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Clinical Outcomes of HIF-2α inhibition in Von Hippel–Lindau Disease: A Multicenter Real-World Study
Abbas, Mousab Al, Zarka, Jabra, Silva, Alvin C. , Cingolani, Filippo , Sarfraz, Muhammed Uzair, Khan, Muhammad Ali, Tan, Winston, Costello, Brian A. , Abdul‐Muhsin, Haidar, Jang, Albert , Al Abbas, Mousab , Jang, Albert , Riaz, Irbaz B , Zarka, Jabra , Sarfraz, Muhammad Uzair, Nahhat, Fouad , Tan, Winston, Riaz, Irbaz Bin , Zakharia, Yousef

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The Oncologist | August 16, 2026 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available

10.1093/oncolo/oyag331 | PMID 42610708 Get It

Abstract Background and Objective Management of von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease is challenging due to multisystem involvement and limited systemic treatment options. Belzutifan has shown promising efficacy in clinical trials; however, real-world data remain limited. We aimed to evaluate its effectiveness and safety in a real-world cohort. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 59 patients with VHL disease treated with belzutifan between August 2021 and January 2026. Objective response rates (ORR) for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central nervous system hemangioblastomas (CNS HB), and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET) were assessed by an independent radiologist. Retinal hemangioblastoma outcomes were evaluated through ophthalmology records by chart review. Results Median follow-up was 29 months. ORR was 27.6%, 39.6%, and 85.7% for RCC, CNS HB, and pNET, respectively. Among 13 patients with retinal hemangioblastomas (20 eyes), 17 eyes (85%) showed improvement. At data cutoff, 47 patients (79.6%) remained on treatment, while 12 (20.3%) discontinued (7 due to adverse events, 3 to disease progression, and 2 to other reasons). The most common adverse event was anemia (86.4%). Grade ≥3 events occurred in 10 patients (16.9%). The procedure rate per patient-year decreased from 0.35 in the 3 years prior to treatment to 0.08 during follow-up (Incidence Rate Ratio, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.12–0.47; P < 0.001) Conclusions Belzutifan demonstrated efficacy across VHL-associated lesions, with favorable safety profile. Most adverse events were grade 1–2. A reduction in procedure rate was observed after treatment initiation.
Automated Phenotypic Characterization in Rare Hematologic Malignancies Using a Large Language Model–Based Framework
Ayub, Umair , Jajja, Salman Ayub, Anjum, Muhammad Umair , Warraich, Kainat , Jain, Prateek, Oberoi, Japneet Kaur , Abbas, Mousab Al, Sadiq, Muhammad Hussnain, Sarfraz, Muhammad Uzair, Huang, Ziyi , Palmer, Jeanne , Khan, Muhammad Ali , Sadiq, Muhammad Hussnain , Riaz, Irbaz Bin

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No container title available | July 10, 2026 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available

