Lung Cancer

Expert oncologists review data from the EXCLAIM cohort, which analyzed mobocertinib use in platinum-pretreated patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion–positive mNSCLC.

The TERAVOLT study identified 7 factors associated with increased mortality risk for patients with thoracic malignancies who have contracted COVID-19.

In an interview with ONCOLOGY®, Megan May, PharmD, BCOP, offers a comprehensive review of real-world treatment considerations of mobocertinib as therapy for patients with lung cancer.

The 2021 United States Preventive Services Task Force lung cancer screening criteria changes successfully reduced racial disparities in eligibility by broadening screening eligibility criteria.

Investigators believe that low-dose CT screenings should only be offered to heavy smokers after identifying an association between the diagnostic and an overdiagnosis in nonsmoking Asian women.

Investigators reported that combining a blood-based biomarker panel with PLCOm2012 resulted in a significant improvement in risk assessment for lung cancer screenings.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discussed implementing immunotherapy and seeing its effectiveness in patients with lung cancer.

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, and Alexander I. Spira, MD, PhD, discussed the use of NRG1 fusions as being a driver for patients with lung cancer.

“Having the opportunity to work within the industry in that sort of capacity, and then seeing a drug translate into clinical benefit in the clinic, was very exciting and gratifying.”

CancerNetwork® sat down with Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, to talk about keeping track of conference and journal updates to help build and maintain knowledge around lung cancer.

Most states in the United States had stable rates of lung cancer screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some even experiencing significant improvements.

CancerNetwork® sat down with Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, to talk about coming research involving immunotherapy for patients with lung cancer.

Despite 5-year survival increasing nationally for patients with lung cancer, patients of color continue to experience poor survival.

In an interview with ONCOLOGY®, David Hughes PharmD, BCOP, and Jessica Freydman, PharmD, offers a comprehensive review of real-world treatment considerations of tepotinib as therapy for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer that have MET exon14 skipping mutations.

The presence of neuronal autoantibodies in patients with lung cancer, specifically small cell lung cancer and non–small cell lung cancer, appears to be associated with cognitive impairment.

Experts Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, and D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, highlight the importance of global registries before sharing their closing thoughts on NRG1 fusions and the future treatment landscape of lung cancer.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, shares insight on approaching clinical decision-making for the length of immunotherapy treatment and drug holidays for patients with NSCLC.

An expert in thoracic oncology provides an overview of ctDNA and discusses what ctDNA testing results can indicate about a patient’s likelihood of responding to immunotherapy in NSCLC.

Practical considerations regarding the role of NRG1 fusions in lung cancer management and how that has been informed by the eNRGy1 global registry study.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, reviews indicators of relapse or progression of disease when monitoring patients on therapy in NSCLC.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, provides insight on selecting the optimal therapy for non–small-cell lung cancer and shares considerations for the use of combination chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

Experts Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, and D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, share insight and key takeaways from the eNRGy1 global registry study.

CancerNetwork® sat down with Edward B. Garon, MD, at the 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer to talk about key findings with datopotamab deruxtecan therapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer and other ongoing trials.

A review of data from the eNRGy1 global registry study, with deference to the efficacy of current therapies and clinicopathologic features.

Patients who were treated with ramucirumab plus gemcitabine experienced improved overall survival compared with patients treated with gemcitabine plus placebo.