Latest Advances in Lung Cancer Research

Experimental gene therapy drug HPN328 is being tested with Tecentriq in a trial to enhance immune response against small cell lung cancer.

This study assessed real-world survival among older patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and brain metastases (BMs) at diagnosis receiving first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) compared with chemotherapy only.

A recent multicenter study published in The Lancet highlights the promising efficacy of immunotherapy in advanced lung cancer patients.

Rybrevant plus chemo extends progression-free survival for newly diagnosed EGFR exon 20 patients, per study in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s CheckMate-9LA trial shows combining nivolumab, ipilimumab, and chemotherapy improves outcomes in advanced NSCLC patients.

In a recent study, patients who took Keytruda before and after surgery had better results than those who only had surgery.

The phase 3 Pragmatica-Lung study has broader eligibility criteria than many other trials, expanding access to more patients and clinicians.

New clinical trial shows improved survival rates and reduced risk of recurrence in patients taking a targeted therapy for NSCLC.

Lung cancer screening may accelerate the shift of the lung cancer stage from an advanced incurable stage toward an early curable disease, which may improve survival.

A new phase I/II clinical trial shows that repotrectinib had anti tumor activity in participants with the ROS-1-gene.

GSK’s TIM-3 lung cancer drug is moving into a pivotal trial after hitting the mark in the midphase portion of the study.

After results from a phase 2 trial, the FDA granted fast track designation to sapanisertib for patients with certain non–small cell lung cancer.