10.64898/2026.06.26.26356633 Get It

Abstract Background Diagnosis and risk stratification in rare hematologic malignancies such as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) – polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and myelofibrosis (MF) – require expert review of longitudinal, heterogeneous clinical records. This process is cognitively demanding, inconsistently applied, and difficult to scale beyond tertiary centers. No automated phenotyping workflow currently exists for hematologic malignancies. Methods A HIPAA-compliant large language model (LLM) framework for phenotyping MPN was developed to integrate (i) rule-based retrieval of bone marrow biopsy reports, clinical notes, and structured laboratory results from the electronic health record (EHR); (ii) zero-shot extraction of diagnostic and prognostic variables from unstructured text using GPT-4 Turbo; (iii) a clinician-informed source-prioritization algorithm to reconcile conflicting multi-source data; (iv) WHO/ICC-criteria–based diagnostic classification; and (v) NCCN-based risk stratification using the conventional risk model for PV, IPSET-thrombosis for ET, and DIPSS, DIPSS-plus, and MIPSS70/MIPSS70+ v2 for MF. Patients were identified via MPN-related ICD-9/10 codes; cases met 2017 WHO criteria or had a hematologist-documented diagnosis, and controls did not. The cohort was split into a prompt-development set (n = 60) and a held-out test set (n = 450; 75 cases and 75 controls per disease). Ground truth was established by independent dual-clinician chart review with consensus adjudication. LLM performance was evaluated against the ground truth: variable-level extraction using accuracy, F1 score, and Cohen’s kappa; patient-level diagnostic classification using sensitivity, specificity, and Cohen’s kappa; and prognostic risk stratification (among confirmed cases) using accuracy, weighted F1 score, and quadratic-weighted Cohen’s kappa. Wilson 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used for proportions and bootstrap 95% CIs with 500 resamples for F1 scores. Results The held-out test set included 450 patients (PV: 150; ET: 150; MF: 150) with pathology reports and structured laboratory results, and 172 patients (PV: 52; ET: 55; MF: 65) with clinical notes. From pathology reports, overall variable extraction accuracy and F1 score were 99% (95% CI, 98–100) and 1.00 (0.99–1.00) for PV, 100% (99–100) and 0.99 (0.96–1.00) for ET, and 100% (99–100) and 0.99 (0.97–1.00) for MF. From clinical notes, overall accuracy and F1 score were 96% (91–100) and 0.94 (0.85–1.00) for PV, 100% (100–100) and 1.00 (1.00–1.00) for ET, and 100% (99–100) and 0.98 (0.95–1.00) for MF. Diagnostic sensitivity was 100% (95% CI, 95.1–100.0) for PV, ET, and MF; specificity was 98.7% (92.8–99.8) for PV and 100% (95.1–100.0) for both ET and MF, with Cohen’s kappa of 0.99 for PV and 1.00 for ET and MF. Risk stratification accuracy was 100% with weighted F1 score of 1.00 and quadratic-weighted Cohen’s kappa of 1.00 across all three diseases. A pre-specified source-ablation analysis showed that pathology reports alone were sufficient for diagnosis (sensitivity 98.7% for PV, 100% for ET, 96.0% for MF; specificity 100% across all three subtypes) but inadequate for prognostication (accuracy 69.3% for PV, 93.3% for ET, 77.3% for MF). Adding clinical notes to pathology reports recovered full prognostic accuracy of 100% across all three diseases. Conclusions This first-in-class automated framework achieved expert-level performance for MPN diagnosis and risk stratification from real-world EHR data, establishing a foundation for scalable, standardized phenotyping in rare hematologic malignancies. Prospective, multi-site validation is warranted before clinical deployment.
Impact of anemia on real-world outcomes in myelofibrosis: A propensity-matched analysis.
Chandani, Kanishka Uttam, Thukral, Jatin, Shah, Riya, Tajiknia, Vida , Moudgil, Pyush, Gopu, Sooraj Srirangadhamu , Thukral, Nikhil, Lussier, Amanda, Kondapally, Apoorva, Salunke, Juhi R., Yanamaladoddi, Vishnu, Khan, Muhammad Ali, Ilyas, Usman , Monick, Sarah, Palmer, Jeanne , Thukral, Jatin, Sharma, Ashish , Salunke, Juhi , Yanamaladoddi, Vishnu R. , Nadeem, Ahmed

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 28, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: No page available

