April 24th 2024
During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Misako Nagasaka, MD, discussed treatment for a patient with non–small cell lung cancer and an EGFR exon 20 insertion.
Community Practice Connections™: Real-World Applications of Novel Therapies Across TNBC and Addressing Disparities in Care
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Advances in TNBC: Communicating with Your Patients About Clinical Trial Awareness and Treatment Concerns to Improve Clinical Outcomes
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42nd Annual CFS®: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow®
November 13-15, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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41st Annual CFS®: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow
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Molecular Targets in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
November 15th 2013Today, the treatment options for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the United States include targeted therapies aimed at angiogenesis (bevacizumab), EGFR mutations (erlotinib and afatinib), and ALK translocations (crizotinib).
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Afatinib for <em>EGFR</em> Mutation-Positive, Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
November 11th 2013Activating EGFR mutations are associated with response to TKIs. Afatinib (Gilotrif) is an oral, irreversible ErbB family TKI that targets EGFR, HER2, and ErbB4. Afatinib is being formally evaluated in the LUX-Lung clinical trial program for NSCLC.
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PFS as an Endpoint in Ovarian Cancer Trials
October 23rd 2013James "Tate" T. Thigpen, MD, professor of medicine, director of medical oncology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, discusses overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) as endpoints in ovarian cancer trials.
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The Risk of Pneumonitis From Radiation in Patients With Lung Cancer
October 9th 2013Laurie Gaspar, MD, Professor and Chair Department of Radiation Oncology, Grohne Chair in Clinical Oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, discusses the risk of pneumonitis from radiation among patients with lung cancer.
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Anti-PD-1 Antibody MK-3475 Shows Promise in NSCLC
October 3rd 2013MK-3475, an investigational immunotherapy, has demonstrated an objective response rate (ORR) of up to 24% in patients with previously treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to interim results from a phase Ib expansion study.
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Advances in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
September 30th 2013Individualized treatment protocols for patients are becoming increasingly important in the management of NSCLC. Consequently, drug research continues to focus on regimens that select therapy according to the molecular characteristics of the tumor.
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