Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A white paper explores how biomarker testing enhances patient outcomes and what barriers prevent access in several common cancers.

Eosinophilia serves as a significant biomarker for predicting immune-related adverse events in NSCLC patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Experts discuss the urgent need for equitable access to cancer care, addressing barriers in treatment delivery and the importance of personalized medicine.

Experts discuss the intersection of innovation, affordability, and access in cancer care, focusing on multiple myeloma and NSCLC advancements.

Comparable overall survival and distant recurrence outcomes make stereotactic body radiation a feasible alternative.

Individuals who had preoperative percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) had an increased risk of local-regional recurrence in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

A review found that assessing for health-related quality of life (HRQOL) was not frequently done in studies related to non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Aumolertinib was compared against osimertinib to demonstrate its efficacy in those with mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Adverse events related to the immune system tended to accumulate over time when patients used immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) over time.

Amivantamab plus lazertinib enhances survival in NSCLC but requires complex care compared with osimertinib, explained Danny Nguyen, MD, of City of Hope.

The approval allows all patients 12 years and older to use pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph for subcutaneous injection for solid tumor indications approved for intravenous pembrolizumab.

The use of cemiplimab with chemotherapy showed durable improvements in survival outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after 5 years.

Cemiplimab shows significant survival benefits over chemotherapy for advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with high PD-L1 expression, enhancing treatment outcomes.

Patients with early-stage non–small cell lung cancer had improved outcomes after surgical treatment if they adhered to quality metrics associated with survival.

Jonathan Thompson, MD, MS, explains how financial, insurance, and socioeconomic barriers limit equitable access to biomarker testing and advanced therapies, underscoring the need for provider advocacy and systemic support.

In advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), discontinuing immunotherapy after 2 years can maintain durable responses while reducing financial and toxicity burdens, with decisions guided by residual disease testing and shared decision-making, explained Jonathan Thompson, MD, MS.

Making treatment for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accessible to a wide range of the population can help to improve outcomes from and knowledge of the condition.

Precision oncology's promise was the key theme of the July 17 session of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine with faculty from multiple institutions in the Boston, Massachusetts area.

New drugs aren't the only advances in oncology. Innovation includes collaboration between to remove barriers to remove barriers to care, according to experts who gathered for a session of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine in Arlington, Virginia.

Cutting-edge cancer therapies and innovative care models that advance patient access and significantly reduce health care costs took center stage at the Institute of Value-Based Medicine (IVBM) event in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jonathan Thompson, MD, MS, explains that adjuvant immunotherapy benefits patients with early-stage lung cancer with incomplete neoadjuvant response, while treatment decisions in the adjuvant setting must weigh efficacy, toxicity, and limited evidence.

Jonathan Thompson, MD, MS, highlighted that reducing delays in molecular testing and treatment initiation is critical for improving lung cancer outcomes, and that clinical trial data suggest immunotherapy duration can often be safely de-escalated in patients who achieve a complete pathologic response.

A panel held during the Institute for Value-Based Medicine event in Chicago on August 14, 2025, included discussions of access to biomarker testing and perioperative treatment in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Jonathan Thompson, MD, MS, emphasized that broader molecular testing in early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is essential to guide perioperative treatment decisions, while selective retesting at progression can identify resistance mutations or new targets to optimize value-based care.

Jonathan Thompson, MD, MS, emphasized that comprehensive biomarker testing with next-generation sequencing and PD-L1 analysis—implemented as reflex testing at biopsy—is essential to guide precision therapy in lung cancer and to address persistent disparities in timely, equitable access to care.