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  1. Article: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives about the Role of PARP Inhibitors in the Treatment of Thoracic Cancers.

    Parisi, Alessandro / Rossi, Francesca / De Filippis, Chiara / Paoloni, Francesco / Felicetti, Cristiano / Mammarella, Alex / Pecci, Federica / Lupi, Alessio / Berardi, Rossana

    OncoTargets and therapy

    2023  Volume 16, Page(s) 585–613

    Abstract: In recent years, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibition has become a promising therapeutic option for several tumors, especially for those harboring a BRCA 1-2 mutation or a deficit in the homologous recombination repair (HRR) pathway. ... ...

    Abstract In recent years, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibition has become a promising therapeutic option for several tumors, especially for those harboring a BRCA 1-2 mutation or a deficit in the homologous recombination repair (HRR) pathway. Nevertheless, to date, PARP inhibitors are still not largely used for thoracic malignancies neither as a single agent nor in combination with other treatments. Recently, a deeper understanding of HRR mechanisms, alongside the development of new targeted and immunotherapy agents, particularly against HRR-deficient tumors, traced the path to new treatment strategies for many tumor types including lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. The aim of this review is to sum up the current knowledge about cancer-DNA damage response pathways inhibition and to update the status of recent clinical trials investigating the use of PARP inhibitors, either as monotherapy or in combination with other agents for the treatment of thoracic malignancies. We will also briefly discuss available evidence on Poly(ADP-Ribose) Glycohydrolase (PARG) inhibitors, a novel promising therapeutic option in oncology.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-18
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2495130-4
    ISSN 1178-6930
    ISSN 1178-6930
    DOI 10.2147/OTT.S272563
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  2. Article: The Landscape of ALK-Rearranged Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Comprehensive Review of Clinicopathologic, Genomic Characteristics, and Therapeutic Perspectives.

    Cognigni, Valeria / Pecci, Federica / Lupi, Alessio / Pinterpe, Giada / De Filippis, Chiara / Felicetti, Cristiano / Cantini, Luca / Berardi, Rossana

    Cancers

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 19

    Abstract: During the last decade, the identification of oncogenic driver mutations and the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in daily clinical practice have substantially revamped the therapeutic approach of oncogene-addicted, non-small cell lung ... ...

    Abstract During the last decade, the identification of oncogenic driver mutations and the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in daily clinical practice have substantially revamped the therapeutic approach of oncogene-addicted, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Rearrangements in the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene are detected in around 3-5% of all NSCLC patients. Following the promising results of Crizotinib, a first-generation ALK inhibitor (ALK-i), other second-generation and more recently third-generation TKIs have been developed and are currently a landmark in NSCLC treatment, leading to a significant improvement in patients prognosis. As clinical trials have already demonstrated high efficacy of each ALK-i, both in terms of systemic and intracranial disease control, comparative studies between second and third generation ALK-i are still lacking, and primary or secondary ALK-i resistance inevitably limit their efficacy. Resistance to ALK-i can be due to ALK-dependent or ALK-independent mechanisms, including the activation of bypass signaling pathways and histological transformation: these findings may play an important role in the future to select patients' subsequent therapy. This review aims to provide an overview of underlying molecular alterations of ALK-i resistance and point out promising role of liquid biopsy in predicting tumor response and monitoring resistance mutations. The purpose of this review is also to summarize current approval for ALK-rearranged NSCLC patients, to help clinicians in making decisions on therapeutic sequence, and to deepen the role of clinicopathological and genomic characteristics influencing patients' prognosis during treatment with ALK-i.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2527080-1
    ISSN 2072-6694
    ISSN 2072-6694
    DOI 10.3390/cancers14194765
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  3. Article ; Online: Primum non Nocere: How to ensure continuity of care and prevent cancer patients from being overlooked during the COVID- 19 pandemic.

    Agostinelli, Veronica / De Filippis, Chiara / Torniai, Mariangela / Rocchi, Marco Bruno Luigi / Pagliacci, Alessandra / Ricci, Giulia / Corsi, Rosina / Luzi, Paolo / Caporossi, Michele / Berardi, Rossana

    Cancer medicine

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 2, Page(s) 1821–1828

    Abstract: Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to all countries since December 2019, triggering a pandemic within weeks of the initial outbreak. Doctors were presented with the challenge of having to reimagine the traditional hospital ... ...

