Opinion|Videos|March 30, 2026

Interpreting Overall Survival Data With Combination Strategies in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

Jonathan Riess, MD, MS, and Nicholas Villanueva, MD, examine how overall survival data from recent trials are influencing treatment decisions.

Jonathan Riess, MD, MS, and Nicholas Villanueva, MD, discuss how results from FLAURA2 (NCT04035486) and MARIPOSA (NCT04487080) have introduced meaningful overall survival benefits with intensified approaches. They consider patient age, comorbidities, renal function, lifestyle factors, and treatment logistics. They also discuss the importance of disease burden and central nervous system involvement, while acknowledging the potential risk of overtreatment and the need to balance efficacy, toxicity, and long-term sequencing flexibility.


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