On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of a wearable treatment device, Optune Lua, in combination with PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapies or the chemotherapy docetaxel for people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) [...]
On October 3, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opdivo (nivolumab) to be used with platinum-doublet chemotherapy as a treatment before surgery, followed by Opdivo (nivolumab) alone after surgery. This approval is for people with resectable (removable [...]
On September 12, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval of Tecentriq Hybreza (atezolizumab and hyaluronidase-tqjs) for subcutaneous injection, commonly known as a shot. This approval included all the same uses of Tecentriq (atezolizumab) that [...]
Dr. Brian Gotkin from Memorial Physician Group joined August’s Lung Cancer Living Room to discuss the importance of having a pulmonologist on your care team. He detailed how pulmonologists contribute to early detection, screening, diagnosis, staging, therapeutics, treatment management, [...]
On August 19, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced their approval of an exciting new treatment combination: Rybrevant (amivantimab-vmjw) combined with Lazcluze (lazertinib). This treatment combination is meant for people who are newly diagnosed with non-small cell [...]
On August 15, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for the immunotherapy drug Imfinzi (durvalumab) to be used in combination with chemotherapy (neoadjuvant, treatment given before surgery) as well as on its own after surgery (adjuvant). [...]
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) hosts an annual meeting every spring. At this meeting, oncologists, physicians, researchers, industry members, advocacy organizations (like GO2,) patients, and caregivers come together to share and learn about the latest and most [...]
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2024 — GO2 for Lung Cancer presented Pasi A. Jӓnne, M.D, Ph.D. with the 2024 Bonnie J. Addario Lectureship Award for his commitment and dedication to research and development of therapeutic strategies for patients with epidermal growth [...]
With recent advancements made in thoracic oncology, the management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is evolving rapidly. While chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, molecular testing, and radiotherapy continue to play a large role in the management of lung cancer, [...]
When people think about treatment options after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis, they often don’t think about clinical trials. In fact, many people are fearful of exploring clinical trials and may shy away from discussing them with their care [...]