Lung Cancer

In the field of lung cancer, a number of current studies evaluating the efficacy of adoptive cellular therapies may one day offer patients with non-small cell lung cancer a “high risk, high reward” treatment option, according to Dr. Ben Creelan of the Moffitt Cancer Center.

A trial investigating a novel drug plus the chemotherapy docetaxel failed to show a survival benefit in patients with previously treated locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

As the population ages, the incidence of older adults being diagnosed with lung cancer is increasing, though data on how to specifically treat this population are lacking.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recently released the best practices for the management of COVID-19 infection in patients with cancer.

The FDA’s recent approval of Cosela to reduce the frequency of chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression in adults who are receiving certain types of chemotherapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer is a “breath of fresh air,” according to an expert.

An expert discusses ways that small cell lung cancer is diagnosed, how to treat it and how to pivot if the disease spreads or recurs. He also focuses on efforts in the clinical trial space to potentially treat patients more effectively.

The US Preventive Services Task Force now recommends lowering the age and smoking history requirements for people to receive annual lung cancer screening.

The GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer (GO2 Foundation) announced its leadership in the launch of an important multi-institutional study to determine how to improve the participation of Black communities in lung cancer clinical trials.

A roundup of some of the latest news and updates for patients with lung cancer from CURE®.

View the full CURE Educated Patient Lung Cancer Summit on demand.

Merck – the manufacturer of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) – is pulling the immunotherapy drug’s indication for patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer whose disease progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy and one or more prior line of therapy.

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer recently joined more than 100 cancer centers and organizations in urging leading public health officials to prioritize administering the COVID-19 vaccine to cancer survivors and patients undergoing treatment for the disease.

This approval expands a previous accelerated approval of the drug in 2018, allowing it for use in patients with brain metastases.

The data, according to the study authors, confirm a recent Food and Drug Administration approval of the regimen and support its use in the front-line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

A young mother and athlete discusses receiving a shocking diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer and her incredible response to treatment with a single, targeted drug.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved first-line Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) monotherapy for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with a PD-L1 expression of 50% or greater.

Watch CURE®'s EDUCATED PATIENT® Webinar: Know Your Lung Cancer: Accelerating Education and Access for Biomarker Testing.

Former longtime Kansas senator Bob Dole announced that he will be undergoing treatment for lung cancer next week.

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, 70, has died after receiving an advanced lung cancer diagnosis one year ago.

The FDA approved Cosela, a first-in-its-class therapy to reduce the frequency of chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression in adults receiving certain types of chemotherapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

CURE will host a webinar, sponsored by Amgen, in which panelists from several cancer organizations will discuss ways to improve awareness around biomarker testing, improve coordination of care for patients with lung cancer and remove barriers to access to care.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted an accelerated approval to Tepmetko for the treatment of adults with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease harbors mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) exon 14 skipping alterations.

Treatment with sotorasib induced a 6.8-month median progression-free survival in patients with KRAS G12C–mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Recent study results demonstrated that an at-home prehabilitation program may improve surgical outcomes in patients with lung cancer.

A survey conducted by the LUNGevity Foundation determined that 96% of patients with lung cancer felt that they were concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic affecting their treatment.

New study results demonstrate that patients with lung cancer have experienced more worries and general distress during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to other patients with cancer.

Each month, we take a look back at the most popular CURE® stories. Here are the top five stories for January 2021.

Dustin Diamond, known best for his role as “Screech” in “Saved by the Bell,” has died after receiving a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis a few weeks ago.

Despite offering an increased number of services to patients, the decrease in funding as a result of the pandemic has put a strain on patient advocacy and support organizations around the world, leaving many, particularly those that specialize in the support of patients with lung cancer, in urgent need of financial support to continue to meet the increased need.

Keytruda monotherapy continued to significantly improve overall and progression-free survival in patients with previously treated, PD-L1–positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer.