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Suspected advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — diagnostic workflow optimization — Princess Margaret Cancer Centre / University Health Network (Toronto)

Suspected advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — diagnostic workflow optimizationInVisionFirst-Lung (Inivata)JAMA Network Open 2023
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Krishan Jethwa
Krishan Jethwa
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Dr Amol Akhade
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@SuyogCancer
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Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO
Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO
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Ryan Huey, MD, MS
Ryan Huey, MD, MS
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Grainne O'Kane
@graokane
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Jun Gong
Jun Gong
@jgong15
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ACCELERATE Key Slides & Visuals

Official trial slides and relevant visuals shared by KOLs at JAMA Network Open 2023. Click any image to expand.

Krishan Jethwa
Krishan Jethwa @KrishanJethwa
ACCELERATE Data
2.3K impressions · 13 likes · Jan 24, 2025
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[Slide 1] Resected Chemotherapy alone Follow 6 cycles of mGemOx or GemCis gallbladder Randomization up cancer 20 ASCO Ga 25 Cancers Sy >pT2 or N+ ECOG <2 Age >18 3 cycles of chemotherapy mGemOx or CisGem f/b CRT ( radiation 45Gyin 25 Follow fractions in 5 weeks with concurrent R0/R1 oral capecitabine)* and further 2-3 up cycles of mGemOx or GemCis boost of 9 Gy in case of positive margin Gastrointestinal PRESENTED BY 1 PROF ATUL SHARMA MD DM ASCO AMERICA - SOCIETY OF Symposium #GI25 CLINICAL DISCOLOGY I property I and Permission KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 2] Kaplan Meier Estimates for RFS (N=93) 1 Progression an Arm1=16 Arm2=22 .75 20 ASCO Gastrointestinal 25 Cancers Symposium .5 25 5 Log-Rankp=0 156 HR(95%CI): 1.59(0.83-3.03) aHR(95%CI): 1.09(0.54-2.17) 0 0 + + + $ & Months since Randomization Number at risk Adv-CT 48 37 32 27 19 10 Adv-CTRT 45 37 24 17 15 4 : : 95% CI 95% CI PROF ATUL SHARMA ARM = 1 ARM = 2 ASCO Gastrointestinal PROF ATUL SHARMA MD.DM #GI25 ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRESENTED BY CUNICAL Cancers Symposium property author KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium --- [Slide 3] Kaplan Meier Estimates for os (N=93) 26 1 75 5 BULL 20 ASCO Gastrointestinal .5 25 Cancers Symposium 25 5 Log-Rankp=0.132 HR(95%CI): 1.60(0.86-2.95) aHR(95%CI): 1.16(0 61-2.22) O 0 2 28 36 $ 80 12 84 Months since Randomization Number at risk Adjv-CT 48 40 36 29 20 10 3 0 Adv-CTRT 45 40 29 17 15 4 1 0 95% CI 95% CI Adjuvant CT Adjuvant CTRT ASCO Gastrointestinal #GI25 BY PROF ATUL SHARMA MD, DM ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY O CURICAL ONCOLOGY Cancers Symposium Presentation property author and ASCO Permission - contact permasons@asco.org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO
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615 impressions · 13 likes · Jan 24, 2025
