American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is a professional organization representing physicians of all oncology sub-specialties who care for people with cancer. Founded in 1964 by Fred Ansfield, Harry Bisel, Herman Freckman, Arnoldus Goudsmit, Robert Talley, William Wilson, and Jane C. Wright, it has nearly 45,000 members worldwide.
Nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab delivers durable, long-term survival benefit versus chemotherapy in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) regardless of PD-L1 expression with 4 years of follow-up. Read More ›

Deep and durable responses with a manageable toxicity profile were achieved with capmatinib treatment in patients with MET exon 14–mutated advanced profile non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) regardless of line of therapy. Read More ›

Dr Mark Socinski reviews a broad variety of studies, including the evolving role of EGFR inhibitors and immunotherapy in NSCLC, the benefits of immunotherapy plus chemotherapy, and the impact of immune-related adverse events on clinical outcomes in NSCLC. Read More ›

Although the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2020 meeting was held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of abstracts, posters, and presentations were still made available to inform clinicians on the latest developments in the treatment of lung cancer. This publication features some of the key highlights from the meeting, which can be used to improve the management and care of patients with the disease.

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Results from the ARROW study showed that pralsetinib has rapid, potent, and durable clinical activity in patients with advanced RET fusion–positive non–small-cell lung cancer, regardless of RET fusion genotype or prior therapies. Read More ›

The use of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy was associated with improved overall survival compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with resected extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Read More ›

In a phase 2 trial of patients with cholangiocarcinoma and FGFR2 fusions, infigratinib administered as third- and later-line chemotherapy treatment resulted in a meaningful progression-free survival and objective response rate benefit. Read More ›

Preliminary data are reported for a phase 2, open-label multicenter study of futibatinib in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma harboring FGFR2 gene fusions or other rearrangements. Read More ›

The clinical and molecular features of patients with cholangiocarcinoma harboring FGFR genetic alterations are reported based on a retrospective chart review. Read More ›

This randomized phase 2 study showed that mFOLFIRI was not superior to mFOLFOX as second-line treatment of biliary tract cancer. Read More ›

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