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Evolving Standards of Care


  • Patient Charts: How to Carefully Manage Patient Access to Health Information

    Patient Charts: How to Carefully Manage Patient Access to Health Information

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    Angus Pratt, MBA
    Evolving Standards of Care, Patient Advocacy & Survivorship, Pro/Con Perspective

    Advocate Angus Pratt explores the pros and cons of patient access to electronic health records and discusses how the emergence of AI—with human oversight—could offer a way to navigate this complex issue.


  • Lessons from ECOG-ACRIN E4512: Could Limited Gains Lead to Positive Direction in Refining Adjuvant Therapy?

    Lessons from ECOG-ACRIN E4512: Could Limited Gains Lead to Positive Direction in Refining Adjuvant Therapy?

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

    Discussant Dr. Jessica L. Lin said the results won’t change clinical practice after Dr. David Gerber reported no differences in OS or DFS.


  • Ivonescimab-Chemotherapy Combo Shows Promise as Post-TKI Option in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

    Ivonescimab-Chemotherapy Combo Shows Promise as Post-TKI Option in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

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    Krithika Subramanian, PhD
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Jonathan W. Goldman reported that ivonescimab plus chemotherapy yielded a consistent PFS benefit across subgroups.


  • ARROS-1 Findings Reinforce Potential of Zidesamtinib in Pretreated ROS1-Altered NSCLC

    ARROS-1 Findings Reinforce Potential of Zidesamtinib in Pretreated ROS1-Altered NSCLC

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    Krithika Subramanian, PhD
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News, WCLC News

    The highly ROS1-selective TKI showed durable responses in previously treated patients with ROS1-altered NSCLC, according to data presented by Dr. Alexander E. Drilon.


  • Aumolertinib Plus Chemo Shows Modest PFS Gain Over Monotherapy for EGFR/TSG-Mutant NSCLC

    Aumolertinib Plus Chemo Shows Modest PFS Gain Over Monotherapy for EGFR/TSG-Mutant NSCLC

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    Fred Gebhart
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News, WCLC News

    Investigator Dr. Jie Wang presented results from the first-of-its-kind trial comparing combination therapy with monotherapy in this patient population.


  • 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

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    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

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    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

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    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.


  • 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

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    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

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    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.