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Marra E, Quassone P, Tammaro P, Cardalesi C, D’Avino R, Cipolletta F, Del Prete A, Travaglino A, Tamburrini S, Ferrandino G, Sarti G, Iannuzzi M, Maida P, Santini G. Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused by Duodenal Cervix Metastasis in a Young Woman: Rendezvous Technique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 57:medicina57080765. [PMID: 34440971 PMCID: PMC8401765 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57080765] [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: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Background: Malignant gastric outlet obstruction (MGOD) is an extremely rare expression of advanced extra-gastrointestinal cancer, such as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cervix, and only sixcases are described in the literature.Because of the short life expectancyand the high surgical risk involving these patients, less invasive approaches have been developed over time, such asthe use of an enteral stent or less invasive surgical techniques (i.e., laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy). However, MGOD could make it difficult to perform an endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) for standard endoscopic drainage, so in this case a combined endoscopic-percutaneous technique may be performed. This article, therefore, aims to highlight the presence in the doctor’s armamentarium of the “rendezvous technique”, few case reports of whichare described in the literature, and, moreover, this article aims to underline the technique’sfeasibility. Case Presentation: The case is that of a 38-year-old woman who presented with MGOD three years after the diagnosis of SCC of the cervix, who successfully underwent the rendezvous technique with the resolution of duodenal obstruction. Endoscopic enteral stenting treatment with the placement of a metal stent (SEMSs) represents the mainstay of MGOD treatment compared withsurgery due to its lower morbidity, mortality, shorter hospitalization and earlier symptom relief. However, in patients with both duodenal and biliary obstruction, a combined endoscopic–percutaneous approach may be necessary because of the difficulty in passing the duodenal stricture or in accessing the papilla through the mesh of the duodenal SEMS. Conclusion: The rendezvous procedure is a technicallyfeasible and minimally invasive approach to the double stenting of biliary and duodenal strictures. It achieves the desired therapeutic result while avoiding the need to perform more invasive procedures that could have a negative impact on the patient’sprognosis.
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- Ester Marra
- Department of Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Radiology, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy; (P.T.); (R.D.); (A.T.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy; (P.T.); (R.D.); (A.T.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy; (F.C.); (A.D.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy; (F.C.); (A.D.P.)
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- Department of Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy; (P.T.); (R.D.); (A.T.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Radiology, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy; (G.F.); (G.S.); (G.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Radiology, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy; (G.F.); (G.S.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Radiology, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy; (G.F.); (G.S.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80127 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy; (P.T.); (R.D.); (A.T.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Radiology, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, 80147 Naples, Italy; (G.F.); (G.S.); (G.S.)
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Cecere SC, Musacchio L, Bartoletti M, Salutari V, Arenare L, Lorusso D, Ronzino G, Lauria R, Cormio G, Naglieri E, Scollo P, Marchetti C, Raspagliesi F, Greggi S, Cinieri S, Bergamini A, Orditura M, Valabrega G, Scambia G, Martinelli F, De Matteis E, Cardalesi C, Loizzi V, Perniola G, Carella C, Scandurra G, Giannone G, Pignata S. Cytoreductive surgery followed by chemotherapy and olaparib maintenance in BRCA 1/2 mutated recurrent ovarian cancer: a retrospective MITO group study. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2021; 31:1031-1036. [PMID: 33990353 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-002343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The role of cytoreductive surgery in the poly-ADP ribose polymerase inhibitors era is not fully investigated. We evaluated the impact of surgery performed prior to platinum-based chemotherapy followed by olaparib maintenance in platinum-sensitive BRCA-mutated recurrent ovarian cancer. METHODS This retrospective study included platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer BRCA-mutated patients from 13 Multicenter Italian Trials in Ovarian cancer and gynecological malignancies centers treated between September 2015 and May 2019. The primary outcomes were progression-free survival and overall survival. Data on post-progression treatment was also assessed. RESULTS Among 209 patients, 72 patients (34.5%) underwent cytoreductive surgery followed by platinum-based chemotherapy and olaparib maintenance, while 137 patients (65.5%) underwent chemotherapy treatment alone. After a median follow-up of 37.3 months (95% CI: 33.4 to 40.8), median progression-free survival in the surgery group was not reached, compared with 11 months in patients receiving chemotherapy alone (P<0.001). Median overall survival was nearly double in patients undergoing surgery before chemotherapy (55 vs 28 months, P<0.001). Post-progression therapy was assessed in 127 patients: response rate to chemotherapy was 29.2%, 8.8%, and 9.0% in patients with platinum-free interval >12 months, between 6 and 12 months, and <6 months, respectively. CONCLUSION Cytoreductive surgery performed before platinum therapy and olaparib maintenance was associated with longer progression-free survival and overall survival in BRCA-mutated platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer patients. In accordance with our preliminary results, the response rate to chemotherapy given after progression during olaparib was associated with platinum-free interval.
