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Frontline Combinations Better Survival Rates in EGFRm Lung Cancer

*November 2023* First-line combination treatment regimens are improving progression-free survival (PFS) rates in patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to Julia Rotow, MD.1 Prior to November 2023, the main first-line therapy utilized for the treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated lung cancer was osimertinib (Tagrisso) monotherapy, based on the phase…
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December 27, 2023
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Clinician Spotlight: Dr. Elaine Shum

*December 2023* This month we have the honor of featuring Dr. Elaine Shum, who is Assistant Professor of Medicine at NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center in New York.  Dr. Shum participated in the 2021 EGFR Resisters Research Summit and received the Distinguished Young Investigator Research Award for her study Lung Cancer Screening…
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December 27, 2023
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Dato-DXd Significantly Improves PFS in Select Subsets of Advanced/Metastatic NSCLC

*October 2023* Take home message: Comparison Dato-DXd, a novel TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate, to docetaxel in pretreated advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, revealing significantly improved progression-free survival with Dato-DXd, especially in non-squamous histology patients, while demonstrating a manageable safety profile and ongoing evaluation of overall survival. (From OncoAlert) The Trop-2…
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December 27, 2023
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A Phase 3, Randomized study of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab and chemotherapy in patients with EGFR or ALK mutated in non-small cell lung cancer (ATTLAS, KCSG-LU19-04)

*October 2023* PURPOSE In the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a driver mutation, the role of anti-PD-(L)1 antibody following tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) remains unclear. This randomized, open-label, multicenter, phase 3 study evaluates the efficacy of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab, paclitaxel and carboplatin (ABCP) in EGFR or ALK-mutated NSCLC that progressed…
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December 24, 2023