Treatment Approach for NSCLC with ALK Mutations

Data from the phase 3 eXalt3 trial support the approval of ensartinib in adult patients with metastatic ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer.

Terence T. Sio, MD, MS, highlights advances such as proton beam radiotherapy that may improve outcomes for those with non–small cell lung cancer.

These data support less restrictive clinical trial eligibility criteria for those with metastatic NSCLC. This is especially true regarding both targeted therapy and immunotherapy treatment regimens.

Richard Lazzaro, MD, discusses how a robot-assisted platform has impacted his thoracic surgery and highlights other potential advancements in the field.

For patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer, sacituzumab tirumotecan was given the breakthrough drug designation by the FDA.

Despite gaps in biomarker testing accessibility, the lung cancer survival rate has improved by 26% over the last 5 years.