Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by active surveillance versus standard surgery for oesophageal cancer (SANO trial): a multicentre, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial

Gynecologic Cancer

Induction chemotherapy followed by standard chemoradiotherapy versus standard chemoradiotherapy alone in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (GCIG INTERLACE): an international, multicentre, randomised phase 3 trial

Lancet

McCormack M, Eminowicz G, Gallardo D, Diez P, Farrelly L, Kent C, Hudson E, Panades M, Mathew T, Anand A, Persic M, Forrest J, Bhana R, Reed N, Drake A, Adusumalli M, Mukhopadhyay A, King M, Whitmarsh K, McGrane J, Colombo N, Mak C, Mandal R, Chowdhury RR, Alamilla-Garcia G, Chávez-Blanco A, Stobart H, Feeney A, Vaja S, Hacker AM, Hackshaw A, Ledermann JA, INTERLACE investigators

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01438-7

RECOMMENDED

Breast Cancer

Single-modality endocrine therapy versus radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery in women aged 70 years and older with luminal A-like early breast cancer (EUROPA): a preplanned interim analysis of a phase 3, non-inferiority, randomised trial

★ 3 Recommended by Dr Andreas Müller, Faculty Member

Lancet Oncol

Meattini I, De Santis MC, Visani L, Scorsetti M, Fozza A, Meduri B, De Rose F, Bonzano E, Prisco A, Masiello V, La Rocca E, Spoto R, Becherini C, Blandino G, Moscetti L, Colciago RR, Audisio RA, Brain E, Caini S, Hamaker M, Kaidar-Person O, Lambertini M, Marrazzo L, Saieva C, Spanic T, Strnad V, Wheelwright S, Poortmans PMP, Livi L, EUROPA Trial Investigators

doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00661-2

RECOMMENDED

Lung, Respiratory and Thoracic Cancer

Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone in patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-671): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

★ 2 Recommended by Dr Wolf-Dieter Janthur, Faculty Member

Lancet

Spicer JD, Garassino MC, Wakelee H, Liberman M, Kato T, Tsuboi M, Lee SH, Chen KN, Dooms C, Majem M, Eigendorff E, Martinengo GL, Bylicki O, Rodríguez-Abreu D, Chaft JE, Novello S, Yang J, Arunachalam A, Keller SM, Samkari A, Gao S, KEYNOTE-671 Investigators

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01756-2

Breast Cancer

De-escalated neoadjuvant weekly nab-paclitaxel with trastuzumab and pertuzumab versus docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer (HELEN-006): a multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial

Lancet Oncol

Chen XC, Jiao DC, Qiao JH, Wang CZ, Sun XF, Lu ZD, Li LF, Zhang CJ, Yan M, Wei Y, Chen B, Feng YQ, Deng M, Ma MD, Plichta JK, He YW, Liu ZZ

doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00581-3

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Ramucirumab plus paclitaxel as switch maintenance versus continuation of first-line oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced HER2-negative gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer (ARMANI): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial

Lancet Oncol

Randon G, Lonardi S, Fassan M, Palermo F, Tamberi S, Giommoni E, Ceccon C, Di Donato S, Fornaro L, Brunetti O, De Vita F, Bittoni A, Chini C, Spallanzani A, Nappo F, Bethaz V, Strippoli A, Latiano T, Cardellino GG, Giuliani F, Morano F, Niger M, Raimondi A, Prisciandaro M, Pircher CC, Sciortino C, Marchesi S, Garattini SK, Airò G, Miceli R, Di Bartolomeo M, Pietrantonio F

doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00580-1

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Discontinuation versus continuation of imatinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours (BFR14): exploratory long-term follow-up of an open-label, multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial

Lancet Oncol

Blay JY, Devin Q, Duffaud F, Toulmonde M, Firmin N, Collard O, Bompas E, Verret B, Ray-Coquard I, Salas S, Henon C, Honoré C, Brahmi M, Dufresne A, Pracht M, Hervieu A, Penel N, Bertucci F, Rios M, Saada-Bouzid E, Soibinet P, Perol D, Chabaud S, Italiano A, Cesne AL

doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00318-8

RECOMMENDED

Lung, Respiratory and Thoracic Cancer

Adaptive radiotherapy (up to 74 Gy) or standard radiotherapy (66 Gy) for patients with stage III non-small-cell lung cancer, according to [(18)F]FDG-PET tumour residual uptake at 42 Gy (RTEP7-IFCT-1402): a multicentre, randomised, controlled phase 2 trial

