Opinion|Videos|December 14, 2023
Will Combination Therapies Replace Osimertinib Monotherapy as Standard-of-Care in Frontline EGFR-Mutant Advanced NSCLC?
Osimertinib monotherapy as the standard of treatment for frontline EGFR mutant advanced NSCLC will be replaced by combination therapies.
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Dwight H. Owen, MBBCh, MS, discussed why severe immune-related toxicities remain hard to predict as immunotherapy combinations expand in lung cancer.
Presentations at ESMO Congress 2026 detailed how surgery, radiation oncology, and supportive care can contribute to the treatment of patients with NSCLC.
"As we combine more treatments…they have overlapping toxicities, and they may have the ability to synergize in a negative way," said Dwight H. Owen, MBBCh, MS.
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