Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

The FDA approved adjuvant pembrolizumab for the treatment of patients with resected non–small cell lung cancer, based on data from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-091/EORTC-1416-LCG/ETOP-8-15-PEARLS trial.

Findings from the phase 3 Neotorch trial indicate that toripalimab plus chemotherapy has met the primary end point of event-free survival among patients with operable non–small cell lung cancer.

The National Medical Products Administration of China gives approval to mobocertinib for patients with non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.

A contingent of patients with a type of lung cancer and breast cancer continues to experience responses to treatment with zotatifin, according to updated study findings.

The overall survival improvements were observed when tumor-treating fields were combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors with a positive trend towards improvement when combined with docetaxel in those with stage IV non–small cell lung cancer.

The FDA’s decision means that oncologists can use FoundationOne Liquid CDx to identify patients with ROS1-positive non–small cell lung cancer or NTRK fusion–positive solid tumors who are eligible for treatment with entrectinib.

The decision to approve durvalumab plus tremelimumab in Japan for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer and unresectable biliary tract cancer and liver cancer was based on data from several phase 3 studies.

The phase 3 NEPTUNE study indicated that durvalumab plus tremelimumab did not reach an amended primary end point of improved overall survival among patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer with a blood tumor mutational burden of at least 20 mut/Mb, though the combination did yield a numerical reduction in risk of death.

Data from the phase 3 PEARL trial indicated that durvalumab yielded a clinically significant improvement in overall survival but did not meet statistical significance among patients with stage IV non–small cell lung cancer with high PD-L1 expression.

The FDA has approved the FoundationOne Liquid CDx as a companion diagnostic for identifying patients with non-small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations who may benefit from treatment with specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Results from the phase 2 ARC-7 trial found that zimberelimab, etrumadenant, and domvanalimab enhanced efficacy outcomes in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

The FDA has approved the Agilent Resolution ctDx FIRST assay for identifying patients with KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer who may benefit from adagrasib.

The FDA has approved an additional indication for pemetrexed injection plus pembrolizumab and chemotherapy in the treatment of metastatic non–small cell lung cancer without EGFR or ALK tumor aberrations.

Findings from the phase 3 CONTACT-01 trial indicated that cabozantinib and atezolizumab did not reach the primary end point of overall survival in patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, of the Virginia Cancer Specialists, discusses how the FDA approval of adagrasib for KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer can provide benefit for this patient population.

Patients with KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer can now receive adagrasib therapy following the treatment’s recent accelerated approval by the FDA.

The EGFR inhibitor neratinib may be effective in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, according to updated interim findings from the phase 2 SUMMIT trial.

An expert from NYU Langone in New York City recently discussed the strengths and limitations of the oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor mobocertinib in platinum-pretreated patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion+ metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

A complete response letter from the FDA indicated that poziotinib as a treatment for non-small cell lung cancer harboring HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations cannot be approved in its current form.

Erica C. Nakajima, MD, discussed a pooled analysis analyzing immune checkpoint inhibitors with or without chemotherapy in the frontline treatment of patients with KRAS-mutated non-small cell lung cancer and PD-L1 expression.

Pooling data with other radiation trials, looking more closely at central non-small cell lung cancer, and exploring secondary outcomes represent the next steps in terms of analyzing stereotactic body radiation (SBRT) vs conventional hypofractionated radiotherapy (CRT), according to Anand Swaminath, MD.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has given a positive opinion of mobocertinib as a treatment for previously treated advanced non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.

Anand Swaminath, MD, reviews the design of the phase 3 LUSTRE trial comparing a 3-week conventional radiotherapy regimen with stereotactic body radiotherapy among patients with stage I medically inoperable non-small cell lung cancer.

Melissa L. Johnson, MD, spoke about the design of the phase 3 POSEIDON trial how its data led to the recent approval of tremelimumab plus durvalumab and chemotherapy in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy yielded numerical improvements in terms of local control compared with conventional hypofractionated radiotherapy among patients with stage I medically inoperable non–small cell lung cancer, according to findings from the phase 3 LUSTRE trial.

Patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer derived the most benefit from durvalumab when combined with either oleclumab or monalizumab vs durvalumab alone.

The FDA has approved tremelimumab plus durvalumab for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer based on findings from arms 1 and 3 of the phase 3 POSEIDON trial.

Data from the phase 3 LUSTRE trial indicated that stereotactic body radiotherapy is a safe and effective alternative to conventional radiation for use in patients with stage I medically-inoperable non-small lung cancer, according to an expert from Juravinski Cancer Centre in Canada.

Based on results of the phase 3 EMPOWER-Lung3 trial, frontline use of cemiplimab plus chemotherapy has been approved by the FDA for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Results from the phase 1 ARROS-1 trial showed NVL-520 may stop tumor growth and yielded response in brain metastases in patients with ROS1-positive non–small cell lung cancer and other solid tumors.