LUNG CANCER

Key insight into ongoing challenges and unmet needs in non-small cell lung cancer treatment, including specific patient populations and potential solutions through clinical trials.

A statistically significant overall survival benefit was observed with perioperative pembrolizumab in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-671 trial for patients with stage II, IIIA or IIIB non–small cell lung cancer.

Benny Weskler, MBA, MD, FACS, FACCP, discusses the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the neoadjuvant setting for patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Timothy F. Burns, MD, PhD, discussed the results of the phase 3 CodeBreaK 200 trial in patients with KRAS G12C-positive lung cancer. This is the second article based on this event.

A recent phase 1/2 study revealed promising results, with an estimated 4-month intracranial progression-free survival rate of 70.7% with stereotactic radiosurgery with the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab.

In the non–small cell lung cancer space, identifying the appropriate candidate to receive perioperative approaches, such as neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy, remains the clinical objective.

Expert oncologist Sandip Patel, MD, discusses treatment decisions for a 62-year-old female with squamous cell lung cancer, highlighting the use of CTLA4 and PD1 inhibitors based on subgroup analysis.

Expert oncologist Anne Tsao, MD, shares her excitement for an upcoming precision medicine program focused on the evolving role of TROP2-directed antibody drug conjugates in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

Topline results from MARIPOSA reveal a survival advantage with amivantamab plus lazertinib vs osimertinib in patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer. Additional follow-up is planned.

Treatment with CAN-2409 produced promising survival data and continues to show a favorable safety and tolerability profile for the treatment of non-resectable, stage III/IV non–small cell lung cancer.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Timothy F. Burns, MD, PhD, discussed the use of sotorasib and adagrasib for patients with KRAS-mutated non–small cell lung cancer including those with brain metastases.

In the phase 3 CheckMate-77T trial, a neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment strategy including nivolumab and chemotherapy improved survival in resectable stage IIA to IIIB non–small cell lung cancer.

The phase 3 LEAP-006 study of pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib and chemotherapy has missed its dual primary end points.

Following their review of data from the IASLC 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer with expert Stephen Liu, MD, Oncology Brothers Rohit Gosain, MD, and Rahul Gosain, MD, highlight key takeaways and future directions in care.

Shared insight into data from the EVOKE-02 study of sacituzumab govitecan in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with non–small cell lung cancer stratified by PD-L1 expression.

Switching their focus to the mesothelioma treatment space, Stephen Liu, MD, and Oncology Brothers Rohit Gosain, MD, and Rahul Gosain, MD, consider the role of surgical resection following data from MARS2.

Key opinion leaders review data from the CHRYSALIS-2 trial and consider the optimal utilization of amivantamab and lazertinib in combination in the setting of non–small cell lung cancer management.

Expert Stephen Liu, MD, joins the Oncology Brothers to share insight into updated data from the FLAURA2 trial of osimertinib with or without chemotherapy in patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Sandip P. Patel, MD, discussed which patients with non–small cell lung cancer should receive immunotherapy-containing regimens. This is the second of 2 articles based on this event.

With a minimum of 73.5 months of follow-up, nivolumab plus ipilimumab showed a benefit in overall survival in patients with treatment-naive stage IV or recurrent non–small cell lung cancer with no known EGFR/ALK alterations.

Atezolizumab, carboplatin, and pemetrexed demonstrated efficacy and safety in patients with advanced lung cancer with untreated brain metastases.

According to research led by Tetsuya Mitsudomi, MD, perioperative durvalumab plus chemotherapy may be better than placebo plus chemotherapy for the treatment of resectable non–small cell lung cancer.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Martin F. Dietrich, MD, discussed subgroup analysis and safety of osimertinib based on the FLAURA trial. This is the second of 2 articles based on this event.

Datopotamab deruxtecan for the treatment of advanced non–small cell lung cancer is ongoing investigation in multiple clinical trials.