Lung Cancer

More patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) should be evaluated and referred to clinical trials, especially those who may have molecular abnormalities, says Victoria M. Villaflor, M.D.

After a shocking diagnosis, Heather Von St. James is on a mission to spread awareness about mesothelioma.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have demonstrated encouraging results for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and mesothelioma, two aggressive thoracic malignancies with few options.

Sometimes patients with cancer need to adjust their thinking to change how they view their disease

Question: When do cancer scans shift from disease monitoring to routine checkups? Answer: You decide.

The approval is based on data from the phase 3 CheckMate-057 trial, in which second-line Opdivo reduced the risk of death by 28 percent versus docetaxel in patients with nonsquamous NSCLC.

The PD-1 inhibitor was approved along with a companion diagnostic, the PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx test, and is indicated for patients who progressed on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy or EGFR- or ALK-targeted agents in patients harboring those mutations.

Carolyn Presley discusses the implications of screening on diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.

Carolyn Presley, clinical fellow, geriatric oncology, Yale Cancer Center, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, discusses a study looking at the burden of health care on patients undergoing curative lung cancer care.