Lung Cancer

Between 1990 and 2019, global age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of mesothelioma went down, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

The FDA placed a clinical hold on a trial designed to evaluate a novel cell therapy for non-small cell lung cancer after one study participant died.

Never-smoker lung cancer survivors face a similar risk for second primary lung cancers as those who have ever smoked, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

For individuals with an incidentally detected lung nodule who are ineligible for lung cancer screening based on age, a lung nodule program may catch lung cancer early, according to results published in Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

Compared with army and air force veterans in the U.K. and Australia, naval veterans more frequently had lung cancers linked to asbestos exposure, according to results published in Scientific Reports.

Patients who underwent a pulmonary lobectomy had their chest tube removed earlier and spent less time in the hospital with a digital vs. analog air leak detection device, according to results published in Critical Care Nurse.

Researchers noted a substantial overlap between patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and those referred to undergo lung cancer diagnostics, according to research presented at ESMO Congress.

A 960 mg daily dose of sotorasib conferred a longer OS benefit among certain patients with KRAS G12C-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer, results from a randomized phase 2 showed.

MADRID — Sacituzumab govitecan as a second-line treatment for extensive stage small cell lung cancer showed promising antitumor activity and had manageable safety, according to research presented at ESMO Congress.

PHILADELPHIA — Older adults with heart failure have worse physical and mental health than those with several types of cancer, a speaker reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.