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.

Durvalumab Delivers Durable Benefit, Regardless of PD-L1 Expression, in NSCLC

February 7th 2021

Mark A. Socinski, MD, discusses the nuances of the PACIFIC trial and ongoing research with durvalumab that could extend the reach of immunotherapy in early-stage lung cancer.

Dr. Socinski on the Role of Immunotherapy in PD-L1–Negative Lung Cancer

February 6th 2021

Mark A. Socinski, MD, discusses the role of immunotherapy in PD-L1–negative lung cancer.

Ceralasertib/Durvalumab Combo Shows Efficacy in NSCLC Following Anti–PD-L1 Therapy

February 3rd 2021

February 3, 2021 - The combination of ceralasertib plus durvalumab improved overall response rate in patients with non‒small cell lung cancer who progressed on an anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy.

CONFIRM Data Push Nivolumab into Treatment Landscape for Relapsed Mesothelioma

January 30th 2021

January 30, 2021 - Data from the phase 3 CONFIRM trial support single-agent nivolumab as an effective treatment approach for patients with previously treated malignant mesothelioma.

Pembrolizumab/Ipilimumab Combo Does Not Improve Survival, Shows Higher Toxicity in PD-L1+ NSCLC

January 30th 2021

January 29, 2021 - Pembrolizumab plus ipilimumab did not improve survival and had higher rates of toxicity versus pembrolizumab monotherapy as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer who had a PD-L1 tumor proportion score of 50% or greater, and did not harbor EGFR or ALK aberrations.

Mutations, irAEs May Help Predict Immunotherapy Response in NSCLC

January 28th 2021

January 28, 2021- Patients with non-small cell lung cancer who experience immune-related adverse events may have better survival outcomes than those without.

Updated OS Analysis Favors Frontline Atezolizumab in PD-L1–High NSCLC

January 28th 2021

January 28, 2021 - Atezolizumab demonstrated continued clinically meaningful benefits in overall survival, progression-free survival, overall response rate, and duration of response compared with chemotherapy in patients with PD-L1–high wild-type nonsquamous or squamous non–small cell lung cancer.

BMS-986012 Plus Nivolumab May Be Effective in Treating Relapsed/Refractory SCLC

January 28th 2021

January 28, 2021 - Adding BMS-986012, anti–fucosyl-GM1 monoclonal antibody, to nivolumab demonstrated promising results in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory small cell lung cancer who did not receive previous checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Immuno-Oncology Therapies Could Be More Beneficiary for Small Cell Lung Cancer

January 28th 2021

January 28, 2021 - Immuno-oncology therapies provided significant potential health gains for both patients and the population, although age should be taken into account to improve accuracy and avoid bias.

Frontline Pembrolizumab Maintains Survival Benefit Over Chemo in PD-L1+ NSCLC

January 28th 2021

January 28, 2021 — Frontline pembrolizumab continued to demonstrate clinically meaningful improvements in overall survival, overall response rate, and time to progression on next-line therapy compared with platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic PD-L1–positive non–small cell lung cancer without sensitizing EGFR or ALK mutations.

Pembrolizumab Continues to Improve Survival in PD-L1–Positive Advanced NSCLC

January 28th 2021

January 28, 2021 - Pembrolizumab continued to demonstrate a clinically meaningful improvement in overall and progression-free survival, compared with docetaxel, in patients with previously treated, PD-L1–positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer after more than 5 years of follow-up.

Pembrolizumab/Chemo Demonstrates Continued OS Improvement in Nonsquamous NSCLC

January 28th 2021

January 28, 2021 — Pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy continued to show improved overall survival and progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with previously untreated metastatic nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.

Durvalumab, Osimertinib Envelop Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant NSCLC Treatment

January 25th 2021

The sustained overall survival benefit with durvalumab and significant disease-free survival benefit benefit with osimertinib in the adjuvant setting represent major advances in the field of non–small cell lung cancer, fueling research with each modality in localized settings.

Advances in Immunotherapy in Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

January 8th 2021

Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common histologic subtype of the disease, accounting for approximately 85% of cases. The recognition of targetable gene alterations and immune response has resulted in rapid changes to the therapeutic spectrum for NSCLC in recent years.

Immunotherapy Combos Crowd Frontline NSCLC Landscape

December 30th 2020

Alex A. Adjei, MD, PhD, discusses frontline treatment options for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer, as well as some of the nuances of selecting the optimal therapy.

Rohs Reflects on Therapeutic Approaches in Early- Vs Late-Stage Lung Cancer

December 28th 2020

Nicholas C. Rohs, MD, highlights the influx of clinical trials and the addition of immunotherapy in the adjuvant setting of lung cancer.

Immunotherapy Agents Drive Frontline Treatment Strategies in Advanced NSCLC

December 16th 2020

Several immunotherapeutic options are available for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), allowing decisions to be made based on histology, PD-L1 expression, and patient preference in regard to their treatment goals. Looking ahead, there may also be efficacy in moving immunotherapy drugs up into the resectable, early-stage setting

Learning to Tailor Targeted and Immune Therapy in Lung Cancer

December 14th 2020

Faculty of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital-hosted Institutional Perspectives in Cancer webinar on lung cancer spotlight key advances made with targeted therapies in lung cancer, the ways in which immunotherapy has complicated treatment decisions, and more!

Immunotherapy Finds a Role in Frontline Small Cell Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma

December 14th 2020

Checkpoint inhibitors have failed to improve progression-free survival and overall survival as second-line therapy and maintenance therapy in small cell lung cancer, but this class of agents continue to show encouraging activity worthy of a paradigm shift up front.

Immunotherapy Leads the Way in Lung Cancer, but Creates Complex Treatment Decisions

November 27th 2020

Joshua Reuss, MD, discusses the lung cancer armamentarium, the role of immunotherapy combinations, and the significance of biomarkers.