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Recent News from ILCN


  • Zipalertinib Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase 2b Trial

    Zipalertinib Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase 2b Trial

    By

    Nathan Pettengill
    Industry News & Regulatory Approvals, Society News

    The drug’s developers have said the data show a positive overall response rate in previously treated patients with NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.


  • Climate Change-Fueled Natural Disasters and the Impacts on Lung Cancer Care

    Climate Change-Fueled Natural Disasters and the Impacts on Lung Cancer Care

    By

    Roselle De Guzman, MD
    Global Initiatives, Risk Assessment and Reduction

    In our continuing series on role the environment plays in thoracic oncology, Dr. Roselle De Guzman outlines the risks posed by our changing climate and the potential benefits of taking a proactive approach to reduce those risks.


  • Will Bispecific Antibodies Replace PD-(L)1 Targeted Agents?

    Will Bispecific Antibodies Replace PD-(L)1 Targeted Agents?

    By

    Nathan Pettengill
    Meeting News, Names & News, Society News

    Drs. Jonathan W. Riess and Greg Kalemkerian present opposing views regarding the therapeutic potential of novel targeted therapies.


  • Debate Leaves Audience Unconvinced that KRAS Inhibitors Deserve Promotion to First-Line Treatment

    Debate Leaves Audience Unconvinced that KRAS Inhibitors Deserve Promotion to First-Line Treatment

    By

    Nathan Pettengill
    Meeting News, Names & News, Society News

    While Dr. Trever Bivona argued that KRAS inhibitors will join other seminal oncogene inhibitors, Dr. Rebecca Heist said the data has yet to demonstrate they outperform the current second-line standard of care.


  • Updated Data Show Median OS of 16.9 months in Patients with Advanced NSCLC Treated with THIO

    Updated Data Show Median OS of 16.9 months in Patients with Advanced NSCLC Treated with THIO

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Industry News & Regulatory Approvals, Society News

    Though the study is small, the sponsor says results are promising for the first-in-class telomere-targeting agent.


  • US FDA Grants Priority Review for Zongertinib for Advanced HER2+ NSCLC

    US FDA Grants Priority Review for Zongertinib for Advanced HER2+ NSCLC

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Industry News & Regulatory Approvals, Society News

    Data from the Beamion LUNG-1 trial show a 71% objective response rate in previously treated patients.


  • Healthcare Community Can Still Take Action to Combat Effects of Climate Change

    Healthcare Community Can Still Take Action to Combat Effects of Climate Change

    By

    Leticia Nogueira, PhD, MPH
    Evolving Standards of Care, Global Initiatives, Risk Assessment and Reduction

    Dr. Leticia Nogueira says the time has come for the lung cancer community to champion environmentally responsible practices that help mitigate cancer risks and outcomes.


  • Where There’s Smoke: The Global Threat of Lung Cancer in Patients with No Smoking History and its Implications in Screening

    Where There’s Smoke: The Global Threat of Lung Cancer in Patients with No Smoking History and its Implications in Screening

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Early Detection & Screening, Meeting News, Risk Assessment and Reduction

    Dr. Lucia Viola says that access to genomic profiling is crucial for gathering information about patients who do not smoke.


  • Study Finds Correlations Between Certain Factors, Rates of Nodal Upstaging

    Study Finds Correlations Between Certain Factors, Rates of Nodal Upstaging

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Meeting News, Risk Assessment and Reduction, Surgical Oncology

    Dr. Stella Martinez recently shared the latest data and explored the challenges and opportunities in lung cancer surgery in Latin America.


  • Palliative Care: A Path to Living Well with Advanced Cancer

    Palliative Care: A Path to Living Well with Advanced Cancer

    By

    Angus Pratt, MBA, et al.
    Evolving Standards of Care, Patient Advocacy, Supportive & Palliative Care

    Patient Advocates Angus Pratt and Terri Ann DiJulio explore the key role that the medical community plays in helping patients and families understand the importance of palliative care.