Dual Checkpoint Blockade Holds Promise as Long-term Treatment Option in NSCLC
August 19th 2022Stephen V. Liu, MD and Neal E. Ready, MD, PhD, discuss the new data with nivolumab plus ipilimumab in treatment-naïve NSCLC and provide commentary on treatment considerations for patients who are eligible to receive these regimens.
Brahmer Discusses Influence of 5-Year Nivolumab and Ipilimumab OS Data in Metastatic NSCLC
July 22nd 2022Julie R. Brahmer, MD, MSc, discusses how data from the CheckMate 227 trial may affect the treatment landscape for NSCLC and notes the quality-of-life outcomes reported with nivolumab and ipilimumab.
Frontline Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Plus Chemotherapy Sustains Survival Benefit in Metastatic NSCLC
June 6th 2022Patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer treated with first-line nivolumab and ipilimumab plus chemotherapy experienced prolonged benefit in overall survival compared with those who received chemotherapy alone.
Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Demonstrated Long-term Efficacy in Metastatic NSCLC
June 6th 2022Results of a 5-year analysis of the phase 3 CheckMate 227 trial showed that the combination of nivolumab plus ipilimumab elicited durable overall survival benefit in patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer regardless of PD-L1 expression compared with chemotherapy.