Tremelimumab/Durvalumab Plus Chemotherapy Improves OS in PD-L1–Negative NSCLC
The addition of tremelimumab to durvalumab and chemotherapy improved clinical benefit and survival benefit vs. chemotherapy alone in patients with PD-L1–negative metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.
Neoadjuvant Adagrasib Alone or With Nivolumab May Improve pCR Rates in NSCLC
August 6th 2022Neoadjuvant adagrasib as monotherapy or in combination with nivolumab may elicit improved pathologic complete response rates in patients with resectable, KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer, according to the rationale for the phase 2 Neo-KAN study.
Osimertinib/Savolitinib Combo Looks to Overcome Acquired Resistance in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC
August 5th 2022Acquired resistance because of genetic alterations in the MET receptor has limited the efficacy of the EGFR inhibitor osimertinib in patients with non–small cell lung cancer. Investigators have sought to circumvent this barrier through targeting MET protein activity with the addition of the novel MET TKI, savolitinib.
Novel Neoadjuvant Triplet Shows Preliminary Promise in Resectable Pleural Mesothelioma
September 13th 2021Neoadjuvant treatment with cisplatin/pemetrexed plus atezolizumab, followed by maintenance atezolizumab, demonstrated early efficacy with acceptable safety in patients with resectable pleural mesothelioma.
Sequential Crizotinib Followed by Alectinib Associated With Survival Benefit in ALK+ NSCLC
September 11th 2021Frontline sequential therapy with crizotinib followed by alectinib demonstrated survival benefits for patients with ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer who develop resistance to, or become intolerant of crizotinib.
Lurbinectedin/Doxorubicin Misses OS End Point in Relapsed SCLC, But Shows Superior Safety Vs SOC
September 9th 2021The combination of lurbinectedin and doxorubicin produced comparable efficacy to that of standard-of-care vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin or topotecan in patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer, missing the primary end point of the phase 3 ATLANTIS trial.
Adjuvant atezolizumab improved disease-free survival over best supportive care in patients with PD-L1–positive, stage II to IIIA non–small cell lung cancer, with benefit observed across most subgroups analyzed, according to data from an exploratory analysis of the phase 3 IMpower010 trial.
Frontline Durvalumab/Chemo, With or Without Tremelimumab, Improves PFS in Advanced NSCLC
The first-line combination of durvalumab and chemotherapy, with or without tremelimumab, led to a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, according to data from the phase 3 POSEIDON trial.
Phase 2 Data Signal a Potential Role for Neoadjuvant Osimertinib in EGFR-mutant NSCLC
September 9th 2021Updated data from a phase 2 trial presented at the 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer showed that neoadjuvant osimertinib induced a pathologic complete response among patients with surgically resectable EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer.
TDM-1/Osimertinib Combo Has Limited Efficacy for Resistant EGFR+ NSCLC
The combination of ado-trastuzumab emtansine and osimertinib demonstrated minimal antitumor effects on patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer, according to interim data of the phase 2 TRAEMOS trial.
Sotorasib Induces Intracranial Activity in KRAS G12C–Mutated NSCLC Brain Metastases
September 8th 2021Sotorasib elicited systemic durable anticancer activity with intracranial complete responses and continued intracranial stabilization in patients with KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer and stable brain metastases previously treated with radiation or surgery.