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The OncLive Lung Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on non–small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, mesothelioma, and more. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in lung cancer.

Dr. Weiss on PD-L1 Biomarker in Lung Cancer

January 30th 2017

Jared Weiss, MD, assistant professor, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the development of biomarkers in the study of lung cancer.

Frontline Immunotherapy Combo Setbacks Strike NSCLC

January 21st 2017

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca have each announced separate delays in the development of PD-1 and CTLA-4 inhibitor combinations as first-line therapies for patients with advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

Dr. Borghaei on Reporting Immunotherapy-Related AEs in Lung Cancer

January 20th 2017

Hossein Borghaei, DO, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses how physicians can help patients with lung cancer feel more comfortable reporting adverse events (AEs) associated with immunotherapy.

Dr. Herbst on Combination Therapies for Lung Cancer

January 20th 2017

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, ensign professor of Medicine, professor of Pharmacology, chief of Medical Oncology, associate director for Translational Research, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital, discusses combination therapies for patients with lung cancer.

Dr. Bunn on Combining Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy in Lung Cancer

January 19th 2017

Paul A. Bunn, Jr., MD, professor of Medicine, head of the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado, discusses combining immunotherapy with chemotherapy and targeted agents in lung cancer.

Dr. Shaw on Alectinib as First-Line Therapy in Lung Cancer

January 18th 2017

Alice T. Shaw, MD, PhD, Director of Thoracic Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses alectinib as first-line therapy in the treatment of patients with lung cancer.

Lori Sakoda on Genetic Risk Variants for COPD and Lung Cancer

January 12th 2017

Lori C. Sakoda, PhD, research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research and affiliate investigator of the Division of Public Health Sciences at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses her study examining the pleiotropic associations of genetic risk variants for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with lung cancer risk.

Dr. Rolfo on Precision Medicine in Lung Cancer

January 12th 2017

Christian Diego Rolfo, MD, PhD, professor and unit coordinator at Antwerp University discusses the European perspective on precision medicine in lung cancer and the importance of clinical trials across different markets.

Avelumab Shows Promise as Frontline Immunotherapy Alternative in NSCLC

January 11th 2017

Immunotherapy is quickly becoming a mainstay in the frontline setting for the treatment of patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

FDA Grants Priority Review to Frontline Pembrolizumab Combo for NSCLC

January 11th 2017

The FDA has granted a priority review to a supplemental biologics license application for pembrolizumab in combination with pemetrexed plus carboplatin as a treatment for patients with metastatic or advanced non-squamous non–small cell lung cancer, regardless of PD-L1 expression and without EGFR or ALK mutations.

Herbst Discusses Next Steps With Pembrolizumab in Lung Cancer

January 11th 2017

Roy Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses the next steps with pembrolizumab in NSCLC, PD-L1 testing, and managing increased toxicities with combination regimens.

Dr. Swanson on Surgical Choices for Multifocal Lung Cancer

January 10th 2017

Scott J. Swanson, MD, co-director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and chief surgical officer at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, discusses surgical choices for patients with multifocal lung cancer.

Dr. Bueno on Gene Expression Signatures for Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma

January 10th 2017

Raphael Bueno, MD, chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery co-director, Brigham and Women’s Lung Center, vice chairman of Surgery for Cancer and Translational Research, professor at Harvard Medical School, discusses gene expression signatures for squamous cell lung carcinoma.

Dr. Kosari on Antitumor Immunity in Small Cell Lung Cancer

January 10th 2017

Farhad Kosari, PhD, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, discusses anti-tumor immunity as a key determinant for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) survivorship.

Dr. Hassan on Immunotherapy in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

January 9th 2017

Raffit Hassan, MD, head of Thoracic and Solid Tumor Immunotherapy Section at the National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research discusses immunotherapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Dr. Herbst on the Impact of Frontline Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer

January 7th 2017

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, professor of Medicine, chief of Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital, discusses the impact that immunotherapy has had on the frontline treatment of patients with lung cancer.

Dr. Bunn on Current Role of Precision Medicine for Lung Cancer

January 6th 2017

Paul A. Bunn, Jr, MD, professor of Medicine in Medical Oncology and head of the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado, discusses the current role of precision medicine in lung cancer.

Dr. Girard on Maximizing Outcomes of Lung Cancer Treatments

January 6th 2017

Nicolas Girard, MD, professor of Respiratory Medicine and Thoracic Oncology at the Claude Bernard University in Lyon, France, and senior attending physician in the Thoracic Oncology Service of the Hospices Civils de Lyon, discusses the optimal methods to maximize the outcomes of crizitonib (Xalkori) when used as a treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Dr. Husain on Monitoring the Emergence of T790M in Lung Cancer

January 6th 2017

Hatim Husain, MD, assistant professor of Hematology-Oncology at The University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center, discusses his study on monitoring the emergence of EGFR T790M ctDNA in urine from EGFR-mutated NSCLC.

Dr. Carbone on Effectiveness of Different Lung Cancer Therapies

January 4th 2017

David Carbone, MD, PhD, director of the James Thoracic Center, and professor of Medicine at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the effectiveness of different therapies to treat patients with lung cancer.