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Recent News from ILCN


  • In Brief: July 23, 2025

    In Brief: July 23, 2025

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Industry News & Regulatory Approvals, Society News

    The US FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to CID-078 for SCLC, and zidesamtinib demonstrates positive early data in ROS1-positive NSCLC.


  • SACHI Trial Results: Savolitinib-Osimertinib Combo Improves PFS in MET-Amplified EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

    SACHI Trial Results: Savolitinib-Osimertinib Combo Improves PFS in MET-Amplified EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News, Society News

    Dr. Shun Lu said savolitinib plus osimertinib offers a potential new chemo-free treatment option for patients after progression on first-line treatment.


  • IMpower010 Trial Update Highlights Long-Term Benefits of Adjuvant Atezolizumab in Resected NSCLC

    IMpower010 Trial Update Highlights Long-Term Benefits of Adjuvant Atezolizumab in Resected NSCLC

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News, Society News

    The updated data and a recently presented exploratory analysis show the benefits varied based on PD-L1 expression, which may be influenced by a variety of genomic alterations.


  • Bispecific T-cell Engagers: Understanding the Evolving and Innovative Approaches to Outpatient Side Effect Management

    Bispecific T-cell Engagers: Understanding the Evolving and Innovative Approaches to Outpatient Side Effect Management

    By

    Joy Curzio
    Evolving Standards of Care, Supportive & Palliative Care

    Dr. Melissa L. Johnson discusses evolving best practices for the operationalization of bispecific T-cell engagers, specifically tarlatamb.


  • IASLC Committee Spotlight: Multidisciplinary Clinical Science Committee

    IASLC Committee Spotlight: Multidisciplinary Clinical Science Committee

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Names & News

    Dr. Tom Stinchcombe discusses how this new IASLC committee is aiming to define multidisciplinary care, improve global access, and support collaborative science.


  • In Brief for July 9, 2025

    In Brief for July 9, 2025

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Industry News & Regulatory Approvals, Society News

    The FDA grants accelerated approval to Dato-DXd, while a Biologics License Application for HER3-DXd is voluntarily withdrawn.


  • Tarlatamab Emerges as New Standard of Care in Second-Line SCLC, with Significant Gains in OS, PFS

    Tarlatamab Emerges as New Standard of Care in Second-Line SCLC, with Significant Gains in OS, PFS

    By

    Joy Curzio
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News, Society News

    Dr. Charles M. Rudin, who presented data from the DeLLphi-304 trial at ASCO 2025, noted that patient-reported outcomes also showed improvements in common symptoms, including dyspnea and cough, with fewer toxicities of grade 3 or higher.


  • A Paradigm Shift: Final 5-Year Overall Survival Results from CheckMate 816 in Resectable NSCLC

    A Paradigm Shift: Final 5-Year Overall Survival Results from CheckMate 816 in Resectable NSCLC

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News, Society News

    Dr. Patrick Forde recently presented milestone data from the trial that confirms the benefit of neoadjuvant-only chemoimmunotherapy for the treatment of resectable lung cancer.


  • Patient Perspective: Copay Accumulators Create Yet Another Cost Burden Faced by US Patients in Treatment with Targeted Therapies

    Patient Perspective: Copay Accumulators Create Yet Another Cost Burden Faced by US Patients in Treatment with Targeted Therapies

    By

    Annabelle Gurwitch
    Names & News, Patient Advocacy

    Advocate and best-selling author Annabelle Gurwitch shines light on pharmacy benefit practices that cost patients thousands while increasing profits for insurance companies.


  • Research to Watch: FDA Grants ZL-1310 Fast Track Designation for Extensive-Stage SCLC

    Research to Watch: FDA Grants ZL-1310 Fast Track Designation for Extensive-Stage SCLC

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Industry News & Regulatory Approvals, Society News

    ZL-1310 earns Fast Track Designation as a potential first-in-class DLL3-targeted ADC for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.