10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.e18609 Get It

e18609 Background: Anemia is a frequent complication of myelofibrosis (MF) and is embedded in widely used prognostic systems, yet contemporary real-world estimates of its association with long-term survival and leukemic transformation remain limited. We evaluated the impact of baseline anemia (hemoglobin [Hb] <10 g/dL) on overall survival (OS) and risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults with MF. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study using the TriNetX Research Network, identifying adults (≥18 years) with myelofibrosis and stratifying them by anemia status at index (Hb <10 g/dL). Patients with the outcome of interest prior to each analytic window were excluded. To minimize confounding, cohorts were 1:1 propensity score–matched using nearest-neighbor matching with a caliper of 0.1 pooled standard deviations of the logit of the propensity score, adjusting for demographic factors, comorbidities, iron supplementation, leukocyte count, and platelet count. Balance was assessed using standardized mean differences <0.1. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality and the secondary outcome was transformation to AML, assessed at 1, 3, and 5 years. Risk estimates were calculated, and survival analyses were performed using Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards models, with statistical significance defined as a two-sided p<0.05. Results: After matching, 18,504 patients with MF were identified, of which 51.6% were females and 48.3% were males. The mortality rate in patients with anemia was higher than in those without at years 1, 3, and 5: 21.4%, 33.2%, and 39%, respectively, versus 5.4%, 12%, and 16.9%, respectively. The prevalence of transformation to AML was also higher in patients with anemia at 3.7%, 4.9%, and 5.3% at years 1, 3, and 5, respectively, versus 0.1%, 0.3%, and 0.4% in patients without anemia at those same time points. The HR for mortality in MF patients with anemia when compared to those without anemia at years 1, 3, 5 was statistically significant at 4.57 (95% CI 4.14-5.05, log-rank p<0.01), 3.51 (95% CI 3.28-3.76, log-rank p<0.01), and 3.04 (95% CI 2.87-3.23, log-rank p<0.01) respectively. The HR for transformation to AML in patients with MF with anemia versus those without anemia was statistically significant at years 1, 3 and 5, with HRs of 34.96 (95% CI 19.17-63.75, log-rank p<0.01) 20.75 (95% CI 13.97-30.83, log-rank p<0.01) and 17.07 (95% CI 12.11-24.07, log-rank p<0.01), respectively. Conclusions: In this large, propensity-matched real-world EHR analysis, baseline Hb <10 g/dL was associated with substantially worse OS and a markedly higher risk of AML transformation through 5 years. These findings support anemia as a pragmatic risk marker to inform risk-adapted monitoring, supportive care, and therapeutic decision-making in MF.
Impact of leukocytosis on outcomes in patients with myelofibrosis: A propensity-matched analysis.
Chandani, Kanishka Uttam, Thukral, Jatin, Shah, Riya, Tajiknia, Vida , Moudgil, Pyush, Gopu, Sooraj Srirangadhamu , Lussier, Amanda, Zamora, Diana, Keerti, Akshaya, Kondapally, Apoorva, Ilyas, Usman , Monick, Sarah, Yanamaladoddi, Vishnu, Khan, Muhammad Ali, Palmer, Jeanne , Thukral, Jatin, Sharma, Ashish , Yanamaladoddi, Vishnu R.

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 28, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: No page available

