How are you treating patients who progress while on durvalumab after definitive chemoradiation for stage III NSCLC?
Is the timing of progression (in relation to chemoradiation) a factor, and is there any role for repeat PD-L1 testing at the time of progression?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
I usually recommend a bx to confirm the presence of metastatic disease. I ensure that all other biomarker information is available, including PD-L1 is obtained, of not performed already. In the absence of actionable/ targetable mutations, I offer patients a KN189/KN407 type regimen at the time of pr...
Comments
Medical Oncologist at UT MD Anderson Cancer Ctr Your answer states that you would still use immuno...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
In the new era of cancer IO therapy, it is real important to ascertain and determine how to define "progression" and what the "pattern of progression" is. Assuming genuine disease progression (in terms of pattern and burden of disease) while "on durvalumab" in stage III NSCLC, would biopsy whenever ...
Comments
Medical Oncologist at Texas Oncology Are you saying that you would still give pembro wi...
Medical Oncologist at Cancer Care Specialists/Renown Oncology/UNR Already had 2 patients who progressed during conso...
Medical Oncologist at Penn State Cancer Institute, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center All good questions re: whether immunotherapy can/s...
Medical Oncologist at Penn State Cancer Institute, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center I am sure there are some poor prognostic groups/su...
Your answer states that you would still use immuno...