Lung Cancer
2020 Year in Review: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | February 6, 2021
Ensartinib may be a viable treatment option for some forms of secondary ALK alterations.
2020 Year in Review: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | February 6, 2021
Similar progression-free survival and 2-year overall survival rates reported for both treatment groups, with more grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events reported in the afatinib + cetuximab group.
2020 Year in Review: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | February 6, 2021
Study evaluated the benefits of afatinib in Asian and non-Asian patients who had not received EGFR-TKI therapy for their EGFR-mutant NSCLC.
2020 Year in Review: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | February 6, 2021
Patients with untreated advanced NSCLC with EGFR mutations achieved improved progression-free survival with treatment with gefitinib and carboplatin plus pemetrexed compared with gefitinib alone.
2020 Year in Review: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | February 6, 2021
Researchers report higher overall response rate, median duration of response, and median progression-free survival in treatment-naïve patients with a MET exon 14 skipping mutation compared with previously treated patients.
2020 Year in Review: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | February 6, 2021
Researchers reported improved overall survival in patients with nonsquamous non–small-cell lung cancer with EGFR mutations.
2020 Year in Review: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | February 6, 2021
Tarloxotinib treatment was well tolerated and sizeable percentages of patients in both study cohorts achieved either partial response or stable disease.
2020 Year in Review: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | February 6, 2021
Overall response rate, duration of response, and media progression-free survival were highest in the group of treatment-naïve patients with T790M negativity and any MET mutation.
2020 Year in Review: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | February 6, 2021
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in unprecedented changes in the practice of medicine and dissemination of treatment advances presented in scientific forums.
2020 Year in Review: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | February 6, 2021
Improved progression-free survival and overall survival in patients who received upfront stereotactic radiotherapy and TKI treatment should prompt additional study.
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