Lung Cancer

In a study of patients with small cell lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis receiving carboplatin, etoposide and nintedanib, the primary endpoint was met, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Among patients with moderate-risk peripheral lung nodules, a robotic bronchoscopy system had high diagnostic yield, according to results published in Respirology.

Cancer survivors with the lowest socioeconomic status appeared twice as likely to die of CVD than those with the highest household incomes, according to a study published in European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes.

Individuals who smoke tobacco using a waterpipe had a higher risk for death from multiple cancer types compared with those who never smoked, according to data from an ongoing cohort study published in JAMA Oncology.

SAN DIEGO — Six months before dying, patients with COPD and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis vs. lung cancer had reduced odds for outpatient palliative care, according to a poster at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Tiragolumab plus atezolizumab added to chemotherapy did not extend survival outcomes as first-line therapy of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer, interim results from a randomized study showed.

SAN DIEGO — Smokers who used electronic cigarettes after quitting had more risk for lung cancer than those who quit but did not use e-cigarettes, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

The likelihood for lung cancer screening uptake was reduced among current vs. never e-cigarette users, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Social media can be a valuable tool to advance oncology research, promote professional development, and encourage connection and communication in the field, according to a speaker at ASCO Annual Meeting.