Michèle Beau-Faller, MD, PhD, on NSCLC: Biomarker Findings From the French Cooperative Thoracic Intergroup
2017 ESMO Congress
Michèle Beau-Faller, MD, PhD, of the Hôpital de Hautepierre & Institut Régional du Cancer, discusses study results on ultrasensitive detection of EGFR T790M mutation by droplet digital PCR in TKI naïve non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutation (Abstract 85PD).
Caroline Robert, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy, characterizes complete responses in patients with advanced melanoma who received the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab, or nivolumab or ipilimumab alone (Abstract 1213O).
Sandro Pignata, MD, PhD, of the Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, summarizes findings from the ICON8 study on dose-dense chemotherapy integration in first-line epithelial ovarian/fallopian tube/primary peritoneal carcinoma treatment; the ARIEL3 study on rucaparib vs placebo in recurrent ovarian carcinoma; and the ENGOT-OV16/NOVA on quality of life in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer treated with niraparib (Abstracts 929O, LBA40, 930O).
Eric Pujade-Lauraine, MD, PhD, of the Université Paris Descartes, discusses phase III study findings on the efficacy of olaparib maintenance therapy in patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer by lines of prior chemotherapy (Abstract 932PD).
Luis G. Paz-Ares, MD, PhD, of Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre, discusses phase III study findings on durvalumab after chemoradiation therapy in patients with stage III, locally advanced, unresectable non–small cell lung cancer (Abstract LBA1).
Karl D. Lewis, MD, of the Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, discusses study findings on adjuvant vemurafenib in patients with completely resected BRAF V600–positive melanoma at high risk for recurrence (Abstract LBA7).