On May 29, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ramucirumab injection, 10 mg/mL solution (Cyramza®, Eli Lilly and Company) in combination with erlotinib, for the first-line treatment of people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) mutations. With this approval, cyramza has now received six FDA approvals to treat certain types of lung, liver, stomach and colorectal cancers.
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Posted 6/22/2020

A recent discussion between ACCC and Highlands Oncology centered on how artificial intelligence can be implemented thoughtfully in cancer care to support clinicians and operations without compromising clinical judgement or patient care.

Small Cell SMASHERS was founded in 2023 as a patient-centered advocacy and education community designed to challenge long-standing narratives about small cell lung cancer and restore a sense of voice, connection, and hope for patients and their loved ones.

ACCCBuzz spoke with Fox Chase Cancer Center to learn more about its partnership with Omniscope, a leader in advanced molecular profiling technology, in hopes of developing an assay that accurately predicts which patients will respond well to immunotherapy based on the presence of certain T-cell clones.

On Friday, April 17, ACCC welcomed oncology leaders from around the country to Washington, DC for the inaugural ACCC Leadership Summit, a forum designed for executive-level decision-makers to engage in strategic dialogue, peer-to-peer exchange, and actionable insights at the highest level of oncology leadership.
