Network Open

Incidence and Presenting Characteristics of Angiosarcoma in the US, 2001-2020

Wagner MJ, Hassett MJ


 

JAMA Network Open

Treatment Access for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in Predominantly Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Briercheck EL, Wagner MJ


 

JAMA Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Patient Experience of Head and Neck Surgery with Free Flap Reconstruction

Dattilo LW, Russell TI, Warinner CB, Annino DJ Jr, Goguen LA, Sethi RKV, Uppaluri R, Bergmark RW, Rettig EM


 

JCO Precision Oncology

Adagrasib Treatment After Sotorasib-Related Hepatotoxicity in Patients With KRAS(G12C)-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Series and Literature Review

Luo J, Florez N


 

JCO Oncology Practice

Design and Implementation of an Opt-Out, End-to-End, Preemptive DPYD Testing Program for Patients Planned for a Systemic Fluoropyrimidine

Jacobson JO, Rompelman G, Morrison-Ma S, Murray L, Ferzoco M, Bunnell C, Wagner AJ, Roberts D, Chan J, Block C, Rubinson D


 

Leukemia

Hypomethylating Agents Plus Venetoclax Compared with Intensive Induction Chemotherapy Regimens in Molecularly Defined Secondary AML

Shimony S, Liu Y, Schaefer EJ, Lindsley RC, Chen EC, DeAngelo DJ, Neuberg DS, Stone RM, Stahl M


 

Molecular Cancer Research

Semi-Supervised, Attention-Based Deep Learning for Predicting TMPRSS2:ERG Fusion Status in Prostate Cancer Using Whole Slide Images

Omar M, Xu Z, Rand SB


 

Neuro-Oncology

Liquid Biopsy for Improving Diagnosis and Monitoring of CNS Lymphomas: A RANO Review

Nayak L, Wen PY


 

NPJ Breast Cancer

Prognosis and Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Stage IA Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Tarantino P, Freedman RA, Waks AG, Martínez-Sáez O, Garrido-Castro A, Lynce F, Tayob N, Lin NU, Tolaney SM, Leone JP


 

NPJ Precision Oncology

Mutational Signature-Based Identification of DNA Repair Deficient Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinomas for Therapeutic Targeting

Sahgal P, Huffman BM, Sztupinszki Z, Morris CX, Chen D, Diossy M, Likasitwatanakul P, Enzinger P, Singh H, Ubellaker J, Lazaro JB, Cleary JM, Szallasi Z, Sethi NS


 

Oncologist

A Pooled Analysis of 3 Phase II Trials of Salvage Nivolumab/Ipilimumab After Nivolumab in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Xie W, Jegede O, Choueiri TK


 

Oncologist

A process to reanalyze clinical DNA sequencing data for biomarker matching in the Lung-MAP Master Protocol

Kozono DE


 

Oral Oncology

Enhanced Oral Versus Flank Lymph Node T Cell Response Parallels Anti-PD1 Efficacy in Head and Neck Cancer

Kono M, Saito S, Rokugo M, Egloff AM, Uppaluri R


 

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Measuring Neurobehavioral Side Effects of Corticosteroids in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Scoping Review

Bhasin S, Brown J, Dorste A, Samsel C, Vrooman LM, Muriel AC


 

Pediatrics

A Communication and Decision-Making Framework for Pediatric Precision Medicine

Rosenberg AR, Marron JM


 

Pediatrics

Meaning-Making Among Parents of Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment in the PICU

Rosenberg AR


 

Protein Science

Efficient and Economic Protein Labeling for NMR in Mammalian Expression Systems: Application to a preT-Cell and T-Cell Receptor Protein

Mallis RJ, Lee JJ, Brazin KN, Viennet T, Reinherz EL, Arthanari H


 

Science Signaling

Blocking Lipid Synthesis Induces DNA Damage in Prostate Cancer and Increases Cell Death Caused by PARP Inhibition

Loda M


 

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Are We Ready for Life in the Fast Lane? A Critical Review of Preoperative Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Localized Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Baldini EH


 

Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

A Positive Psychology Intervention for Caregivers of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Survivors (PATH-C): Initial Testing and Single-Arm Pilot Trial

Amonoo HL, Guo M, Boardman AC, Acharya N, Daskalakis E, Deary EC, Waldman LP, Joffe H, Huffman JC, El-Jawahri A


 

Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

The Adverse Event Landscape of Stem Cell Transplant: Evidence for AGVHD Driving Early Transplant Associated Toxicities

Takahashi T, Bratrude B, Neuberg D, Hebert K, Betz K, Yu A, Duncan C, Horan JT, Kean LS