Immunotherapy: What Has a Year’s Experience Taught Us Since ASCO 2013?
Drs. Nasser Hanna and Melissa Johnson discuss developments in Immunotherapy since ASCO 2013.
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Drs. Nasser Hanna and Melissa Johnson discuss developments in Immunotherapy since ASCO 2013.
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Drs. Nasser Hanna and Melissa Johnson discuss new trial evidence for the use of adjuvant Erlotinib for early-stage lung cancer.
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Dr. Nasser Hanna outlines the possible benefits of consolidation chest radiation for small cell lung cancer patients who respond well to chemotherapy.
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The doctors discuss the circumstances under which small cell lung cancer patients should receive prophylactic cranial irradiation.
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Dr. Nasser Hanna discusses the SQUIRE trial of the EGFR antibody Necitumumab in patients with squamous lung cancer. Though it achieved a statistical increase in OS, he does not consider it clinically relevant.
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The REVEL trial studied 1,200 non-small cell lung cancer patients to see if the drug Cyramza (ramucirumab) improved overall surival. The doctors had mixed feelings about the results.
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The doctors discuss the new FDA-approved drug for ALK positive lung cancer patients, Zykadia (ceritinib), including the dosage level, potential side effects and the ability of Zykadia to impact brain metastases.
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"Dead negative," is how Dr. Nasser Hanna describes results of a phase 3 study that examined how patients with high MET expression did on the drug MetMab (onartuzumab).
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Lung cancer patients with high MET amplification appear to do well on Xalkori (crizotinib), a drug that is approved for ALK positive patients.
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Lung cancer patients with the EGFR mutation who had progressed on other drugs did well on a new drug in clinical trial, though one particular side effect concerns some.
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