Steroids may make immunotherapy less effective for lung cancer patients, retrospective study finds

As USPSTF falters, the idea that “screening is always good” is gaining traction

With the pope’s lung cancer diagnosis jumpstarting conversations about lung cancer screening and the constant buzz surrounding multi-cancer detection tests, evidence-based evaluation of screening tests is more important than ever.

October 21, 2026

News Analysis

The lung cancer diagnosis of Pope Leo—believed to be a never-smoker—sparks conversations around screening
“Even when the patient is the pope, advances in cancer treatment don’t arrive by divine intervention.”

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. According to missives from the Holy See, the pope underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung Oct. 13.

UCLA scientists identify clues to making immunotherapy more effective against glioblastoma

Two studies led by researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center provide insight into how the immune system can successfully be activated against glioblastoma while revealing why these therapies have historically fallen short.

October 16, 2026

Vol.52 No.38

Clinical Roundup

Wistar Institute study identifies immunotherapy strategy for glioblastoma

Scientists at the Wistar Institute have identified a combination treatment that overcomes two of the biggest barriers to immunotherapy in glioblastoma. The researchers showed that reprogramming myeloid cells, a type of immune cell that glioblastoma tumors co-opt to protect themselves, while simultaneously boosting cancer-fighting T cells shrank the tumors and prevented them from coming back.

October 16, 2026

Vol.52 No.38

Clinical Roundup

Cigarette smoke may prime lung stem cells for different types of lung cancer, Hopkins study finds

Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reprogram different populations of lung stem cells, which maintain and repair lung tissue, in ways that make them vulnerable to specific cancer-causing gene alterations and ultimately helps determine the type of lung cancer that develops.

October 09, 2026

Vol.52 No.37

Clinical Roundup

Lung cancers can use two different mechanisms to evade KRAS-inhibiting drug, MIT researchers find

About 25% of lung adenocarcinomas have mutations of the gene KRAS, which drives uncontrolled cell growth. In recent years, FDA has approved two KRAS inhibitors to treat patients with specific KRAS mutations. While these drugs can work well initially, tumors almost always develop resistance to them.

October 02, 2026

Vol.52 No.36

Steroids may make immunotherapy less effective for lung cancer patients, retrospective study finds

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As USPSTF falters, the idea that “screening is always good” is gaining traction

The lung cancer diagnosis of Pope Leo—believed to be a never-smoker—sparks conversations around screening“Even when the patient is the pope, advances in cancer treatment don’t arrive by divine intervention.”

UCLA scientists identify clues to making immunotherapy more effective against glioblastoma

Wistar Institute study identifies immunotherapy strategy for glioblastoma

Cigarette smoke may prime lung stem cells for different types of lung cancer, Hopkins study finds

Lung cancers can use two different mechanisms to evade KRAS-inhibiting drug, MIT researchers find

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The lung cancer diagnosis of Pope Leo—believed to be a never-smoker—sparks conversations around screening
“Even when the patient is the pope, advances in cancer treatment don’t arrive by divine intervention.”