Immunotherapy

In this edition, early lung cancer detection improves survival rates; incidental respiratory findings on low-dose CT lung cancer screening common; certain patients may derive more benefit from immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer and more.

William L. Dahut, MD, has been named chief scientific officer of American Cancer Society.

Douglas H. Jones, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, said his favorite aspect of being an allergist is the opportunity he has to make a significant impact on somebody’s quality of life.

Women who received allergen-specific immunotherapy before or during pregnancy experienced no increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

DALLAS — Neoadjuvant immunotherapy did not increase risk for complications among patients who underwent surgery for head and neck cancers, according to study results presented at American Head & Neck Society Annual Meeting.

Families and clinicians alike often have questions about care when it comes to food allergies, from understanding cutting-edge treatments such as oral immunotherapy to addressing psychosocial burdens such as phobias and bullying.

Men, smokers and younger patients with non-small cell lung cancer all appeared to derive more benefit from immunotherapy, according to a systematic review published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

BOSTON – Christy S. Harris, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, discussed a presentation on the role of immunotherapy in upper gastrointestinal cancer and how it’s “trying to move the needle forward” in care.

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer and an exceptionally high anti-PD-1 therapy response more frequently had a variant of the CTLA-4 gene, which may be used to identify those who may benefit from such treatment.

Use of an immune checkpoint inhibitor within 90 days of radiation therapy did not increase risk for serious adverse events among patients with cancer, according to a pooled analysis of prospective trial data published in JAMA Oncology.