WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSA phase 2 trial gave ivonescimab, alone or with chemotherapy, to people with operable non-small-cell lung cancer. With chemotherapy, 70% had a major pathological response — but there was no control arm.
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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSIn PANKU-Lung01, 432 people with EGFR-mutated NSCLC that progressed on a third-generation EGFR tablet got izalontamab brengitecan or chemotherapy. Median progression-free survival was 11.1 versus 5.7 months.
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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSIn HERON-Lung01, 498 people in China with EGFR-mutated NSCLC that had progressed after a targeted drug were randomised to ruzaltatug rezetecan or chemotherapy. Median progression-free survival was 8.3 versus 5.4 months.
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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSIn a phase 3 trial, 314 people with EGFR-mutated, MET-amplified NSCLC progressing after a targeted drug were randomised to dalmelitinib plus aumolertinib or chemotherapy. Median PFS was 6.2 versus 4.4 months.
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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSIn Krascendo 1, 338 patients with previously treated KRAS G12C NSCLC were randomised to divarasib or to sotorasib or adagrasib. Median progression-free survival was 9.8 versus 5.7 months, and survival 17.7 versus 12.0.
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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSThe publicly funded E4512 trial found two years of crizotinib after surgery did not prolong disease-free survival against observation, with a hazard ratio of 1.08 and no safety upside.
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THE DRUG DOCKETThe final analysis of Roche's phase 3 trial found the anti-TIGIT antibody did not significantly extend progression-free or overall survival when added to atezolizumab in 521 patients.
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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSIn the phase 3 SWOG/NRG S1914 trial, adding atezolizumab to stereotactic radiotherapy for high-risk, inoperable early lung cancer left 2-year survival at 82% in both groups and caused more serious side effects.
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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSIn the phase 3 LIBRETTO-432 trial, adjuvant selpercatinib raised two-year event-free survival to 92% from 61% in resected stage II-IIIA RET fusion-positive lung cancer. The trial was small and survival is unproven.
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THE DRUG DOCKETHyrnuo (sevabertinib) is cleared for previously treated HER2-mutant NSCLC on response rate alone. The confirmatory trial that must justify it does not report until 2029.
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