Lung Cancer

Umberto Malapelle, PhD, assistant professor, University of Naples Federico II, discusses unanswered questions regarding the role of tumor mutational burden in non–small cell lung cancer.

Alfredo Addeo, MD, discusses the uniqueness of the 1-day Lung Cancer Summit and recent therapeutic advancements that have occurred in the lung cancer space.

The rationale for frontline chemoimmunotherapy in stage IV nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer, now made evident by several phase III trials, stems from its synergistic activity, stimulatory effects on neoantigens, and tolerable safety profile.

Eric S. Nadler, MD, medical oncologist, Baylor University Medical Center, medical director, US Oncology Health Informatics and Internet Technology, discusses the IMpower131 study in squamous metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA, chief of oncology for the ten Baylor Scott & White Health's North Texas Cancer Centers and director of oncology at the Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center on the campus of Baylor University Medical Center, discusses the benefit of immunotherapy in patients with stage III non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

David P. Mason, MD, chief of thoracic surgery and lung transplantation, Baylor Scott & White Healthcare System, chief of lung transplantation, Baylor University Medical Center, discusses the role of surgery in stage III non–small cell lung cancer.

Kartik Konduri, MD, medical director, Chest Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, discusses the promise of next-generation sequencing testing in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.