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OncobiotaLUNG, a novel liquid biopsy that detects lung cancer, now has a breakthrough device designation from the FDA.

An expanded indication for pafolacianine as an imaging agent for patients with lung cancer has been approved by the FDA based on findings from the phase 3 ELUCIDATE trial.

Erica C. Nakajima, MD, discussed a pooled analysis analyzing immune checkpoint inhibitors with or without chemotherapy in the frontline treatment of patients with KRAS-mutated non-small cell lung cancer and PD-L1 expression.

Dr. Nabil Rizk, Chief of Thoracic Surgery on increasing participation and accessibility of lung cancer screening.

In terms of tumor control, treatment with cabozantinib and atezolizumab led to an overall response rate of 19% among patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer, according to Joel W. Neal, MD, PhD.

Best treatment approaches for patients with advanced NSCLC in the context of individualized therapy and an evolving therapeutic landscape.

Closing out their review of the second patient scenario, panelists define treatment options for NSCLC with both EGFR mutation and PD-L1 expression.

Expert oncologists consider how they would approach molecular testing in a 73-year-old Asian woman diagnosed with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

“Opportunities to escalate therapies that work well in stage IV into what we consider a more curative setting...are exactly what we need to be looking for.” –Mark A. Socinski, MD

Findings from the phase 3 ADURA trial indicated that patients with EGFR-mutated, stage II to IIIA non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) experienced a promising reduction in risk of disease recurrence or death following treatment with adjuvant osimertinib.