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Lung Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer

FDA Grants Approval to New Bispecific Antibody for NSCLC and Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

On December 4, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to the HER2 × HER3 bispecific antibody zenocutuzumab-zbco (Bizengri) for adults with the following types of lung and pancreatic cancers: advanced, unresectable, or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...

Lung Cancer

AI and the Future of Lung Cancer Screening: Still Room for Improvement

  “Artificial intelligence [AI] will be used in all aspects of [lung cancer] screening…, and it continues to get better,” commented topic overview speaker David F. Yankelevitz, MD, Professor of Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, at the Quantitative Imaging...

Lung Cancer

Study Evaluating Lung Cancer Screening Program Receives Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence

The 2024 Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence honored the authors of a 20-year follow-up study on the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP). The Margulis Award was presented recently during the 2024 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Assembly ...

Solid Tumors
Issues in Oncology
Lung Cancer

Regional, Racial, Economic Disparities in Air Pollution–Related Cancer Risk May Be Improving but Still Persist

Investigators report they have uncovered patterns in the risk of cancer associated with lifetime exposure to air pollution and how this risk may have changed over time, in a recent study published by Hurbain et al in Environmental Science & Technology. The findings could build on the scientific ...

Lung Cancer

Toripalimab Plus Chemotherapy in First-Line Therapy for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

In a Chinese phase III trial (EXTENTORCH) reported in JAMA Oncology, Cheng et al reported that the addition of the immunoglobulin G4 PD-1–blocking antibody toripalimab to first-line chemotherapy with etoposide plus cisplatin or carboplatin (EP) improved progression-free survival among patients with ...

Lung Cancer
Cardio-oncology
Issues in Oncology

Lung Cancer CT Screening May Help to Detect Coronary Artery Disease

Lung cancer screening with low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) may be capable of identifying coronary artery calcium in patients without cardiac symptoms, according to a recent study published by Caires et al in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Background Lung cancer is currently one...

Lung Cancer
Issues in Oncology

Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Aumolertinib, Osimertinib, Gefitinib, and Their Major Metabolites in NSCLC

Researchers may have established an accurate ultraperformance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method for comparing the pharmacokinetic properties of three epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and their major metabolites in mouse...

Lung Cancer

Prognostic Factors in Limited-Stage SCLC Treated With Escalated Radiotherapy Doses

In a study reported in JAMA Network Open, Farris et al identified prognostic factors in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) receiving radiotherapy at two dose schedules in the CALGB 30610–RTOG 0538 trial. Study Details In the trial, 638 patients were randomly assigned between...

lung cancer

Patient With Metastatic NSCLC and Brain Metastasis

This is Part 3 of First-Line Immunotherapy for Metastatic NSCLC: Special Populations and Unmet Needs, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable.   In this video, Drs. Roy Herbst, Charu Aggarwal, and Karen Reckamp discuss the first-line management of a patient with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and brain metastasis. The patient is a 64-year-old male who presents with left neck adenopathy. He is a former smoker with a 15 pack-year smoking history but quit 10 years ago. Positron-emission tomography shows an FDG-avid large left upper lobe mass with left axillary, left cervical, and left mediastinal lymph nodes, as well as a left lower lobe satellite lesion. Fine-needle aspiration of the left cervical lymph node is positive for NSCLC, adenocarcinoma subtype. PD-L1 TPS is 1%. Next-generation sequencing reveals no actionable mutations. During staging workup and molecular profiling, he develops weakness on his left side, and brain MRI reveals a 1.6-cm right frontal lobe mass with surrounding edema.   In the conversation that follows, the faculty discuss whether surgical resection would be appropriate for this patient with brain metastasis, the optimal systemic treatment regimen of choice following local treatment of the brain lesion, and whether restaging is necessary.

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Patient With PD-L1–Negative Metastatic NSCLC

This is Part 2 of First-Line Immunotherapy for Metastatic NSCLC: Special Populations and Unmet Needs, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable.   In this video, Drs. Roy Herbst, Charu Aggarwal, and Karen Reckamp discuss the first-line management of a patient with PD-L1–negative metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The patient is a 57-year-old Asian American female who presents with stage IV lung adenocarcinoma with a left lower lobe mass, bulky hilar and mediastinal metastases, and multiple bone lesions, including in the ribs and pelvis. She is a former smoker with a 15 pack-years smoking history but quit 20 years ago. Her performance status is 1. Fine-needle aspiration of the left lower primary is positive for lung adenocarcinoma; her PD-L1 expression is 0%, and next-generation sequencing reveals no actionable markers.   In the conversation that follows, the faculty discuss potential treatment options in the first-line setting, whether a poor performance status or other risk factors would change a decision to use dual checkpoint blockade, and the importance of obtaining an accurate molecular profile, particularly in patients with lung cancer who have a history of smoking.

