Niels Reinmuth, ESMO 2019 – Phase III MYSTIC trial in NSCLC

First-line immunotherapy is a standard treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Prof. Gerard Zalcman (Bichat Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris; Institute of Cancer AP-HP Nord, Paris, France) joins touchONCOLOGY to discuss the IFCT-1701 phase III trial, investigating nivolumab plus ipilimumab, aiming to assess if 6-months nivolumab/ipilimumab duration was equivalent to continuation until progression […]

The mechanistic basis for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) initiation in never smokers is unknown. The air pollutant, particulate matter, is known to be associated with the risk of NSCLC, however a direct cause and mechanism remains difficult to achieve. Prof. Charles Swanton (Francis Crick Institute, London, UK) joins touchONCOLOGY to discuss his study into […]

Dr Catherine Shu (Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA) discusses the findings of the CHRYSALIS-2 study, which supports the use of amivantamab in certain groups of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and represents a chemotherapy-free regimen. The abstract ‘Amivantamab and lazertinib in patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung (NSCLC) after […]