November 2019 Volume 6 – Lung Cancer

When first seen by a physician, 25% to 30% of patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) already have locally advanced disease. Standard treatment for these patients has been platinum-based chemotherapy plus radiation (chemoradiation), which achieved a median progression-free survival (PFS) of approximately 8 months and a 5-year overall survival (OS) rate of 15% to 30%. Recent developments in immunotherapy have provided significant advances in the treatment of NSCLC. Read More ›

Patients with ALK-positive (ALK+) non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose cancer had spread to the brain responded well to the ALK inhibitor ceritinib, regardless of what prior cancer treatment they had received. This research was recently presented at the 2019 European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Barcelona by Laura Chow, MD, from Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. Read More ›