COCOON’s Prophylactic Regimen Resulted in Decreased Incidence and Severity of Dermatologic-related Adverse Events
The COCOON trial compared SOC with prophylactic management for treatment-related dermatologic events with amivantamab plus lazertinib. In this Q&A, Dr. Martin F. Dietrich explains the prophylactic regimen’s impact on effects of the skin, scalp, and nails. APP Alyson Singer offers best practices for patient education. Read more
Consolidating Gains with Chemotherapy in SCLC Maintenance Trials: A Discussion with Dr. Shirish Gadgeel
Posted: August 14, 2019 Shirish Gadgeel, MBBS, is the Mary Lou Kennedy Research Professor in Thoracic Oncology and a professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Michigan Rogel […] Read more
Tackling TKI-Refractory Disease in Patients with Oncogenic Drivers: An Interview with Dr. Mark Socinski
Posted: August 14, 2019 Mark A. Socinski, MD, executive medical director of AdventHealth Cancer Institute, spoke with the IASLC Lung Cancer News about his personal recommendations for TKI-refractory disease, especially for […] Read more
Posted: August 14, 2019 Lorlatinib, a smallmolecule inhibitor of ALK and ROS1, was granted accelerated U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in November 2018 for patients with ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC whose […] Read more
Clinical Utility of Plasma Next-Generation Sequencing in Advanced NSCLC: Are We Ready for a ‘Blood-First’ Approach?
By Christian Rolfo, MD, PhD, MBA, Dr.h.c., and Lori Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC Posted: August 14, 2019 Targeted therapy has become the standard of care in patients with advanced NSCLC and […] Read more
By Emily F. Collier, MD; Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD; and Sarah B. Goldberg, MD, MPH Posted: August 14, 2019 Dr. Emily F. Collier Dr. Roy S. Herbst Dr. Sarah B. […] Read more
Posted: August 14, 2019 People diagnosed with lung cancer do not have to live close to a major cancer center to get a second opinion from one of its experts, thanks […] Read more
Posted: May 27, 2019 ALCHEMIST (Adjuvant Lung Cancer Enrichment Marker Identification and Sequencing Trial) is a large umbrella trial evaluating patients with early-stage NSCLC who have undergone complete tumor resection. As […] Read more
By Paul A. Bunn Jr., MD Posted: May 27, 2019 It is indeed an exciting time in lung cancer therapeutics, and we have reasons to be optimistic. To put these advances […] Read more
By Cornedine Jannette de Gooijer, MD; Maria Disselhorst, MD; and Paul Baas, MD, PhD Posted: May 27, 2019 Dr. Cornedine Jannette de Gooijer Until 2015, few changes occurred with respect to […] Read more
2019 IASLC Best of the World Lung Cancer Conference Results in New Virtual Collaboration
Posted: May 27, 2019 In March 2019, another successful Best of the World Lung Cancer Conference (BWLCC) was held in Lima, Peru. This was the fourth year in a row that […] Read more