Question: "I’ve seen commercials for immunotherapy as a treatment for lung cancer. How does it work? How do I know if it’s a good treatment for me?" Answer: Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps the body’s [...]
Author: Daniel A. Saez, MSc, Manager, LungMATCH Navigation Program, GO2 for Lung Cancer Immunotherapy, a type of treatment that helps the body’s own immune system fight cancer, is often discussed as a first line of treatment for people with [...]
On October 15th, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for treatment following surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with stage II to IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have PD-L1 expression ≥ 1% as determined by a FDA-approved test. The [...]
I was diagnosed with stage IV adenocarcinoma of the lung on September 7, 2020. There have been many times since being diagnosed that I have said to myself (and others) that I am lucky for my diagnosis. Lucky with [...]
By Rashmi Acharya, MS, Coordinator, Science & Research, GO2 for Lung CancerChemotherapy has been the standard treatment option for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) without actionable biomarkers. Recently, immunotherapy treatments have been added into the treatment mix. Several studies presented [...]
On May 18th, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for the first line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with tumors having high expressions of PD-L1 (>50%) and no changes in EGFR or [...]