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Patient With Metastatic Squamous NSCLC

This is Part 1 of First-Line Immunotherapy for Metastatic NSCLC: Special Populations and Unmet Needs, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable.   In this video, Drs. Roy Herbst, Charu Aggarwal, and Karen Reckamp discuss the first-line management of a patient with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with squamous cell histology. The patient is a 63-year-old man with a prior 30 pack-year smoking history who presents with cough and shortness of breath. A CT scan reveals a left upper lobe primary mass, mediastinal and hilar adenopathy, and bilateral lung and bone metastases. Fine-needle biopsy reveals TTF1-negative NSCLC with squamous cell histology. Brain MRI is negative for metastatic disease, and PD-L1 expression is 10%.   In the conversation that follows, the faculty discuss next steps for this patient, whether tumor profiling is necessary in patients with squamous histology, considerations for the use of CTLA-4 inhibitors, and what immune-related adverse events clinicians should be aware of in patients with lung cancer.

Lung Cancer

ADRIATIC Trial: Durvalumab Consolidation Extends Survival in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Consolidation therapy with the PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab is set to become the new global standard of care for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to groundbreaking data presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024.1...

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Gastroesophageal Cancer
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Immunotherapy

Highlights From the ESMO Congress 2024

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 in Barcelona featured several groundbreaking trials with the potential to significantly influence clinical practice. These studies highlighted the benefits of new combination immunotherapy strategies and innovative approaches in the...

Lung Cancer

CARMEN-LC03: Tusamitamab Ravtansine vs Docetaxel in Previously Treated Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC

The multicenter phase III -CARMEN-LC03 trial did not meet its dual primary endpoints of progression-free and overall survival with the CEACAM5-directed antibody-drug conjugate tusamitamab ravtansine vs standard chemotherapy with docetaxel in previously treated patients with advanced nonsquamous...

Lung Cancer

Novel EGFR Inhibitor Firmonertinib Shows Activity in Rare Subtype of NSCLC

Firmonertinib (AST2818; formerly furmonertinib), a novel EGFR inhibitor, has shown activity and tolerability in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR P loop and aC-helix compressing (PACC) mutations, according to data presented at the International Association for ...

Lung Cancer

4-Year Asian Subpopulation Data From the CheckMate 816 Trial of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy in Resectable NSCLC

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with vs without the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab conferred a higher pathologic complete response rate and long-term event-free survival benefit in Asian patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to the global phase III CheckMate 816 trial. At the...

Solid Tumors
Thyroid Cancer
Lung Cancer
Gynecologic Cancers
Colorectal Cancer

Are Young Patients With Cancer Discussing Fertility Preservation With Physicians?

Just 50% of patients with early-onset cancers may report discussing fertility preservation options with their physicians prior to receiving oncology treatments, according to a recent study published by Keller et al in JAMA Network Open. Background “From an early-onset cancer diagnosis through to...

Lung Cancer

Ifinatamab Deruxtecan Shows Activity in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

The antibody-drug conjugate ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) showed clinically meaningful responses in pretreated patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in an interim analysis of the phase II IDeate-Lung01 study.1 The findings were presented at the International Association for...

Lung Cancer

TROPION-Lung01 Update: Dato-DXd Shows Activity in Previously Treated Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC

The novel trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2)-directed antibody-drug conjugate datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) vs docetaxel conferred a numerical improvement in overall survival in previously treated patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to the phase III,...

Lung Cancer

CARMEN-LC03: Tusamitamab Ravtansine vs Docetaxel in Previously Treated Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC

The multicenter phase III CARMEN-LC03 trial did not meet its dual primary endpoints of progression-free and overall survival with the CEACAM5-directed antibody-drug conjugate tusamitamab ravtansine vs standard chemotherapy with docetaxel in previously treated patients with advanced nonsquamous...

Lung Cancer

New Hope for Patients With HER2-Mutant NSCLC: Durable Responses to Two Novel Targeted Therapies

Two novel oral HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors have demonstrated promising efficacy in patients with HER2-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), potentially transforming the treatment landscape for this challenging subset of lung cancer cases. According to data presented at the International...

Lung Cancer

Novel EGFR Inhibitor Firmonertinib Shows Activity in Rare Subtype of NSCLC

Firmonertinib (AST2818; formerly furmonertinib), a novel EGFR inhibitor, has shown activity and tolerability in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR P loop and aC-helix compressing (PACC) mutations, according to data presented at the International Association for ...

