Advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: how to manage non-oncogene disease

Andrea De Giglio, Alessandro Di Federico, Chiara Deiana, Biagio Ricciuti, Marta Brambilla, Giulio Metro

Article Type

Review

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This article provides a review of the current treatment approaches to advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in patients without molecular driver alterations, with an additional focus on special populations, concomitant medications, and other considerations that might be useful for daily clinical practice.

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Regorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma: latest evidence and clinical implications

Nicola Personeni MD, Tiziana Pressiani MD, Armando Santoro MD, Lorenza Rimassa MD

Article Type

Review

Published

Over the past ten years, sorafenib has been the only systemic agent approved for first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and in a second-line setting, most investigational drugs have failed to provide better survival outcomes than placebo. However, in 2016, data from the RESORCE trial, a phase 3 study evaluating regorafenib in HCC patients who experience disease progression after first-line treatment with sorafenib, have shown a 2.8-month median survival benefit over placebo (10.6 versus 7.8 months).

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