November 14th 2024
A new BLA for datopotamab deruxtecan aims for FDA accelerated approval to treat EGFR-mutated NSCLC based on data from multiple TROPION trials, following FDA feedback.
42nd Annual CFS: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow®
November 13-15, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Annual Hawaii Cancer Conference
January 25-26, 2025
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41st Annual CFS®: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow
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Fighting Disparities and Saving Lives: An Exploration of Challenges and Solutions in Cancer Care
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Differentiating Adverse Events for Antibody-Drug Conjugates Across Solid Tumor Management
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Basing Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines on Individual Risk Could Be Effective
May 27th 2016An individualized, risk-based approach to screening current and former smokers for the early detection of lung cancer would dramatically expand the population that could benefit from the preventive strategy.
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CHMP Recommends Approval for Bevacizumab/Erlotinib Regimen for NSCLC
May 6th 2016The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the first-line approval of bevacizumab (Avastin) in combination with erlotinib (Tarceva) for patients with advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.
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Osimertinib Shows Promise in EGFR T790M-Mutant NSCLC Trials
May 5th 2016Mature data from both the phase I and phase II portions of the AURA study paints a bright, hopeful future for the use of third-generation TKI osimertinib (AZD9291) in patients with EGFR T790M-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.
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FDA Committee Denies Rociletinib Accelerated Approval in Lung Cancer
April 13th 2016The FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted 12-1 against the accelerated approval of rociletinib for patients with metastatic EGFR T790M-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have previously received an EGFR-targeted therapy.
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Possible Treatment on Horizon for Advanced KRAS-Mutant NSCLC
April 5th 2016Promising early phase clinical trials have led to the initiation of the phase III JUNIPER trial, which is assessing abemaciclib (LY2835219) for patients with previously treated KRAS-mutant lung cancer, a traditionally hard to treat genetic subtype.
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Dr. Thomas Stinchcombe on Targeted Therapies in Squamous Cell Lung Cancer
April 4th 2016Thomas Stinchcombe, MD, discusses the complicated nature of squamous cell lung cancer. Stinchcombe says that there has been a recent boom in targeted therapies for non-squamous cell lung cancer, though not as much research in squamous cell lung cancer due to its multitude of mutations.
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Anti-PD-1 Agents Now Second-Line Treatment of Choice for NSCLC
April 1st 2016In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Sarah Goldberg, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center, discussed the efficacy of immunotherapies, PD-L1 as a biomarker, and how these therapies will continue to alter the treatment of patients with lung cancer.
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Dr. Christina Baik on Alectinib in Patients With ALK-Lung Cancer
April 1st 2016Christina Baik, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Thoracic/Head and Neck, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Washington, discusses the efficacy of alectinib after first-line crizotinib in patients with ALK-positive lung cancer. Baik says alectinib generally works for about 8 months and is easy to take for patients.
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PD-L1/CTLA-4 Blockade and the Future of Immunotherapies in Lung Cancer
March 31st 2016The combination of the PD-L1 inhibitor durvalumab and the CTLA-4 inhibitor tremelimumab, showed antitumor activity in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), irrespective of PD-L1 status, according to a recent phase Ib study published in The Lancet Oncology.
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