Lung Cancer

Amivantamab-vmjw Plus Lazertinib Improves Long-Term Outcomes in First-Line Setting of EGFR-Mutant Advanced NSCLC

The combination of the EGFR-MET bispecific antibody amivantamab-vmjw and the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor lazertinib continues to demonstrate superior efficacy compared with the kinase inhibitor osimertinib alone in the first-line treatment of EGFR-mutant advanced non–small cell lung cancer...

Lung Cancer

HARMONi-2: Ivonescimab Outperforms Pembrolizumab as First-Line Treatment in NSCLC

In a phase III study conducted in China, the bispecific antibody (targeting both PD-1 and the vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF]) ivonescimab was compared with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab as first-line treatment of PD-L1–positive advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Ivonescimab ...

Lung Cancer

‘Encouraging’ Pathologic Responses Achieved With Novel Combination Regimen in Early-Stage NSCLC

In the multiarm phase II NeoCOAST-2 trial, neoadjuvant treatment with datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) plus the monoclonal antibody durvalumab and single-agent platinum chemotherapy led to promising rates of pathologic complete and major pathologic responses in patients with early-stage non–small...

Lung Cancer

Patient-Level Data Support Perioperative Use of Nivolumab in Resectable NSCLC

An examination of patient-level data from the phase III CheckMate 816 and CheckMate 77T trials supports the perioperative use of the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab plus chemotherapy, as compared with the neoadjuvant use of nivolumab plus chemotherapy without adjuvant therapy, in resectable non–small...

Lung Cancer

Highlights From the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer

At the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC), more than 7,000 clinicians and scientists gathered in San Diego in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). In this supplement to The ASCO Post, we review impactful abstracts from...

Lung Cancer
Issues in Oncology

Detecting Evidence of Lung Cancer in Exhaled Breath

Researchers may have developed ultrasensitive, nanoscale sensors that distinguished a key change in the chemistry of the breath of patients with lung cancer, according to a recent study published by Cheng et al in ACS Sensors. Background Individuals breathe out many gases, such as water vapor and...

Lung Cancer

SITC: Study Finds IO102-IO103 Vaccine Plus Pembrolizumab Active in Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

A phase II study by Riess et al investigating the IO102-IO103 vaccine plus pembrolizumab as first-line treatment in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) showed “promising” overall response rates and 6-month progression-free survival, with an acceptable safety profile. The study...

Lung Cancer

Tarlatamab-dlle for Previously Treated Extensive-Stage SCLC

On May 16, 2024, tarlatamab-dlle (Imdelltra) was granted accelerated approval for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.1 Tarlatamab is a bispecific delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3)-directed CD3 T-cell engager. Supporting Efficacy...

Lung Cancer
Issues in Oncology

$2.5 Million Grant May Help Increase Lung Cancer Screenings in Underserved Communities

Researchers from the Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) were awarded a $2.5 million grant from the independent charitable organization Bristol Myers Squibb...

Gynecologic Cancers
Hepatobiliary Cancer
Lung Cancer

Unexpected Results in Solid Tumors: What We Learned From Negative Findings

Attendees at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 heard the results of many positive clinical trials that will advance the field of cancer treatment. However, a few late-stage trials of promising adjuvant therapies unexpectedly reported negative results. The ASCO Post...

Solid Tumors
Lung Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Issues in Oncology
Supportive Care

Quantifying the Benefit of Smoking Cessation Within 6 Months of a Cancer Diagnosis

Quitting smoking within 6 months of receiving a cancer diagnosis could add an average of 2 years to a patient’s life, according to a recent study published by Cinciripini et al in JAMA Oncology. The findings demonstrated a broad survival benefit of using evidence-based smoking cessation to help...

Lung Cancer

TROPION-Lung01 Update: Dato-DXd Shows Activity in Previously Treated Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC

The novel trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2)-directed antibody-drug conjugate datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) vs docetaxel conferred a numerical improvement in overall survival in previously treated patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to the phase III,...

Lung Cancer
Issues in Oncology

Lung Cancer Screening Model May Remove Barriers for Vulnerable Patients Residing in Central Texas

A new lung cancer screening initiative may help to overcome barriers to care among low-income, uninsured, and minority patients residing in Central Texas, according to a recent study published by Pignone et al in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The findings represented a critical step...

Lung Cancer

Use of Aumolertinib Extends Progression-Free Survival in Stage III EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

Aumolertinib, a third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has shown efficacy as maintenance therapy for patients with unresectable stage III non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR mutations, according to data presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer...

