The lancet oncology
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The lancet oncology · Oct 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyComparison of MAPIE versus MAP in patients with a poor response to preoperative chemotherapy for newly diagnosed high-grade osteosarcoma (EURAMOS-1): an open-label, international, randomised controlled trial.
We designed the EURAMOS-1 trial to investigate whether intensified postoperative chemotherapy for patients whose tumour showed a poor response to preoperative chemotherapy (≥10% viable tumour) improved event-free survival in patients with high-grade osteosarcoma. ⋯ UK Medical Research Council, National Cancer Institute, European Science Foundation, St Anna Kinderkrebsforschung, Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek-Vlaanderen, Parents Organization, Danish Medical Research Council, Academy of Finland, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Deutsche Krebshilfe, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Semmelweis Foundation, ZonMw (Council for Medical Research), Research Council of Norway, Scandinavian Sarcoma Group, Swiss Paediatric Oncology Group, Cancer Research UK, National Institute for Health Research, University College London Hospitals, and Biomedical Research Centre.
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The lancet oncology · Oct 2016
Cancer-related fatigue in patients with and survivors of Hodgkin's lymphoma: a longitudinal study of the German Hodgkin Study Group.
Patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma might have persistent fatigue even years after treatment. However, knowledge of the development of fatigue persisting long after completion of treatment is limited. Therefore, we did a detailed analysis of fatigue in our first-line clinical trials for early-stage favourable (HD13 trial), early-stage unfavourable (HD14 trial), and advanced-stage (HD15 trial) Hodgkin's lymphoma. Beyond the description of fatigue from diagnosis up to 5 years after treatment, we aimed to assess any effect of patient characteristics, disease characteristics, or treatment characteristics on persistent fatigue. ⋯ Deutsche Krebshilfe.
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The lancet oncology · Oct 2016
Multicenter StudyAvelumab in patients with chemotherapy-refractory metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma: a multicentre, single-group, open-label, phase 2 trial.
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive skin cancer with poor prognosis in patients with advanced disease. Current standard care uses various cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens, but responses are seldom durable. Tumour oncogenesis is linked to Merkel cell polyomavirus integration and ultraviolet-radiation-induced mutations, providing rationale for treatment with immunotherapy antibodies that target the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway. We assessed treatment with avelumab, an anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody, in patients with stage IV Merkel cell carcinoma that had progressed after cytotoxic chemotherapy. ⋯ Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.