Opinion|Articles|June 22, 2026

ASCO 2026 Lung Cancer Abstracts: Clinical Practice Implications

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Dr Haigentz breaks down 3 practice-changing ASCO 2026 lung cancer abstracts, from adjuvant targeted therapy to ADCs reshaping the immunotherapy backbone.

Every ASCO Annual Meeting brings a wave of new data, but only a handful of abstracts truly shift how practice. Missak Haigentz, MD, chief of Thoracic Medical Oncology and chief of Head & Neck Medical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute/Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, discusses the 3 abstracts he considers to be standouts from this year’s meeting.