Lung Cancer
Conference Coverage
New IASLC declaration targets tobacco use among cancer patients
BARCELONA – The IASLC has released a new declaration encouraging physicians to screen all cancer patients for tobacco use and to provide tobacco...
From the Journals
Local treatment boosts survival for some with oligometastatic lung cancer
Patients treated with a combination of surgical resection and systemic therapy had better overall survival than patients treated with systemic...
From the Journals
COPD adds complexity to shared decision making for LDCT lung cancer screening
Current guidelines stress the importance of shared decision making, with discussion of the risks and benefits of screening.
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Hurricanes delay RT, worsening survival of NSCLC
Patients undergoing definitive radiotherapy during a declaration of hurricane disaster had a 21-day longer radiation treatment duration and were...
News from the FDA/CDC
Smoking-cessation attempts changed little over 7-year span
“Smokers should be encouraged to keep trying to quit until they succeed, and health care providers should be encouraged to keep supporting smokers...
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Combo RT/pembro may show synergy in NSCLC
Findings from two phase 2 studies suggest possible synergy between immune checkpoint blockade and radiotherapy for patients with non–small cell...
News
FDA approves bevacizumab-bvzr for several cancers
The bevacizumab biosimilar is now approved for metastatic colorectal cancer, advanced non-squamous non–small cell lung cancer, recurrent...
From the Journals
Study explores link between inhaled corticosteroid for COPD and reduced lung cancer risk
“The clinical benefits and risk of use in an individual patient must be weighed by the physician.”
From the Journals
Immunotherapy-treated NSCLC: Adverse impact of steroids driven by palliative indications
A new analysis suggests use of steroids for cancer-related palliation in patients with poor prognosis largely explains their association with...
Conference Coverage
Nicotine replacement therapy beats varenicline for smokers with OUD
SAN ANTONIO – “Results suggest it may be preferable to offer smokers with opioid use disorder [nicotine replacement therapy] rather than...