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New Treatment Options for Stage IV NSCLC With Driver Alterations

*January 2023* The ASCO Living Guideline for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with driver alterations has gotten its first update, with data from recent studies -- DESTINY-Lung01 and CodeBreaK100 -- incorporated into the guidance. In the update, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dwight H. Owen, MD, MS, of the Ohio State University in Columbus,…
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February 3, 2023
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Unexpected Cardiotoxicity in Patients With HER2-Mutant NSCLC Treated With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan: A Case Report

*November 2022* Antibody-drug conjugates targeting receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 (ERBB2, HER2) have emerged as promising targeted options for HER2-mutant NSCLC. Among antibody-drug conjugates targeting HER2, trastuzumab deruxtecan was found to have the most impressive efficacy and is a potential new standard of care. Drug-related interstitial lung disease remains a serious unpredictable…
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February 3, 2023
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Newer Targets in NSCLC Lead to Directed Therapies

*December 2022* In non–small cell lung cancer, EGFR mutations, MET exon 14 skipping mutations, and HER2 mutations are common mutations for which directed therapies are available. New approaches and novel agents are constantly being developed to identify and treat emerging targets in non– small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This article…
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February 3, 2023
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The Role of Chemotherapy Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Oncogenic-Driven NSCLC: A University of California Lung Cancer Consortium Retrospective Study

*October 2022* Introduction There is a paucity of data on immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) plus doublet chemotherapy (C) in patients with advanced lung cancer whose tumor harbors an actionable mutation. We sought to provide insight into the role of this combination in relation to chemotherapy alone in this patient population.…
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February 3, 2023
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Safety, pharmacokinetic and clinical activity of intrathecal chemotherapy with pemetrexed via the Ommaya reservoir for leptomeningeal metastases from lung adenocarcinoma: A prospective Phase I study

*December 2022* The treatment of LUAD-LM is particularly challenging and intrathecal pemetrexed is a potential therapeutic strategy for it, but still faces many obstacles caused by repeated lumbar puncture. We performed a prospective phase I study on 33 refractory LUAD-LM patients, aimed at assessing the safety, pharmacokinetic and clinical activity…
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February 3, 2023
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Making the Most of Time Between Scans

*January 2023*  By EGFR Resisters Co-founder Ivy Elkins All of us living with lung cancer, whether diagnosed at an early stage or later stage, have to deal with periodic scans. Those of us with metastatic disease usually have scans every three months, while others with local disease might have them less…
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February 3, 2023