19. Early non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

"I'm not in danger; I AM the danger!" So said Bryan Cranston's Walter White, and so too said early-stage lung cancer when confronted with adjuvant chemotherapy (maybe). In this episode, however, Josh and Michael follow in the footsteps of Hank Schrader, Steve Gomez et al., discussing ways to tackle one of the biggest killers in oncology. While we may not have found a way to control early-stage lung cancer, new developments are on the horizon, such as neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy and adjuvant osimertinib. So listen on, with the disclaimer that any similarities between Walter White and Jane Eyre are purely coincidental, no matter what Josh may argue...

Links to studies discussed in this episode (subscription may be required):

CHECKMATE-816: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2202170

ADAURA: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2027071

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