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AACR over a photo of San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Can Late-Stage Cancer Incidence Serve as an Endpoint for Screening Trials?

Study shows it may be an alternative to cancer-specific mortality for some cancers, but not all

FDA APPROVED trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) over a computer rendering of antibodies attacking cancer cells

<乌鸦传媒>Enhertu Gets Tumor-Agnostic FDA Approval for HER2-Positive Cancers

About half of patients responded, duration of response as long as 19 months in three trials

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<乌鸦传媒>Forget 'Pack-Years' for Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, Study Suggests

Switching to just a 20-year duration of smoking could catch more cancers, eliminate disparities

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<乌鸦传媒>Graphic Images on Cigarettes of Smoking's Harm Are Constitutional, Court Rules

Partial victory for federal regulators seeking to toughen warning labels

A photo of Asbestos Removal Technologies Inc. staff working to remove asbestos from a home in Howell, Michigan.

<乌鸦传媒>EPA Bans Asbestos, a Deadly Carcinogen Still in Use Decades After Partial Ban

New rule would prohibit chrysotile asbestos

A photo of a senior man receiving chemotherapy.

<乌鸦传媒>First-Line Immunotherapy Alone Sufficient for Older NSCLC Patients, Study Suggests

Retrospective analysis finds similar OS, PFS whether or not patients also received chemotherapy

FDA APPROVED amivantamab (Rybrevant) over a computer rendering of lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Amivantamab as First-Line Lung Cancer Treatment

Bispecific drug lands full approval for NSCLCs with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations

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<乌鸦传媒>Changing the Surgical Paradigm in Oligometastatic NSCLC

Propensity-score matched analysis suggests survival benefit with surgery to the primary tumor

A computer rendering of a cancer cell in the bloodstream.

<乌鸦传媒>Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic

Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected

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<乌鸦传媒>Arginine Starvation Boosts OS in Mesothelioma

With frontline immunotherapy now standard, strategy could potentially find home in second-line

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<乌鸦传媒>Perioperative Tislelizumab Demonstrates Survival Benefit in NSCLC

But how well will the results from China translate to Western populations?

FDA APPROVED tepotinib (Tepmetko) over a computer rendering of a transparent body with lung cancer highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>Tepotinib Gains Full Approval for Metastatic NSCLC

Agency converts accelerated approval for subset with MET exon 14 mutations

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<乌鸦传媒>Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk

Cessation at any age proved helpful for lowering cancer risk

A photo of a woman wearing a scarf on her bald head recovering from chemotherapy.

<乌鸦传媒>Patients and Doctors Push Back Against the Harsh Side Effects of Cancer Drugs

"If the patients are not taking the drug, then it's not going to work"

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<乌鸦传媒>Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Tied to a Range of Cancers, CDC Study Says

Health risks now more firmly established, but study falls short of being definitive

STS over a photo of Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX

<乌鸦传媒>Pushback on Rule for Surgical Lymph Node Sampling During Lung Resection

Surgeons debate the right standard for lymph node dissection in lung cancer

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<乌鸦传媒>How Can Cancer Risk Be Cut in Communities Exposed to Toxins?

Group outlines plan to bring the latest testing and treatment to medically underserved minorities

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<乌鸦传媒>EGFR Inhibitors for Lung Cancer Tied to Increased Keratitis Risk

Findings don't tell us to stop these drugs, researcher says, but should guide clinical decisions

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<乌鸦传媒>Hypofractionated Chemoradiation With Adaptive SABR Appeared Effective in NSCLC

Dose of 70 Gy in 15 fractions showed favorable balance between safety and efficacy in small trial

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<乌鸦传媒>Cryobiopsy and Forceps Biopsy Go Head-to-Head for Diagnosing Lung Lesions

When added to needle aspiration, one method yielded better samples for molecular testing in NSCLC

An image of a senior man laying on a hospital bed with an intravenous line attached to his arm.

