Siteman: Robotic technology allows for earlier, more accurate lung cancer diagnosis

City of Hope awarded $23.7M from ARPA-H for biomarker mapping

City of Hope has been awarded an up to $23.7 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will help City of Hope create a biomap of tumor changes that cause immunotherapy resistance in advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

June 20, 2025

Vol.51 No.24

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Ibtrozi oral treatment for advanced ROS1+ NSCLC

FDA has approved Ibtrozi (taletrectinib) for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer.

June 13, 2025

Vol.51 No.23

Clinical

Young women are now diagnosed with cancer at twice the rate of young men
The face of cancer is changing at a time when research is plagued by existential threats

For more than a year before her stage 4 lung cancer was found, 35-year-old Alisa Secaida, a never-smoker and a physically active Southern Californian, had been experiencing a persistent cough and, increasingly, fatigue.

June 06, 2025

Vol.51 No.22

By Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Roundup

S2302 Pragmatica-Lung reports out as model for faster, leaner, more representative trials

The SWOG S2302 Pragmatica-Lung trial, which broke new ground with its streamlined pragmatic design, unusually broad eligibility criteria, and reduced data collection, has quickly answered its primary question, finding that the investigational combination it tested did not significantly extend overall survival compared to standard of care treatments.

June 06, 2025

Vol.51 No.22

Clinical Roundup

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy + chemo regimen significantly improves long-term survival in NSCLC

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer improved long-term survival overall compared with chemotherapy alone, according to a clinical trial published June 2 in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

June 06, 2025

Vol.51 No.22

Clinical Roundup

Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to muscle wasting in cancer, preclinical study finds

A dysfunction in muscle blood vessels could be to blame for the weak muscles and weight loss that most cancer patients experience, according to a new study from University of Illinois Chicago researchers.

June 06, 2025

Vol.51 No.22

Siteman: Robotic technology allows for earlier, more accurate lung cancer diagnosis

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Siteman: Robotic technology allows for earlier, more accurate lung cancer diagnosis

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City of Hope awarded $23.7M from ARPA-H for biomarker mapping

FDA approves Ibtrozi oral treatment for advanced ROS1+ NSCLC

Young women are now diagnosed with cancer at twice the rate of young menThe face of cancer is changing at a time when research is plagued by existential threats

S2302 Pragmatica-Lung reports out as model for faster, leaner, more representative trials

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy + chemo regimen significantly improves long-term survival in NSCLC

Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to muscle wasting in cancer, preclinical study finds

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Young women are now diagnosed with cancer at twice the rate of young men
The face of cancer is changing at a time when research is plagued by existential threats