Lung Cancer

Preoperative Chemotherapy and Perioperative Nivolumab in NSCLC

As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Provencio et al, analysis of a Spanish phase II trial (NADIM) showed good long-term outcomes with preoperative chemotherapy and perioperative nivolumab in patients with stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Study Details In the multicenter trial, 46...

Lung Cancer

CARMEN-LC03: Tusamitamab Ravtansine vs Docetaxel in Previously Treated Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC

The multicenter phase III CARMEN-LC03 trial did not meet its dual primary endpoints of progression-free and overall survival with the CEACAM5-directed antibody-drug conjugate tusamitamab ravtansine vs standard chemotherapy with docetaxel in previously treated patients with advanced nonsquamous...

Lung Cancer

Patient-Level Data Support Perioperative Use of Nivolumab in Resectable NSCLC

An examination of patient-level data from the phase III CheckMate 816 and CheckMate 77T trials supports the perioperative use of the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab plus chemotherapy, as compared with the neoadjuvant use of nivolumab plus chemotherapy without adjuvant therapy, in resectable non–small...

Lung Cancer

New Hope for Patients With HER2-Mutant NSCLC: Durable Responses to Two Novel Targeted Therapies

Two novel oral HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors have demonstrated promising efficacy in patients with HER2-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), potentially transforming the treatment landscape for this rare but challenging subset of lung cancer cases. According to data presented at the...

Lung Cancer

Osimertinib Plus Savolitinib: Responses Reported in First-Line Treatment of MET-Aberrant, EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

The combination of the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor osimertinib and the MET inhibitor savolitinib has demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements compared with osimertinib alone as a first-line treatment of patients with de novo MET-aberrant, EGFR-mutant advanced non–small cell lung cancer...

Gastroesophageal Cancer
Lung Cancer
Issues in Oncology

STS Launches Two New Thoracic Surgery Risk Calculators

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) announced the introduction of two new risk calculators to inform physician-patient decision-making in thoracic surgery. Engineered using contemporary data from the STS General Thoracic Surgery Database, the interactive tools may provide surgeons with accurate, ...

Lung Cancer
Genomics/Genetics

Association of TERT Expression and Survival in Pulmonary Carcinoids

As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Werr et al, high telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression has been found to be associated with poorer survival in patients with pulmonary carcinoids. As stated by the investigators: “The clinical course of pulmonary carcinoids ranges from ...

Lung Cancer

Addition of Thoracic Radiotherapy to First-Line Treatment of EGFR-Mutated Metastatic NSCLC

In a Chinese phase III trial (Northern Radiation Oncology Group of China-002) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Sun et al found that the addition of thoracic radiotherapy to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment improved progression-free survival in first-line treatment of...

Lung Cancer

Tumor Treating Fields Therapy Receives FDA Approval in Metastatic NSCLC

On October 15, 2024, Novocure announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Optune Lua® for concurrent use with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors or docetaxel for the treatment of adults with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have experienced disease progression on or after...

Lung Cancer

Addition of Ramucirumab to Osimertinib in TKI-Naive EGFR-Mutant Metastatic NSCLC

In an interim analysis of the phase II RAMOSE trial, reported in the Jour�nal of Clinical Oncology, Le et al found that the addition of ramucirumab to osimertinib significantly prolonged progression-free survival as initial treatment in patients with tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-naive...

Lung Cancer
Immunotherapy

ADRIATIC Trial: Durvalumab Consolidation Extends Survival in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Consolidation therapy with the PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab is set to become the new global standard of care for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to groundbreaking data presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024.1...

Lung Cancer

Capmatinib in MET Exon 14–Mutated NSCLC

As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Wolf et al, the final results of the phase II GEOMETRY mono-1 trial support the activity of the kinase inhibitor capmatinib in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with MET exon 14–skipping mutation (METex14).   Study Details The multicohort trial...

Lung Cancer

Stereotactic vs Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Inoperable Stage I NSCLC

As reported in JAMA Oncology by Swaminath et al, the Canadian phase III LUSTRE trial has shown no significant benefit in local tumor control with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) vs hypofractionated conventional radiotherapy (CRT) in patients with inoperable stage I non–small cell lung cancer...

Lung Cancer

ASCO Updates Stage III NSCLC Guideline to Include Osimertinib in Wake of LAURA Trial Data

ASCO has issued a rapid update to its guideline on the management of stage III non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), based on the results of the phase III LAURA trial, which was presented at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting and published simultaneously in The New England Journal of Medicine.1,2 The...

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