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  • U.S. Drug Approvals: 2010 – 2020

    U.S. Drug Approvals: 2010 – 2020

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    Posted: April 16, 2020


  • Stunning Progress Achieved in Lung Cancer Treatment Over the Last Decade

    Stunning Progress Achieved in Lung Cancer Treatment Over the Last Decade

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    Kara Nyberg, PhD
    Evolving Standards of Care

    By Kara Nyberg, PhD Posted: April 16, 2020 After decades of failed clinical trials and persistently dismal lung cancer survival outcomes, the 2010s breathed new life into the beleaguered field of lung cancer research. Treatment progress gained momentum and finally reached a tipping point in the mid-2010s, with the number of advances over the last…


  • CheckMate 568: Efficacy and Biomarker Analysis for Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in NSCLC

    CheckMate 568: Efficacy and Biomarker Analysis for Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in NSCLC

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    By Neal Ready, MD, PhD Posted: February 12, 2020 Dr. Neal Ready Programmed death receptor (PD-1) checkpoint monoclonal antibody therapy has proven a major advancement in the management of advanced NSCLC, with prolonged duration of response and significant 5-year survival rates not seen with combination platinum-based chemotherapy.1-6 CheckMate 012, CheckMate 568, and CheckMate 227 are…


  • 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…


  • Adjuvant EGFR-TKI for Resected NSCLC: Who, When, and Where?

    Adjuvant EGFR-TKI for Resected NSCLC: Who, When, and Where?

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    By Si-Yang Liu, MD, and Yi-Long Wu, MD Posted: November 12, 2019 Dr. Si-Yang Liu Dr. Yi-Long Wu In the twentieth century, adjuvant chemotherapy became the standard of care for resected NSCLC based on several clinical trials including IALT, JBR.10, ANITA, and a meta-analysis of individual patient data from the LACE trial. Adjuvant chemotherapy increased…