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ESMO Open

ESMO Open is the European Society for Medical Oncology’s online-only, peer-reviewed Open Access journal, dedicated to publishing high-quality medical research and educational content from all disciplines of oncology, with a focus on innovative clinical and translational cancer research.
The journal is published by BMJ on behalf of ESMO.
http://esmoopen.bmj.com/
* The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

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ESMO Presidential Symposium: Final overall survival analysis from the FLAURA trial Sep 26, 2019

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Osimertinib vs comparator EGFR-TKI as first-line treatment for EGFRm advanced NSCLC (FLAURA): Final overall survival analysis. The phase III trial Osimertinib vs comparator EGFR-TKI as first-line treatment for EGFRm advanced NSCLC (FLAURA) showed a significant increase in progression free survival. In the now available finale survival analysis also the overall survival showed a statistical significant increase.

Expert: Suresh S. Ramalingam, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA

ESMO Presidential Symposium: Phase III PAOLA-1: Olaparib in newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer Sep 24, 2019

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The present podcast gives a short summary of the PAOLA-1 trial investigating the addition of Olaparib to bevacizumab as maintenance therapy in patients with newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer treated with platinum-based chemotherapy plus bevacizumab. Expert: Isabelle L. Ray-Coquard

Affiliation: Centre Leon Bèrard, Université Claude Bernard Lyon, Groupe d'Investigateurs Nationaux pour l'Étude des Cancers de l'Ovaire (GINECO), Lyon, France

Reimbursement Reality for Off-label use (OLU) of Drug Treatments in Cancer Care Sep 22, 2019

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In this podcast, Marina Parry, ESMO Open Digital Editor, speaks to Amanda Herbrand, Medical Oncologist Trainee working at University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, about her team’s work on off-label use (OLU) of Drug Treatments in Cancer Care, presented at ESMO Congress 2019 and a preprint of which is available on medRxiv: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/19003152v1 With new drug treatments for cancer patients constantly being investigated in clinical trials, ensuring access to the ones which prove to be effective in improving patient care is critical. These drugs are initially assessed by medical authorities for their efficacy and cost effectiveness, which means it can take time before they are approved. However, physicians will sometimes wish to use therapies which have been shown to be effective in clinical trials but without specific approval in the disease setting they are treating. This leads to off-label use (OLU) of cancer therapies, which, depending on the healthcare system, is not covered by patients’ health insurance. Dr Herbrand and her team set out to understand what the reasons were behind insurers’ acceptance or denial of payment for OLU of drug treatments for cancer patients within the Swiss healthcare system. They investigated the relationship between reimbursement decisions and the underlying clinical evidence by extracting patient characteristics and treatment and reimbursement details of cancer drugs from over 3,000 patients in 3 Swiss hospitals, and created an evidence overview of the requested OLU indications. Their study provides a systematic assessment of OLU and its reimbursement reality in Switzerland. This may provide a better understanding of the access to cancer care that is regulated by health insurers and identify factors that determine the level of evidence-based cancer care in a highly diverse Western healthcare system. Further work will be undertaken as a follow up to this study.

These data are preliminary and further work will be undertaken as a follow up to this study.

The ESMO-Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale Group Sep 09, 2019

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Despite all the efforts done so far, access to essential drugs in Oncology is still asymmetric. In this podcast, Teresa Amaral, member of the ESMO YOC, interviews Professor Martine Piccart (Scientific Director of the Institut Jules Bordet, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) that shares valuable insights on the work that has been done on this field by the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO – MCBS) group. You can find more information about the ESMO-MCBS group in the following publications: https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdv249 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/esmoopen-2017-000216 More information on the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale: Scale Evaluation Forms v1.0 & v1.1 can be found here: https://www.esmo.org/Guidelines/ESMO-MCBS/Scale-Evaluation-Forms-v1.0-v1.1

You can read the complete Abstract relating to this podcast on the ESMO Open website: https://esmoopen.bmj.com/content/4/5/e000594.