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- Sabrina Chiara Cecere
- Department of Urology and Gynecology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Women and Child Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano, CRO, Aviano, Italy.,Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Women and Child Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Women and Child Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Department of Life Science and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Largo Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy.,Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Women and Child Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Institute for Hospitalization and Care Scientific Foundation Pascale, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Ospedale "Senatore Antonio Perrino", Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.,Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO- IRCCS, Candiolo (TO), Italy.,Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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- Department of Women and Child Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Department of Life Science and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Largo Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Oncology Unit with Integrated Section of Translational Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy
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- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO- IRCCS, Candiolo (TO), Italy.,Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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- Department of Urology and Gynecology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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Ottaviano M, Giunta EF, Tortora M, Curvietto M, Attademo L, Bosso D, Cardalesi C, Rosanova M, De Placido P, Pietroluongo E, Riccio V, Mucci B, Parola S, Vitale MG, Palmieri G, Daniele B, Simeone E. BRAF Gene and Melanoma: Back to the Future. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22073474. [PMID: 33801689 PMCID: PMC8037827 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
As widely acknowledged, 40-50% of all melanoma patients harbour an activating BRAF mutation (mostly BRAF V600E). The identification of the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK (MAP kinase) signalling pathway and its targeting has represented a valuable milestone for the advanced and, more recently, for the completely resected stage III and IV melanoma therapy management. However, despite progress in BRAF-mutant melanoma treatment, the two different approaches approved so far for metastatic disease, immunotherapy and BRAF+MEK inhibitors, allow a 5-year survival of no more than 60%, and most patients relapse during treatment due to acquired mechanisms of resistance. Deep insight into BRAF gene biology is fundamental to describe the acquired resistance mechanisms (primary and secondary) and to understand the molecular pathways that are now being investigated in preclinical and clinical studies with the aim of improving outcomes in BRAF-mutant patients.
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- Margaret Ottaviano
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Università Degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (P.D.P.); (E.P.); (V.R.); (B.M.); (S.P.)
- Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (D.B.); (C.C.); (M.R.); (B.D.)
- CRCTR Coordinating Rare Tumors Reference Center of Campania Region, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.T.); (G.P.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Precision Medicine, Università Degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- CRCTR Coordinating Rare Tumors Reference Center of Campania Region, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.T.); (G.P.)
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- Unit of Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.C.); (M.G.V.); (E.S.)
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- Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (D.B.); (C.C.); (M.R.); (B.D.)
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- Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (D.B.); (C.C.); (M.R.); (B.D.)
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- Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (D.B.); (C.C.); (M.R.); (B.D.)
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- Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (D.B.); (C.C.); (M.R.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Università Degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (P.D.P.); (E.P.); (V.R.); (B.M.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Università Degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (P.D.P.); (E.P.); (V.R.); (B.M.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Università Degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (P.D.P.); (E.P.); (V.R.); (B.M.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Università Degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (P.D.P.); (E.P.); (V.R.); (B.M.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Università Degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (P.D.P.); (E.P.); (V.R.); (B.M.); (S.P.)