10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.e18608 Get It

e18608 Background: Myelofibrosis (MF) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) that is characterized by bone marrow fibrosis and inefficient hematopoiesis, leading to extramedullary hematopoiesis. Leukocytosis, a common disease manifestation and a minor criterion for the diagnosis of MF, has been associated with poorer clinical outcomes. This study evaluates the long term impact of leukocytosis on clinical outcomes at different time points in the real-world population of patients with MF. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using de-identified EHR data from the TriNetX Global Federated Health Research Network. Adults (≥18 years) with myelofibrosis were identified using ICD-10 and ICD-O-3 codes and stratified into leukocytosis (WBC ≥25.0 ×10³/µL; L+) and non-leukocytosis (L−) cohorts at the index diagnosis. Patients with prior or current hematopoietic stem cell transplantation were excluded. Cohorts were propensity score–matched 1:1 for demographics, comorbidities, and baseline laboratory values. Outcomes at 1, 3, and 5 years included all-cause mortality, pulmonary embolism, venous thromboembolism, and transformation to acute myeloid leukemia, with hazard ratios estimated using Cox proportional hazards models. Results: After matching, 13237 patients with MF were identified, of whom 52.12% were male, and 47.8% were female. The mean age in L+ and L- was 66.5 +/- 16.6 years and 68.1 +/- 15.5 years, respectively. The mean hemoglobin in L+ was 10.9+/- 2.8 g/dL, and in L- was 12.9+/- 2.3 g/dL. The mean platelet count in L+ was 303.4+/- 294.9 and in L- was 239.5+/- 151.4 ×10³/µL. HR for all-cause mortality in L+ when compared to L- at years 1, 3, and 5 were statistically significant at 4.079 (95% CI 3.691-4.508), 3.215 (95% CI 2.982-3.466), and 2.787 (95% CI 2.608-2.978), respectively, with log-rank p < 0.01. The HR for PE in L+ when compared to L- was statistically significant at years 1, 3, and 5 at 2.014 (95% CI 1.455-2.787), 1.883 (95% CI 1.451-2.787) and 1.659 (95% CI 1.318-2.088) with log-rank p<0.01. HR for VTE in L+ when compared to L- was statistically significant at years 1, 3, and 5 at 2.501 (95% CI 1.937-3 .229), 1.802 (95% CI 1.491-2.178), and 1.561 (95% CI 1.32-1.847) with log-rank p<0.01. Risk of transformation to AML in L+ when compared to L- at years 1, 3, and 5 was significant with HRs being 9.806 (95% CI 6.575-14.627), 8.823 (95% CI 6.334-12.29), 9.371 (95% CI 6.813-12.891) with log-rank p<0.01. Conclusions: In this large real-world, propensity-matched cohort, leukocytosis in myelofibrosis was associated with significantly higher risks of all-cause mortality, thromboembolic events, and transformation to acute myeloid leukemia across 1-, 3-, and 5-year time points. These findings underscore leukocytosis as a powerful adverse prognostic marker in MF and highlight the need for closer surveillance and risk-adapted therapeutic strategies in this high-risk population.
Predictors of fibrotic progression in myeloproliferative neoplasms: A real-world retrospective cohort study.
Khan, Muhammad Ali, Ayub, Umair , Chandani, Kanishka Uttam, Foran, James M., Begna, Kebede, Al-Kali, Aref, Rivera, Candido, Pardanani, Animesh , Gangat, Naseema, Tefferi, Ayalew, Palmer, Jeanne , Foran, James M. , Al‐Kali, Aref , Gangat, Naseema , Tefferi, Ayalew , Riaz, Irbaz Bin

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 28, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: No page available

10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.e18607 Get It

e18607 Background: Progression to myelofibrosis (MF) is associated with worse survival and influences treatment decisions, yet predictors of fibrotic progression in polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) remain poorly characterized. Methods: Patients with pathologically confirmed PV or ET were identified from a retrospective chart review. Demographics (age, sex, race, ethnicity), clinical features (thrombosis and bleeding history, performance status, symptom burden, organomegaly), bone marrow pathology (cellularity, trilineage hematopoiesis, megakaryocyte proliferation and atypia, fibrosis grade), molecular markers ( JAK2 , CALR , MPL , ASXL1 , EZH2 , TET2 , SRSF2 , IDH1/2 , SF3B1 , TP53 ), cytogenetics, laboratory values, and treatment history (phlebotomy, hydroxyurea, interferon, ruxolitinib) at first bone marrow biopsy were recorded. MF progression was defined as hematologist-confirmed transformation to MF. Kaplan-Meier analyses estimated median MF-free survival (MFS), defined as time to MF progression or death. Univariable followed by multivariable Cox proportional regression were performed to identify candidate MFS predictors. The proportional hazards assumption was assessed using Schoenfeld residuals. Hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed, with p<0.05 indicating statistical significance. Results: A total of 505 PV and 198 ET patients were identified. The majority were White (PV: 92%; ET: 86%). PV patients were predominantly male (54%) whereas ET patients were predominantly female (66%). MF progression occurred in 160 (32%) PV and 32 (16%) ET patients. Death was observed in 139 (28%) PV and 10 (5%) ET patients. Median MFS was 158.5 months (95% CI: 143.0-183.0) for PV and 308.0 months (95% CI: 175.0-NR) for ET. In PV, older age at diagnosis (HR 1.04; 95% CI: 1.02-1.07; p<0.001) and shorter time since PV or ET diagnosis to biopsy (HR 0.995; 95% CI: 0.990-0.999; p=0.048) independently predicted worse MFS. In ET, bone marrow hypercellularity (HR 5.67, 95% CI: 1.40-23.0, p=0.015) independently predicted worse MFS. Conclusions: PV patients demonstrated shorter MFS compared to ET. Older age at diagnosis in PV, whereas bone marrow hypercellularity in ET was significantly associated with fibrotic progression or death. Active surveillance of at-risk patients may facilitate early detection and timely treatment initiation. Disease Variable HR (95%CI) P-value PV Age at diagnosis 1.04 (1.02-1.07) <0.001 Time since PV or ET diagnosis to biopsy 0.995 (0.990-0.999) 0.048 ET Bone marrow hypercellularity 5.67 (1.40-23.0) 0.015
Hydroxyurea use and thrombotic outcomes in myelofibrosis patients with leukocytosis: A propensity-matched real-world analysis.
Zamora, Diana, Chandani, Kanishka Uttam, Thukral, Jatin, Shah, Riya Kaushal, Tajiknia, Vida , Moudgil, Pyush, Gopu, Sooraj Srirangadhamu , Thukral, Nikhil, Keerti, Akshaya, Lussier, Amanda, Kondapally, Apoorva, Ilyas, Usman , Khan, Muhammad Ali, Yanamaladoddi, Vishnu, Monick, Sarah, Palmer, Jeanne , Thukral, Jatin, Sharma, Ashish , Yanamaladoddi, Vishnu R. , Nadeem, Ahmed