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[Slide 1] Phase III adjuvant chemotherapy trials Study name Sample Size Primary site Arms os benefit PRODIGE -12 196 EHCC . Gall Observation vs HR 0.68; (20% gall bladder) Bladder 95% CI 0 62-1 25, atin p=0-48 Japanese Bile Duct 225 EHCC only Observation VS HR 1 01; Cancer Adjuvant Gemcitabine 95% CI 0 70-1 45. Trial p=0 00 BILCAP 446 EHCC + Gall Observation vs HR 0 71 (18% Gall Bladder) Bladder Capecitabine 95% CI 0-55-0-92; p=0-010* JCOG 1202 440 EHCC + Gall Observation VS S1 HR 0-69. (15% Gall Bladder) Bladder 95% CI 0-51-0-94; p=0-008 Casine et.al. / Cancel Once 2016 550-47 Chata, et at. or / burg 2018, 10-202 Primium et.al. Lancel Onest 2018 083-73 NAMES K. Lancel 2025 in (1.401(10077) 5620 ASCO Gastrointestinal #G125 ASCO Cancers Symposium - --- [Slide 2] RFS estinal - Adjust CT Adjuvant CRT Not powered to detect significant difference 75 5 os Adjurt CT - Adjust ORT 25 5 Log Rankp+0 156 75 HR(95%O) 1.59(0 83 3 02) 0 xHR(95%O) 17) 0 3 * P 0 + + 9 Months since Randomization Number at risk Adv-CT OF 0 DD 0 0 6 a a V 0 is : 3 5 - CTRT - 25 Log-Rank DID 132 2-year OS HR (95%C) 159 (086-294) aHR (95%C) 1 18 (0 81-2.29) - 78% in chemotherapy arm (70% in PRODIGE) 0 0 " -65% in CRT arm (65% in S0809) : + 0 @ + Months since Randomization Number at risk ADVICT 0 43 - 3 is - , AB-CTRY n 40 3 0 . ASCO Gastrointestinal ASCO #G125 Cancers Symposium -
Jun Gong
Jun Gong @jgong15
ACCELERATE Data
551 impressions · 10 likes · Jan 24, 2025
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[Slide 1] Key takeaways This is the first prospective trial to address issue of adjuvant CRT in GBC There was no improvement in RFS by adding CRT to chemotherapy compared to chemotherapy alone in resected gallbladder cancer Since accrual could not be completed a larger trial is needed to address this important issue ASCO Gastrointestinal #G125 PRESENTED BY PROF ATUL SHARMA MD, DM ASCO AMEXICAN SOCIETY of CLINICAL ONCOLOCK Cancers Symposium Presentation . of the author and ASCO Permasion required to contact KNOWLEDGE CONOUERS CANCER --- [Slide 2] Kaplan Meier Estimates for RFS (N=93) Progression Arm1=16 Arm2=22 Log-Rank p=0.156 HR(95%CI): 1.59(0.83-3.03) aHR(95%CI): 1.09(0.54-2.17) 0 2 Months since Randomization Number at risk ASS-CT 48 37 32 27 19 10 3 0 ASV-CTRT 45 37 24 17 15 4 1 0 95% CI PROF ATUL SHARMA 95% CI ARM = 1 ARM = 2 ASCO Gastrointestinal PROF ATUL SHARMA MD,DM #GI25 PRESENTED BY Cancers Symposium ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CUNICAL ONCOLOGY Presentation . property and ASCO Permanent required h KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 3] Treatment Arm 1(standard)- - Physicians choice of ChT alone (either 6 cycles of mGemOx- Gemcitabine 900 mg/m2 and oxaliplatin 80 mg/m2 IVI days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks or GemCis- Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 and cisplatin 25 mg/m2 1 and 8 every 3 weeks) Arm 2 (experimental)- - 3 cycles of ChT followed by CRT ( 45 Gy in 25 fractions over 5 weeks with concurrent capecitabine 825 mg/m2 twice a day on days of radiation) and further 2-3 cycles of ChT An additional boost of 9 Gy to limited area was considered in case of positive margin ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium #GI25 PRESENTED BY PROF ATUL SHARMA MD.DM ASCO AMEXICAN SOCIETY OF CUNICAL CHICOLOGY / . property of the author and ABOO KNOWLEDGE CONOUERS CANCER --- [Slide 4] 12 Resected Chemotherapy alone Follow 6 cycles of mGemOx or GemCis gallbladder Randomization up cancer 2 or N+ ECOG <2 Age >18 3 cycles of chemotherapy mGemOx or CisGem f/b CRT ( radiation 45Gyin 25 fractions in 5 weeks with concurrent Follow RO/R1 oral capecitabine) * and further 2-3 up cycles of mGemOx or GemCis *further boost of 9 Gy in case of positive margin ASCO Gastrointestinal #GI25 PRESENTED BY PROF ATUL SHARMA MD.OM ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETTO CUNICAL ONCOLOCK Cancers Symposium Presentation a property of the author and ASCO Permission required to - contain KNOWLEDGE CONOUERS CANCER
Krishan Jethwa
Krishan Jethwa @KrishanJethwa
ACCELERATE Data
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Dr Amol Akhade
Dr Amol Akhade @SuyogCancer
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ACCELERATE Top Tweets

