Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer | Specialty

The OncLive Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on available and investigational immunotherapies in lung cancer. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on updates with checkpoint inhibitors and the ongoing research with this type of treatment in non–small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer.

Case Study: Treating an Elderly Patient With Squamous NSCLC

August 21st 2013

Nivolumab Benefits Durable in Three Tumor Types

August 19th 2013

Nivolumab, the most advanced agent in the rapidly developing field of PD-1-targeting cancer immunotherapy, delivered durable clinical benefits across multiple solid tumor types.

Dr. Carbone on Immunotherapy Research in Lung Cancer

August 15th 2013

David P. Carbone, MD, PhD, from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the exploration of immunotherapies as treatments for patients with advanced lung cancer.

Dr. Herbst on Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer

August 2nd 2013

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, chief of Medical Oncology at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven in Connecticut, discusses immunotherapy for patients with lung cancer.

Dr. Herbst on the Emergence of Immunotherapy in Cancer

June 5th 2013

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, from the Yale Cancer Center, describes the emergence of immunotherapy as a treatment in multiple types of cancer that was highlighted at the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Early Results Robust for New PD-L1 Immunotherapy Agent

May 15th 2013

An antibody that targets PD-L1 to unleash the body's immune system has demonstrated a 21% response rate in a phase I study of patients with multiple solid tumors, setting the stage for an advance in immunotherapy with broad implications for treatment.

Dr. Gettinger on Lung Cancer Immunotherapies

January 8th 2013

Scott Gettinger, MD, associate professor of medicine (medical oncology), Yale School of Medicine, explains the development of immunotherapies in lung cancer.

Dr. Gettinger on PD-1 Inhibitor BMS-936558 in NSCLC

December 11th 2012

Scott Gettinger, MD, from the Yale School of Medicine, discusses updated results from a phase I trial that examined the novel immunotherapy BMS-936558 in patients with NSCLC and other solid tumors.

Dr. Gandara Describes Exciting Lung Cancer Research

October 24th 2012

David R. Gandara, MD, University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, provides his opinion on some of the most exciting research currently taking place for patients with NSCLC.

High Points and Hurdles: Immunotherapy Moves Forward

June 27th 2012

Immunotherapy is maintaining its momentum in clinical development programs, with explorations under way in many tumor types, including breast and lung cancers previously considered poor candidates for such modalities.

Dr. Topalian on the PD-1 Immunotherapy BMS-936558

June 22nd 2012

Dr. Suzanne Topalian, from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, on the PD-1 Targeted Immunotherapy BMS-936558.

Dr. Brahmer on the PD-1 Immunotherapy BMS-936558

June 7th 2012

Dr. Julie Brahmer, from the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, on the PD-1 Immunotherapy BMS-93655 Clinical Trial

PD-1 Immunotherapy Makes Strong Showing in Three Tumor Types

June 2nd 2012

An immunotherapy agent that targets the PD-1 pathway demonstrated response rates as high as 28% in an early-phase study involving patients with different tumor types.