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- Unit of Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.C.); (M.G.V.); (E.S.)
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- CRCTR Coordinating Rare Tumors Reference Center of Campania Region, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.T.); (G.P.)
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- Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (D.B.); (C.C.); (M.R.); (B.D.)
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- Unit of Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.C.); (M.G.V.); (E.S.)
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Arpino G, De Angelis C, De Placido P, Pietroluongo E, Formisano L, Bianco R, Fiore G, Montella E, Forestieri V, Lauria R, Cardalesi C, Vozzella EA, Iervolino A, Giuliano M, De Placido S. Optimising triage procedures for patients with cancer needing active anticancer treatment in the COVID-19 era. ESMO Open 2020; 5:e000885. [PMID: 32958531 PMCID: PMC7507249 DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2020-000885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Immunosuppression induced by anticancer therapy in a COVID-19-positive asymptomatic patient with cancer may have a devastating effect and, eventually, be lethal. To identify asymptomatic cases among patients receiving active cancer treatment, the Federico II University Hospital in Naples performs rapid serological tests in addition to hospital standard clinical triage for COVID-19 infection. Methods From 6 to 17 April 2020, all candidates for chemotherapy, radiotherapy or target/immunotherapy, if negative at the standard clinical triage on the day scheduled for anticancer treatment, received a rapid serological test on peripheral blood for COVID-19 IgM and IgG detection. In case of COVID-19 IgM and/or IgG positivity, patients underwent a real-time PCR (RT-PCR) SARS-CoV-2 test to confirm infection, and active cancer treatment was delayed. Results Overall 466 patients, negative for COVID-19 symptoms, underwent serological testing in addition to standard clinical triage. The average age was 61 years (range 25–88 years). Most patients (190, 40.8%) had breast cancer, and chemotherapy with or without immunotherapy was administered in 323 (69.3%) patients. Overall 433 (92.9%) patients were IgG-negative and IgM-negative, and 33 (7.1%) were IgM-positive and/or IgG-positive. Among the latter patients, 18 (3.9%), 11 (2.4%) and 4 (0.9%) were IgM-negative/IgG-positive, IgM-positive/IgG-negative and IgM-positive/IgG-positive, respectively. All 33 patients with a positive serological test, tested negative for RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 test. No patient in our cohort developed symptoms suggestive of active COVID-19 infection. Conclusion Rapid serological testing at hospital admission failed to detect active asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. Moreover, it entailed additional economic and human resources, delayed therapy administrationand increased hospital accesses.
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- Grazia Arpino
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Direzione Sanitaria, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Direzione Generale, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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Schettini F, Santo ID, Rea CG, Viggiani M, Buono G, Angelis CD, Cardalesi C, Lauria R, Giuliano M, Forestieri V, Thomas G, Maione P, Limite G, Accurso A, Malorni L, Placido SD, Arpino G. Palbociclib added to ongoing endocrine therapy for hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer: A case report series. Mol Clin Oncol 2020; 12:456-460. [PMID: 32257203 PMCID: PMC7087462 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2020.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Palbociclib is a potent cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)4/6 inhibitor that disrupts cell cycle progression and has been recently approved in combination with an aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant as first- and second-line treatment in hormone receptor (HR)+, human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)2- metastatic breast cancer. There is evidence that palbociclib may reverse endocrine therapy resistance and that it may also be added to ongoing endocrine therapy beyond progression to obtain clinical benefit. The aim of the present study was to explore this possibility in 5 patients who received palbociclib + fulvestrant following disease progression while under treatment with fulvestrant alone. The median progression-free survival was not reached during a median follow-up of 25 months, and the most frequent best response was stable disease. Three patients remained under treatment on the last re-evaluation. All patients had highly endocrine-sensitive disease and had previously received fulvestrant for ≥12 months. The hypothesis that a selected subpopulation of patients with HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer may benefit from the addition of palbociclib to ongoing endocrine therapy beyond disease progression merits further investigation.
