ESMO 2021 Lung Cancer – Robin Cornelissen

Robin Cornelissen discusses new agents developed for the treatment of NSCLC patients with EGFR or HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations, the role of next-generation sequencing in clinical practice, rare drivers of lung cancer with potential interest in the future, targeted approaches in the management of lung cancer as well as prognostic markers for survival or clinical decision making before extended pleurectomy and decortication surgery in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Here is the full ESMO 2021 Lung Cancer report.

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With the World Conference on Lung Cancer that took place on 8th–14th September 2021 and the ESMO Congress on 16th–21st September, two prestigious cancer congresses have offered a wealth of new preclinical and clinical information in the field of lung cancer. Results from pivotal studies were updated, and fascinating novel treatment approaches were presented to large audiences around the world.