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Krishan Jethwa
Krishan Jethwa@KrishanJethwa

🚨ACCELERATE Trial🚨
Resected Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma

🔎Randomized
6c Systemic tx (Gem-Ox or Gem-Cis)
vs
3c Systemic Tx ▶️CRT (45 Gy/25 fx)▶️3c Systemic Tx

⛔️No improvement in OS or RFS with…

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Dr Amol Akhade
Dr Amol Akhade@SuyogCancer

Adjuvant chemotherapy vs Adjuvant CTRT in Gall bladder cancer . Phase 3 RCT from India 🇮🇳 @aiims_newdelhi presented by Prof Dr Atul Sharma . Adjuvant chemo rt dose not add much benifit to Adjuvant…

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Krishan Jethwa
Krishan Jethwa@KrishanJethwa

Following up with presentation!

RCT

Gem-Ox or Gem-Cis +/- CRT for resected gallbladder cancer

In this relatively small study that incompletely accrued, there was not a significant improvement in…

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Ryan Huey, MD, MS
Ryan Huey, MD, MS@ryanhuey

Dr. Sharma presenting P3 ACCELERATE trial: Adjuvant chemotherapy or chemoRT in gallbladder cancer: GemOx +/- capeRT. No improvement in RFS or OS w/ addition of RT. Worse RFS for pts with elevated CA…

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Grainne O'Kane
Grainne O'Kane@graokane

ACCELERATE trial in GBC
➡️adjuvant chemo (gemox/ cis/gem) vs chemo +CRT
➡️94 pts enrolled;planned 200
➡️no benefit of +rads (despite underpowered )
➡️med RFS 52 vs 44mths
➡️small study ? Would…

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Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO
Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO@FlavioRochaMD

👏🏽 to the ACCELERATE 🏎️ investigators for first
dedicated GBCA RCT 🇮🇳 to compare adjuvant
chemotherapy vs chemoRT #GI25

No diff in RFS between 6c GemOx or GemCis vs
3c chemo followed by 45 Gy of…

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Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO
Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO@FlavioRochaMD

Role for adjuvant ☢️ in GBCA after chemo?
@NVijayvergiaMD giving a master class #GI25

ACCELERATE trial 🇮🇳

Chemotherapy 💪 outperformed prior RCTs
Chemo ☢️ 💪 results similar to @SWOG S0809

Lack of…

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Jun Gong
Jun Gong@jgong15

ACCELERATE rand PhIII of adjuvant IC chemo (gem/ox or cis/gem) vs chemo + chemoRT in &gt;pT2 or N+ resected #gallbladder cancer ➡️ no sig diff in RFS or OS between arms

@ASCO #GI25

@OncoAlert

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Nicholas Hornstein
Nicholas Hornstein@GIMedOnc

#GI25
ACCELERATE (great name, negative trial)

Resected Gallbladder adenocarcinoma
adjuvant chemotherapy vs chemoRT

No change in outcomes between chemo (GemCis/GemOx) vs Chemo + RT

45 vs 48…

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Krishan Jethwa
Krishan Jethwa@KrishanJethwa

Additional considerations when interpreting the study

The chemo alone group received more cycles of chemo AND had lower stage disease, each of which were associated with survival.