What is new on the horizon in Melanoma Brain Metastasis? Aug 09, 2019

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Professor Kim Margolin (Department of Medical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California) discusses in this podcast the different treatment strategies as well as the clinical challenge of handling melanoma patients with brain metastases. Brain metastases are a particular problem of melanoma patients, as this complication occurs early and frequently. Further, brain metastases are associated with a high symptom burden. Recently, systemic treatment approaches including immunotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitors have become increasingly important in the management of melanoma brain metastases patients. Indeed, some patients with small, asymptomatic brain metastases without edema and need for steroid treatment might be candidates for a primarily systemic treatment.

https://esmoopen.bmj.com/content/4/5/e000579

ESMO 2018 Presidential Symposium – IMpassion130: Atezolizumab in triple negative breast cancer Oct 04, 2018

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The IMpassion130 trial was a global, randomized, double-blind, Phase III study of Atezolizumab + nab-paclitaxel vs. placebo + nab-paclitaxel in treatment naïve locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer patients. Here, progression free survival was statistically significantly longer in patients treated with the combination of Atezolizumab + nab-paclitaxel compared to placebo + nab-paclitaxel. The side effect profile was favorable as no unexpected toxicities were observed in the intervention compared to the control arm. In this podcast, Prof. Schmid provides insight on the response rate as well as the preliminary survival analysis of IMpassion130. Further possible biomarkers and the impact of the results on the treatment standard in breast cancer are discussed.

Read the full Abstract on the ESMO Open website: https://esmoopen.bmj.com.

ESMO 2018 Presidential Symposium: radiotherapy to the primary tumor in metastatic prostate cancer Oct 03, 2018

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Radiotherapy to the primary tumor has been a controversially discussed intervention in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer. Results of the STAMPEDE trial indicate that overall no survival advantage can be achieved by the addition of radiotherapy however subgroups might actually have a benefit. Here, patients with low volume, oligometastatic disease were shown to benefit in a predefined subgroup analysis. In this podcast, Dr. Parker provides insight on the practice changing impact of the STAMPE trial and gives an outlook what is next on the horizon in metastatic prostate cancer therapy.

Read the full Abstract on the ESMO Open website: https://esmoopen.bmj.com/

The Metastatic Breast Cancer project: a novel patient-partnered initiative Sep 05, 2018

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In this podcast, Marina Parry, ESMO Open Digital Editor, speaks to Elana Anastasio, Partnership Outreach Manager, and Brett Tomson, Scientific Outreach Manager, both from the Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Project team at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The MBCproject is a novel model of a patient-partnered initiative whose aim is to accelerate the understanding of metastatic breast cancer by generating a massive open database of genomic information from patients’ tumour samples, alongside abstracted clinical information, and patient-reported data. In the podcast, we discuss the challenges faced by the team, the enthusiasm they were met with from patients, the logistical and operational hurdles they have overcome, the importance of finding a common language and building trust between participants and researchers, the role of social media and patient advocates, as well as the other patient-partnered projects this team has since initiated.

The MBCproject organisers want to hear back from scientists and researchers about ideas or questions they have on how to use the existing data or new data you think would be good to try and generate. They encourage listeners to get in touch! Their website is https://www.mbcproject.org.

Biosimilars in oncology Jul 24, 2018

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Biosimilars will soon become broadly available in the oncology field, raising important questions from both patients and healthcare providers. These questions need to be clarified upfront, in order to increase confidence in using these therapies. In this podcast, Teresa Amaral (YOC member) talks to Professor Josep Tabernero (ESMO President and Director of the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) in Barcelona about this timely topic – Biosimilars in Oncology.

Read the full Abstract on the ESMO Open website: https://esmoopen.bmj.com/content/3/6/e000456

Tumor evolution in non-small-cell lung cancer Jul 20, 2018

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In this podcast, Marina Parry, ESMO Open Digital Editor, speaks to Nicholas McGranahan, Junior Group Leader of the Cancer Genome Evolution Group at University College London’s Cancer Institute about the role of bioinformatics in translating genomics research into the clinic and his most recent paper “Allele-Specific HLA Loss and Immune Escape in Lung Cancer Evolution”, Cell, 2017 https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(17)31185-6.pdf.

Read the full Abstract on the ESMO Open website.

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