J Clin Oncol
August 2021
Purpose: Patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) who progress on platinum-based combination chemotherapy (PLT) and checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) have limited options that offer objective response rates (ORRs) of approximately 10% with a median overall survival (OS) of 7-8 months. Sacituzumab govitecan (SG) is a TROP-2-directed antibody-drug conjugate with an SN-38 payload that has shown preliminary activity in mUC.
Methods: TROPHY-U-01 (ClinicalTrials.
Whether a relationship exists between sarcoidosis and lymphoma is controversial. We present 4 patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis either during or after the treatment of lymphoma, review the data surrounding the entity known as "sarcoid-lymphoma syndrome" and discuss the diagnostic pitfalls it can present. As both entities are fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose avid, histologic verification and clinical acumen are needed to avoid misdiagnosis before initiating therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Advances in the treatment of breast cancer have led to a reduction in breast-cancer-related mortality. However, these therapies are known to be associated with toxicities. Thus there is a crucial need to accurately define the populations of women with an excellent prognosis who may safely avoid the risks of systemic therapy.
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