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Researchers have identified a small molecule, named as SHP656, that can target the brain’s clock proteins and may prove effective for treating glioblastoma.

The prospective, open-label, single-arm, phase 2 TUXEDO-1 trial enrolled patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and newly diagnosed untreated brain metastases or brain metastases progressing after previous local therapy. Patients received trastuzumab deruxtecan intravenously at the standard dose of 5.4 mg per kg bodyweight once every 3 weeks. Fifteen patients received at least one dose of study drug. Two patients (13.3%) had a complete intracranial response, nine (60%) had a partial intracranial response and three (20%) had stable disease as the best intracranial response. There were no new safety signals.

Up to half of all patients with metastatic HER2+ breast cancer will eventually acquire brain metastases, which are associated with reduced overall survival and decreased quality of life. This comprehensive review examines current recommendations in 1st, 2nd, and later line therapies, discusses the status of novel agents, and provides recommendations to standardize care.

The Journal of Clinical Oncology has a heartfelt account of one family’s struggle to access medical records after the death of a child from a brain tumor. Closing down online access to medical records is a common practice at hospitals and healthcare clinics following the death of a patient, often to the pain of family members who still have questions and seek answers.

An oncologist pens an essay about his 10-year-old son who died in March 2021 from diffuse midline glioma, providing a glimpse into his own extreme truths about the burden he carries in treating cancer patients.

It was time for a change in neuroblastoma treatment planning, and this Original Report from the Journal of Clinical Oncology validates a revised classifier using the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group Staging System (INRGSS) while incorporating segmental chromosome aberrations (SCA) as an additional genomic biomarker.