By Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD Posted: April 2018 Immunotherapy is a very encouraging development in the treatment of patients with lung cancer. At this phase of its refinement, we struggle […] Read more
By Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Lung Cancer Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) and their affiliates met June 21-22, 2017, to discuss current trends […] Read more
By K. Michael Cummings, PhD, MPH, andGraham Warren, MD, PhD Posted: April 2018 On July 28, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new emphasis in the […] Read more
Posted: April 2018 In January 2018, the response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Brain Metastases (RANO-BM) working group—an international collaboration of cancer treatment, scientific, and imaging experts— published a new guideline on […] Read more
Keeping It Personal: CMS-Proposed Coverage Restrictions for NGS Challenge Innovation in Personalized Care
By Jason N. Rosenbaum, MD, andDara L. Aisner, MD, PhD Posted: April 2018 Within the span of a few weeks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Center for […] Read more
Tumors with high TMB responded well to combination in large patient population. By now the results of the phase III CheckMate-227 study are known by most. The primary endpoint of […] Read more
The Heine Hansen Award recipient is IASLC Lung Cancer News Associate Editor Fabrice Barlesi, MD. His lecture will be “The Power of Multiple H.” “I’m unbelievably grateful to the ESMO […] Read more
By Tiziana Vavalà, MD, andSilvia Novello, MD, PhD Posted: April 2018 Approximately 1.8 million new lung cancer cases worldwide are diagnosed annually, and 85% of these cases are NSCLC. Only […] Read more
By C.A.I.R.O Journal Club Executive Board Posted: April 2018 In early February, the Critical Appraisal Initiative for Research in Oncology (C.A.I.R.O) Journal Club celebrated its fourth anniversary by hosting a […] Read more
Posted: April 2018 Solange Peters, MD-PhD, PD-MER, runs the Thoracic Malignancies Program in the Department of Oncology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Her main field of interest is new […] Read more