European journal of cancer : official journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
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Nivolumab has been widely studied in non-acral cutaneous melanoma; however, limited data are available in other melanoma subtypes. We report outcomes by melanoma subtype in patients who received nivolumab after progression on prior ipilimumab. ⋯ NCT02156804.
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Age-related immune dysfunction (ARID) describes age-associated changes in immunity that may affect the efficacy of immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors. We evaluated the efficacy of treatment with ipilimumab (530 patients) or pembrolizumab (562 patients) in a Danish national cohort of metastatic melanoma patients. ⋯ Our analyses have revealed a higher survival rate when using drugs targeting PD1 in metastatic melanoma patients between the age of 70 and 80 years. ARID does not seem to negatively impact the efficacy of treatment with checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic melanoma patients. Despite these encouraging data for elderly patients, clinicians still need to carefully consider the higher risk of more serious outcomes of the immune-related adverse events in the elderly patient population, before deciding to treat old patients with checkpoint inhibitors.
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The aim of the study was to compare overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) after open and robotic radical hysterectomy for early-stage cervical cancer. ⋯ In a complete nationwide population-based cohort, where radical hysterectomy for early-stage cervical cancer is highly centralised, neither long-term survival nor pattern of recurrence differed significantly between open and robotic surgery.
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Review Practice Guideline
Updated recommendations of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology on prostate cancer management in older patients.
The median age of prostate cancer diagnosis is 66 years, and the median age of men who die of the disease is eighty years. The public health impact of prostate cancer is already substantial and, given the rapidly ageing world population, can only increase. In this context, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) Task Forces have, since 2010, been developing guidelines for the management of senior adults with prostate cancer. ⋯ The 2019 consensus is that men aged 75 years and older with prostate cancer should be managed according to their individual health status, and not according to age. Based on available rapid health screening tools, geriatric evaluation and geriatric interventions, the Task Force recommends that patients are classified according to health status into three groups: (1) 'healthy' or 'fit' patients should have the same treatment options as younger patients; (2) 'vulnerable' patients are candidates for geriatric interventions which-if successful-may make it appropriate for them to receive standard treatment and (3) 'frail' patients with major impairments who should receive adapted or palliative treatment. The 2019 SIOG Task Force recommendations also discuss prospects and unmet needs for health status evaluation in everyday practice in older patients with prostate cancer.
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Tumour mutational burden (TMB) estimated from whole exome sequencing or comprehensive gene panels has previously been established as predictive factor of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Its predictive value for the efficacy of concurrent chemoradiation (cCRTX), a potential combination partner of ICI, remains unknown. ⋯ High TMB identifies HNSCC patients with poor outcome after cCRTX who might preferentially benefit from CRTX-ICI combinations.