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  • Get Moving and Win During the 2024 Wellness Challenge

    Get Moving and Win During the 2024 Wellness Challenge

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Stay active during your time in San Diego by taking part in IASLC’S Wellness Challenge, Step It Up for Research.


  • Know Before You Go: What You Need to Know to Get to—and Navigate—San Diego

    Know Before You Go: What You Need to Know to Get to—and Navigate—San Diego

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    With the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer less than a month away, now is the time to make sure you know where you’re headed and how to get there.


  • BEAT-meso Trial Again Identifies Non-epithelioid Mesothelioma as Distinct Population

    BEAT-meso Trial Again Identifies Non-epithelioid Mesothelioma as Distinct Population

    By

    John Austin
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News

    While the study did not meet its primary endpoint of overall survival, it did demonstrate a significant benefit in overall and progression-free survival in the non-epithelioid patient population.


  • Concurrent IO with Chemoradiotherapy: Insights from PACIFIC-2

    Concurrent IO with Chemoradiotherapy: Insights from PACIFIC-2

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News

    In an interview with ILCN, principal investigator Dr. Jeffrey Bradley discusses his thoughts on why the trial proved negative.


  • Investigators Report Efficacy, Safety Analysis of Tarlatamab in SCLC Patients With or Without Baseline Brain Metastases

    Investigators Report Efficacy, Safety Analysis of Tarlatamab in SCLC Patients With or Without Baseline Brain Metastases

    By

    John Austin
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News

    Dr. Anne-Marie C. Dingemans said the data indicate that it is safe to prescribe tarlatamab for these patients now that it has been approved by the US FDA.


  • Data Look Promising for First-line Sotorasib, Platinum-based Chemotherapy Combination for KRAS-mutant NSCLC

    Data Look Promising for First-line Sotorasib, Platinum-based Chemotherapy Combination for KRAS-mutant NSCLC

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News

    Presenter Dr. Bob T. Li said further study is needed, particularly given the positive PFS results in PDL-1-negative patients, who represent an unmet medical need.


  • CROWN Results Demonstrate Longest Progression-Free Survival in Advanced NSCLC Seen to Date

    CROWN Results Demonstrate Longest Progression-Free Survival in Advanced NSCLC Seen to Date

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News

    When presenting the data, Dr. Benjamin Solomon said first-line lorlatinib offers unprecedented improvement in outcomes for patients with advanced ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer.


  • Subcutaneous Amivantamab Leads to Unexpected OS Improvement vs. IV Dosing in Refractory, EGFR+ Advanced NSCLC

    Subcutaneous Amivantamab Leads to Unexpected OS Improvement vs. IV Dosing in Refractory, EGFR+ Advanced NSCLC

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News

    Dr. Natasha Leighl said the findings of PALOMA-3 show subcutaneous dosing offers other advantages, including reduced adverse events.


  • KRYSTAL-12 Supports Previous Evidence Showing Adagrasib is Superior to Docetaxel in Pretreated Advanced KRAS-mutated NSCLC

    KRYSTAL-12 Supports Previous Evidence Showing Adagrasib is Superior to Docetaxel in Pretreated Advanced KRAS-mutated NSCLC

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News

    Dr. Tony Mok said the results of the phase III KRYSTAL-12 trial reinforce adagrasib as an effective second-line treatment option for this patient population.


  • LAURA Trial Defines Role of EGFR-directed Therapy in Unresectable Stage III NSCLC

    LAURA Trial Defines Role of EGFR-directed Therapy in Unresectable Stage III NSCLC

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News

    Primary results from the study, presented by Dr. Suresh Ramalingam, showed osimertinib offers a significant improvement in progression-free survival following chemoradiotherapy.