July 15, 2025

Enhancing NSCLC Brain Metastasis Treatment With MR-Guided Ultrasound: Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, FASCO

Combining magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound with microbubbles and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) could transform non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment by reducing radiation side effects.

Baptist Health South Florida

June 25, 2025

Molecular Assay Identifies Patients With Early NSCLC Likely to Benefit From Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Results from an international clinical trial show that a 14-gene molecular assay can help identify patients with early-stage nonsquamous NSCLC who could benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy after surger...

The ASCO Post

June 25, 2025

I Was Expecting to Hear I Have Heart Disease, Not Cancer

In 2022, I had a computed tomography (CT) coronary calcium scan to see whether there were any signs of narrowing or blockage in my heart arteries. Heart disease runs in my family. My father died of a ...

The ASCO Post

February 17, 2023

Study Finds Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Led to Improved 5-Year Survival Outcomes in Patients With Resectable NSCLC

The results from a 5-year follow-up analysis of a small clinical trial of patients with stage I to IIIA non­–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were treated with nivolumab for 4 weeks before surgery s...

The ASCO Post

February 08, 2023

Uptake of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Survival Among Younger and Older Patients With Advanced NSCLC

In a U.S. cohort study reported in JAMA Oncology, Voruganti et al found that the uptake of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been as...

The ASCO Post

September 21, 2023

NeoCOAST: Durvalumab Monotherapy vs Combined With Other Immunotherapies for Early-Stage NSCLC

An anti–PD-L1 monoclonal antibody in combination with other immuno-oncology agents may outperform treatment with the agent on its own in the neoadjuvant setting for patients with early-stage non–small...

The ASCO Post

December 11, 2023

Antibody-Drug Conjugate Makes Progress as Second-Line Therapy for Advanced NSCLC

Datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd), a TROP-2–directed antibody-drug conjugate, improved progression-free survival by 25% on blinded independent committee review in previously treated patients with adva...

The ASCO Post

January 13, 2025

Investigators Have Uncovered Global Trends in Risk Factors Linked to Lung Cancer Mortality

Recent statistics showing reductions in lung cancer–related mortality may not address trends linked to tobacco use, air pollution, and asbestos exposure.

The ASCO Post

November 24, 2024

TROPION-Lung01 Update: Dato-DXd Shows Activity in Previously Treated Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC

The novel trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2)-directed antibody-drug conjugate datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) vs docetaxel conferred a numerical improvement in overall survival in previously...

The ASCO Post