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Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world but still remains a challenge both in the clinical and research settings.

From studying the biology of lung cancer cells in the lab to leading clinical trials testing cutting-edge treatments, Roche is committed to addressing the medical need for therapies that extend patients’ lives.

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Mar 6 / Roche and Genentech
Third OS interim analysis from BEAT-SC: Addition of bevacizumab to atezolizumab & chemotherapy in patients with ES-SCLC
The Phase III BEAT-SC study is evaluating bevacizumab + atezolizumab and carboplatin/cisplatin and etoposide (ACE) vs placebo + ACE in patients with untreated ES-SCLC from Japan and China. This presentation reports the third OS interim analysis and additional updated clinical data from BEAT-SC.

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Mar 6 / Roche and Genentech
Resistance mechanisms and efficacy of first-line alectinib in patients with ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer
ALCURE is a real-world, observational, multi-center study exploring resistance mechanisms to first-line alectinib, prognostic factors of the efficacy of alectinib and optimal treatment sequencing in patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC. This oral presentation presents efficacy data with first-line alectinib and resistance mechanisms to alectinib from the second interim analysis of the ALCURE study.

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Mar 6 / Roche and Genentech
Pharmacokinetics and safety of adjuvant alectinib in Japanese patients (pts) from ALINA with resected ALK-positive NSCLC
ALINA: Subgroup analysis investigating the pharmacokinetics and safety of adjuvant alectinib in Japanese patients with resectable stage IB-IIIA (UICC/AJCC 7th edition) ALK-positive NSCLC.

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Mar 3 / Roche and Genentech
HORIZON-01: a phase I-III platform study evaluating the efficacy and safety of multiple therapies in patients with biomarker-defined locally advanced, unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
HORIZON-01 is an ongoing phase I–III, open-label, randomised platform study, evaluating the efficacy and safety of multiple targeted therapies (alectinib and entrectinib▼) compared with durvalumab, following concurrent radiotherapy (CRT) in patients with locally advanced, unresectable, stage III NSCLC. This trial-in-progress poster presents the trial design, key patient eligibility and study endpoints.

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Dec 12 / Roche and Genentech
Strength of patient preference for atezolizumab subcutaneous vs intravenous for the treatment of NSCLC and subgroup exploratory analyses from the IMscin002 study
IMscin002: Exploratory analyses from the IMscin002 trial exploring patient strength of preference for atezolizumab subcutaneous vs intravenous for the treatment of NSCLC, according to baseline characteristics, number of injections, and injection duration.

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Dec 12 / Roche and Genentech
SKYSCRAPER-06: EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TIRAGOLUMAB PLUS ATEZOLIZUMAB PLUS CHEMOTHERAPY VERSUS PEMBROLIZUMAB PLUS CHEMOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED NON-SQUAMOUS NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Efficacy and safety of tiragolumab + atezolizumab + chemotherapy vs pembrolizumab + chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-squamous NSCLC from the Phase 2/3 SKYSCRAPER-06 study.

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Sep 14 / Roche and Genentech
WCLC-2023-Meet the expert slides-screening and biomarker testing in resectable NSCLC
Slides from the early-stage NSCLC meet-the-expert session at WCLC 2023. Pan-Chyr Yang and Eran Choman cover the improved efficiency with LungFlag versus opportunistic selection in a theoretical East Asian lung cancer screening program, and then Jay M. Lee covers real-world biomarker testing and treatment patterns in resectable early-stage NSCLC.

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Sep 14 / Roche and Genentech
WCLC-2023-Meet the expert slides-SCLC session
Slides from the SCLC meet-the-expert session at WCLC 2023 where Stephen V. Liu covers the five-year survival data in patients with ES-SCLC treated with atezolizumab in IMpower133 based on the IMbrella A extension study results.

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Sep 27 / Springer Healthcare
Managing ROS1 fusion-positive NSCLC in Europe and the USA
Luis Paz-Ares leads Jaime Schneider and Benjamin Besse in a discussion on the management of patients with ROS1 fusion-positive NSCLC in 2022.
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The role of the Blood-Brain Barrier in lung cancer treatment

Some types of cancer, such as anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), frequently spread into the brain and central nervous system. A key challenge of treating these brain metastases is the blood-brain barrier, which you can learn more about in this video.

Unleashing the T-Cell army

Watch this video that describes the cancer immunity cycle and how a tumour interacts with the human immune system.

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