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 28, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: No page available

10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.e18605 Get It

e18605 Background: Patients with myelofibrosis (MF), especially those with marked leukocytosis, face increased risk for thrombotic complications such as pulmonary embolism (PE) and venous thromboembolism (VTE). Hydroxyurea (HU) is often used to control blood counts. However, evidence for HU reducing thrombotic events in MF is limited, and contemporary real-world data on its impact in MF populations with significant leukocytosis remain sparse. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the TriNetX research network. Adult patients with MF and leukocytosis (white blood cell count ≥25×10⁹/L) were identified. Patients with prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation were excluded. HU-exposed patients were compared with non-exposed patients using 1:1 propensity score matching. Matching criteria included age, sex, race, comorbidities, and baseline laboratory values when available. The study included 3,590 patients (1,795 per cohort). Primary outcomes were time to PE and VTE at 1, 3, and 5 years. Hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models. Results: In the propensity-matched cohort, HU exposure was not associated with a statistically significant reduction in thrombotic events. For PE, hazard ratios were numerically higher in the HU-exposed group at 1 year (1.5% vs 1.0%; HR 1.40, 95% CI 0.76–2.56; p=0.278) and 3 years (2.2% vs 1.8%; HR 1.29, 95% CI 0.80–2.08; p=0.289), with a modest increase observed at 5 years (2.8% vs 1.9%; HR 1.57, 95% CI 1.01–2.45; p=0.04). For VTE, no statistically significant differences were observed between HU-exposed and non-exposed patients at any time point (1 year: HR 0.95, 95% CI 0.63–1.44; p=0.821; 3 years: HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.69–1.36; p=0.85; 5 years: HR 1.14, 95% CI 0.84–1.57; p=0.40). Overall, PE and VTE event rates remained low and comparable between cohorts. Conclusions: In this large real-world cohort of patients with myelofibrosis and significant leukocytosis, hydroxyurea exposure was not associated with a statistically significant reduction in thrombotic events, including PE or VTE, over short- or long-term follow-up. Thrombotic event rates were low and generally comparable between hydroxyurea-exposed and non-exposed patients, with no consistent pattern suggesting a protective effect of cytoreductive therapy. Although a modest increase in PE risk was observed at 5 years, this finding was isolated and lacked a consistent temporal pattern, limiting its clinical interpretability. These findings suggest that the role of hydroxyurea in modifying thrombotic risk among MF patients with leukocytosis remains uncertain and highlight the need for individualized treatment decisions and further studies to better define its impact on thrombotic outcomes in this population.
Transforming evidence into answers: An agentic framework to support living clinical practice guidelines.
Naqvi, Syed Arsalan Ahmed , Khan, Muhammad Ali, Sarfraz, Muhammad Uzair, Kumar, Priya, Rumble, Bryan Bryan, Oliver, Tom, He, Huan, Nahhat, Fouad , Rumble, Bryan, Riaz, Irbaz Bin

