Hatim Husain, MD

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Managing Toxicities With TROP2-Directed ADCs in Advanced NSCLC: Best Practices and Management Strategies

November 5th 2024

This episode examines the management of ILD/pneumonitis associated with TROP2-directed ADCs in patients with advanced NSCLC and strategies for mitigating these risks, addresses hematologic toxicities related to docetaxel, and discusses the improved tolerability and lower incidence of severe treatment-emergent adverse events with Dato-DXd compared with docetaxel.

Role of Datopotamab Deruxtecan in Advanced NSCLC: Insights From TROPION-Lung01

November 5th 2024

This episode covers current sequencing strategies for NSCLC after targeted therapies and platinum chemotherapy, discusses the COMPEL trial with osimertinib, reviews OS and PFS end points from the TROPION-Lung01 study, examines hypotheses behind differential PFS responses in nonsquamous vs squamous NSCLC, and addresses what constitutes a clinically meaningful, durable response in heavily pretreated patients with advanced NSCLC and actionable genomic alterations.

Targeted ADCs vs Chemotherapy in Heavily Pretreated NSCLC: Clinical Benefits and Challenges

October 29th 2024

This episode discusses the urgent need for more effective and tolerable therapies for patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC who have exhausted targeted treatments, comparing the clinical benefits of a targeted ADC approach vs chemotherapy, with a focus on the TROPION-Lung01 study of Dato-DXd vs docetaxel for heavily pretreated advanced/metastatic NSCLC with actionable genomic alterations.

Tailoring Treatment by Stage: Insights From ADAURA for Stage IB to IIIA EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

October 29th 2024

This episode highlights the significance of third-generation EGFR TKIs in delaying subsequent therapies for resectable, stage IB to IIIA EGFR-mutated NSCLC, explores the risks of postresection treatments for disease progression, and discusses treatment considerations for patients across different stages, focusing on the ADAURA trial outcomes for stage IB to IIIA NSCLC.

Osimertinib in Resected Stage IB to IIIA NSCLC: Perspectives on Its Use for Less Common EGFR Mutations

October 22nd 2024

Although the NCCN guidelines recommend osimertinib as an adjuvant therapy option, what is your position on its use for completely resected stage IB to IIIA NSCLC with less common EGFR activating mutations, such as exon 20 insertion?

ADAURA Trial Findings: Outcomes and CNS Involvement in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

October 22nd 2024

This episode reviews the key takeaways from the ADAURA trial, discusses strategies for protecting the CNS in EGFR-mutated NSCLC, and examines the impact ADAURA had on recurrence rates in patients with completely resected EGFR-mutated NSCLC who were previously treated with adjuvant chemotherapy.

Optimizing Treatment for Advanced EGFR-Mutated NSCLC: FLAURA2, Toxicity Management, and ctDNA

October 16th 2024

This episode delves into expert perspectives on the safety and tolerability of combining osimertinib with chemotherapy in untreated, advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC, resistance to third-generation EGFR TKIs, the superiority of concurrent versus sequential therapy from the FLAURA2 study, the role of ctDNA in managing additional EGFR mutations, and decision-making in utilizing FLAURA2 for treatment selection.

Clinical Insights on Osimertinib in Frontline Therapy for EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

October 16th 2024

This episode explores expert insights on the clinical use of osimertinib in the frontline setting for EGFR-mutated NSCLC, the impact of combining osimertinib with platinum-based chemotherapy on progression-free survival (PFS), and the significance of extending PFS by nearly 9 months in patients with advanced NSCLC who are not candidates for curative treatment.

Dr Husain on Developments in ALK+ NSCLC

July 29th 2023

Hatim Husain, MD, discusses developments in ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer.

Closing Expert Perspectives on Treatment in Advanced NSCLC

June 2nd 2022

Lung cancer experts share final thoughts on their thorough discussion of treatments in NSCLC and what to look for in the future.

Emerging Antibody Drug Conjugates in the Lung Cancer Treatment Landscape

June 2nd 2022

Dr Martin Dietrich gives an overview of novel antibody-drug conjugates in the NSCLC treatment landscape.

Recent Advances in Treatment of ROS1-Rearranged NSCLC

May 25th 2022

Hatim Hussain, MD, explains emerging data on ROS1 rearrangements in NSCLC and his approach to treatment in his clinical practice.

Updates in Treatment of NSCLC with ALK Rearrangements

May 25th 2022

Oncologists review data from the ALTA-1L clinical trial and CROWN study on therapies for the treatment of ALK rearrangements.

Treatment Selection and Sequencing for Patients with NTRK Fusions in Clinical Practice

May 17th 2022

A panel of lung cancer experts illustrate their personal clinical experience with treatment selection and sequencing for treating patients who have NTRK fusions.

Recent Advances in Treatment of NSCLC with NTRK Fusions

May 11th 2022

Misako Nagasaka, MD, PhD, provides an overview of clinical trial data on treatments for NTRK fusion–positive lung cancer.

Treatment of KRAS G12C Mutant NSCLC

May 11th 2022

Benjamin Levy, MD, explains KRAS G12C mutations in non–small cell lung cancer, and Hatim Husain, MD, provides insight into the mechanism of action of G12C inhibitors.

Recent Advances in Treatment of MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutations in NSCLC

May 5th 2022

Dr Martin Dietrich provides an overview of how to treat MET exon 14 skipping mutations in non–small cell lung cancer.

Updates in Treatment of HER2 Mutant NSCLC

May 5th 2022

Dr Misako Nagasaka reviews clinical trial data presented at ESMO 2021 on therapies for NSCLC harboring HER2 exon 20 mutations.

Recent Advances in Treatment of EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations in NSCLC

May 2nd 2022

Dr Fernando Santini explains EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations in NSCLC and the best approaches for treating these cases.

Updates in Treatment of NSCLC with Classical EGFR Mutations

May 2nd 2022

A discussion on EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer and the combination treatment strategies for sensitizing mutations.