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How useful is thoracic tumor radiation in improving overall survival of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and malignant pleural effusion?

How useful is thoracic tumor radiation in improving overall survival of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and malignant pleural effusion?

Posted by on Sep 17, 2023 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study investigated the effect of thoracic tumor radiotherapy on overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). The authors concluded that thoracic tumor radiotherapy effectively improved OS with acceptable toxicity levels in these patients. Some background...

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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of different platinum-based chemotherapy regimens given after surgery for the treatment of early-stage resected NSCLC.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of different platinum-based chemotherapy regimens given after surgery for the treatment of early-stage resected NSCLC.

Posted by on Jan 3, 2023 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of different platinum-based chemotherapy regimens given after surgery for the treatment of early-stage resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The authors concluded that the combination of cisplatin (Platinol)-vinorelbine (Nevelbine) improved the outcomes of these patients. Also, the...

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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of anlotinib as a third-line treatment in patients with advanced NSCLC.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of anlotinib as a third-line treatment in patients with advanced NSCLC.

Posted by on Dec 31, 2022 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of anlotinib (AL3818) as a third-line treatment in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that anlotinib as a third-line treatment was effective with manageable side effects in these patients. Some background NSCLC is the most common form of lung...

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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of tiragolumab plus atezolizumab as a first-line treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of tiragolumab plus atezolizumab as a first-line treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Posted by on Nov 22, 2022 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety outcomes of atezolizumab (Tecentriq) alone or with tiragolumab (MTIG7192A) as a first-line treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that tiragolumab plus atezolizumab significantly improved the objective response rate and the survival without...

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Evaluating the effectiveness of first-line treatments in the elderly and non-elderly patients with advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC.

Evaluating the effectiveness of first-line treatments in the elderly and non-elderly patients with advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC.

Posted by on Oct 7, 2022 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness of different first-line treatments in elderly and non-elderly patients with advanced epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that osimertinib (Tagrisso) was the best treatment regimen to improve survival without cancer worsening in elderly...

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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of sugemalimab after chemoradiotherapy in patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of sugemalimab after chemoradiotherapy in patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Posted by on Sep 1, 2022 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study investigated the effectiveness and safety of sugemalimab (Cejemly) after treatment with concurrent or sequential chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that sugemalimab significantly increased the survival without cancer worsening with manageable...

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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitor with or without radiotherapy for the treatment of patients with oligometastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitor with or without radiotherapy for the treatment of patients with oligometastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC.

Posted by on May 31, 2022 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) with or without radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of patients with oligometastatic (OM) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) having genetic mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The data showed that TKI plus RT was safe and...

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Evaluating the predictors of early recurrence in patients with stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer after surgery.

Evaluating the predictors of early recurrence in patients with stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer after surgery.

Posted by on Jan 20, 2022 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the predictors of early recurrence in patients with stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after surgery. The data showed that early recurrence after surgery was associated with poor survival outcomes in patients with stage IIIA-N2 NSCLC. Smoking history, large tumor size, increased lymph node ratio, and...

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Comparing the effectiveness and safety of first-line treatment options in patients with advanced ALK-rearranged NSCLC.

Comparing the effectiveness and safety of first-line treatment options in patients with advanced ALK-rearranged NSCLC.

Posted by on Jan 16, 2022 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study compared the effectiveness and safety of first-line treatment options in patients with advanced ALK-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that alectinib (Alecensa) and lorlatinib (Lorbrena) were the most effective and safest first-line treatment options for these patients. Some background...

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Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-mutant non–small-cell lung cancer.

Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-mutant non–small-cell lung cancer.

Posted by on Oct 24, 2021 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) in patients with previously untreated metastatic HER2-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that trastuzumab deruxtecan was safe and showed strong anticancer activity in these patients. Some background NSCLC is the most common form...

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Comparing the effectiveness and safety of single and double immune checkpoint inhibitor-based first-line treatments for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Comparing the effectiveness and safety of single and double immune checkpoint inhibitor-based first-line treatments for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Posted by on Oct 16, 2021 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study compared the effectiveness and safety outcomes of single and double immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI)-based treatments in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that the effectiveness and safety of both single and double ICI-based treatments were similar and higher...

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Evaluating the benefits of radiotherapy after surgery in patients with resectable stage III-N2 non-small cell lung cancer.

Evaluating the benefits of radiotherapy after surgery in patients with resectable stage III-N2 non-small cell lung cancer.

Posted by on Oct 16, 2021 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the benefits of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT; radiation after surgery) in patients with resectable stage III-N2 non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data showed that PORT significantly increased survival without disease progression and reduced the risk of cancer relapse for these patients. Some background...

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