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“Massive Advance” Changes the Chessboard in EGFR-Mutated Metastatic NSCLC
Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives
9 minutes
2 months ago
“Massive Advance” Changes the Chessboard in EGFR-Mutated Metastatic NSCLC
New survival data from the FLAURA2 and MARIPOSA trials represent “a massive advance for our patients” in terms of frontline treatment for EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer says Sandip P. Patel, MD, professor of medicine at the University of California San Diego. However, the findings have led to new questions about sequencing. “Just like in chess, when you make a move, you’re restricted in the moves that you can make afterward,” he explains to Robert A. Figlin, MD, the interim director of Cedars-Sinai Cancer in Los Angeles and Steven Spielberg Family Chair. Discussions have become “much more nuanced,” and “thinking about the patient holistically becomes even more important in the setting of all these excellent treatment options for our patients,” Dr. Patel shares.
Dr. Patel reported scientific advisory income from Amgen, AstraZeneca, BeiGene, Bristol Myers Squibb, Certis, Eli Lilly, Jazz, Genentech, Illumina, Merck, Pfizer, Natera, and Tempus.
Dr. Figlin reported various financial relationships.