Lung Cancer

A panel of experts in thoracic oncology concludes the discussion by emphasizing the importance of conducting reflex molecular testing, considering systemic therapy in all patients, and utilizing shared decision-making models.

A key opinion leader in lung cancer, Solange Peters, MD, PhD, provides a review of treatments under investigation for uncommon mutations in NSCLC: mobocertinib, amivantamab, poziotinib, and neratinib.

Gary Doherty, MRCP, PhD, Solange Peters, MD, PhD, and Christian Grohé, MD, discuss approaches to selecting or switching treatment based on molecular testing for biomarkers and pathways of resistance.

Considerations for selecting frontline therapy for metastatic non–small cell lung cancer based on various new data and treatment approvals in the field of immunotherapy.

Neal Edward Ready, MD, PhD, describes which patients with stage IV non–small cell lung cancer may benefit from the combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab in the frontline treatment setting.

The tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy LN-145 was found to induce an objective response rate of 21.4% in patients with advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer who had progressed following systemic therapy.

The novel combination comprised of rigosertib and nivolumab showed preliminary evidence of potential anticancer activity in patients with advanced metastatic KRAS-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.

Paul K. Paik, MD, discusses the clinical implications of tepotinib on the non–small cell lung cancer armamentarium.

Experts discuss how results from the ADAURA trial may influence treatment decisions in the adjuvant setting of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Ben Levy, MD, leads a discussion about the evolution of precision medicine in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) beginning with an overview of the results from the ADAURA trial.

Novel therapeutic strategies are poised to expand in adjuvant settings for patients with early-stage disease facing recurrence risks in the treatment paradigms for a range of tumor types after positive data from large phase 3 clinical trials were highlighted at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

Expert thought leaders in thoracic oncology share their experiences with EGFR-TKI combination strategies in patients with EGFR-mutated metastatic NSCLC.

Panelists reflect on barriers to obtaining tissue biopsies in patients with EGFR-mutated metastatic NSCLC and share insights into the importance of making treatment decisions based on molecular testing results.

David P. Mason, MD, discusses new neoadjuvant and adjuvant developments in the treatment of patients with non–small cell lung cancer, as well as what those data mean from a surgical perspective.

Drs Roy S. Herbst and Sandip P. Patel comment on patient candidacy for immunotherapy as monotherapy to treat PD-L1+ metastatic non–small cell lung cancer versus chemoimmunotherapy.

Early detection of primary lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography screening was associated with a lower risk of brain metastases after PLC diagnosis vs other methods

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, of Yale Cancer Center, highlights treatment advances in stage IV non–small cell lung cancer, including cemiplimab as frontline monotherapy based on EMPOWER-Lung 1.

The field of targeted therapy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer has grown exponentially in recent years, with inhibitors for RET, MET exon 14 skipping, and KRAS G12C mutations transforming the paradigm.

The combination of the targeted cancer vaccine galinpepimut-S plus nivolumab resulted in a median overall survival of 35.4 weeks in patients with macroscopic deposits of malignant pleural mesothelioma who had received treatment for at least 1 month.

Joshua K. Sabari, MD; Jamie Chaft, MD; and Vamsidhar Velcheti, MD, discuss the utility with circulating tumor DNA, intriguing data of which were presented during the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Joshua K. Sabari, MD; Jamie Chaft, MD; and Vamsidhar Velcheti, MD, cover the latest results with neoadjuvant immunotherapy strategies that were highlighted at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Joshua K. Sabari, MD; Jamie Chaft, MD; and Vamsidhar Velcheti, MD, recap the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting and focus on data presented in patients with non–small cell lung cancer that is HER2 positive or harbors an exon 19 deletion.

Joshua K. Sabari, MD; Jamie Chaft, MD; and Vamsidhar Velcheti, MD, highlight the intriguing data in the realm of EGFR exon 21 insertion mutations in non–small cell lung cancer presented during the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting.

OncLive’s third episode of Thoracic Night Live, a program devoted to spotlighting the biggest topics in lung cancer and pivotal studies discussed at medical meetings throughout the year, focuses on findings presented at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Gilberto Lopes, MD, discusses the latest developments made in the treatment of patients with non–small cell lung cancer whose tumors harbor genetic alterations and the clinical implications of recent regulatory approvals.