ILCN Lung Cancer News
ILCN Lung Cancer News


  • First New Second-line Therapy for SCLC in Australia in 20 Years

    First New Second-line Therapy for SCLC in Australia in 20 Years

    Industry News & Regulatory Approvals

    SEPTEMBER 14, 2021—Lurbinectedin received approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as treatment for patients with metastatic SCLC who experienced disease progression during or after receipt of platinum-based chemotherapy.  The TGA collaborated with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through Project Orbis to accelerate Australian approval under a provisional regulatory pathway.  Approval was based…


  • PASSION Results Support Further Study of Camrelizumab Plus Apatinib in SCLC

    PASSION Results Support Further Study of Camrelizumab Plus Apatinib in SCLC

    Meeting News

    By Kara Nyberg, PhD Posted: June 24, 2020 The phase II PASSION trial sought to explore the potential synergy between immunotherapy and antiangiogenic drug therapy previously observed in preclinical studies. As reported at AACR, the trial showed that combined second-line treatment with camrelizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, and apatinib, a VEGFR2 inhibitor, demonstrated promising antitumor activity…


  • 2019 IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer Updates

    2019 IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer Updates

    Meeting News

    Posted: November 12, 2019 More than 7,700 delegates from around the world attended the IASLC 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). With sessions and workshops on every aspect of thoracic oncology patient care, the conference offered attendees from all specialties an opportunity to learn about novel research and hear from the field’s top experts.…