<乌鸦传媒>Futile Immunotherapy for Cancer Grows More Common

Occurs most often at non-academic and low-volume centers

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

"For them to take weeks -- up to months -- to provide an authorization is ridiculous"

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<乌鸦传媒>Homelessness Tied to Worse Cancer Outcomes Among Veterans

However, all-cause mortality rates in lung, colon cancer lower versus other healthcare settings

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<乌鸦传媒>Grappling With Our Deadliest Cancer

Here are essential steps to improve lung cancer screening

RSNA over a photo of McCormick Place South in Chicago, Illinois.

<乌鸦传媒>With an Old X-Ray, AI Can Detect High Risk of Lung Cancer in Never Smokers

Tool could identify nonsmokers most likely to benefit from low-dose CT screening

A photo of boxes of Tagrisso tablets over a computer rendering of non small cell lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Osimertinib Shows Activity in NSCLC With Uncommon EGFR Mutations

Researchers suggest the drug is a promising option for this rare subgroup

FDA APPROVED repotrectinib (Augtyro) over a computer rendering of a transparent body with lung cancer highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs New Option for Advanced ROS1-Positive Lung Cancer

Drug achieved high response rates in TKI-naive and TKI-pretreated patients

CT scans of a patient with lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Lung Cancer Survival High at 20 Years With Screen-Detected Tumors

After two decades, lung cancer-specific survival remained at 81% in I-ELCAP program

AANEM over a photo of JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort

<乌鸦传媒>Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Underdiagnosed Alongside SCLC in the U.S.

Findings suggest patients with SCLC are not screened for LEMS, despite their association

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<乌鸦传媒>ACS: Millions More Should Get Lung Cancer Screening

Notably, new recommendations say it doesn't matter when a person quit smoking

<乌鸦传媒>The Exciting Potential of Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Lung Cancer

Roy Herbst, MD, PhD, leads a discussion on ADCs targeting TROP2, HER2, and HER3

ESMO over a photo of IFEMA Madrid in Spain.

<乌鸦传媒>New Options Challenge Standard Treatments in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

Amivantamab-based regimens improved oncologic outcomes, but with more side effects

ESMO over a photo of IFEMA Madrid in Spain.

<乌鸦传媒>ALK Inhibitor Outperforms Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resected Lung Cancer

Adjuvant alectinib reduces disease-free survival hazard by 76%

ESMO over a photo of IFEMA Madrid in Spain.

<乌鸦传媒>Antibody-Drug Conjugate Improves PFS in Pretreated Breast, Lung Cancers

Still some unanswered questions about benefit over other drug regimens, expert says

<乌鸦传媒>Targeting KRAS in NSCLC: Recent Progress and New Approaches

Roy Herbst, MD, PhD, leads a discussion on current and emerging treatments available

ESMO over a photo of IFEMA Madrid in Spain.

<乌鸦传媒>New First-Line Standard for Lung Cancers With EGFR Exon 20 Insertions

Adding amivantamab to chemotherapy improved PFS, induced more rapid and durable responses

ESMO over a photo of IFEMA Madrid in Spain.

<乌鸦传媒>RET Inhibitor Posts Frontline Wins in Medullary Thyroid Cancer, NSCLC

Two randomized studies demonstrate significantly improved PFS against standard regimens

ESMO over a photo of IFEMA Madrid in Spain.

<乌鸦传媒>Bi-Specific T-Cell Engager Active in Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Third Line and Beyond

Tarlatamab achieves 40% overall response rate at the dose selected for continued evaluation

FDA APPROVED pembrolizumab (Keytruda) + platinum-containing chemotherapy over a computer rendering of lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Pembrolizumab Wins FDA Approval in Operable Lung Cancer

Checkpoint inhibitor demonstrated significant survival improvement in perioperative setting

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<乌鸦传媒>New Lung Cancer Cases Are Higher in Younger Women vs Men

And the higher incidence rates now extend to women ages 50 to 54 as well

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