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  • US FDA Grants Priority Review for Zongertinib for Advanced HER2+ NSCLC

    US FDA Grants Priority Review for Zongertinib for Advanced HER2+ NSCLC

    By

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

    Data from the Beamion LUNG-1 trial show a 71% objective response rate in previously treated patients.


  • New Combination Therapies Mean More Options, Challenge Decision-Making

    New Combination Therapies Mean More Options, Challenge Decision-Making

    By

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

    Dr. Susan Scott discusses how findings from the MARIPOSA and FLAURA-2 trials will be incorporated into clinical practice.


  • Experts Share New Insights, Key Updates During Final Plenary Session of the 2024 ACLC

    Experts Share New Insights, Key Updates During Final Plenary Session of the 2024 ACLC

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Global Initiatives, Meeting News, Society News

    Takeaways included updates from the CheckMate 816 study, advances in technology, the role of metabolites and mobile CT screening in predicting cancer risk, and the importance of biomarkers for guiding optimal treatment.


  • New, Indisputable Data Demonstrate Smoking Cessation Should be Considered a First-Line Therapeutic Intervention for Thoracic Malignancies

    New, Indisputable Data Demonstrate Smoking Cessation Should be Considered a First-Line Therapeutic Intervention for Thoracic Malignancies

    By

    Joelle Fathi, DNP, RN, ARNP, CTTS, FAANP, FAAN, et al.
    Evolving Standards of Care, Society News, Tobacco Control & Smoking Cessation

    Drs. Joelle Fathi and Mahdi Sheikh summarize the growing body of evidence that shows quitting smoking after diagnosis improves survival.


  • Amivantamab-Vmjw Plus Lazertinib Shows Statistically Significant and Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Overall Survival Versus Osimertinib Alone

    Amivantamab-Vmjw Plus Lazertinib Shows Statistically Significant and Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Overall Survival Versus Osimertinib Alone

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Global Initiatives, Society News

    The combination treatment is the first and only regimen to show a survival benefit that surpasses the current standard of care for EGFR-mutated lung cancer.


  • In Brief for January 22, 2025

    In Brief for January 22, 2025

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Global Initiatives, Industry News & Regulatory Approvals, Society News

    FDA issues draft guidance on the use of AI for biological and drug product submissions, China’s NMPA grants priority review for the combination of savolitinib and osimertinib, and nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy receive FDA approval for subcutaneous injection.


  • Emerging Biomarkers Have Potential to Refine Patient Selection, Improve Immunotherapy Strategies

    Emerging Biomarkers Have Potential to Refine Patient Selection, Improve Immunotherapy Strategies

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    Marina Chiara Garassino, MD, et al.
    Evolving Standards of Care, Society News

    Drs. Marina Chiara Garassino, Sulin Wu, and Faith Abodunrin offer insights from the RELATIVITY-104 and GALAXIES Lung-201 Trials.


  • Future Directions in Lung Cancer Treatment

    Future Directions in Lung Cancer Treatment

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Global Initiatives, Meeting News, Society News

    During the opening plenary session at the 2024 Asia Conference on Lung Cancer, experts offered their perspectives on clinical trials, combination therapies, and research initiatives.


  • Research to Watch: Lurbinectedin-Atezolizumab Combination Demonstrates Significant OS, PFS Benefits

    Research to Watch: Lurbinectedin-Atezolizumab Combination Demonstrates Significant OS, PFS Benefits

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Society News

    Promising results from the phase III IMforte trial reveal a potential first-line therapy for patients with ES-SCLC.


  • BR.31 Trial Falls Short of DFS Primary Endpoint

    BR.31 Trial Falls Short of DFS Primary Endpoint

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Meeting News, Society News

    Prof. Glenwood Goss said adjuvant durvalumab did not improve disease-free survival outcomes following complete resection and optional chemotherapy.