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 28, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: No page available

10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.e17004 Get It

e17004 Background: Living clinical practice guidelines offer the opportunity to keep recommendations aligned with the latest evidence, but they also present a fundamental challenge: as evidence accumulates, panelists cannot sustainably query and synthesize a growing body of literature. In developing ASCO's living metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) guideline, we encountered this challenge firsthand. To address it, we developed and evaluated an interactive agentic framework that enables guideline panelists to query evidence in natural language and retrieve structured facts, tables, and figures—with the goal of extending this tool as a clinician-facing companion to enhance guideline accessibility. Methods: The mCRPC systematic review dataset supporting ASCO's clinical practice guideline was used, comprising 212 structured columns capturing trial characteristics, patient populations, and outcomes extracted from 188 references across 88 clinical trials. A large language model (LLM)-based agentic framework was developed employing a coding agent that translates natural language queries into executable scripts for structured evidence retrieval. Claude (Haiku 4.5, Sonnet 4.5, and Opus 4.5) served as the core LLM agents. We constructed a benchmark of 50 fact-based queries with gold-standard answers targeting trial identification, treatment modalities, and endpoint characteristics (e.g., "Which trials evaluated systemic monotherapy?"). Performance was evaluated using exact-match accuracy for final answers, and precision, recall, and F1 score for trial-level retrieval. Results: Across 50 queries, exact-match accuracy ranged from 82% to 86%. Haiku 4.5 and Sonnet 4.5 each achieved 82% (42/50), while Opus 4.5 achieved 86% (43/50). Precision ranged from 0.93–0.97, recall from 0.94–0.96, and F1 scores from 0.91–0.94. Conclusions: This agentic framework enables scalable, auditable, natural language interrogation of guideline evidence, addressing a critical bottleneck in living guideline maintenance. For panelists, it supports rapid, reproducible evidence surveillance during recommendation development. For clinicians, it offers a foundation for an interactive companion tool that transforms static guidelines into queryable resources—enabling personalized evidence retrieval at the point of care. LLM EM Precision Recall F1 claude-haiku-4-5 0.82(42/50) 0.95 0.94 0.91 claude-sonnet-4-5 0.82(42/50) 0.97 0.96 0.93 claude-opus-4-5 0.86(43/50) 0.93 0.96 0.94
Circulating tumor DNA kinetics as a biomarker of response to enfortumab-pembrolizumab in advanced urothelial carcinoma.
Humayun, Muhammad Abdullah, Oberoi, Japneet Kaur , Ganadily, Naif A., Khan, Muhammad Ali , Jain, Prateek, Basu, Arnab, Zganjar, Andrew , Orme, Jacob J. , Kase, Adam M. , Tyson, Mark D. , Singh, Parminder, Yee, Claire , Jain, Prateek, Childs, Daniel S. , Zakharia, Yousef , Riaz, Irbaz Bin , Singh, Parminder Pal

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 2, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 7_suppl | Pages: 703-703

