Canada to require health warnings on cigarettes. US FDA approves application for pemetrexed injection, grants priority review for repotrectinib. Read more
Health Canada gives greenlight to cemiplimab-chemo combo for first-line treatment of advanced NSCLC. Early registration for WCLC 23 ends June 9. Read more
US Food and Drug Administration grants Fast Track designation for novel mesothelioma therapy. Read more
In a recent interview with ILCN, the US FDA’s Dr. Harpreet Singh discusses the confirmatory Pragmatica-Lung trial and how the agency’s new pragmatic approach to trial design can streamline research and ultimately benefit patients. Read more
Narrow Focus Allows Pragmatica-Lung Trial to Minimize Eligibility Criteria, Significantly Reduce Data Collection, Researcher Says
Erin JungmeyerIn a recent interview with ILCN, Dr. Karen Reckamp discussed the overall survival implications from the phase II Lung-MAP study and how the phase III follow-up Pragmatica-Lung trial aims to confirm that specific endpoint. Read more
Dr. Carolyn Dresler Joins Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Board of Trustees; Novel Liquid Biopsy Assay for Lung Carcinoma Detection Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation. Read more
China approves mobocertinib for patients with EGFR Exon20 insertion+ NSCLC; Deadline approaching for IASLC 2023 Lectureship and Distinguished Service Award Nominations. Read more
Japan greenlights durvalumab and tremelimumab in combination with chemotherapy; US approves companion diagnostic tool for certain TKIs and expands indications for pemetrexed injection. Read more
US Food and Drug Administration approves two combinations for non-small cell lung cancer. Read more
Real-World Data from Taiwan Shows Stage Shift Has Improved Lung Cancer Survival Rates
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Researchers say increased screening of at-risk populations, including those who have never smoked, may improve survival more than any other strategy. Read more