July 31st 2025
The treatment combination elicited partial responses in 80% of patients with squamous NSCLC and 46% in nonsquamous NSCLC.
First-in-Human Trial of CLN-081 in EGFR ex 20+ NSCLC Shows Early Promise
June 4th 2021A phase 1 trial of the investigational agent CLN-081 indicates antitumor activity coupled with a tolerable safety profile as treatment of patients with non–small cell lung cancer and EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.
Patients With Stage III NSCLC Continue to Derive Benefit From Durvalumab After Chemoradiation
June 4th 2021Data presented at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting from the phase 3 PACIFIC trial show long-term survival benefit for patients with unresectable stage III non–small cell lung cancer treated with durvalumab following chemoradiotherapy.
Stephen V. Liu, MD, Discussed the Importance of Testing for Oncogenic Drivers in Frontline NSCLC
June 4th 2021CancerNetwork® sat down with Stephen V. Liu, MD, at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting to talk about pralsetinib for patients with non–small cell lung cancer harboring RET fusions and adequate biomarker testing in the frontline.
Sintilimab Moves Forward With FDA Acceptance of Application in Nonsquamous NSCLC
May 18th 2021Based on results of a phase 3 trial demonstrating the superiority of sintilimab versus placebo plus chemotherapy for nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer, the FDA considers approval of the PD-1 inhibitor injection.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Mobocertinib for EGFR Exon 20 Insertion+ Metastatic NSCLC
April 28th 2021Based on response efficacy in a phase 1/2 trial, the FDA granted the selective oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor mobocertinib priority review for patients with pretreated metastatic non–small cell lung cancer harboring insertion mutations in EGFR exon 20.
Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy Improved Efficacy and Maintained Safety to Treat Squamous NSCLC
April 26th 2021Combination therapy with tislelizumab/chemotherapy improved progression-free survival and the overall response rate for patients with squamous non–small cell lung cancer when compared with chemotherapy alone.
Strategies for Optimizing Molecular Testing in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
April 23rd 2021As genomic profiling becomes more and more essential as part of clinical decision making, clinicians are challenged to stay abreast of advancements in this space to improve patient outcomes and advance the field of precision oncology.
Strong Efficacy and Safety Data Observed With Telisotuzumab Vedotin for c-Met+ NSCLC
April 16th 2021A promising objective response rate and a tolerable safety profile were observed with telisotuzumab vedotin monotherapy to treat patients with previously treated c-Met–positive advanced non–small cell lung cancer.
Phase 3 Trial of Tumor-Treating Fields for NSCLC Impresses at Interim Analysis
April 15th 2021Interim analysis of the phase 3 LUNAR trial led to a data monitoring committee recommendation to reduce the trial sample size due to strongly positive results gathered from the current patient population treated with tumor-treating fields.
Improved PFS and OS Correlated With Undetectable METex14 Following Savolitinib in NSCLC
April 11th 2021Patients with non‒small cell lung cancer with undetectable circulating tumor MET Exon 14 following treatment with savolitinib are more likely to have positive progression-free and overall survival outcomes.
Investigational RET Inhibitor TPX-0046 Show Preliminary Clinical Activity in NSCLC, MTC
April 6th 2021In a dose-finding trial, TPX-0046 elicited responses in patients with non–small cell lung cancer and medullary thyroid cancer who were naïve to prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors and whose tumors harbored alterations in RET.
Updated Data Support Significant Clinical Benefit of Entrectinib in ROS1 Fusion+ NSCLC
April 5th 2021Data from the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that entrectinib resulted in high-level clinical benefit for patients with ROS1 fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer, regardless of CNS metastases status.