Lung Cancer

Kellie Zeichner, RN, BSN, OCN, discusses the production of biosimilars, their approval and naming processes, and why immunogenicity is important when discussing these agents.

Updates to the NCCN guidelines for patients with resectable early-stage NSCLC now include neoadjuvant and adjuvant regimens with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies, which promise to change biomarker testing practice.

Oncology nurses present their experiences treating patients with sotorasib in the phase 1/2 CodeBreaK 100 trial and optimal symptom management strategies to improve patient outcomes with the drug.

Longer follow-up data from the phase 1/2 CodeBreaK 100 trial show that patients with KRAS G12C–mutant non–small cell lung cancer experienced improved prolonged overall survival and encouraging response rates with sotorasib.

Patients with YAP1 and inflamed T-cell expressing extensive-stage small cell lung cancer experienced superior overall survival following treatment with durvalumab and etoposide.

An update from the phase 3 SKYSCRAPER-02 trial found that tiragolumab to atezolizumab did not significantly improve progression-free survival in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

Patients with metastatic RET fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer experienced encouraging responses with selpercatinib.

Findings from the KEYNOTE-091 trial showed that patients with non–small cell lung cancer who were treated with pembrolizumab following complete resection and chemotherapy had a 24% decreased risk of recurrence compared with a control arm.

Frontline treatment with poziotinib yielded promising overall response rates in patients with non–small cell lung cancer and HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations.

The general population experienced nearly double the amount of anxiety and depression that patients with non–small cell lung cancer reported during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nivolumab combined with chemotherapy is now approved in the resectable non–small cell lung cancer setting.

The FDA has initiated a priority review for neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemotherapy to treat patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer.

Adagrasib is currently being considered for approval as a treatment option for previously treated patients with KRAS G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer.

Pembrolizumab was associated with the first positive clinical trial outcomes in the adjuvant setting of non–small-cell lung cancer.

New data support smoking cessation for patients with lung cancer following their diagnosis.

Patient advocate Jill Feldman led the development of the language guide to help promote patient-centered, stigma-free language across the lung cancer community.

Patients with various solid tumor types experienced improved antitumor immunity after adhering to a diet with severe caloric restrictions.

As minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer increases in popularity, more patients are recovering at home, expanding the need for personalized caregiver education.

A study in France showed that patients with lung cancer, a population initially excluded from COVID-19 vaccination registration trials, were able to safely receive 3 doses.

A total of 7.4% of patients received a secondary or downstream procedure within the 12 months following their lung cancer screening.

Trilaciclib was associated with reduced chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression and the need for associated supportive care in patients with a subtype of lung cancer.

Antoinette Wozniak, MD, FACP, FASCO, outlines the importance of careful patient monitoring in lung cancer and emerging therapy options expected to change the treatment landscape.

Sintilimab, a bevacizumab biosimilar injection, met the primary end point of the phase 3 ORIENT-31 trial by significantly increasing progression-free survival in patients with EGFR-mutated, nonsquamous, non–small cell lung cancer.

Atezolizumab is the first immunotherapy approved in the adjuvant setting to treat NSCLC.

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine induces similar levels of COVID-19 antibodies in patients with solid cancer compared with people without cancer.

Sandra Duncan, RN, BSN, discusses her transition to clinical research, and what her responsibilities are like supporting the ongoing CheckMate-73L trial.

The FDA has green lit mobocertinib for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with an EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation.

Updates from the ongoing S1619 trial suggest that a triplet combination regimen of neoadjuvant cisplatin, pemetrexed, and atezolizumab is effective and tolerable in the treatment of patients with resectable pleural mesothelioma.

International lung cancer clinical trial sites reported that flexibilities in time and place were effective strategies to mitigate COVID–19-related patient concerns and to increase participation.

Selectively targeting the EGFR exon insertion mutations was associated with improved outcomes in patients with previously treated non-small cell lung cancer.