Mesothelioma treatment: from hopeless to hopeful
Recipient of the Heine H. Hansen Award 2023, Prof. Paul Baas charts the course of mesothelioma treatment over the last 30 years and warns that progress has been made only in some areas of the world
How can lung cancer prevention and treatment strategies be improved in resource-restricted settings?
The key to overcoming barriers to effective prevention and treatment in resource-restricted settings involves cooperation between multiple organisations, including medical societies, patient groups, pharmaceutical companies and regulatory agencies
Two studies explore new predictive biomarkers for immunotherapy in NSCLC
Different methods – multiparametric biomarker assessment and FDG-PET – show mixed accuracy and their applicability in clinical practice needs to be assessed
Exploratory analysis of IMpower010 confirms that ctDNA is prognostic for adjuvant atezolizumab in NSCLC
However, improved outcomes are reported in PD-L1-positive patients only irrespective of post-operative and post-chemotherapy ctDNA status, calling into question its predictive value
Neoadjuvant camrelizumab plus chemotherapy improves pathologic complete response in stage IIIA and B NSCLC
Positive results from a phase II trial adds weight to the value of immunotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment for resectable NSCLC
Positive preliminary results for combination therapy with adagrasib in KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC
Phase III trials are planned to assess combined KRAS G12C inhibition/checkpoint inhibition as first-line therapy
Neoadjuvant anti-PD-L1/TGFβRII fusion protein facilitates surgery in unresectable NSCLC
Phase II study indicates that SHR-1701 alone or together with chemotherapy may be a valuable induction strategy in stage III unresectable NSCLC
Is combining radiotherapy and immunotherapy a viable treatment option?
Conflicting clinical results on the benefits of combined radiotherapy and immunotherapy may derive from differences in treatment sequencing
Nivolumab plus chemotherapy does not improve PFS in EGFR-mutated NSCLC
CheckMate 722 trial fails to meet its primary endpoint in patients with cancer progressing on one or two prior lines of EGFR tyrosine-kinase inhibitors
Tobacco use is still a neglected cancer risk factor in Asia
Tailored strategies based on existing technologies and digital tools are needed to help inform people in geographically difficult-to-reach communities