Lung Cancer

Although the emergence of immunotherapy have created additional treatment options for patients with various types of cancer, these agents are associated with significant toxicities and immune-related adverse effects.

Expert oncologist Alex Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, reviews primary results from the MARIPOSA study in advanced NSCLC following the ESMO 2023 annual meeting.

The expert panel discusses TROP2 as a target for patients with cancer who are receiving antibody-drug conjugates.

A review of antibody-drug conjugates approved for treatment of patients with breast, lung, or gastrointestinal cancers.

Ticiana Leal, MD, and Sandip P. Patel, MD, discuss clinical trials evaluating the use of patritumab deruxtecan in patients with non–small cell lung cancer and remaining unmet needs.

In their updated guidelines for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), ASCO has recommended the CDK4/6 inhibitor trilaciclib as a myeloid supportive agent for patients with untreated or previously treated extensive-stage SCLC who are receiving chemotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy.

Insights on managing antibody-drug conjugate toxicities for patients with gastric cancer.

A GI medical oncologist discusses the role of trastuzumab deruxtecan in the gastric cancer treatment space.

Clinical insights on where patritumab deruxtecan might fit in the treatment paradigm for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Medical oncologists discuss the toxicity profile of patritumab deruxtecan and the safety outcomes from HERTHENA-Lung01 in non–small cell lung cancer.

The European Medicines Agency had validated a marketing authorization application seeking the approval of the combination of encorafenib and binimetinib for the treatment of adult patients with BRAF V600–mutant advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Sarah Goldberg, MD, MPH, highlights the mechanism of action of VIC-1911, expands on its ongoing investigation in the phase 1 trial, and sheds light on next steps planned for the agent’s investigation in KRAS G12C–mutant non–small cell lung cancer.

Jorge Nieva, MD, discusses the rationale and design of an ongoing phase 2 trial investigating a telemedicine approach to delivering subcutaneous atezolizumab for patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Misty D. Shields, MD, PhD, discusses systemic therapy updates for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

Antonio Passaro, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Division of Thoracic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, discusses the significance of data from the phase 2 TROPION-Lung05 trial of datopotamab deruxtecan in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Stephen V. Liu, MD, discusses the significance of using fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in patients with HER2-mutant non–small cell lung cancer and brain metastases according to pooled findings from exploratory analyses of the phase 2 DESTINY-Lung01 and DESTINY-Lung02 trials.

The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to furmonertinib for use as a potential therapeutic option in patients with previously untreated, locally advanced or metastatic nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.

Aaron Lisberg, MD, reviews data from the TROPION-Lung01 study investigating Dato-DXd in previously treated patients with advanced/metastatic NSCLC.

Apar Kishor Ganti, MD, discusses molecular targets to test for in lung cancer; treatment approaches for small cell lung cancer; and immunotherapy options for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer in the frontline setting and beyond.

Expert oncologist Benjamin Levy, MD, shares data from the LIBRETTO-431 trial comparing selpercatinib to chemotherapy plus pembrolizumab in RET fusion-positive NSCLC following ESMO 2023.

Martin Dietrich, MD, PhD, presents key data from the phase 3 MARIPOSA-2 study, which investigated amivantamab plus chemotherapy, with or without lazertinib, versus chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC who experienced disease progression on osimertinib.

Xiuning Le, MD, PhD, discusses findings from the interim analysis of the phase 2 RAMOSE trial in patients with TKI-naïve metastatic non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations.

Julia Rotow, MD, discusses results from a first-in-human phase 1 study of the EGFR-targeting, BCL-XL–inhibiting antibody-drug conjugate ABBV-637 in combination with osimertinib in patients with relapsed/refractory, EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.

Pooled findings from exploratory analyses of the phase 2 DESTINY-Lung01 and DESTINY-Lung02 trials showed that different doses of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki elicited similar intracranial responses in patients with HER2-mutated non–small cell lung cancer who had treated or untreated brain metastases at baseline.

A nurse practitioner provides insights on toxicity management strategies for patients with lung cancer who are receiving antibody-drug conjugates.

A medical oncologist reviews the antibody-drug conjugate landscape in lung cancer.

Sandip P. Patel, MD, discusses the 2023 Bridging the Gaps in Lung Cancer meeting, expanding on the continued importance of replicating clinical trial approaches in the real-world setting.

Lyudmila A. Bazhenova, MD, discusses the 2023 Bridging the Gaps in Lung Cancer meeting, expanding on the hope to confirm a consensus on how to best move forward to address gaps in lung cancer care.

Datopotamab deruxtecan elicited encouraging responses in patients with heavily pretreated non–small cell lung cancer harboring actionable genomic alterations.

While progress in outcomes has been greater in non–small cell lung cancer, recent advances, including molecularly targeted therapies against EGFR and ALK, checkpoint inhibitors that boost immune response, improved staging, and video-assisted surgery have all contributed to progress in treatment of all types of lung cancer, including in SCLC.