August 15th 2025
Findings from the KRYSTAL-12 trial support adagrasib as a treatment option for those with disease progression on prior chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
Ensartinib Yields Superior Efficacy Over Crizotinib for ALK-Positive Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
September 23rd 2021Results from the phase 3 eXalt3 study indicated that ensartinib led to a longer progression-free survival and intracranial response rate compared with crizotinib for patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer.
Durvalumab Demonstrates Real-World PFS Benefit In Unresectable Stage III NSCLC
September 22nd 2021Findings from the PACIFIC-R trial indicated that the real-world progression-free survival benefit of durvalumab was higher vs the median progression-free survival reported in the durvalumab arm of the phase 3 PACIFIC trial in unresectable stage III non–small cell lung cancer.
Blood-Based Tumor Mutational Burden Does Not Predict Benefit of Atezolizumab for NSCLC
September 21st 2021According to results from the Blood First Assay Screening Trial, blood-based tumor mutational burden did not predict a benefit of atezolizumab over chemotherapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Treatment With Adjuvant Atezolizumab Yields Improved Outcomes in Stage II-IIIA PD-L1–Positive NSCLC
September 20th 2021Patients with stage II to IIIA non–small cell lung cancer experienced an improvement in disease-free survival and time to locoregional and distant relapse after being treated with adjuvant atezolizumab.
Datopotamab Deruxtecan Shows Safe Antitumor Activity in Advanced NSCLC With Genomic Alterations
September 19th 2021The antibody drug conjugate, datopotamab deruxtecan, was safe in heavily pretreated patients who don’t have many treatment options after treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors and platinum-based chemotherapy.
Patients With ALK+ NSCLC Not Suitable for Crizotinib Benefit from Sequential ALK-Inhibitor Therapy
September 11th 2021Patients with non–small cell lung cancer harboring ALK mutations who were not suitable for crizotinib therapy, either due to resistance or intolerance, showed benefit with sequential crizotinib and alectinib.
Intracranial Activity Seen With Sotorasib for KRAS G12C–Mutated NSCLC Brain Metastases
September 8th 2021For patients with KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer and stable brain metastases who were previously treated with either radiation or surgery, robust anticancer activity was observed with intracranial complete responses and continued intracranial stabilization with sotorasib.
Pelcitoclax Plus Osimertinib Shows Promise in Patients With EGFR TKI–Resistant NSCLC
September 8th 2021Patients with EGFR-positive non–small cell lung cancer whose disease is not suitable for standard EGFR TKI monotherapy had promising responses and experienced few dose-limiting toxicities with pelcitoclax plus osimertinib.
PFS Benefit Observed With Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Advanced Squamous NSCLC
September 8th 2021Patients with stage IIIB and stage IV advanced squamous non–small cell lung cancer experienced a clinically significant improvement in progression-free survival with tislelizumab plus chemotherapy in the first-line setting compared with standard of care chemotherapy.