Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Panelists conclude their discussion by commenting on areas of unmet need and sharing personal perspectives on factors that may change clinical practice for SCLC in the future.

Key opinion leaders in lung cancer share personal thoughts on the potential for bispecific agents and the overall impact of inhibiting molecular targets.

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, reviews the study design of 2 clinical trials, adding a third agent to the standard-of-care regimen of chemotherapy plus I/O; Stephen Liu, MD, discusses clinical trials in limited-stage disease.

Thoracic oncology expert Vivek Subbiah, MD, provides an overview of recent clinical trials studying agents targeting DNA damage for the treatment of small cell lung cancer.

Panelists reflect on treatment considerations for asymptomatic brain metastases, progress in biomarker research, and frequency of administering checkpoint inhibitors.

Panelists reflect on key points from recent studies in ES SCLC by discussing patients for whom immunotherapy may be appropriate, examining the role of adding CTLA4 inhibition to a PD-L1 inhibitor, and reviewing factors to consider when deciding between cisplatin or carboplatin.

Thoracic oncologist, Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, reviews the trial design and results of the CASPIAN trial and emphasizes implications for long-term benefit of combining platinum chemotherapy with durvalumab.

Stephen Liu, MD guides a discussion on recent updates on IO+chemotherapy combinations in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer by reviewing data from the phase 3 IMpower133 l trial of carboplatin/etoposide/atezolizumab.