Zosia Piotrowska, MD, MHS

Articles

The Impact of Frontline Treatment Selection on Second-line Therapy for EGFR-mutant NSCLC

May 16th 2025

Panelists discuss how many patients never receive second-line therapy, emphasizing the critical importance of selecting the optimal first-line treatment and monitoring patients closely to identify progression early.

Disease Reassessment at First Progression and Treatment Options for Resistance Mechanisms in EGFR-mutant NSCLC

May 16th 2025

Panelists discuss how subsequent therapy after initial disease progression should consider patient symptomatology, biomarker testing through tissue or liquid biopsies, and potential treatment options including MET-targeted approaches or chemotherapy combinations.

The Importance of Quality of Life in Treatment Decision-Making for EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

May 9th 2025

Panelists discuss how quality of life considerations, including prophylactic medications to prevent dermatologic toxicities and infusion-related reactions, are crucial when implementing EGFR-targeted therapies, especially the MARIPOSA regimen.

Analyzing the MARIPOSA Overall Survival Data in the Frontline Treatment of EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

May 9th 2025

Panelists discuss how the overall survival benefit from the MARIPOSA regimen (amivantamab plus lazertinib) with a hazard ratio of 0.75 and projected survival improvement exceeding 1 year represents a significant advancement that must be weighed against toxicity concerns.

Presenting the Treatment Options in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC: Weighing the Data and Incorporating the Patient Perspective

April 28th 2025

Panelists discuss how conversations with patients about treatment options have become more complex and nuanced, requiring thorough explanation of efficacy data and adverse effects while adapting to each patient’s level of understanding and involvement.

Combination Therapy: A New Frontline Standard in the Treatment of EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

April 28th 2025

Panelists discuss how the treatment landscape for EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer has evolved with new combination therapies like osimertinib plus chemotherapy (FLAURA2) and amivantamab plus lazertinib (MARIPOSA) challenging osimertinib monotherapy as the standard of care.

Dr Piotrowska on the Importance of Genomic Profiling to Identify HER2 Mutations in NSCLC

January 13th 2025

Zosia Piotrowska, MD, MHS, discusses the importance of differentiating between HER2 alterations among patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Dr Piotrowska on Treatment Sequencing Decisions in HER2-Mutated NSCLC

January 10th 2025

Zosia Piotrowska, MD, MHS, discusses disease factors that guide treatment decision-making and sequencing for patients with HER2-mutated NSCLC.

Patient Selection and Sequencing of NSCLC ADCs

August 19th 2024

The panel examines which patient populations might benefit most from treatment with datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd), sacituzumab govitecan, and patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd). Additionally, they explore potential sequencing strategies for these antibody-drug conjugates in second-line and later treatment settings.

Mitigating Toxicities of Dato-DXd, Sacituzumab Govitecan, and HER3-DXd

August 12th 2024

Benjamin Levy, MD, compares the common toxicities associated with datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd), sacituzumab govitecan, and patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd), and shares practical tips for managing these toxicities in the clinical setting to optimize patient care and minimize adverse effects.

Key ADC Studies at ASCO 2024

August 12th 2024

Julia Rotow, MD, highlights and discusses other notable antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) data presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2024 annual meeting, providing insights into the potential impact of these findings on the evolving treatment landscape for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Challenges and Learnings from EVOKE-01

August 5th 2024

Benjamin Levy, MD, provides an overview of the rationale and study design for the EVOKE-01 trial, which evaluates the efficacy and safety of sacituzumab govitecan in patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have experienced disease progression following treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibitors.

Targeting of HER3: Insights from HERTHENA-Lung01

August 5th 2024

Helena A. Yu, MD, initiates a discussion on the role of HER3 in the development of resistance to EGFR-targeted therapies. She also examines the HERTHENA-Lung01 study and analyzes the emerging data from this trial.

Key Takeaways from TROPION Trials: Implications for NSCLC Treatment Landscape

July 29th 2024

Overview of TROP2 & Potential Role of TROP2-Directed ADCs in NSCLC

July 29th 2024

ASCO 2024 Updates: Novel Approaches in NSCLC Therapy

July 22nd 2024

The panel explores promising novel therapies in the treatment landscape, focusing on new or recently presented data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2024 annual meeting, and share their insights on the potential impact of these therapies on future clinical practice.

Optimizing Therapy Selection in EGFR Mutant NSCLC

July 22nd 2024

Helena A. Yu, MD, examines the patient selection criteria for potentially using osimertinib monotherapy, osimertinib plus chemotherapy, or amivantamab combined with lazertinib in the first-line treatment of advanced EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.

MARIPOSA Study Insights

July 16th 2024

Benjamin Levy, MD, initiates a discussion on the rationale behind using amivantamab and lazertinib as a first-line treatment for EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer and reviews the recently presented efficacy and safety data from the MARIPOSA trial.

Osimertinib Monotherapy vs. Combination Therapy: Patient Selection in EGFR-Mutant Advanced NSCLC

July 16th 2024

The panel discusses which patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are more likely to receive frontline treatment with either osimertinib monotherapy or the combination of osimertinib and chemotherapy, based on individual patient characteristics and preferences.

Advancing Treatment for EGFR-Mutant Advanced NSCLC: Lessons from FLAURA2

July 8th 2024

Helena A. Yu, MD, discusses her treatment strategy for patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), emphasizing current guidelines and standard of care, while Zosia Piotrowska, MD, MHS, examines the key efficacy and safety findings from the FLAURA2 study, which evaluated first-line osimertinib combined with chemotherapy in patients with advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC.