September 15th 2025
The decision from the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare was supported by phase 3 LUNAR trial results showing an OS benefit with Optune Lua in NSCLC.
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Promising EFS Noted Following Neoadjuvant Nivo/Chemo in Resectable NSCLC Following pCR
July 1st 2022Patients with stage IB to IIA non–small cell lung cancer who experienced a pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant nivolumab plus platinum-based doublet chemotherapy experienced a prolonged event-free survival.
European Commission Approves Capmatinib in NSCLC With MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutation
June 22nd 2022Based on results from the phase 2 GEOMETRY mono-1 trial, the European Commission has approved capmatinib for patients with non–small cell lung cancer who have MET exon 14 skipping mutations, and a need for systemic therapy following prior treatment with immunotherapy and/or platinum-based chemotherapy.
UK’s MHRA Accepts Marketing Authorization Application for Aumolertinib in EGFR+ Advanced NSCLC
June 21st 2022Results from the phase 3 AENA trial led to the United Kingdom’s Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency accepting a marketing authorization application for aumolertinib for review in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer with activating EGFR mutations, and those with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR T790M mutation–positive non–small cell lung cancer.
Karen L. Reckamp, MD, Examines Safety of Ramucirumab Plus Pembrolizumab in IO/Chemo-Pretreated NSCLC
June 19th 2022Karen L. Reckamp, MD, spoke about safety signals that emerged in the Lung-MAP nonmatched phase 2 substudy S1800A and what the next steps are for the combination of ramucirumab/pembrolizumab in patients with non–small cell lung cancer pretreated with chemotherapy and immunotherapy
FDA Accepts Supplement Biologics License Application for Pembrolizumab in Advanced NSCLC
June 14th 2022Based on results of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-091/PEARLS trial, the FDA has accepted a supplemental biologics license application for pembrolizumab for patients with stage IB, II, or IIIA non–small cell lung cancer after a complete resection.
Frontline Sugemalimab Plus Chemo Combo Illicits Greater Survival Vs Chemo Alone in NSCLC
June 7th 2022Without regard for tumor pathology or PD-L1 expression, administering sugemalimab in combination with chemotherapy was superior to chemotherapy alone in treating patients with non–small cell lung cancer.
Best Responses With Pembrolizumab Monotherapy Observed in NSCLC With 90% or Higher PD-L1 Expression
June 7th 2022Results from a correlative analysis conducted with 3-years of follow-up showed pembrolizumab monotherapy resulted in the greatest long-term survival benefit in patients with non–small cell lung cancer and a PD-L1 tumor proportion score of 90% or more.
Pembrolizumab Improves DFS in Completely Resected Early-Stage NSCLC Across Subgroups
June 6th 2022Results from the phase 3 PEARLS/KEYNOTE-091 trial showed improved disease-free survival with pembrolizumab vs placebo for patients with completely resected early-stage non–small cell lung cancer, without regard surgical treatment, extent of disease, or adjuvant chemotherapy.
Patients with NSCLC and Brain Metastases at Baseline Derive Limited Benefit from Mobocertinib
June 6th 2022The results, however, showed that remaining on mobocertinib may be warranted for patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer that has progressed after mobocertinib treatment.