    Abstract Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to all countries since December 2019, triggering a pandemic within weeks of the initial outbreak. Doctors were presented with the challenge of having to reimagine the traditional hospital organisation in order to effectively manage patients.
    Patients and methods: During the months of the COVID-19 pandemic our Institution was assisted by a call-center (CC) that triaged cancer patients planned for follow-up in our outpatient clinics: C1 (for female cancers), C2 (for gastrointestinal, urogenital, and thoracic tumours), and D1 (for melanoma and for patients with tumours in over 5 years follow up). Data refers to the period between 15 April and 3 July 2020.
    Results: A total of 1054 patients have been included in our study and 1005 (95%) of the contacts were successful. The analysis showed a majority of female patients (74%) and patients affected by breast cancer (56%). Among the options provided 646 patients (92.4%) opted for online consultancy.
    Conclusion: This study has shown that cancer patients valued technology-mediated follow-up visits mainly during the beginning of the pandemic because patients themselves were afraid to come to the hospital. Although telemedicine has intrinsic limitations, it is important for providing assistance and preventing cancer patients from feeling isolated during an emergency.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Telemedicine ; Breast Neoplasms ; Continuity of Patient Care
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2659751-2
    ISSN 2045-7634 ; 2045-7634
    ISSN (online) 2045-7634
    ISSN 2045-7634
    DOI 10.1002/cam4.4986
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  4. Article ; Online: Rising incidence of late stage breast cancer after COVID-19 outbreak. Real-world data from the Italian COVID-DELAY study.

    Mentrasti, Giulia / Cantini, Luca / Vici, Patrizia / D'Ostilio, Nicola / La Verde, Nicla / Chiari, Rita / Paolucci, Vittorio / Crocetti, Sonia / De Filippis, Chiara / Pecci, Federica / Di Lisa, Francesca Sofia / Traisci, Donatella / Cona, Maria Silvia / Nicolardi, Linda / Pizzuti, Laura / Gildetti, Simona / Oldani, Simone / Della Mora, Arianna / Bruno Rocchi, Marco Luigi /
    Berardi, Rossana

    Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland)

    2022  Volume 65, Page(s) 164–171

    Abstract: Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) patients' (pts) management was affected by a global reorganization after Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our multicenter study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on access to diagnosis, staging and treatment for BC ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) patients' (pts) management was affected by a global reorganization after Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our multicenter study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on access to diagnosis, staging and treatment for BC pts compared to pre-pandemic.
    Methods: Medical records of all consecutive newly diagnosed BC pts referred to 6 Italian Institutions between March and December 2020 were assessed. Monthly access rate and temporal intervals between date of symptoms onset, radiological, cytohistological diagnosis and treatment start were analyzed and compared with 2019.
    Results: A reduction (25%) in newly diagnosed BC was observed compared to 2019 (666 vs 890). New BC pts in 2020 were less likely to be diagnosed with early stage BC (77% vs 83%, p < 0.01), had a worse performance status according to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG PS) (19.8% had PS > 0 in 2020 vs 16.5% in 2019, p < 0.01) and fewer pts were asymptomatic at diagnosis in 2020 (54% vs 71%,p < 0.01). COVID-19 did not negatively impact in terms of access to diagnosis, staging and treatment. Time intervals between symptom onset and radiological diagnosis, symptom onset and cytohistological diagnosis, cytohistological diagnosis and treatment start were maintained or improved. However, less cases were discussed in multidisciplinary tumor meetings during 2020 (60% vs 73%, p < 0.01).
    Conclusions: Our data proved an alarming reduction of early stage BC associated with the COVID-19 crisis in 2020. Despite the upheaval generated by the pandemic, our study shed light on the effective performance delivered by Italian Oncology Departments to guarantee diagnostic-therapeutic pathways.
    MeSH term(s) Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Breast Neoplasms/therapy ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Italy/epidemiology ; Pandemics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-18
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Multicenter Study
    ZDB-ID 1143210-x
    ISSN 1532-3080 ; 0960-9776
    ISSN (online) 1532-3080
    ISSN 0960-9776
    DOI 10.1016/j.breast.2022.08.007
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