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  • Prior Pneumonitis as a Risk Factor for Treatment-Associated Pneumonitis With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor
            Therapy

    Prior Pneumonitis as a Risk Factor for Treatment-Associated Pneumonitis With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy

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    Meeting News

    By Kara Nyberg, PhD Posted: June 24, 2020 Pneumonitis is a well-known complication associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). A collaborative effort between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Synapse, a consultancy firm, retrospectively analyzed both clinical trial data and real-world data (RWD) taken from the Advocate Aurora Health System to elucidate risk…


  • PD-L1 Testing for Lung Cancer in 2019: Perspective From the IASLC Pathology Committee

    PD-L1 Testing for Lung Cancer in 2019: Perspective From the IASLC Pathology Committee

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    Diagnostic Oncology

    By Sylvie Lantuejoul, MD, PhD, and Mari Mino-Kenudson, MD Posted: April 16, 2020 Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), which target the PD-1/PD-L1 axis with the aim of restoring anti-tumor immunity, are now available in routine clinical practice for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic NSCLC and SCLC. Several biomarkers have been reported to predict…


  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Aims to Educate Non-Oncology Providers About the Management of
            Immunotherapy AEs

    Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Aims to Educate Non-Oncology Providers About the Management of Immunotherapy AEs

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    Nursing & Allied Health

    By Enza Esposito Nguyen, DNP, RN, ANP-BC Posted: February 12, 2020   Dr. Enza Esposito Nguyen Although we continue to see many immunotherapy clinical trials mature and deliver marvelous improvements in PFS and OS in lung cancer and many other malignancies, managing some of the adverse events (AEs) of immunotherapy has become a unique challenge.…


  • Ongoing Immunotherapy Challenges Part II: Defining Benefit for Elderly Patients With NSCLC

    Ongoing Immunotherapy Challenges Part II: Defining Benefit for Elderly Patients With NSCLC

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    Systemic, Targeted, & Immune Therapies

    This article is the second in a two-part series on ongoing challenges using immunotherapy in special populations. The first part of this series focused on patients with poor performance status.   By Valérie Gounant, MD, and Elisabeth Quoix, MD, PhD Posted: February 12, 2020   Dr. Valérie Gounant     Prof. Elisabeth Quoix The advent of…


  • Journal Radar: Robust Survival Duration Shown in NSCLC With Pembrolizumab

    Journal Radar: Robust Survival Duration Shown in NSCLC With Pembrolizumab

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    By Suresh Ramalingam, MD Posted: December 11, 2019 IN REFERENCE TO: Garon EB, Hellmann MD, Rizvi NA, et al. Five-Year Overall Survival for Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Pembrolizumab: Results From the Phase I KEYNOTE-001 Study. J Clin Oncol. 2019;37(28):2518-2527. Immune checkpoint inhibition is now part of routine care for patients with…


  • Concurrent Chemoradiation Followed by Consolidation Therapy: Questions Remain Despite Transformational
            Data

    Concurrent Chemoradiation Followed by Consolidation Therapy: Questions Remain Despite Transformational Data

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    Posted: November 12, 2019 Now that data from the PACIFIC trial have been incorporated into daily practice, similar trials are validating the results or taking PACIFIC data in new directions. Greg Durm, MD, is a medical oncologist at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center and principal investigator of a phase II trial examining concurrent chemoradiation…