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European Commission approves Keytruda (pembrolizumab) + chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, then continued as monotherapy as adjuvant treatment, for resectable non-small cell lung cancer at high risk of recurrence in adults – Merck

Written by | 15 Apr 2024

Merck Inc., known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Keytruda, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with platinum-containing… read more.

Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) becomes first CAR T Cell therapy approved in the European Union in earlier lines for triple-class exposed relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma – BMS

Written by | 25 Mar 2024

Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted approval to Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel; ide-cel) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple… read more.

Improving access to early-stage lung cancer care in Europe

Written by | 8 Mar 2024

There are stark differences between European countries when it comes to both the reimbursement of, and access to, new treatments for patients with early-stage lung cancer. There are… read more.

FDA acceptance of the PMA application for TTFields therapy for non-small cell lung cancer – Novocure

Written by | 1 Feb 2024

Novocure announced that its Premarket Approval (PMA) application seeking approval for the use of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy together with standard systemic therapies for the treatment of… read more.

Tagrisso plus chemotherapy extended median progression-free survival by nearly 9 months in EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer in FLAURA2 phase III trial – AstraZeneca

Written by | 18 Sep 2023

Positive results from the FLAURA2 Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) in combination with chemotherapy demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS),… read more.

Alecensa delivers unprecedented phase III results for people with ALK-positive early-stage lung cancer – Roche

Written by | 14 Sep 2023

Roche announced that the Phase III ALINA study evaluating Alecensa (alectinib), compared with platinum-based chemotherapy, met its primary endpoint of disease-free survival (DFS) at a prespecified interim analysis…. read more.

Optimizing tobacco cessation treatment with lung cancer screening

Written by | 29 Aug 2023

Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States, and 80% of lung cancer deaths are linked to one risk factor: smoking. While lung cancer screenings are… read more.

Nivolumab appears to benefit patients with stage III lung cancer

Written by | 12 Aug 2023

Among patients with resectable stage IIIA or IIIB NSCLC (non–small-cell lung cancer), those treated with neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemotherapy have achieved a higher level of complete response and… read more.

Survival benefit from frontline immunotherapy in progression-free non–small cell lung cancer peaks at 2 years

Written by | 13 Jun 2023

For patients who are progression-free after two years of frontline immunotherapy for advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there does not appear to be a survival benefit in… read more.

Keytruda + chemotherapy before surgery and continued as a single agent after surgery reduced the risk of event-free survival events by 42% versus pre-operative chemotherapy in resectable Stage II, IIIA or IIIB NSCLC – Merck Inc

Written by | 7 Jun 2023

Merck known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced positive results from the pivotal Phase III KEYNOTE-671 trial evaluating Keytruda, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, as a… read more.

Immuno-oncology treatment pre-surgery safe and effective option for localized non-small cell lung cancer

Written by | 23 Sep 2022

New study data shows that the immuno-oncology drug, atezolizumab (pronounced  a” te zoe liz’ ue mab, marketed as Tecentriq) is a safe and effective treatment for stage IB-IIIB… read more.

Deep learning algorithm may streamline lung cancer radiotherapy treatment

Written by | 17 Sep 2022

Lung cancer, the most common cancer worldwide, is targeted with radiation therapy (RT) in nearly one-half of cases. RT planning is a manual, resource-intensive process that can take… read more.

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