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Amivantamab Combo Reduces Symptom Progression in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

*September 2024* Symptom progression was significantly delayed when patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were treated with amivantamab-vmjw (Rybrevant) plus lazertinib (Lazcluze) compared with osimertinib (Tagrisso) monotherapy, according to a presentation from the 2024 IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC).1 The study assessed the results observed in the phase…
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December 15, 2024
Cancer Network
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Firmonertinib Yields Responses in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC Subtype

*September 2024* Early efficacy and safety were reported with firmonertinib (AST2818; formerly furmonertinib) in those with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR P-loop and αC-helix compressing (PACC) mutations, according to findings from the phase 1b FURHTER trial presented at the IASLC 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). “Firmonertinib has shown promising…
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December 15, 2024
ecancer
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ESMO 2024: Latest in EGFR mutated NSCLC

*September 2024* In this video, Prof Ignacio Gil-Bazo (Catholic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain), Dr Mariana Brandão (Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium), Prof Benjamin Besse (Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France), and Prof Enriqueta Felip (Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain) discuss the latest developments in treating EGFR mutated NSCLC, with…
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December 15, 2024
Onc Live
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FDA Approves Amivantamab Plus Chemo for EGFR+ Advanced NSCLC After an EGFR Inhibitor

*September 2024* The FDA has approved amivantamab-vmjw (Rybrevant) in combination with carboplatin and pemetrexed for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations whose disease has progressed on or after treatment with an EGFR TKI.1 The regulatory…
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December 15, 2024