Lung Cancer

Leslie J. Kohman, MD, FACS, Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Upstate Cancer Center, discusses the results of the NELSON trial of screening in lung cancer.

Alexander E. Drilon, MD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the combination of tepotinib and gefitinib (Iressa) in patients with MET-positive EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Julie R. Brahmer, MD, associate professor of oncology, co-director of the Upper Aerodigestive Department, Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses the benefit of immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Lawrence E. Feldman, MD, medical oncologist, University of Illinois Cancer Center, discusses the future of durvalumab (Imfinzi) and tremelimumab in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

There is limited data on when and whether oncologists should change systemic therapy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer, but some studies provide useful guidance.

In light of recent advancements, the current paradigm for choosing first-line therapy for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer who do not harbor an actionable driver oncogene depends upon PD-L1 expression level and histology.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses where future research is headed for immunotherapy in lung cancer.

Nasser Hanna, MD, Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation Professor of Lung Cancer Clinical Research, at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, discusses the efficacy of consolidation immunotherapy in patients with stage III non–small cell lung cancer.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, chief of medical oncology, professor of medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Smilow Cancer Hospital, discusses mechanisms of immune resistance for patients with lung cancer.

Although driver mutations have been identified for significant NSCLC subsets, patients with metastatic disease benefit from broad panel next-generation sequencing testing because of the growing clinical relevance of less common alterations and gene signatures.

Roman Perez-Soler, MD, chairman of the Department of Oncology and chief of the Division of Medical Oncology at Montefiore Medical Center, discusses the efficiency of next-generation sequencing in lung cancer.

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, discusses the crowded landscape of oncogene-driven non­–small cell lung cancer.

Hossein Borghaei, DO, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the evolving second line of treatment in small cell lung cancer.

Mark G. Kris, MD, medical oncologist, William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses adjuvant systemic therapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, director of thoracic oncology, University of Colorado, discusses optimal treatment regimens for patients with EGFR-positive non–small cell lung cancer.

Balazs Halmos, MD, MS, discusses overcoming acquired resistance and other next steps needed to advance the oncogene-driven non–small cell lung cancer paradigm.

Stephen Liu, MD, associate professor of medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center, discusses the frontline treatment of ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, discusses current and potential therapeutic approaches for patients with non-oncogene driven lung cancer who progress on frontline treatment.

Alexander E. Drilon, MD, discusses developing markers in the non–small cell lung cancer paradigm.

Balazs Halmos, MD, discusses the latest developments in the treatment paradigm for patients with squamous cell non–small cell lung cancer.

H. Jack West, MD, thoracic oncologist, Swedish Cancer Institute of Swedish Medical Center, discusses the FDA approval of lorlatinib for the treatment of patients with ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD, Arthur & Rosalie Kaplan Chair in Medical Oncology, associate director for clinical sciences at City of Hope, discusses the FDA approval of lorlatinib for use in patients with ALK-positive metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

The FDA has granted lorlatinib an accelerated approval for the treatment of patients with ALK-positive metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have progressed on 1 or more ALK tyrosine kinases inhibitors (TKIs).

Mary Pasquinelli, MS, APRN, discusses the pivotal role of nurses in lung cancer care.