AACR: Lung Cancer Therapy Innovations
April 6th 2013In this interview, ahead of the AACR annual meeting, we speak with Dr. Julie Brahmer, of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, who is giving a presentation on immunotherapy in lung cancer, and is one of the clinical investigators of the extensive phase I trial of the anti–PD-1 antibody nivolumab.
Commentary (Brahmer): Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
April 1st 2003Drs. Novello and Le Chevalierhave written a comprehensivereview on the role of chemotherapyin the treatment of non–smallcelllung cancer (NSCLC). Theirreview spans chemotherapy’s controversialuse in early-stage disease toits mainstream use in late-stage disease.The authors highlight the controversiesin the treatment andresearch of all stages of NSCLC anddiscuss ongoing research in combiningchemotherapy with the new molecularlytargeted agents.