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- Francesco Schettini
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy.,Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors, IDIBAPS, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy.,'Sandro Pitigliani' Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, I-59100 Prato, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Clinica Mediterranea, I-80100 Naples, Italy, Senology Unit, Villa Betania Hospital, I-80100 Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Specialist Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Specialist Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- 'Sandro Pitigliani' Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, I-59100 Prato, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples 'Federico II', I-80131 Naples, Italy
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Lorusso D, Bologna A, Cecere SC, De Matteis E, Scandurra G, Zamagni C, Arcangeli V, Artioli F, Bella M, Blanco G, Cardalesi C, Casartelli C, De Vivo R, Di Napoli M, Gisone EB, Lauria R, Lissoni AA, Loizzi V, Maccaroni E, Mangili G, Marchetti C, Martella F, Naglieri E, Parolin V, Ricciardi G, Ronzino G, Salutari V, Scarfone G, Secondino S, Spagnoletti I, Tasca G, Tognon G, Guarneri V. Sharing real-world experiences to optimize the management of olaparib toxicities: a practical guidance from an Italian expert panel. Support Care Cancer 2020; 28:2435-2442. [PMID: 32048043 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05320-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Olaparib is the first poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor approved as maintenance therapy of recurrent ovarian cancer (OC) patients with a BRCA mutation. To achieve the maximum clinical benefit, adherence to olaparib must be persistent. However, in clinical practice, this is challenged by the frequent suboptimal management of toxicities. In view of the expanding use of olaparib also in Italy, physicians must learn how to adequately and promptly manage drug toxicities not to unnecessarily interrupt or reduce the dose. The experts agreed that nausea,vomiting, anemia, and fatigue are the most frequent events experienced by OC patients on olaparib, and that these toxicities usually develop early during treatment, are mainly of grade 1-2 and transient and can be managed with simple non-pharmacological interventions. By sharing their real-world experiences, the panel prepared, for each toxicity, an algorithm organized by grade and besides the procedures indicated in the local label, included supportive care interventions based also on nutritional and lifestyle modifications and psycho-oncology consultation. Moreover, in view of the tablet entry into the Italian market, the full and reduced dosages of capsules and tablets were compared. This practical guidance is intended to be a tool to support especially less-experienced physicians in the management of these complex patients, with the aim to help preventing the worsening of patients' conditions and the unnecessary interruption/reduction of olaparib dosage, which may jeopardize treatment efficacy.
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- Domenica Lorusso
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
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- Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Viale Risorgimento, 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Oncologia Clinica Sperimentale Uro-Ginecologica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Breast Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Cannizzaro, Via Messina, 829, 95126, Catania, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Viale Ercolani 4/2, Bologna, Italy
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- U.O. Oncologia, Ospedale Infermi Rimini, AUSL Romagna, viale Settembrini 2, 47923, Rimini, Italy
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- Oncology Dept., Carpi and Mirandola Hospitals, Via G. Molinari 2, 41012, Carpi, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Viale Antonio Gramsci, 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Oncology Unit, Ist. Oncologico del Mediterraneo, Via Penninazzo, 7, Viagrande, 95029, Catania, Italy
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- Dept. of Clinical and Surgical Medicine, Federico II University Hospital, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale Valduce, Via Dante Alighieri, 11, 22100, Como, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, AULSS 8 Vicenza, viale Rodolfi, 37, 36100, Vicenza, Italy
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- Oncologia Clinica Sperimentale Uro-Ginecologica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Filippo Del Ponte" Hospital, University of Insubria, Via del Ponte, 19, 21100, Varese, Italy
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- Dept. of Clinical and Surgical Medicine, Federico II University Hospital, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dept of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900, Monza, Italy.,Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza, Italy
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- Dept of Biomedical Sciences and Medical Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Umberto I 1, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Clinica Oncologica, AOU Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, via Conca 71, , 60020, Ancona, AN, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina Milano, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Ospedale S.M. Annunziata, USL Toscana Centro, Via dell'Antella, 58, Bagno a Ripoli, 50012, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Oncologico Giovanni Paolo II, Viale Orazio Flacco, 65, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Breast Uni, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Piazzale Aristide Stefani, 1, 37126, Verona, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, AO Papardo, Contrada Papardo, 98158, Messina, Italy
