ASCO 2024: Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer

Medical experts in small cell lung cancer convene to examine first-line treatments, ongoing clinical trials, and emerging therapies shaping the evolving treatment landscape.

EP. 1: Optimizing First-Line Therapy for Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

June 25th 2024

Medical experts in small cell lung cancer convene to examine first-line treatments, ongoing clinical trials, and emerging therapies shaping the evolving treatment landscape.

EP. 2: ADRIATIC Trial: Durvalumab, cCRT Timing, and Survival in LS-SCLC

June 25th 2024

Panel experts analyze findings from the phase 3 ADRIATIC trial, examining overall and progression-free survival data, exploring the interaction between durvalumab and concurrent chemoradiotherapy within the tumor microenvironment, and evaluating the impact of time intervals from the completion of concurrent chemoradiotherapy to the initiation of consolidation therapy with a PD-L1 inhibitor.

EP. 3: cCRT-to-Durvalumab Interval in Limited Stage LS-SCLC

July 2nd 2024

Tarita O. Thomas, MD, PhD discusses patients with LS-SCLC, and what she would consider to be a reasonable time interval between completion of cCRT to initiation of consolidation therapy with a PD-L1 inhibitor. The panel also discusses the potential for curative-intent immunotherapy with durvalumab for earlier stages of SCLC.

EP. 4: Examining 3-Year Update Data from the CASPIAN Trial

July 2nd 2024

A medical expert discusses the impact of the 3-year overall survival data from the CASPIAN trial on the treatment landscape for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), emphasizing the significance of the long-term follow-up results in shaping the current treatment paradigm.

EP. 5: Predictors of Immunotherapy Response in Limited and Extensive SCLC

July 9th 2024

Afshin Dowlati, MD, explores which patients with small cell lung cancer experience the most significant benefit from immunotherapy in both limited and extensive stage disease, while also examining potential clinical or molecular characteristics that could serve as predictors of prolonged survival.

EP. 6: Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer

July 9th 2024

Medical experts specializing in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) delve into the complex topic of immunotherapy resistance, exploring potential mechanisms, clinical implications, and potential strategies to overcome this challenge in the treatment of patients with SCLC.

EP. 7: Examining the use of PD-L1 and tTMB in the CASPIAN Trial

July 16th 2024

Key opinion leaders examine the PD-L1 expression and tissue tumor mutational burden (TMB) data from the CASPIAN trial, which evaluated the combination of durvalumab with platinum-etoposide for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), weighing the potential predictive value of PD-L1 and tissue TMB in assessing progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) outcomes.

EP. 8: Redefining SCLC: Molecular Subtypes and Blood Biomarkers Guide Therapy

July 16th 2024

Key opinion leaders investigate the potential impact of redefining small cell lung cancer (SCLC) as a molecularly heterogeneous malignancy on personalized treatment strategies for SCLC subtypes with distinct therapeutic vulnerabilities, while exploring the emerging role of blood-based biomarkers in shaping the evolving treatment landscape for SCLC.

EP. 9: Navigating Later-Line Therapy Sequencing in LS-SCLC Progression

July 23rd 2024

In a focused discussion, Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, explores the sequencing of later-line therapies for limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC), emphasizing key factors to consider when making treatment decisions for patients who have progressed on initial therapy.

EP. 10: DELLphi-301: Platinum Chemotherapy Efficacy in SCLC Survival

July 23rd 2024

In a detailed analysis, key opinion leaders (KOLs) review the results of the DELLphi-301 Phase 2 clinical trial, assessing the efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy in the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and its impact on overall survival outcomes for patients enrolled in the study.

EP. 11: Reviewing Ideate-Lung02: Durable Responses in Advanced SCLC

July 30th 2024

Medical experts review the Ideate-Lung02 phase 3 clinical trial, exploring the potential for ifinatamab to elicit durable responses in patients with advanced small cell lung cancer (SCLC), and discussing the implications of these findings for the future treatment landscape of SCLC.

EP. 12: Examining Key Data from DAREON-8

July 30th 2024

Experts delve into the DAREON-8 Phase 1 clinical trial, assessing the potential impact of incorporating the study into the current treatment algorithm for small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

EP. 13: Closing Thoughts and Key Takeaways on Small Cell Lung Cancer

August 6th 2024

In a forward-looking discussion, Ticiana Leal, MD; Anne Chiang, MD, PhD; Afshin Dowlati, MD; and Tarita O. Thomas, MD, PhD, offer their concluding insights on the evolving landscape of clinical trials and the future directions of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) treatment, highlighting promising areas of research and potential breakthroughs that may shape the management of this challenging disease in the years to come.