At present,…

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About the ACCELERATE Trial

ACCELERATE validates a workflow change in advanced NSCLC diagnosis: plasma ctDNA testing at referral (before tissue biopsy confirmation) gets patients to treatment 23 days faster and catches actionable alterations (12%) that tissue-only testing would have missed. Implementation requires coordinated referral-to-oncology pathway with liquid biopsy at point of entry. Complements established tissue NGS in the hybrid testing paradigm. Expanding adoption of this model could accelerate targeted therapy initiation across thoracic oncology practice, especially in EGFR/ALK/ROS1/KRAS G12C/MET/BRAF/HER2/RET/NTRK-eligible patients.

Trial Methodology & Results

Time from Referral to Treatment Initiation — Primary Endpoint (ACCELERATE cohort vs reference cohort)

Median: 39 days (IQR 27-52) (ACCELERATE cohort (plasma ctDNA before tissue dx)) vs. 62 days (IQR 44-82) (Reference cohort (standard tissue testing after tissue dx)). Turnaround: plasma rate: 7% (days) vs. 6-9% (IQR). Turnaround: tissue NGS rate: 23% (days) vs. 18-28% (IQR). Advanced nonsquamous NSCLC (n=90) rate: 23% (% started targeted therapy pre-tissue NGS) vs. 12% (% actionable alterations found ONLY via plasma). Single-group nonrandomized clinical trial, N=150 enrolled July 2021 – November 2022 at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (Toronto). Of 150 enrolled: 60% (n=90) had advanced nonsquamous NSCLC (primary analysis cohort). Intervention: plasma ctDNA NGS testing BEFORE tissue biopsy. Median time to treatment: ACCELERATE cohort 39 days (IQR 27-52) vs. reference cohort 62 days (IQR 44-82), P<0.001 — 23-day reduction. Plasma turnaround 7 days vs. tissue NGS 23 days. Of 90 advanced nonsquamous NSCLC patients: 21 (23%) started targeted therapy BEFORE tissue NGS available; 11 (12%) had actionable alterations identified ONLY via plasma testing. García-Pardo et al., JAMA Netw Open 2023;6(7):e2325332.

✓ Time to treatment 39 vs 62 days (P<0.001); plasma 7-day turnaround

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Overall Survival (OS)

Survival was not a primary endpoint of ACCELERATE. Key operational outcomes: 23-day faster treatment initiation with upfront plasma testing. 12% of patients had actionable alterations identified ONLY through plasma — these patients would have been missed by tissue-only testing. Supports workflow integration of liquid biopsy at referral, parallel to tissue biopsy pathway.


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Safety & Tolerability

Diagnostic workflow trial — no therapeutic intervention safety endpoints.

Diagnostic workflow study; not applicable

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Clinical Implications

Positive: Upfront plasma ctDNA genotyping cuts time-to-treatment by 23 days in suspected advanced NSCLC. ACCELERATE validates a workflow change in advanced NSCLC diagnosis: plasma ctDNA testing at referral (before tissue biopsy confirmation) gets patients to treatment 23 days faster and catches actionable alterations (12%) that tissue-only testing would have missed. Implementation requires coordinated referral-to-oncology pathway with liquid biopsy at point of entry. Complements established tissue NGS in the hybrid testing paradigm. Expanding adoption of this model could accelerate targeted therapy initiation across thoracic oncology practice, especially in EGFR/ALK/ROS1/KRAS G12C/MET/BRAF/HER2/RET/NTRK-eligible patients.

ACCELERATE in the News

Key KOL Sentiments — ACCELERATE

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Krishan Jethwa ● NEUTRAL 🚨ACCELERATE Trial🚨 Resected Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma 🔎Randomized 6c Systemic tx (Gem-Ox or Gem-Cis) vs 3c Systemic Tx ▶️CRT (45 Gy/25 fx)▶️3c Systemic Tx ⛔️No improvement in OS or RFS with addition of CRT #GI25 https://t.co/1cg7ujXJjV
Dr Amol Akhade ● NEUTRAL Adjuvant chemotherapy vs Adjuvant CTRT in Gall bladder cancer . Phase 3 RCT from India 🇮🇳 @aiims_newdelhi presented by Prof Dr Atul Sharma . Adjuvant chemo rt dose not add much benifit to Adjuvant chemo alone . Great discussion by @NVijayvergiaMD @ASCO #GI25 @Larvol @NiuSanford https://t.co/DRR9PvmGmU
Krishan Jethwa ● NEUTRAL Following up with presentation! RCT Gem-Ox or Gem-Cis +/- CRT for resected gallbladder cancer In this relatively small study that incompletely accrued, there was not a significant improvement in RFS or OS with addition of CRT #GI25 @ASCO https://t.co/FCyWbCb74N https://t.co/btAKLXwydE
Ryan Huey, MD, MS ● NEUTRAL Dr. Sharma presenting P3 ACCELERATE trial: Adjuvant chemotherapy or chemoRT in gallbladder cancer: GemOx +/- capeRT. No improvement in RFS or OS w/ addition of RT. Worse RFS for pts with elevated CA 19-9. #GI25 https://t.co/shpEiqjgMu
Grainne O'Kane ● NEUTRAL ACCELERATE trial in GBC ➡️adjuvant chemo (gemox/ cis/gem) vs chemo +CRT ➡️94 pts enrolled;planned 200 ➡️no benefit of +rads (despite underpowered ) ➡️med RFS 52 vs 44mths ➡️small study ? Would higher risk benefit @ASCO #GI25 https://t.co/hMma5nVCLc
Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO ● NEUTRAL 👏🏽 to the ACCELERATE 🏎️ investigators for first dedicated GBCA RCT 🇮🇳 to compare adjuvant chemotherapy vs chemoRT #GI25 No diff in RFS between 6c GemOx or GemCis vs 3c chemo followed by 45 Gy of ☢️ with Cape (but closed early) Consider enrolling pts in @eaonc EA2197 in 🇺🇸 https://t.co/ihXeouBYtM
Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO ● NEUTRAL Role for adjuvant ☢️ in GBCA after chemo? @NVijayvergiaMD giving a master class #GI25 ACCELERATE trial 🇮🇳 Chemotherapy 💪 outperformed prior RCTs Chemo ☢️ 💪 results similar to @SWOG S0809 Lack of improved RFS due to not enough chemo? 📟 @GrossbergLab @NiuSanford @eugenekoay https://t.co/tKJjWK3QRv
Jun Gong ● NEUTRAL ACCELERATE rand PhIII of adjuvant IC chemo (gem/ox or cis/gem) vs chemo + chemoRT in &gt;pT2 or N+ resected #gallbladder cancer ➡️ no sig diff in RFS or OS between arms @ASCO #GI25 @OncoAlert https://t.co/M4QHGlVXxp
Nicholas Hornstein ● NEUTRAL #GI25 ACCELERATE (great name, negative trial) Resected Gallbladder adenocarcinoma adjuvant chemotherapy vs chemoRT No change in outcomes between chemo (GemCis/GemOx) vs Chemo + RT 45 vs 48 patients. Important work! CA19-9 prognostic.
Krishan Jethwa ● NEUTRAL Additional considerations when interpreting the study The chemo alone group received more cycles of chemo AND had lower stage disease, each of which were associated with survival. At present, chemo is the SOC but addition of CRT may be considered for R1 #GI25 @ASCO https://t.co/GAGhaineGR
Soumon Rudra ● NEGATIVE @KrishanJethwa Low accrual unfortunately makes this difficult to interpret.
Santhosh Ambika ● NEGATIVE @graokane @ASCO S0809 didn’t show much benefit in GBC compared to EHCC ..