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- Dept. of Oncology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Piazzetta Muratore, 73100, Lecce, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Dept of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatology, IRCCS Fondazione Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via F. Sforza 28, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Camillo Golgi, 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale Sacro Cuore di Gesù, Fatebenefratelli, Viale Principe di Napoli, 14/A, 82100, Benevento, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Via Gattamelata, 64, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- UO Ostetricia e Ginecologia-ASST degli Spedali Civili di Brescia, Università degli Studi, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Via Gattamelata, 64, 35128, Padua, Italy
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Cecere SC, Giannone G, Salutari V, Arenare L, Lorusso D, Ronzino G, Lauria R, Cormio G, Carella C, Scollo P, Ghizzoni V, Raspagliesi F, Di Napoli M, Mazzoni E, Marchetti C, Bergamini A, Orditura M, Valabrega G, Scambia G, Maltese G, De Matteis E, Cardalesi C, Loizzi V, Boccia S, Naglieri E, Scandurra G, Pignata S. Olaparib as maintenance therapy in patients with BRCA 1–2 mutated recurrent platinum sensitive ovarian cancer: Real world data and post progression outcome. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 156:38-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Daniele G, Arenare L, Scambia G, Pisano C, Sorio R, Breda E, De Placido S, Savarese A, Ferrandina G, Raspagliesi F, Panici PB, Ferro A, Rimanti A, Cormio G, Lorusso D, Cecere SC, Scalone S, Marsico VA, Cardalesi C, Cognetti F, Salutari V, Attademo L, Guizzaro L, Schettino C, Piccirillo MC, Perrone F, Gallo C, Pignata S. Prognostic role of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in first-line treatment of advanced ovarian cancer. A pooled analysis of MITO2 and MITO7 trials. Gynecol Oncol 2019; 154:83-88. [PMID: 31029508 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN) has been associated with improved prognosis in several cancer conditions. Contrasting data have been produced in ovarian cancer.
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- Gennaro Daniele
- Unità Sperimentazioni Cliniche, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS- Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italia.
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- Unità Sperimentazioni Cliniche, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS- Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italia.
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- Ginecologia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy.
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- Oncologia Clinica Sperimentale Uro-Ginecologica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS- Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italia.
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- Oncologia B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, 33081 Aviano, PN, Italy.
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- Oncologia Medica, Ospedale S. Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli, 00186 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
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- Oncologia Medica 1, IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena, 00144 Roma, Italy.
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- Ginecologia Oncologica, Centro di Ricerca e Formazione ad Alta Tecnologia nelle Scienze Biomediche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
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- Ginecologia Oncologica, IRCCS Istituto Oncologico "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari & Department of Biomedical Sciences and Oncology, University "Aldo Moro" Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.
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- Ginecologia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Oncologia Clinica Sperimentale Uro-Ginecologica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS- Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italia.
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- Oncologia B, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, 33081 Aviano, PN, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
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- Oncologia Medica 1, IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena, 00144 Roma, Italy.
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- Ginecologia Oncologica, Centro di Ricerca e Formazione ad Alta Tecnologia nelle Scienze Biomediche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
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- Oncologia Clinica Sperimentale Uro-Ginecologica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS- Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italia
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- Statistica Medica, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Napoli, Italy
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- Unità Sperimentazioni Cliniche, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS- Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italia.
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- Unità Sperimentazioni Cliniche, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS- Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italia.
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- Unità Sperimentazioni Cliniche, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS- Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italia.
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- Statistica Medica, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Napoli, Italy.
