LUNG CANCER

KEYNOTE-D46 shows sacituzumab govitecan plus pembrolizumab misses PFS/OS targets in PD-L1–high metastatic NSCLC, despite higher responses and toxicity.

The phase 3 DESTINY-Lung04 trial showed first-line trastuzumab deruxtecan extended PFS in patients with HER2-mutant NSCLC.

Updated PRESERVE-003 data showed gotistobart nearly doubled median OS vs docetaxel in previously treated squamous NSCLC.

Osimertinib was associated with a 47% reduction in risk of death among patients with stage II-IIIA EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer at 8 years.

First-line amivantamab plus chemotherapy produced the longest reported median OS in EGFR exon 20 insertion-positive advanced NSCLC in the phase 3 PAPILLON trial.

ARROS-1 data show zidesamtinib drives 94% responses in untreated ROS1+ NSCLC, including brain metastases, supporting first-line FDA filing.

A single blood draw 3 to 9 weeks into immunotherapy predicted survival outcomes in metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, according to a new Johns Hopkins study.

Jonathan Villena-Vargas, MD, explains how a subcostal robotic approach avoids intercostal nerve damage, cutting pain post thoracotomy and reducing opioid use.

The FDA granted accelerated approval to sevabertinib for HER2-mutant, nonsquamous NSCLC regardless of prior systemic therapy, based on SOHO-01 trial data.

During a live event, Sudarsan Kollimuttathuillam, MD, and participants discussed how anemia and thrombocytopenia in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer are still managed one lineage, and one crisis, at a time.

ALINA trial shows adjuvant alectinib after ALK+ lung cancer surgery improves quality of life, with manageable safety and durable DFS.

Ivonescimab extends survival and doubles PFS vs pembrolizumab in first-line PD‑L1+ metastatic NSCLC, with manageable safety.

Daraxonrasib showed dose-dependent objective response rates of 31% to 37% in previously treated RAS-mutant NSCLC, per phase 1/2 trial data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

During a virtual event, Eric K. Singhi, MD, and participants discussed how the ROS1 G2032R resistance mutation is guiding second-line therapy selection in ROS1-positive advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Phase 3 SANOVO shows savolitinib plus osimertinib extends PFS in first-line EGFR-mutant, MET-high NSCLC, hinting at OS gains.

The phase 2b VISUALIZE trial found abenacianine identified a clinically significant event in 45% of lung cancer surgeries, says Gavin M. Wright, MBBS, FRACS, PhD.

FDA aligns on IDE849 phase 3 trial in post-tarlatamab ES-SCLC, testing DLL3 ADC vs chemo, aiming for accelerated approval.

Second-line platinum plus pemetrexed produced an 11.5-month median OS and 72% disease control after first-line nivolumab/ipilimumab in pleural mesothelioma.

The FDA has granted fast track designation to BH-30643, an oral OMNI-EGFR inhibitor, for advanced EGFR C797S-positive non–small cell lung cancer after a third-generation TKI.

AstraZeneca is discontinuing the phase 3 eVOLVE-Lung02 trial after finding volrustomig plus chemotherapy unlikely to meet its primary end points in metastatic NSCLC.

Trastuzumab deruxtecan improved progression-free survival vs chemoimmunotherapy in the phase 3 DESTINY-Lung04 trial in HER2-mutant NSCLC.

Savolitinib plus osimertinib met PFS and OS end points vs chemotherapy in the phase 3 SAFFRON trial of EGFR-mutated, MET-driven NSCLC.

Zipalertinib plus platinum-based chemotherapy significantly improved progression-free survival at a planned interim analysis of the phase 3 REZILIENT3 trial.

During a live event, Eric K. Singhi, MD, and participants discussed how CNS activity and cumulative toxicity, not guideline listing alone, are shaping frontline treatment selection in ROS1-positive advanced NSCLC.

The FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to Freenome's SimpleScreen Lung, an investigational blood-based test for high-risk lung cancer screening.