Is molecular profiling for gynaecological cancers worth the cost?
In this era of precision medicine, affordable profiling is essential
Is molecular profiling useful in the management of breast cancer?
The value of genomic testing is being increasingly demonstrated and will evolve over time
Encouraging safety data for the use of durvalumab after sequential chemotherapy in stage III unresectable NSCLC
Findings from the PACIFIC-6 trial echo the benefits seen with durvalumab after concomitant chemoradiotherapy, representing a potential alternative for vulnerable and older patients
Atezolizumab shows little heterogeneity in efficacy in high PD-L1 expressers with stage II–IIIA NSCLC
Results from the subgroup analysis of the IMpower010 study also report some patterns of relapse that are in contrast with previously presented findings
Encouraging results with savolitinib in NSCLC with MET exon14 skipping mutations
Overall survival data are in line with those from other MET tyrosine kinase inhibitors and show promise in a tumour subtype with poor prognosis
How long should we give immunotherapy for?
The length of immunotherapy course for metastatic lung cancer was arbitrarily set at 2 years in clinical trials, but definitive studies investigating the optimum duration against the risk-benefit profile are lacking
How can we continue to improve outcomes for our patients with lung cancer?
Advances made in the treatment of advanced lung cancer are now being introduced at earlier stages of disease
Combining WEE1 inhibition with PD-L1 blockade shows promise in SCLC models
Blocking the tyrosine kinase cell-cycle progression regulator WEE1 may help to reinstate tumour immunogenicity and potentiate the effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors
Sitravatinib shows signals of enhancing checkpoint inhibitor efficacy in NSCLC progressing on immunotherapy
Early-phase trials suggest that sitravatinib may reboot the tumour response to PD-1 inhibitors, but confirmation of efficacy is required and strategies are needed to adjust tolerability
Is there a future for immunotherapy in sarcoma?
Continued efforts in patient selection, combination strategies and novel approaches may help to turn the tide for immunotherapeutics in sarcoma, according to Prof. Jean-Yves Blay