LUNG CANCER

Based on these findings, the 200 mg dose of canakinumab administered subcutaneously every 3 weeks in combination with the standard dose of pembrolizumab and a platinum-based chemotherapy doublet will be used in the next phase of the CANOPY-1 study.

"The emergence of the anti-PD-1 antibody has brought a new treatment modality for patients with squamous NSCLC."

“We are pleased that the FDA has approved Tabrecta for patients with METex14 NSCLC. Having a therapy that targets the recognized oncogenic driver will provide a much needed treatment option for patients with METex14 NSCLC who currently have limited treatment options.”

Rogerio C. Lilenbaum, MD, discusses molecular panels and other testing for patients with nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer.

"We are delighted to add the first FDA approval of this important companion diagnostic on Dako Omnis."

“We don’t have a good understanding of why some patients have a robust response to immunotherapy and others do not. That’s important, not only in terms of selecting patients but also in terms of the therapy approach. This is one reason why clinical trials are incredibly important.”

“These topline results from the CheckMate 743 trial demonstrate the potential of Opdivo plus Yervoy in previously untreated patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, and is another example of the established efficacy and safety of the dual immunotherapy combination seen in multiple tumor types.”

In a Targeted Oncology case-based peer perspectives live discussion, Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH, discussed systemic treatment options for stage III non–small cell lung cancer, based on a real case of a 63-year-old male patient.

Brain metastasis responses were elicited from treatment with pembrolizumab in patients with non–small cell lung cancer, in a PD-L1–positive cohort of a phase II clinical trial conducted by researchers at Yale Cancer Center. According to a YCC press release, pembrolizumab prolonged overall survival with limited toxicity in these patients.

The FDA has provided clearance to an Investigational New Drug application for GT103 for the treatment of solid tumors. A phase I clinical trial will be initiated to evaluate this novel targeted immunotherapy in patients with refractory non–small cell lung cancer, announced Grid Therapeutics, LLC.

The combination of tislelizumab, a PD-L1 antibody, pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy achieved a statistically significant prolongation in progression-free survival compared with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy alone as first-line treatment of patients with nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer, meeting the primary end point of a phase III BGB-A317-304 trial.

A 69-Year Old Man With Metastatic BRAF V600E-Mutated Metastatic NSCLC

Luis E. Raez, MD, discusses targeted therapies for patients with lung cancer who have genetic alterations.

The FDA has accepted the Biologics License Application for and granted Priority Review to the combination of nivolumab plus ipilimumab with limited chemotherapy as a first-line treatment of patients with metastatic or recurrent non–small cell lung cancer who have no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations, according to a press release from Bristol Myers Squibb. The Prescription Drug Free User Act target action date is set as August 6, 2020, and the combination was granted Fast Track designation.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, James A. Reeves, MD, discussed how targeted therapies are being used presently in lung cancer and the potential of these agents in the future.

The FDA has accepted and granted a priority review to a supplemental Biologics License Application for pembrolizumab for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic solid tumors with tissue tumor mutational burden-high who have progressed following prior treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options.

Nathan A. Pennell, MD, PhD, discusses the role of molecular testing when treating and managing patients with&nbsp;<a>lung cancer.</a>&nbsp;He shares his advice on what to do for patients who need therapy immediately, as well.

The immunotherapeutic vaccine OSE-2101 demonstrated a favorable 12-month survival rate as second- or third-line treatment of patients with HLA-A2-positive advanced non&ndash;small cell lung cancer, meeting the primary end point of overall survival in the phase III Atalante 1 study, according to a press release from the drug developer, OSE Immunotherapeutics, Inc.

An association was found between a lower risk of grade 3 or higher chemotherapy toxicity with higher body mass indexes and normal albumin, a protein made in the liver, levels in older adult patients with solid tumors, according to an analysis of a prospective, multicenter study.