September 15th 2025
FLAURA2 data show osimertinib plus chemotherapy significantly improves overall survival vs osimertinib alone in frontline EGFR+ advanced NSCLC.
September 12th 2025
FDA Grants Priority Review to Frontline Nivolumab-Ipilimumab Combo for NSCLC
January 16th 2020The FDA accepted and granted priority review to the supplemental biologics license application for nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer.
Expert Talks Liquid Biopsies, Molecular Testing in Lung Cancer
January 3rd 2020Not all patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are recommended for genomic testing when treated in a community setting, and are therefore not being appropriately tested for potential molecular drivers of their disease, explained Nathan Pennell, MD, PhD.
FDA Approves Frontline Atezolizumab Plus Carboplatin/Nab-Paclitaxel for Lung Cancer Subset
December 4th 2019The FDA has approved atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in combination with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who do not harbor EGFR or ALK molecular aberrations.
FDA Grants Durvalumab Priority Review for Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
December 2nd 2019The FDA has granted a priority review designation to a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for durvalumab (Imfinzi) for the frontline treatment of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).1
MET Inhibitor Tepotinib is Granted a Breakthrough Designation by the FDA
September 11th 2019In about 3% to 5% of patients with NSCLC MET alterations are presented that can drastically change a patient's prognosis. Now, an investigational MET inhibitor called tepotinib was granted a breakthrough designation by the FDA, and it may prove beneficial for patients in this space.
New Targeted Therapies for EGFR-mutated and HER2-positive NSCLC Have Emerged
September 11th 2019Targeted therapies for patients with EGFR-mutated and HER2-positive NSCLC have yet to see widespread success, but these 3 novel therapies, presented at the 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer, show promise for this patient population.