Lung Cancer Archives - Cancer Therapy Advisor

New Dosing Option Approved for Imfinzi in NSCLC, Bladder Cancer

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November 24, 2020

The approval was based on data from several clinical trials, including the phase 3 PACIFIC trial and the phase 3 CASPIAN trial.

Researchers say they can distinguish between lesions that are benign and those that could become invasive — but the technology required is not yet used routinely.

SITC 2020

DLL3-Targeted BiTE Shows Antitumor Activity in SCLC

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Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

November 13, 2020

A DLL3-targeted BiTE demonstrated antitumor activity — but high rates of CRS — among patients with previously-treated SCLC.

KRAS was neither prognostic nor predictive of benefit for either docetaxel or erlotinib in NSCLC.

SITC 2020

PD-L1 Expression in Extracellular Vesicles as a Predictive Biomarker

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Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

November 13, 2020

Extracellular vesicles carrying PD-L1 as cargo may function as a predictive biomarker for immunotherapy response in NSCLC.

The MET alteration occurs in 3% to 4% of patients with the condition.

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Adjuvant Osimertinib: A New Standard in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

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Leah Lawrence

November 13, 2020

At 2 years, twice as many patients with stage II to IIIA disease in the osimertinib group were alive and disease-free as in the placebo group.

Infections often precede a formal diagnosis of CLL. Researchers found that antimicrobial use began to rise 6 years prior to CLL diagnosis.

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Efficacy of ALK TKIs According to ALK Tumor Status

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Susan Moench, PhD, PA-C

November 12, 2020

This analysis compared the efficacy outcomes of subgroups of patients with NSCLC treated with alectinib vs crizotinib according to ALK tumor status.

Sometimes the distinctions between cancer treatment groups are a little blurry. Here’s a guide to their definitions and origins.

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Targeted Therapies, Immunotherapies, Immunomodulators: A Quick Guide to Cancer Therapy Descriptions

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Katarina Zimmer, MSci, MS

November 12, 2020

Sometimes the distinctions between cancer treatment groups are a little blurry. Here’s a guide to their definitions and origins.

A Penn Medicine team debuts its program focused on cancer care at home — just in time for COVID-19.

SITC 2020

More NSCLC Downstaging With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus ICI

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Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

November 12, 2020

Neoadjuvant treatment with chemotherapy plus nivolumab resulted in a greater frequency of NSCLC downstaging compared with chemotherapy or ICI treatment alone.

This frontal view x-ray of the chest shows advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) of a 50-year-old woman with a long history of smoking and emphysema. The orange area depicts collapsed lung tissue at the base of the right lung, and the yellow area highlights a pleura-based density along the right hemithorax.

SITC 2020

AXL Inhibitor Plus Pembrolizumab Shows Activity in Previously Treated NSCLC

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Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

November 11, 2020

Bemcentinib, an AXL inhibitor, was tolerable and demonstrated antitumor activity in combination with pembrolizumab in AXL-positive, relapsed NSCLC.

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Telemedicine and Quality of Life in Patients With Lung Cancer

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Steve Fiorillo

November 10, 2020

Telemedicine has become more crucial than ever in the continuing wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that there was a 50% increase utilization of telehealth services in the first quarter of 2020 compared with 2019, and a 154% increase in week 13 of 2020…

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Characteristics of Pediatric Mesothelioma

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Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

November 6, 2020

Pediatric mesothelioma demonstrated distinct characteristics from adult disease, including good prognosis.