Articles by Martin Dietrich, MD, PhD
  
Panelists discuss how overcoming resistance mechanisms in EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains a key unmet need, with future research focusing on targeting these mechanisms, exploring new drug combinations, and optimizing treatment sequences to improve patient outcomes.

Panelists discuss how the adverse effect profile of amivantamab plus lazertinib (ami-laz) compares with other combination therapies, emphasizing its balance between therapeutic efficacy and quality of life, and how this influences decision-making in treatment selection.

Panelists discuss how targeted cancer therapies, particularly those affecting the EGFR and c-MET receptors, present unique adverse effects such as dermatologic reactions and venous thromboembolism, emphasizing the importance of proactive management, patient education, and evolving treatment strategies to balance efficacy with quality of life.

Panelists discuss how intracranial progression-free survival (PFS) and duration of response (DoR) influence treatment decisions, highlighting the significance of intracranial data in differentiating this regimen within the treatment landscape, its potential impact on brain metastases management, and the role of radiation therapy in clinical practice.

Panelists discuss how the growing role of combination therapies in EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) influences the choice between the MARIPOSA and FLAURA2 trials, considering overall survival data, multidisciplinary implementation, patient education, and their impact on first-line prescribing decisions.

Panelists discuss how both chemotherapy-free and chemotherapy-containing combinations offer valuable treatment options for first-line EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, with considerations including survival benefits, brain metastasis concerns, adverse effect profiles, and the evolution toward personalized treatment selection rather than viewing either approach as universally superior.

Panelists discuss how the significant overall survival (OS) benefit demonstrated by the new combination therapy (amivantamab-lazertinib) compared with standard monotherapy makes it a preferred treatment option for most patients despite a slightly increased toxicity and time commitment.

Panelists discuss how the treatment landscape for EGFR-mutated lung cancer has evolved, with 3 strong options now available, including single-agent osimertinib and 2 combinations: osimertinib plus chemotherapy (FLAURA2) and amivantamab plus lazertinib (MARIPOSA), with the latter showing significant overall survival benefits.

Medical oncologists discuss the overall research landscape in advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC, highlighting exciting trials and emerging data in the evolving treatment space.

Martin Dietrich, MD, PhD, shares expert perspectives on recent data from TROPION-Lung05 and HERTHENA-Lung01 in advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC.

Wade T. Iams, MD, provides clinical insights on proactive management strategies for patients receiving amivantamab for advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC.

Focusing on treatment practices for patients with advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC, Martin Dietrich, MD, PhD, discusses how the availability of subcutaneous amivantamab can potentially address current treatment barriers.

Wade T. Iams, MD, outlines insights gleaned from recently presented data from the PALOMA-3 trial in advanced EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer.

Martin Dietrich, MD, PhD, discusses the secondary analysis from MARIPOSA evaluating first-line amivantamab plus lazertinib in patients with advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC.

Following the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting, medical oncologists share insights on how the availability of the FLAURA2 treatment regimen has impacted the treatment of patients with advanced EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The panelist summarizes the major findings from MARIPOSA-2 and their conclusions about amivantamab regimens improving outcomes in osimertinib-resistant NSCLC. 

This segment summarizes the pivotal efficacy and safety outcomes from the MARIPOSA-2 trial of amivantamab-based regimens in osimertinib-resistant EGFR-mutant NSCLC. It explores the clinical implications of these data and potential future research directions.

A comprehensive look at the safety data from the MARIPOSA-2 trial, including rates of adverse events, toxicities, and treatment modifications across the three regimens. Specific details are provided on adverse event types and grades by the treatment arm.

This segment focuses on the key efficacy data on progression-free survival, response rates, and duration of response from MARIPOSA-2.

In this segment the panelist reviews the baseline patient and disease characteristics across the three treatment arms in MARIPOSA-2.

A commentary on key takeaways from TROPiCS-02, remaining questions and unmet needs in the field, and the clinical implications of using SG and other Trop-2–directed ADCs in patients with HR+/HER2- mBC.

Drs Dietrich, Tolaney, and Vidal comment on PFS subgroup analyses, response rates, and common adverse events (AEs) observed in the TROPiCS-02 trial.

Experts discuss progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) data from the TROPiCS-02 trial on SG versus treatment of physician’s choice.

Dr Tolaney discusses the TROPiCS-02 study design and comments on the key baseline characteristics of the patients with HR+/HER2- mBC who were enrolled in the trial.

Dr Vidal elaborates on the role of trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (Trop-2) in metastatic breast cancer and discusses the rationale for using Trop-2–directed antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), including sacituzumab govitecan (SG), in patients with the disease.

Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH introduces the 2022 Journal of Clinical Oncology preprint publication, “Sacituzumab Govitecan in Hormone Receptor–Positive/ Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer” and invites Martin Dietrich, MD, PhD and Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD to comment on the typical patients with hormone receptor–positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) who they see in their clinical practice.

Expert oncologists look toward future utilization of circulating tumor DNA testing and consider how the field of oncology may evolve. 

Shared insight on how circulating tumor DNA may be used in real-world clinical practice to improve the value of cancer care.

Focusing broadly on breast cancer, expert oncologists detail how ctDNA may impact patient monitoring and treatment decisions moving forward.

Moving on to the second patient scenario, panelists elucidate the value of ctDNA in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.