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Monthly Archives: August 2017

Are Two Immunotherapy Agents Better than One? Will the MYSTIC Trial Prove to Be a Mistake? (BMIC-003)

Dr. Jack West reviews the promise of combinations of immunotherapies for advanced NSCLC and the implications for the field of the initial report that the MYSTIC trial failed to show an improvement in progression-free survival with an IT combination. (6:23)

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August 29, 2017 by BeaconMedIC Posted in The Beacon Podcast Tagged Advanced NSCLC, Beacon, Beacon Medical Interchange, Cancer, Education, H. Jack West, Health, immunotherapies, immunotherapy, Jack West, Medicine, MYSTIC, MYSTIC Trial, NSCLC, Oncology, progression-free survival, Science, The Beacon, The Beacon Podcast

Early Returns on the FLAURA Trial: Should Osimertinib be a First Line Agent in EGFR Mutation-Positive NSCLC? (BMIC-002)

Dr. Jack West discusses the implications of a positive FLAURA trial, which revealed a significant improvement in progression-free survival for first line osimertinib over gefitinib or erlotinib in patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced NSCLC. (4:51)

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August 29, 2017 by BeaconMedIC Posted in The Beacon Podcast Tagged Advanced NSCLC, Beacon, Beacon Medical Interchange, Cancer, Education, EGFR, EGFR mutation-positive advanced NSCLC, erlotinib, FLAURA, FLAURA Trial, gefitinib, H. Jack West, Health, Jack West, Medicine, NSCLC, Oncology, osimertinib, Science, The Beacon, The Beacon Podcast

Importing Immunotherapy into the Curative Setting for NSCLC: The Potential Implications of the PACIFIC Trial (BMIC-001)

Dr. Jack West reviews the potential new role for immunotherapy in locally advanced NSCLC based on the early report that the PACIFIC trial of durvalumab after chemo/radiation is positive for a significant improvement in progression-free survival. (4:18)

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August 17, 2017 by BeaconMedIC Posted in The Beacon Podcast Tagged Beacon, Beacon Medical Interchange, Cancer, chomotherapy, durvalumab, Education, H. Jack West, Health, immunotherapy, Jack West, locally advanced NSCLC, Medicine, NSCLC, Oncology, PACIFIC, PACIFIC Trial, radiation, Science, The Beacon, The Beacon Podcast

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