Tag : EGFRm NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

CONFERENCE UPDATE

Nivolumab + chemotherapy improves long-term survival outcomes in resectable NSCLC: Final OS analysis from the CheckMate 816 trial
In the final OS analysis of the CheckMate 816 trial, neoadjuvant nivolumab + chemotherapy significantly improved OS in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared to chemotherapy alone. With median OS not reached in the nivolumab group vs. 73.7 months in the chemotherapy group , these findings underscore the potential of this combination therapy as a new standard of care.
NEWS AND PERSPECTIVE

FDA approves the addition of chemotherapy to osimertinib in EGFRm advanced lung cancer
Osimertinib is a third-generation, orally administered epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) previously approved for the first-line treatment of EGFR-mutated (EGFRm) advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).