Professor Johan Vansteenkiste, an associate Editor of Annals of Oncology, discusses the recent publication of Felip et al. that reports a study of the intracranial, and extracranial efficacy of lorlatinib, a potent, brain-penetrant, third-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)in ALK-positive NSCLC that progressed on second-generation ALK TKIs.
Felip E et al. Intracranial and extracranial efficacy of lorlatinib in patients with ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer previously treated with second-generation ALK TKIs. Ann Oncol 2021; 32: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.02.012
Stinchcombe TE. Lorlatinib in the treatment of anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive non-small-cell lung cancer.  Ann Oncol 2021; 32: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.03.002

Intracranial and extracranial efficacy of lorlatinib in patients with ALK-positive NSCLC

In the latest Article of the Month podcast, Annals of Oncology Editor-in-Chief talks to Drs Mark Awad and Alessandro Di Federico (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston) about their recently published study assessing intrapatient variations in PD-L1 TPS and TMB and their clinical implications in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
For the full article, see https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2024.06.014

Intrapatient variation in PD-L1 expression and TMB and impact on ICI therapy in patients with NSCLC

Professor Florian Lordick discusses his recent editorial in Annals of Oncology that considered the results of theARTIST 2 and CRITICS trials in gastric cancer, both published in the March issue of the journal.
Adjuvant radiotherapy for gastric cancer—end of the road? F. Lordick, M. Nilsson & T. Leong https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2020.12.006
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdjuvant chemotherapy is superior to chemoradiation after D2 surgery forgastric cancer in the per-protocol analysis of the randomized CRITICS trial. W. O. de Steur, R. M. van Amelsfoort, H. H. Hartgrink et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2020.11.004
A randomized phase III trial comparing adjuvant single-agent S1, S-1 with oxaliplatin, and postoperative chemoradiation with S-1 and oxaliplatin in patients with node-positive gastric cancer after D2 resection: the ARTIST 2 trial. S. H. Park, D.H.Lim, T. S. Sohn et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2020.11.017

Adjuvant radiotherapy for gastric cancer?

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