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FDA has approved Alunbrig for ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Alunbrig ( Brigatinib ) for adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase ( ALK )-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) as det ... read article

CITYSCAPE trial: promising results adding Tiragolumab to Atezolizumab in patients with PD-L1-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Results from the phase II CITYSCAPE trial were published. This is the first randomised study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Tiragolumab plus Atezolizumab ( Tecentriq ) compared with Atezolizuma ... read article

Osimertinib, phase III ADAURA trial will be unblinded early after overwhelming efficacy in the adjuvant treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated lung cancer

The ADAURA phase III trial for Tagrisso ( Osimertinib ) in the adjuvant treatment of patients with stage IB, II and IIIA epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated ( EGFRm ) non-small cell lung cancer ( ... read article

IMpower131: patients with advanced squamous NSCLC and with high PD-LI expression, treated with Carboplatin + nab-Paclitaxel + Atezolizumab, have experienced a longer survival rate

Patients with stage IV squamous non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) enrolled in clinical trial to test the immunotherapy Atezolizumab ( Tecentriq ) and chemotherapy against chemotherapy alone experie ... read article

KEYNOTE-024 three-year survival update: Pembrolizumab effective as first-line therapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

First line Pembrolizumab ( Keytruda ) monotherapy provides durable long-term overall survival benefit compared to chemotherapy, according to data presented at the IASLC 2019 World Conference on Lung C ... read article

Keytruda as monotherapy for patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer with disease progression on or after Platinum-based chemotherapy and at least one other prior line of therapy: FDA approved

The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Keytruda ( Pembrolizumab ), an anti-PD-1 therapy, as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer ( SCLC ... read article

Advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Pembrolizumab increases historic survival rate in patients with higher PD-L1 expression and chemotherapy-naive

Five-year data from the phase Ib KEYNOTE-001 clinical trial has shown that Pembrolizumab ( Keytruda ) was safe and effective and substantially increased overall survival for advanced non-small cell lu ... read article

Vizimpro as first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR-activating mutations

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ( CHMP ) of the European Medicines Agency ( EMA ) has adopted a positive opinion recommending Vizimpro ( Dacomitinib ), as monotherapy, for the first ... read article

Lorbrena for previously-treated ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, approved from FDA

The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Lorbrena ( Lorlatinib ), a third-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase ( ALK ) tyrosine kinase inhibitor ( TKI ) for patients with ALK-posit ... read article

Vizimpro for the first-line treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, approved from FDA

The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Vizimpro ( Dacomitinib ), a kinase inhibitor for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) w ... read article

Locally-advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer: approved Imfinzi in European Union

The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Imfinzi ( Durvalumab ) as monotherapy for the treatment of locally-advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) in adults ... read article

FDA: Breakthrough Therapy Designation for LOXO-292, a selective RET inhibitor

The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to LOXO-292, a selective RET inhibitor, for: the treatment of patients with metastatic RET-fusion-positive no ... read article

Durvalumab improves overall survival in PACIFIC trial for unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer

Positive overall survival ( OS ) results for the phase III PACIFIC trial, a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, multi-centre trial of Durvalumab ( Imfinzi ) in patients with unresectable s ... read article

FDA has approved Tagrisso as 1st-line treatment for EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved Tagrisso ( Osimertinib ) for the 1st-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) whose tumours have epiderm ... read article

Epacadostat in combination with Pembrolizumab in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma: ECHO-301/KEYNOTE-252 study stopped early for lack-of-benefit

An external Data Monitoring Committee ( eDMC ) review of the pivotal phase 3 ECHO-301/KEYNOTE-252 study results evaluating Epacadostat in combination with Pembrolizumab ( Keytruda ) in patients with u ... read article