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Feature articles about advances and current developments in targeted therapy that have significant impact or impact potential on thoracic oncology.

Updated Results from the Phase III ALEX Trial: Embracing Hazard Ratios

By D. Ross Camidge, MD, and Mary W. Redman, PhD Posted: August 2018 Updates of the primary analysis of the phase III ALEX trial were presented...

Lorlatinib in ROS1-Positive NSCLC: A Review of Recent Data

By Ben Solomon, MBBS, PhD, FRACP Posted: August 19, 2020 ROS1 rearrangements are found in 1% to 2% of patients with NSCLC. They tend to occur...

ALK Testing in Europe

By Enriqueta Felip, MD, PhD Posted: February 2018 ALK-directed TKIs are effective first- and second-line therapies in patients with ALK rearrangements. Testing of all patients with...

Adjuvant Gefitinib Extended Disease-Free Survival in Patients With Stage II/IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer...

By Cynthia L. Kryder, MS, CCC-Sp Editor Note: IASLC Lung Cancer News is pleased to provide the following overview, which is followed by expert commentary...

Osimertinib: A New Option in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Q&A with David R....

By Erik J. MacLaren, PhD Osimertinib, a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), received FDA approval in November 2015 for use...

Alectinib and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Q&A with Alice T. Shaw, MD,...

By Erik J. MacLaren, PhD Alectinib is a second-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor that was recently approved in the US as a second- line...

Benefit of EGFR Mutation Analysis from Plasma Cell-Free DNA for Treatment of Advanced Non-Small...

By Tony S. K. Mok, BMSc, MD, FRCPC Patients must first be identified as having an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation before they can...

The Lung Master Protocol (Lung-MAP)

By Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, MD Lung-MAP (S1400), is a unique master multi-study protocol that incorporates genomic testing of tumors through a next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform...

Q & A with Yi-Long Wu, MD

What is the current standard of care in the adjuvant setting post-resection of high-risk NSCLC in your practice or nationally? Posted: October 2017 Current Chinese Lung...

Clinical Labeling in Medicinal Products: An Interview With Dr. David Planchard About the Effects...

Posted: June 2017 By David Planchard, MD, PhD What was the rationale for conducting clinical research in BRAF mutationpositive NSCLC? Recently, progress has been made in characterization...

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