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Ponatinib-Blinatumomab or Imatinib-Chemotherapy for Adult Ph-Positive ALL.

N Engl J MedOct 15, 2026

This multicenter, phase 3 randomized trial compared frontline ponatinib plus blinatumomab with imatinib plus chemotherapy in adults with Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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The trial provides randomized evidence that a chemotherapy-free combination of a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and immunotherapy can improve event-free survival compared with an imatinib–chemotherapy regimen in adults with…

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Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Assessing Chest Wall Invasion in Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated cine MRI for detecting chest wall invasion in lung cancer, using surgical and histopathologic findings as the reference standard.

J Thorac ImagingOct 24, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)Open access

Bolus-only versus bolus plus continuous infusion hydromorphone for refractory cancer pain: a prospective, multicenter, randomized noninferiority trial.

This prospective, multicenter, randomized noninferiority trial compared bolus-only patient-controlled intravenous hydromorphone analgesia with bolus plus continuous infusion in patients with refractory cancer pain.

Support Care CancerOct 22, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchHematology

The role of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adults with mature T-cell lymphomas.

This Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis assessed allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) for adults with mature T-cell lymphomas (MTCL), as first-line or salvage treatment.

Cochrane Database Syst RevOct 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)

The prognostic value of physical functioning on survival in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether objectively measured physical functioning predicts survival in adults with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), across surgical and nonsurgical treatment groups.

Eur Respir RevOct 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)Open access

Neoadjuvant Therapy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma with Signet Ring Cells: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis assessed neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery versus upfront gastrectomy in adults with signet ring cell-containing gastric cancer.

J Gastrointest CancerOct 20, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchHematology

TRANSFORM-1 phase 3 study: efficacy and safety of navitoclax plus ruxolitinib in patients with untreated myelofibrosis.

TRANSFORM-1 was a multicentre, randomised phase 3 trial comparing navitoclax plus ruxolitinib with placebo plus ruxolitinib in Janus kinase inhibitor-naïve adults with intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis.

BloodOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)

Brigimadlin versus Doxorubicin in Advanced Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma: Efficacy, Safety, and Translational Data from Brightline-1, a Randomized Phase II/III Trial.

Brightline-1 was a randomized phase II/III trial comparing first-line brigimadlin with doxorubicin in patients with MDM2-amplified, locally advanced or metastatic dedifferentiated liposarcoma.

Clin Cancer ResOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)

AI-Based Pathology Classifier Predicts Sensitivity to Enzalutamide in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer: A Biomarker Analysis of the ENZAMET Trial.

This prespecified biomarker analysis of the randomised ENZAMET trial assessed whether a locked artificial intelligence pathology image classifier (APIC) identified differential overall-survival benefit from enzalutamide…

Clin Cancer ResOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeneral SurgeryOpen access

Uniportal versus Multiportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy in Esophageal Cancer: A GRADE-Assessed Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis compared uniportal (uVATS) with multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (mVATS) for minimally invasive esophagectomy in adults with esophageal cancer.

J Gastrointest CancerOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)

Impact of body composition on clinical outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined associations between body composition and outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), across curative, locoregional, systemic, and mixed treatment…

Hepatol CommunOct 14, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)Open access

Effectiveness of local ablative therapy combined with first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitors in epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed local ablative therapy (LAT) plus first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) versus TKI alone in patients with EGFR-mutated oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

Clin Exp MetastasisOct 17, 2026Read summary

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