IASLC WCLC 2026
Presidential Symposium Highlights in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Three phase III studies in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) were among the notable findings presented during a Presidential Symposium at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)...
Pedro Rocha, MD, PhD, on Extensive-Stage SCLC: Subcutaneous Tarlatamab
Pedro Rocha, MD, PhD, of Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, presents data from the phase Ib DeLLphi-308 study, which investigated subcutaneous administration of the bispecific T-cell engager tarlatama...
Alberto A. Chiappori, MD, on Relapsed or Refractory SCLC: Phase I Study of Novel CAR T-Cell Therapy
Alberto A. Chiappori, MD, of Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses findings from a phase I trial looking at the safety and efficacy of LB2102, an autologous CAR-T cell therapy targeting DLL3 and armored wi...
Giannis S. Mountzios, MD, on Metastatic PD-L1–High NSCLC: Sacituzumab Govitecan/Pembrolizumab
Giannis S. Mountzios, MD, of Henry Dunant Hospital Center, reviews primary results from the phase III EVOKE-03/KEYNOTE D46 trial, which evaluated first-line sacituzumab govitecan in combination with p...
Adam J. Schoenfeld, MD, on Advanced Lung Cancer: Pumitamig Plus Elfetabart Drozuntecan
Adam J. Schoenfeld, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses findings from BNT324-01, an ongoing global phase Ib/II trial looking at pumitamig, an investigational PD-L1 × VEGF-A bispec...
Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, on Targeting B7-H3 in Second-Line SCLC Treatment: Novel ADCs
Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, of Yale University School of Medicine, provides commentary on two China-based phase III studies presented in Presidential Symposium 1: TAISHAN-02, which looked at the antibody-dr...
Ricardo Sales dos Santos, MD, PhD, on Mobile Lung CT Screening in Resource-Limited Settings: BRELT3
Ricardo Sales dos Santos, MD, PhD, of the ProPulmão Institute, discusses data from the Third Brazilian Early Lung Cancer Trial (BRELT3). The study found low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung cancer s...
Jonathan W. Goldman, MD, on SCLC: Tarlatamab Extended-Interval Dosing Regimens
Jonathan W. Goldman, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, reviews findings from the phase II DeLLphi-309 study, which examined the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of tarlatamab ext...
Second-Line Investigational Monoclonal Antibody in Metastatic Squamous NSCLC
Patients with metastatic squamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease progressed following PD-1/-L1 inhibitor therapy experienced a median overall survival of 18.5 months with the investi...
Julia Rotow, MD, on Metastatic HER2-Mutant NSCLC: First-Line T-DXd
Julia Rotow, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the primary results from the phase III DESTINY-Lung04 trial, which evaluated first-line trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), a HER2-directed anti...
BRAF Class Alterations in NSCLC Have Different Characteristics, Outcomes, and Co-Mutations, Research Shows
Researchers have identified varying clinicopathologic characteristics and outcomes between patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and class II and III BRAF mutations, according to findings p...
Martin Reck, MD, PhD, on Resectable/Borderline Resectable NSCLC: Neoadjuvant Durvalumab Plus Chemotherapy
Martin Reck, MD, PhD, of LungenClinic Grosshansdorf, reviews efficacy and safety data from the primary analysis of MDT-BRIDGE. The phase II study is investigating perioperative durvalumab plus neoadju...
Mobile CT Lung Cancer Screening May Expand Access for Underserved Populations
Mobile low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening may be able to reach high-risk and socially vulnerable populations in resource-limited settings, according to initial results from the Third Brazil...
Alexander I. Spira MD, PhD, FACP, FASCO, on Metastatic EGFR-Mutated NSCLC: Global Study of Izalontamab Brenitecan
Alexander I. Spira MD, PhD, FACP, FASCO, of Virginia Cancer Specialists and US Oncology, discusses findings from a global phase I study of izalontamab brenitecan (BL-B01D1), an antibody-drug conjugate...
First-Line Amivantamab/Chemotherapy in EGFR Exon 20 Insertion–Positive Advanced NSCLC
Results from the phase III PAPILLON study show that first-line amivantamab plus carboplatin/pemetrexed (amivantamab/chemotherapy) was associated with numerically longer overall survival compared with...
