Unmet Needs and Future Directions in Extensive-Stage SCLC
June 21st 2021Hossein Borghaei, DO, shares insights regarding future directions and current unmet needs in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. He provides advice to researchers about the importance of clinical trials in the setting of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
First-Line Treatment Recommendations for ES-SCLC
June 21st 2021Hossein Borghaei, DO, reviews the currently accepted first-line treatment recommendation for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: a triple combination of carboplatin, etoposide, and a checkpoint inhibitor (atezolizumab or durvalumab). He provides an overview of the IMpower and CASPIAN trials.
The Ideal Patient Population for the Use of Nivolumab in Treatment of NSCLC
July 7th 2016Hossein Borghaei, DO, chief, Thoracic Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the ideal patient population that can potentially benefit from the use of nivolumab in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.