Lung Cancer

Age, sex, BMI, smoking history, nodule size and nodule location — notable factors linked to lung cancer — were also related to this diagnosis in adults with incidentally detected lung nodules, according to study results published in CHEST.

Healio spoke with Howard (Jack) West, MD, associate clinical professor of medical oncology at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, about results from the ADAURA trial presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Healio spoke with Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH, about results from the Keynote-671 trial presented at this year’s ASCO Annual Meeting.

GO2 for Lung Cancer praised lawmakers in the House and Senate for introducing a bipartisan bill that would increase research focus on the impact of lung cancer among women.

Chemoimmunotherapy extended PFS compared with chemotherapy for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer and ECOG performance status of 2 or 3, according to retrospective study results.

Cardiorespiratory fitness levels appeared associated with cancer risk and mortality among a cohort of Swedish men, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Compared with white veterans, Black veterans had a reduced likelihood of carrying out a lung cancer screening referral, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Healio spoke with Karen L. Reckamp, MD, about research on perioperative lung cancer presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Alectinib appeared less effective among patients with lung cancer when taken with low-fat yogurt compared with a fuller breakfast or lunch, according to data published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

CHICAGO — Long-term follow up shows that response to tepotinib remains robust in patients with MET exon-14 skipping non-small cell lung cancer, according to research presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.