Systemic treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: controversies and perspectives

SummaryPatients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer receive first-line therapy with chemotherapy, targeted therapies in case of tumors with driver mutations, and more recently also immune checkpoint inhibitors. Important controversies include the role of targeted therapies in combination with chemotherapy, optimal sequencing of treatments, treatment guidance by means of predictive biomarkers, and value-based judgements of treatments.
Source: Memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research