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  • In Brief for November 13, 2024

    In Brief for November 13, 2024

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Regulatory Agency Perspective

    US FDA approves TTFields therapy as a treatment for mNSCLC.


  • Climate Change, Pollution, War, and More Increasing Risk, Impacting Management of Lung Cancer Worldwide

    Climate Change, Pollution, War, and More Increasing Risk, Impacting Management of Lung Cancer Worldwide

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Meeting News, Risk Assessment and Reduction, WCLC News

    Dr. Leticia Nogueira and other experts explored non-tobacco factors that are playing a role in our evolving knowledge during a WCLC 24 plenary session.


  • Artificial Intelligence-Powered Tools May Help Develop Predictive Biomarkers

    Artificial Intelligence-Powered Tools May Help Develop Predictive Biomarkers

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Kenneth O’Byrne says research shows novel method for analyzing tissue samples may help predict immunotherapy response.


  • Interim Analysis Shows IDeate-Lung01 Study Met Primary Endpoint

    Interim Analysis Shows IDeate-Lung01 Study Met Primary Endpoint

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Charles Rudin says early data look promising for I-DXd in patients with ES-SCLC.


  • Hands-On Genomics Workshop Enables Participants to Integrate Genomic Testing Into Patient Care

    Hands-On Genomics Workshop Enables Participants to Integrate Genomic Testing Into Patient Care

    By

    Krithika Subramanian, PhD
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Drs. Ramaswamy Govindan, Richard Haspel, and Aparna Sharma took the audience on a guided tour of pragmatic lung cancer genomics.


  • Save the Date: Planning Begins for the 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer

    Save the Date: Planning Begins for the 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Drs. Isabelle Opitz, Umberto Malapelle, Noemi Reguart, and Jarushka Naidoo will co-chair the event, which will return to Barcelona next September.


  • In Brief for October 23, 2024

    In Brief for October 23, 2024

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Regulatory Agency Perspective

    Pembrolizumab, amivantamab-vmjw, osimertinib, and nivolumab join the list of FDA-approved treatments for various lung cancer indications.


  • Discussion Covered Updates, Strategies, and Controversies in Lung Cancer Staging

    Discussion Covered Updates, Strategies, and Controversies in Lung Cancer Staging

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, Popular Articles, Society News, WCLC News

    During the session, Dr. Hisao Asamura reviewed the criteria changes in the new 9th edition of the TNM classification recommendations.


  • Novel, Targeted TKI Brings Hope to a Rare, Clinically Challenging Disease

    Novel, Targeted TKI Brings Hope to a Rare, Clinically Challenging Disease

    By

    Krithika Subramanian, PhD
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Gerrina Ruiter says zongertinib shows encouraging preliminary findings in patients with HER2-mutated NSCLC.


  • Study Results Support Continued Research of HER2-Targeted TKI

    Study Results Support Continued Research of HER2-Targeted TKI

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Xiuning Le presented data from a first-in-human trial that show a rapid, durable response in HER2-mutated NSCLC.