Tumor Budding Grading System Can Identify High-Risk Patients With Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A tumor budding–based grading system was able to successfully identify patients with resected lung squamous cell carcinoma who were at a higher risk of poor overall survival and relapse-free survival ...
First-Line Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Prolongs PFS in HER2-Mutant NSCLC
Trastuzumab deruxtecan significantly improved progression-free survival over pembrolizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with advanced or metastatic HER2-mutant non–small cell lung can...
Zipalertinib Added to Chemotherapy Improves Progression-Free Survival in First-Line EGFR Exon 20 Mutation–Positive NSCLC
The addition of zipalertinib to platinum/pemetrexed chemotherapy led to a significant improvement in progression-free survival in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring an...
Zidesamtinib Demonstrates 94% Response Rate in TKI-Naive Patients With Advanced ROS1-Positive NSCLC
New results from the global phase I/II ARROS-1 trial showed clinically meaningful activity with the ROS1 selective inhibitor zidesamtinib in patients with advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non–smal...
Chul Kim, MD, on NSCLC With EGFR Exon 20 Insertions: First-Line Amivantamab/Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy
Chul Kim, MD, of Georgetown Cancer Institute, reviews findings from the phase III PAPILLON study, which found that first-line amivantamab plus carboplatin/pemetrexed was associated with numerically lo...
PD-L1–High Metastatic NSCLC: First-Line Sacituzumab Govitecan Plus Pembrolizumab Does Not Meet Progression-Free Survival Endpoint
Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy plus pembrolizumab did not demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with pembrolizumab alone as first-line treatment for pat...
Two Phase III Trials Explore B7-H3–Directed ADCs in Relapsed SCLC
Relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC) remains a major therapeutic challenge, with limited treatment options and poor outcomes after disease progression on platinum-based chemotherapy and immunotherap...
Long-Term Benefit Seen With Adjuvant Osimertinib in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC
An 8-year update of the phase III ADAURA trial showed that adjuvant osimertinib continued to demonstrate an overall survival benefit over placebo in patients with resected EGFR-mutated non–small cell ...
Izalontamab Brenitecan Active in Previously Treated EGFR-Positive NSCLC
Izalontamab brenitecan (BL-B01D1), an EGFR x HER3 bispecific antibody, demonstrated antitumor activity and a tolerable safety profile, especially at higher dose levels, in patients with previously tre...
Ivonescimab Significantly Improves Overall Survival vs Pembrolizumab in PD-L1–Positive Advanced NSCLC
Ivonescimab, a first-in-class PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody, was compared with pembrolizumab as first-line treatment for patients with PD-L1–positive advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Data ...
MAVERICK Trial Supports Brain MRI Surveillance Alone as Standard of Care for SCLC
Results from the international phase III SWOG S1827 MAVERICK trial show that brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) surveillance alone improved cognitive failure-free survival compared with MRI survei...
Chad G. Rusthoven, MD, on SCLC: Brain MRI Surveillance With or Without Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation
Chad G. Rusthoven, MD, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, presents results from the international phase III SWOG S1827 MAVERICK trial, which showed that brain MRI surveillance alone imp...
Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, on Resected EGFR-Mutated NSCLC: Long-Term Overall Survival With Osimertinib
Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, of Dartmouth Cancer Center, discusses 8-year overall survival data from the landmark ADAURA trial, which showed the sustained long-term benefit of adjuvant therapy with osimert...
Alexander Drilon, MD, on Advanced Metastatic ROS1-Positive NSCLC: Zidesamtinib in TKI-Naive Patients
Alexander Drilon, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, presents efficacy and safety data from a phase II cohort of the ARROS-1 trial, which included patients with locally advanced or metasta...
Extended-Interval Dosing of Tarlatamab Found Safe, Effective in SCLC
Extended-interval dosing of intravenous tarlatamab, at 20 mg every 3 weeks or 30 mg every 4 weeks, demonstrated efficacy and safety that was consistent with the approved tarlatamab dosing regimen in p...
Favorable Safety Profile Found for Subcutaneous Tarlatamab in ES-SCLC
Subcutaneous administration of tarlatamab was well tolerated in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) in the phase IB DeLLphi-308 trial. Investigators were able to eliminate t...
Perioperative Atezolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Improves Outcomes in Resectable Stage II–IIIB NSCLC
Patients with resectable stage IIB–IIIB non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with perioperative atezolizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy experienced a median event-free survival of 62.8 mon...