★ 2 Recommended by Dr Martin Frey, Faculty Member

★ 1 Recommended by Dr Marcus Hesse, Faculty Member

Lancet Oncol

Vera P, Thureau S, Le Tinier F, Chaumet-Riffaud P, Hapdey S, Kolesnikov-Gauthier H, Martin E, Berriolo-Riedinger A, Pourel N, Broglia JM, Boissellier P, Guillemard S, Salem N, Brenot-Rossi I, Le Péchoux C, Berthold C, Giroux-Leprieur E, Moreau D, Guillerm S, Benali K, Tessonnier L, Audigier-Valette C, Lerouge D, Quak E, Massabeau C, Courbon F, Moisson P, Larrouy A, Modzelewski R, Gouel P, Ghazzar N, Langlais A, Amour E, Zalcman G, Giraud P

doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00320-6

COMMENTED

Gynecologic Cancer

Pembrolizumab or placebo with chemoradiotherapy followed by pembrolizumab or placebo for newly diagnosed, high-risk, locally advanced cervical cancer (ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047/KEYNOTE-A18): overall survival results from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

★ 3 Recommended and commented by Prof. Dr Beat Thürlimann, Faculty Member

Lancet

Lorusso D, Xiang Y, Hasegawa K, Scambia G, Leiva M, Ramos-Elias P, Acevedo A, Cvek J, Randall L, Pereira de Santana Gomes AJ, Contreras Mejía F, Helpman L, Akıllı H, Lee JY, Saevets V, Zagouri F, Gilbert L, Sehouli J, Tharavichitkul E, Lindemann K, Colombo N, Chang CL, Bednarikova M, Zhu H, Oaknin A, Christiaens M, Petru E, Usami T, Liu P, Yamada K, Toker S, Keefe SM, Pignata S, Duska LR, ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047/KEYNOTE-A18 investigators

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01808-7

Leukemia

First-line venetoclax combinations versus chemoimmunotherapy in fit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (GAIA/CLL13): 4-year follow-up from a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial

Lancet Oncol

Fürstenau M, Kater AP, Robrecht S, von Tresckow J, Zhang C, Gregor M, Thornton P, Staber PB, Tadmor T, Lindström V, Juliusson G, Janssens A, Levin MD, da Cunha-Bang C, Schneider C, Goldschmidt N, Vandenberghe E, Rossi D, Benz R, Nösslinger T, Heintel D, Poulsen CB, Christiansen I, Frederiksen H, Enggaard L, Posthuma EFM, Issa DE, Visser HPJ, Bellido M, Kutsch N, Dürig J, Stehle A, Vöhringer M, Böttcher S, Schulte C, Simon F, Fink AM, Fischer K, Holmes EE, Kreuzer KA, Ritgen M, Brüggemann M, Tausch E, Stilgenbauer S, Hallek M, Niemann CU, Eichhorst B

doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00196-7

Related content

Induction chemotherapy followed by standard chemoradiotherapy versus standard chemoradiotherapy alone in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (GCIG INTERLACE): an international, multicentre, randomised phase 3 trial

Single-modality endocrine therapy versus radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery in women aged 70 years and older with luminal A-like early breast cancer (EUROPA): a preplanned interim analysis of a phase 3, non-inferiority, randomised trial

Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone in patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-671): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

De-escalated neoadjuvant weekly nab-paclitaxel with trastuzumab and pertuzumab versus docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer (HELEN-006): a multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial

Ramucirumab plus paclitaxel as switch maintenance versus continuation of first-line oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced HER2-negative gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer (ARMANI): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial

Discontinuation versus continuation of imatinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours (BFR14): exploratory long-term follow-up of an open-label, multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial

Adaptive radiotherapy (up to 74 Gy) or standard radiotherapy (66 Gy) for patients with stage III non-small-cell lung cancer, according to [(18)F]FDG-PET tumour residual uptake at 42 Gy (RTEP7-IFCT-1402): a multicentre, randomised, controlled phase 2 trial

Pembrolizumab or placebo with chemoradiotherapy followed by pembrolizumab or placebo for newly diagnosed, high-risk, locally advanced cervical cancer (ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047/KEYNOTE-A18): overall survival results from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

First-line venetoclax combinations versus chemoimmunotherapy in fit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (GAIA/CLL13): 4-year follow-up from a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial