ILCN Lung Cancer News
ILCN Lung Cancer News


  • The Weight of Shame

    The Weight of Shame

    Terri Ann DiJulio
    Patient Advocacy

    Advocate Terri Ann DiJulio knows the stigma associated with smoking must end if more lung cancer patients are to be diagnosed and treated early. The first step is talking about it.


  • Amivantamab Demonstrates Consistent Efficacy in CHRYSALIS Follow-up

    Amivantamab Demonstrates Consistent Efficacy in CHRYSALIS Follow-up

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Meeting News

    Spain’s Dr. Pilar Garrido reviews long-term efficacy, safety, and predictors-of-response data for post-platinum advanced NSCLC patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.


  • Early Detection Researcher Shares Epidemiologic Evidence on Air Pollution, Lung Cancer

    Early Detection Researcher Shares Epidemiologic Evidence on Air Pollution, Lung Cancer

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Meeting News

    Dr. Christine Berg says both smoking and air pollution are important in causing lung cancer. And both need to be eliminated to help prevent it and save lives.


  • Analysis Shows Cancer Death Rates Must Decline Faster to Reach ‘Moonshot’ Goal

    Analysis Shows Cancer Death Rates Must Decline Faster to Reach ‘Moonshot’ Goal

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Meeting News

    A team of NCI researchers recently investigated what needs to happen for the United States to reach President Biden’s goal of cutting cancer mortality by 50% by 2047.


  • Histologic Evaluation of Lung Cancer Invasion: More Difficult Than Meets the Eye

    Histologic Evaluation of Lung Cancer Invasion: More Difficult Than Meets the Eye

    Mary Beth Beasley, MD, et al.
    Diagnostic Oncology, Society News

    IASLC Pathology Committee members say the identification and evaluation of features that result in discordance in measuring invasive tumor size will hopefully improve reproducibility and lead to more accurate tumor staging moving forward.


  • Primary AEGEAN Analysis Shows Improved EFS, pCR with Periadjuvant Durvalumab

    Primary AEGEAN Analysis Shows Improved EFS, pCR with Periadjuvant Durvalumab

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Evolving Standards of Care

    Investigator Dr. John Heymach says the positive phase 3 data may lead to a potential new treatment option for patients with resectable NSCLC.


  • Investigator Shares Findings That Point to Possible Mechanism of SCLC Plasticity

    Investigator Shares Findings That Point to Possible Mechanism of SCLC Plasticity

    Nick Ippolito
    Meeting News

    During IASLC’s 2023 Hot Topic Meeting on small cell lung cancer, Dr. Trudy Oliver discussed how MYC genes drive the evolution of SCLC subtypes.


  • Closing Keynote Highlights Progress, Challenges in Management of SCLC

    Closing Keynote Highlights Progress, Challenges in Management of SCLC

    Nick Ippolito
    Meeting News

    From new diagnostic approaches to new evidence on the potential mechanisms of treatment resistance, Dr. Charles M. Rudin looked back on how small cell research has evolved and what needs remain.


  • In Brief for April 26, 2023

    In Brief for April 26, 2023

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Industry News & Regulatory Approvals

    US Food and Drug Administration grants Fast Track designation for novel mesothelioma therapy.


  • IASLC Staging Project Finalizing Recommendations for 9th Edition of TNM Classification System

    IASLC Staging Project Finalizing Recommendations for 9th Edition of TNM Classification System

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Disease Staging, Evolving Standards of Care, Society News

    In a recent interview, Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee Chair Dr. Hisao Asamura provides an update on efforts to further refine the system.