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A post hoc analysis of the phase 2 ALTA trial showed longer overall survival in crizotinib-refractory patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC who continued brigatinib versus discontinuing it after disease progression. Read More ›

In treatment-naïve patients with NSCLC and high tumor mutation burden—regardless of PD-L1 expression—the combination of nivolumab plus ipilimumab showed superior PFS versus chemotherapy in the phase 3 CheckMate-227 trial. Read More ›

Amid the changing landscape of treatments for ALK-positive NSCLC, sequencing of ALK inhibitors grows more complex and will require an assessment of individual patient’s tumor characteristics. Read More ›

Seribantumab (MM-121), a drug under investigation in the phase 2 SHERLOC trial for the treatment of heregulin-positive NSCLC, was granted orphan drug designation from the FDA. Read More ›

The College of American Pathologists, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and the Association for Molecular Pathology have updated their 2013 molecular analysis guideline for the selection of patients with lung cancer for TKI treatment, to include 18 new recommendations and 3 revisions to the existing guidance. Read More ›

In patients with HR-positive breast cancer, a positive circulating tumor cells assay result was associated with nearly a 20-fold increased risk for recurrence of disease. Read More ›

Older women with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who are treated with a CDK4/6 inhibitor may derive benefits similar to those seen in their younger counterparts. Read More ›

Based on results from the phase 3 FLAURA trial, the FDA has granted osimertinib (Tagrisso) breakthrough therapy designation for treatment-naïve patients with EGFR-positive non–small-cell lung cancer. Read More ›

In the pivotal phase 3 KEYNOTE-189 trial of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) combined with pemetrexed and cisplatin or carboplatin for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic, nonsquamous non–small-cell lung cancer, the regimen showed significant improvements in overall survival and progression-free survival. Read More ›