Lung Cancer

RET inhibitors displayed promising efficacy and a tolerable safety profile in patients with non–small cell lung cancer harboring RET alterations.

Harmeet S. Bedi, MD, discusses the important role of pulmonologists in the diagnosis and management of patients with lung cancer.

Although the predictive utility of minimal residual disease has yet to be fully realized in non–small cell lung cancer, it has the potential to guide treatment decisions in earlier lines of treatment, including the adjuvant setting.

Vivek Subbiah, MD, reviews the safety and efficacy of treatment with lurbinectedin in patients who have platinum-sensitive relapsed small cell lung cancer.

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

Common treatment-related adverse events associated with mobocertinib and other tyrosine kinase inhibitors, as well as management strategies are discussed.

Clinical trial data and implications for treating patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations with mobocertinib.

Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, shares an overview of the molecular testing needed for non–small cell lung cancer and his preferences for testing.

Experts share their real-world experiences regarding treatment with sotorasib, a new FDA-approved option for KRAS G12C-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

An overview of new data presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2021 annual meeting for KRAS G12C-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The method used to calculate how obesity is measured may impact whether it should be considered as a risk factor for non–small cell lung cancer.

How to differentiate whether a patient with unresectable stage III non–small cell lung cancer develops pneumonitis from chemoradiation or durvalumab, and insight regarding techniques to help manage treatment toxicities.

Chaitali Nangia, MD, of the Patty and George Hoag Cancer Center, reacts to the significance of the 5-year overall survival data for the PACIFIC trial evaluating the use of durvalumab after chemoradiation as treatment for inoperable stage III non–small cell lung cancer.

Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, discusses the clinical implications of the FDA approval of sotorasib in patients with KRAS G12C–mutant NSCLC.

Racial minorities with limited-stage small cell lung cancer, including African American and Asian patients, were found to have more favorable survival outcomes compared with White patients, which suggests that race is associated with survival in this disease.

Drs Brown and Husain discuss the current and future applications of next-generation sequencing in lung cancer, the role of tissue-based testing in light of the growing role for liquid-based testing, and some of the emerging technologies that could overcome current barriers to biomarker testing.

During the past 12 months, the treatment landscape for patients with non–small cell lung cancer has expanded dramatically with FDA approvals of the first drugs directed at KRAS G12C and EGFR exon 20 mutations as well as continued progress in developing new therapies for subsets of patients with other molecularly targetable alterations and with PD-L1–high disease.

Justin Gainor, MD, discusses the potential value of targeting TROP-2 and CEACAM5 in lung cancer.

Chad V. Pecot, MD, discusses the growth of actionable targets in lung cancer.

Jacob Sands, MD, reviews data regarding the investigational oral EGFR inhibitor DZD9008 that were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2021 annual meeting for the treatment of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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.

Experts provide an overview of treatment options for exon 20 insertion EGFR mutations in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and trial updates presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2021 annual meeting .

Key opinion leader in lung cancer, Vivek Subbiah, MD, examines the phase 3 KEYNOTE-604 trial of platinum-based chemotherapy + pembrolizumab and considers whether the data support findings from other trials of chemotherapy + IO combination approaches.

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer harboring KRAS mutations have been an underserved population with few treatment options, specifically those with G12V mutations.

Second-line treatment recommendations for patients with stage IV non–small cell lung cancer who experience disease progression after immunotherapy.