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- Oncologia Clinica Sperimentale Uro-Ginecologica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS- Fondazione G.Pascale, Napoli, Italia.
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Cianniello D, Prudente A, Caputo R, Piezzo M, Riemma M, Savastano B, Cocco S, Cerillo I, Lauria R, Giuliano M, Cardalesi C, Buono G, Arpino G, Iodice G, Di Rella F, Pacilio C, Del Prete S, De Placido S, De Laurentiis M. PerTe: Pertuzumab for the neoadjuvant treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer patients—Efficacy and safety of pertuzumab in “real life" setting. J Clin Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e12654] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Daniela Cianniello
- IRCCS INT Fondazione Giovanni Pascale - Breast Oncology Unit, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS INT Fondazione Giovanni Pascale - Breast Oncology Unit, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS INT Fondazione Giovanni Pascale - Breast Oncology Unit, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS INT Fondazione Giovanni Pascale - Breast Oncology Unit, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS INT Fondazione Giovanni Pascale - Breast Oncology Unit, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS INT Fondazione Giovanni Pascale - Breast Oncology Unit, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS INT Fondazione Giovanni Pascale - Breast Oncology Unit, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS INT Fondazione Giovanni Pascale - Breast Oncology Unit, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS INT Fondazione Giovanni Pascale - Breast Oncology Unit, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS INT Fondazione Giovanni Pascale - Breast Oncology Unit, Naples, Italy
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De Placido S, Gallo C, De Laurentiis M, Bisagni G, Arpino G, Sarobba MG, Riccardi F, Russo A, Del Mastro L, Cogoni AA, Cognetti F, Gori S, Foglietta J, Frassoldati A, Amoroso D, Laudadio L, Moscetti L, Montemurro F, Verusio C, Bernardo A, Lorusso V, Gravina A, Moretti G, Lauria R, Lai A, Mocerino C, Rizzo S, Nuzzo F, Carlini P, Perrone F, Agostara B, Aieta M, Alabiso O, Alicicco MG, Amadori D, Amaducci L, Amiconi G, Antuzzi G, Ardine M, Ardizzoia A, Aversa C, Badalamenti G, Barni S, Basurto C, Berardi R, Bergamasco C, Bidoli P, Bighin C, Biondi E, Bisagni G, Boni C, Borgonovo K, Botta M, Bravi S, Bruzzi P, Buono G, Butera A, Caldara A, Candeloro G, Cappelletti C, Cardalesi C, Carfora E, Cariello A, Carrozza F, Cartenì G, Caruso M, Casadei V, Casanova C, Castori L, Cavanna L, Cavazzini G, Cazzaniga M, Chilelli M, Chiodini P, Chiorrini S, Ciardiello F, Ciccarese M, Cinieri S, Clerico M, Coccaro M, Comande M, Corbo C, Cortino G, Cusenza S, Daniele G, D'arco AM, D'auria G, Dazzi C, De Angelis C, de Braud F, De Feo G, De Matteis A, De Tursi M, Di Blasio A, di Lucca G, Di Lullo L, Di Rella F, Di Renzo G, Di Stefano P, Di Stefano A, Diana A, Donati S, Fabbri A, Fabi A, Faedi M, Farina G, Farris A, Febbraro A, Fedele P, Federico P, Ferraù F, Ferretti G, Ferro A, Floriani I, Forcignanò R, Forciniti S, Forestieri V, Fornari G, Frisinghelli M, Fusco V, Gallizzi G, Galvano A, Gambardella A, Gambi A, Gebbia V, Gervasi E, Ghilardi M, Giacobino A, Giardina G, Giotta F, Giraudi S, Giuliano M, Grassadonia A, Grasso D, Grosso F, Guizzaro L, Incoronato P, Incorvaia L, Iodice G, La Verde N, Labonia V, Landi G, Latorre A, Leonardi V, Levaggi A, Limite G, Lina Bascialla L, Livi L, Maiello E, Mandelli D, Marcon I, Menon D, Montedoro M, Moraca L, Moretti A, Morritti MG, Morselli P, Mura A, Mura S, Musacchio M, Muzio A, Natale D, Natoli C, Nigro C, Nisticò C, Nuzzo A, Orditura M, Orlando L, Pacilio C, Palumbo G, Palumbo R, Pasini F, Paterno E, Pazzola A, Pelliccioni S, Pensabene M, Perroni D, Pesenti Gritti A, Petrelli F, Piccirillo MC, Pinotti G, Pogliani C, Poli D, Prader S, Recchia F, Rizzi D, Romano C, Rossello R, Rossini C, Salvucci G, Sanna V, Santini A, Saracchini S, Savastano C, Scambia G, Schettini F, Schiavone P, Schirone A, Seles E, Signoriello S, Signoriello G, Silva RR, Silvestri A, Simeon V, Spagnoletti I, Tamberi S, Teragni C, Thalmann V, Thomas R, Thomas G, Tienghi A, Tinari