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Dr Brahmer on First-line Tremelimumab/Durvalumab Plus Chemotherapy in NSCLC

March 23, 2023

Julie Renee Brahmer, MD, discusses the use of tremelimumab plus durvalumab and platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with non–small cell lung cancer, and how decisions can be made between this regimen and nivolumab plus ipilimumab and chemotherapy.

Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab Induces Durable Responses in Advanced Melanoma

March 16, 2023

The combination of nivolumab and relatlimab demonstrated clinical benefit with a manageable safety profile in patients with advanced melanoma who have progressed on prior PD-L1 or PD-1 inhibitors, regardless of PD-L1 and LAG-3 expression, according to findings from the ongoing phase 1/2a RELATIVITY-020 trial.

Resistance Mutations Present an Ongoing Challenge in Aggressive Hematologic Malignancies

February 28, 2023

With acquired resistance patterns emerging for nearly every agent, hematologic experts are looking closely at sequencing patterns, but more work needs to be done in aggressive malignancies in which mutations associated with resistance may be present before therapy even begins.

Haploidentical Donors/Posttransplant Cyclophosphamide Produces Outcomes Similar to Matched Unrelated Donor Transplantation in Myelofibrosis

February 16, 2023

Haploidentical donors and posttransplant cyclophosphamide is a comparable alternative to matched unrelated donors for patients with myelofibrosis receiving blood or marrow transplant without matched sibling donors, although matched sibling donors, when available, remain the preferred donor option.

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Provides Sustained Efficacy in Resected NSCLC

February 15, 2023

Treatment with neoadjuvant nivolumab led to encouraging 5-year recurrence-free survival and overall survival rates compared with historical outcomes in patients with non–small cell lung cancer who underwent surgical resection.

Spira Highlights Key Advancements Across the NSCLC Treatment Paradigm in 2022

January 11, 2023

Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, highlights the top advancements across non–small cell lung cancer in 2022, emphasized the need for increased genetic testing to inform treatment decisions, and previewed other agents under development.

NEOpredict-Lung Data Support the Addition of Relatlimab to Preoperative Nivolumab in Resectable NSCLC

December 01, 2022

Evan J. Lipson, MD, expands on key takeaways from the NEOpredict-Lung trial, the additional benefit that PICIT may offer to patients who progress on other immunotherapies, and the effect that both NEOpredict-Lung and RELATIVITY-047 have on the role of immunotherapy in the lung and melanoma treatment paradigms.

Checkpoint Inhibitor Challenges Warrant Consideration for a Targeted Approach in NSCLC

November 14, 2022

In treating patients with locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer, one must consider multiple factors when deciding whether to treat them with immunotherapy or a targeted approach, even though the optimal treatment sequence has yet to be definitively established.