Jordyn Sava is an editor for Targeted Oncology.
Maximal Tumor Debulking With Systemic Therapy Does Not Impact QoL in mCRC
October 17th 2023While a notable difference in the occurrence of adverse events was seen between patients treated with maximal tumor debulking and standard systemic therapy vs systemic therapy alone, health-related quality-of-life and fatigue scales showed no substantial differences over time.
Behind the FDA Approval of Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in NSCLC
October 17th 2023In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Heather Wakelee, MD, discussed what community oncologists should know about the newly approved combination of pembrolizumab with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and with continuation of pembrolizumab monotherapy as post-surgical adjuvant treatment.
Phase 1/2 Study of STX-721 Doses First Patient With EGFR Exon 20+ NSCLC
October 11th 2023A first-in-human trial is assessing the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary antitumor activity of STX-721 as a monotherapy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.