N, Tinessa V, Tomei F, Tonini G, Torri V, Traficante D, Tudini M, Turazza M, Vignoli R, Vitale MG, Zacchia A, Zagarese P, Zanni A, Zavallone L, Zavettieri M, Zoboli A. Adjuvant anastrozole versus exemestane versus letrozole, upfront or after 2 years of tamoxifen, in endocrine-sensitive breast cancer (FATA-GIM3): a randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2018; 19:474-485. [PMID: 29482983 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(18)30116-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Uncertainty exists about the optimal schedule of adjuvant treatment of breast cancer with aromatase inhibitors and, to our knowledge, no trial has directly compared the three aromatase inhibitors anastrozole, exemestane, and letrozole. We investigated the schedule and type of aromatase inhibitors to be used as adjuvant treatment for hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer. METHODS FATA-GIM3 is a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial of six different treatments in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer. Eligible patients had histologically confirmed invasive hormone receptor-positive breast cancer that had been completely removed by surgery, any pathological tumour size, and axillary nodal status. Key exclusion criteria were hormone replacement therapy, recurrent or metastatic disease, previous treatment with tamoxifen, and another malignancy in the previous 10 years. Patients were randomly assigned in an equal ratio to one of six treatment groups: oral anastrozole (1 mg per day), exemestane (25 mg per day), or letrozole (2·5 mg per day) tablets upfront for 5 years (upfront strategy) or oral tamoxifen (20 mg per day) for 2 years followed by oral administration of one of the three aromatase inhibitors for 3 years (switch strategy). Randomisation was done by a computerised minimisation procedure stratified for oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2 status; previous chemotherapy; and pathological nodal status. Neither the patients nor the physicians were masked to treatment allocation. The primary endpoint was disease-free survival. The minimum cutoff to declare superiority of the upfront strategy over the switch strategy was assumed to be a 2% difference in disease-free survival at 5 years. Primary efficacy analyses were done by intention to treat; safety analyses included all patients for whom at least one safety case report form had been completed. Follow-up is ongoing. This trial is registered with the European Clinical Trials Database, number 2006-004018-42, and ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00541086. FINDINGS Between March 9, 2007, and July 31, 2012, 3697 patients were enrolled into the study. After a median follow-up of 60 months (IQR 46-72), 401 disease-free survival events were reported, including 211 (11%) of 1850 patients allocated to the switch strategy and 190 (10%) of 1847 patients allocated to upfront treatment. 5-year disease-free survival was 88·5% (95% CI 86·7-90·0) with the switch strategy and 89·8% (88·2-91·2) with upfront treatment (hazard ratio 0·89, 95% CI 0·73-1·08; p=0·23). 5-year disease-free survival was 90·0% (95% CI 87·9-91·7) with anastrozole (124 events), 88·0% (85·8-89·9) with exemestane (148 events), and 89·4% (87·3 to 91·1) with letrozole (129 events; p=0·24). No unexpected serious adverse reactions or treatment-related deaths occurred. Musculoskeletal side-effects were the most frequent grade 3-4 events, reported in 130 (7%) of 1761 patients who received the switch strategy and 128 (7%) of 1766 patients who received upfront treatment. Grade 1 musculoskeletal events were more frequent with the upfront schedule than with the switch schedule (924 [52%] of 1766 patients vs 745 [42%] of 1761 patients). All other grade 3-4 adverse events occurred in less than 2% of patients in either group. INTERPRETATION 5 years of treatment with aromatase inhibitors was not superior to 2 years of tamoxifen followed by 3 years of aromatase inhibitors. None of the three aromatase inhibitors was superior to the others in terms of efficacy. Therefore, patient preference, tolerability, and financial constraints should be considered when deciding the optimal treatment approach in this setting. FUNDING Italian Drug Agency.