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703 Background: The association of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) reduction with treatment response has been investigated across multiple malignancies. This study aims to assess the impact of ctDNA response on survival outcomes in patients receiving enfortumab-pembrolizumab (EV-P). Methods: We identified 32 patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma who received EV-P and had ≥2 ctDNA assessments with ≥1 detectable level. Deep molecular response was defined as >2-log reduction from highest ctDNA detection. Radiographic progression was determined from radiology reports documenting progression by RECIST criteria. Kaplan Meier analyses were performed to compute Hazard Ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for radiographic progression free survival (rPFS), defined as time from treatment start to radiographic progression or death and overall survival (OS) defined as time from treatment start to death were computed. Log-rank tests were performed to compare PFS and OS in patients with deep molecular response to those without response. A p-value <0.05 indicated a statistically significant association with response. Results: Thirty-two patients were included (median age 71 years; range 39–90). Median follow-up was 10.6 months. At cutoff (10/1/2025), 26 patients were alive and 6 had died. Seventeen (53%) achieved a ≥2-log ctDNA reduction (responders), while 15 (47%) did not (non-responders). Progression-free survival was significantly longer in responders (log-rank P < 0.001); median PFS was 5.9 months (95% CI 2.4–NR) in non-responders and not reached in responders (HR 0.09, 95% CI 0.02–0.44; P = 0.0026). Median overall survival was 12.7 months (95% CI 10.0–NR) in non-responders versus not reached in responders (log-rank P = 0.011; HR 0.11, 95% CI 0.01–0.88; P = 0.037). At cutoff, 94% of responders and 67% of non-responders were alive. Conclusions: Achieving a >2-log decrease in ctDNA during EV + Pembrolizumab therapy was significantly associated with improved progression free and overall survival. These findings support ctDNA kinetics as a potential early biomarker of response warranting prospective validation. Clinical outcomes by >2-log ctDNA reduction status. Endpoint > 2-log drop (n = 17 ≤ 2-log drop (n = 15) Log-rank p Median (mo) ≤ 2-log > 2-log HR (95% CI) P C-index PFS 2 events (12%) 10 events (67%) 0.0002 5.9 (2.4–NA) NR 0.09 (0.02–0.44) 0.0026 0.77 OS 1 event (6%) 6 events (40%) 0.011 12.7 (10.0–NA) NR 0.11 (0.01–0.88) 0.037 0.73
Leveraging large language models (LLM) to guide adjuvant treatment recommendations for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) after nephrectomy.
Mohammed, Arshad, Ayub, Umair , Khan, Muhammad Ali , Sadiq, Muhammad Hussnain , Sarfraz, Muhammad Uzair, Heath, Elisabeth I. , Basu, Arnab, Nahhat, Fouad , Abbas, Mousab Al, Childs, Daniel S. , Singh, Parminder Pal , Zakharia, Yousef , Riaz, Irbaz Bin

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 2, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 7_suppl | Pages: 567-567

10.1200/jco.2026.44.7_suppl.567 Get It

567 Background: Selecting adjuvant therapy after nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) requires reviewing scattered electronic health records (EHR) and performing accurate eligibility and risk assessments. Large Language Models (LLMs) may assist physicians by extracting key clinical data and generating evidence-based recommendations between active surveillance and adjuvant pembrolizumab. Methods: We selected RCC patients who underwent nephrectomy at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota between December 2021 and September 2025. Data extraction from EHRs was performed by a HIPAA-compliant LLM (GPT-5 and Gemini 2.0-Flash-001) and compared to human labels. Data on patients’ demographics, medical history, pathology, laboratory results, and imaging were collected. GPT-5 generated treatment recommendations using a structured prompt that incorporated patients’ features and relevant clinical information that is available to clinicians. Concordance between the human labels and LLM was evaluated for extraction. For treatment recommendations, agreement between the LLM’s output and physician’s documented recommendation in clinical notes was assessed, with disagreements reviewed independently by two blinded genitourinary oncologists. Results: The dataset included 85 patients, median (range) age of 65 (34-84) years; 24.7% were females. Patients who declined adjuvant treatment for personal reasons were excluded. LLM achieved an extraction accuracy of 95% for presenting symptoms, 97% for BMI and ECOG, and > 99% for pathology variables. Concordance between LLM and physician treatment recommendations was 84.7% (72/85). Among 13 discrepant cases, one oncologist agreed with the LLM in 9 cases and the other in 8. The main reasons for disagreement between the physicians and the LLM were that the LLM favored active surveillance for patients with declining renal function, whereas physicians still considered adjuvant pembrolizumab appropriate in such cases. Additionally, the LLM demonstrated hesitancy to recommend pembrolizumab for patients with low performance status. Overall, the 13 discrepant cases were nuanced and challenging, with disagreement observed between the two oncologists themselves in three instances. Conclusions: LLMs demonstrated high accuracy in extracting clinically relevant variables and generating objective, evidence-based adjuvant treatment recommendations for RCC after nephrectomy. Importantly, LLM did not generate any inappropriate or potentially harmful recommendations. Our pipeline can serve as a supportive decision tool to enhance consistency in post-nephrectomy management and assist physicians in choosing between active surveillance and adjuvant pembrolizumab. However, final treatment decisions should remain the responsibility of the treating physician after comprehensive patient evaluation.
Differential quality of life (QoL) with novel hormonal therapy (NHT) in metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC): A network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Sarfraz, Muhammad Uzair, Naqvi, Syed Arsalan Ahmed , Sadiq, Muhammad Hussnain , Khan, Muhammad Ali, Chohan, Yashveer, Basu, Arnab, Heath, Elisabeth I., Singh, Parminder, Childs, Daniel S. , Heath, Elisabeth I., Singh, Parminder Pal , Zakharia, Yousef , Riaz, Irbaz Bin

