Lung Cancer

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive option for crizotinib (Xalkori) as a treatment for adults with ROS1-positive advanced non–small cell lung cancer, suggesting an approval may be imminent.

Nathan Pennell, MD, PhD, discusses 3 available—and competing—agents in EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer, as well as ongoing clinical trials at Cleveland Clinic exploring other regimens for this patient population.

Heather A. Wakelee, MD, associate professor of Medicine (Oncology), Stanford University Medical Center, discusses how immunotherapy agents compare with targeted therapies in patients with non–small cell lung cancer who harbor genetic alternations.

Mark W. Kris, MD, discusses immunotherapy, frontline therapies for nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer, and advancements in squamous cell carcinoma.

Shirish Gadgeel, MD, discusses the KEYNOTE-021 and KEYNOTE-189 studies, which are both examining pembrolizumab with chemotherapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

The phase III AURA3 study has confirmed the benefits of osimertinib seen in earlier phase II studies for patients with EGFR T790M-mutant locally-advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer following progression on a frontline EGFR TKI.