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  • COCOON Regimen Demonstrates Improvement in Dermatologic Toxicities

    COCOON Regimen Demonstrates Improvement in Dermatologic Toxicities

    By

    Nathan Pettengill
    Meeting News, Society News

    Dr. Nicolas Girard recently presented data that shows prophylactic treatment with oral and topical antibiotics and ceramide-based moisturizer significantly reduced adverse skin events.


  • Savolitinib Plus Osimertinib Offers Hope for Addressing Resistance, Progression

    Savolitinib Plus Osimertinib Offers Hope for Addressing Resistance, Progression

    By

    Nathan Pettengill
    Meeting News, Society News

    Dr. Myung-Ju Ahn said recent data from SAVANNAH show the combination produced a meaningful and durable response in patients whose cancer progressed after osimertinib.


  • Final MARIPOSA Analysis Confirms OS Improvement Versus Osimertinib Monotherapy

    Final MARIPOSA Analysis Confirms OS Improvement Versus Osimertinib Monotherapy

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Meeting News, Society News

    Drs. Chih-Hsin Yang and Pérol reviewed the latest findings and key takeaways during a presentation at the European Lung Cancer Congress.


  • Pathology Researcher Keith Kerr Receives 2025 Heine H. Hansen Award

    Pathology Researcher Keith Kerr Receives 2025 Heine H. Hansen Award

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    Nathan Pettengill
    Meeting News, Names & News, Society News

    During his award lecture at the European Lung Cancer Congress, Dr. Kerr said lung cancer treatment has benefited from the bridging of the historical divide between pathology and medical oncology.


  • Foritinib Gains Momentum in China for ALK-positive NSCLC

    Foritinib Gains Momentum in China for ALK-positive NSCLC

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Industry News & Regulatory Approvals, Society News

    China’s NMPA accepts a marketing authorization application for foritinib following interim results from the phase III REMARK trial.


  • Potential Impact of GLP1-RAs on TKI-induced Weight Gain in Patients with NSCLC

    Potential Impact of GLP1-RAs on TKI-induced Weight Gain in Patients with NSCLC

    By

    Maaike van den Bos, MD, et al.
    Evolving Standards of Care, Palliative Care, Popular Articles, Society News

    Anti-obesity medications could theoretically reduce the absorption of oral TKIs, particularly in cases of lipophilicity, where therapeutic agents have a strong dependence on dietary fat for adequate dissolution.


  • Zipalertinib Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase 2b Trial

    Zipalertinib Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase 2b Trial

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    Nathan Pettengill
    Industry News & Regulatory Approvals, Society News

    The drug’s developers have said the data show a positive overall response rate in previously treated patients with NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.


  • Will Bispecific Antibodies Replace PD-(L)1 Targeted Agents?

    Will Bispecific Antibodies Replace PD-(L)1 Targeted Agents?

    By

    Nathan Pettengill
    Meeting News, Names & News, Society News

    Drs. Jonathan W. Riess and Greg Kalemkerian present opposing views regarding the therapeutic potential of novel targeted therapies.


  • Debate Leaves Audience Unconvinced that KRAS Inhibitors Deserve Promotion to First-Line Treatment

    Debate Leaves Audience Unconvinced that KRAS Inhibitors Deserve Promotion to First-Line Treatment

    By

    Nathan Pettengill
    Meeting News, Names & News, Society News

    While Dr. Trever Bivona argued that KRAS inhibitors will join other seminal oncogene inhibitors, Dr. Rebecca Heist said the data has yet to demonstrate they outperform the current second-line standard of care.


  • Updated Data Show Median OS of 16.9 months in Patients with Advanced NSCLC Treated with THIO

    Updated Data Show Median OS of 16.9 months in Patients with Advanced NSCLC Treated with THIO

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Industry News & Regulatory Approvals, Society News

    Though the study is small, the sponsor says results are promising for the first-in-class telomere-targeting agent.