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 2, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 7_suppl | Pages: 360-360

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360 Background: Adding NHT to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) improves survival in mCSPC, but their comparative impact on patient-reported QoL and time to deterioration (TTD) across FACT-P domains remains underexplored. Methods: MEDLINE and Embase were systematically searched from each database’s inception through August 21, 2025, to identify Phase III trials assessing NHT treatment in mCSPC. Time to FACT-P (total, physical, emotional, functional, and social/family well-being) deterioration across trials with the latest follow up were extracted. Hazards ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled and mixed treatment comparisons were made using network meta-analysis. P-scores were computed; a higher score indicated better QoL. Results: A total of 4 trials (12 references) with 4,037 patients met the inclusion criteria with median follow up ranging from 14.4 months to 30 months. Median time to QoL deterioration ranged from 11.4 to 12.9 months. In terms of FACT-P overall, darolutamide (DARO)+ADT (HR: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.62-0.93), abiraterone acetate (AAP)+ADT (0.85; 0.73-0.98) significantly improved TTD as compared to ADT alone. DARO+ADT was associated with significant improvement in TTD when compared to APA+ADT (0.75; 0.56-0.98). In terms of FACT-P social/family wellbeing, DARO+ADT significantly improved TTD when compared to AAP+ADT (0.75; 0.57-0.96), and ADT (0.79; 0.64-0.98). Likewise, ENZA+ADT significantly improved TTD when compared to AAP+ADT (0.77; 0.63-0.95), APA+ADT (0.88; 0.61-0.99) and ADT (0.82; 0.70-0.95). However, there was no statistically significant difference between DARO+ADT and ENZA+ADT. In terms of FACT-P physical wellbeing, AAP+ADT was associated with statistically significant improvement in TTD when compared to APA+ADT (0.66; 0.52-0.83), ENZA+ADT (0.74; 0.61-0.90), and ADT (0.75; 0.65-0.87). In terms of FACT-P functional wellbeing, DARO+ADT was associated with statistically significant improvement in TTD when compared to ADT (0.78; 0.63-0.96). The ranking analysis is showed in Table. Conclusions: Novel hormonal therapies significantly delay QoL deterioration in mCSPC, particularly across overall, emotional, and functional domains. Domain-specific analyses suggest darolutamide may preserve social/family and functional well-being, while abiraterone favors physical well-being. Rank table. Rank (P-score) FACT-Ptotal FACT-Psocial/family FACT-Pphysical FACT-Pfunctional FACT-Pemotional AAP+ADT 2 (0.73) 5 (0.18) 1 (0.98) 2 (0.62) 3 (0.52) APA+ADT 5 (0.17) 4 (0.22) 5 (0.07) 4 (0.33) 4 (0.52) DARO+ADT 1 (0.90) 1 (0.88) 2 (0.68) 1 (0.92) 2 (0.66) ENZA+ADT 3 (0.50) 2 (0.84) 4 (0.36) 3 (0.52) 1 (0.67) ADT 4 (0.18) 3 (0.38) 3 (0.42) 5 (0.11) 5 (0.13)