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- Sabino De Placido
- Dipartimento di Clinica Medica e Chirurgia, Università Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Statistica Medica, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Fondazione Pascale, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Clinica Medica e Chirurgia, Università Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Stomatologiche, Sezione di Oncologia Medica, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Università degli Studi di Genova-Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione Oncologia Medica 1, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Ospedale della Versilia, Lido di Camaiore (LU), Istituto Toscano Tumori, Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia Medica, Ospedale Belcolle, Viterbo, Italy
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- Divisione di Oncologia Clinica Investigativa dell'Istituto di Candiolo-IRCCS, Candiolo, Italy
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- Polo Oncologico, Ospedale Vito Fazzi, Lecce, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Fondazione Pascale, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Clinica Medica e Chirurgia, Università Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Sassari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Stomatologiche, Sezione di Oncologia Medica, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Fondazione Pascale, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Naples, Italy
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- Divisione Oncologia Medica 1, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Fondazione Pascale, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Naples, Italy.
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Santoro C, Arpino G, Esposito R, Lembo M, Paciolla I, Cardalesi C, de Simone G, Trimarco B, De Placido S, Galderisi M. 2D and 3D strain for detection of subclinical anthracycline cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients: a balance with feasibility. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2017; 18:930-936. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jex033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Schettini F, Buono G, Cardalesi C, Desideri I, De Placido S, Del Mastro L. Hormone Receptor/Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-positive breast cancer: Where we are now and where we are going. Cancer Treat Rev 2016; 46:20-6. [PMID: 27057657 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Near 75% of all breast cancers (BC) express estrogen receptors (ER) and/or progesterone receptors (PgR), while up to 20% of BC show an overexpression/amplification of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2). Around 50% of all HER2-overexpressing BC show the coexistence of both HER2 overexpression/amplification and ER and/or PgR overexpression. Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies suggest the existence of a cross-talk between their downstream pathways, which seem to affect the natural history, response to therapy and outcome of patients affected by this subset of BC. Meta-analyses or subgroup analysis of numerous neo-/adjuvant trials demonstrated significant clinical implications deriving from ER/HER2 co-existence, consisting in a different pattern of relapse and dissimilar outcome in response to anti-HER2 therapy. However, only two randomized trials in early disease and three in advanced disease specifically addressed the issue whether a combined approach with both hormonal and anti-HER2 therapy would have a better therapeutic impact in this subset of BC compared to the lone anti-HER2 or hormonal therapies (HT). None of these trials demonstrated improvements in overall survival, even though several efficacy end-points such as progression free survival, in advanced setting, or pCR rates in neoadjuvant setting, often favored the combined hormonal and anti-HER2 therapeutic approach. In the next few years, a certain number of ongoing randomized trials, both in neoadjuvant and advanced setting, will evaluate the efficacy of new anti-HER2 drugs, T-DM1 and pertuzumab, in combination with HT, helping to improve the therapeutic strategy for this specific subtype of breast tumors.
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- Francesco Schettini
- Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical and Surgical Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical and Surgical Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical and Surgical Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Radiotherapy Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical and Surgical Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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