First-Line Osimertinib Plus Chemo in NSCLC: How to Weigh Toxicity vs. Efficacy

How should results of the FLAURA2 clinical trial be applied in practice? The study examined the use of osimertinib plus chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with osimertinib alone and found that progression-free survival was significantly improved with the combination treatment. Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD, director of three cancer centers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, including the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, shares his team’s findings with Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg Family Chair in hematology-oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center in Los Angeles. They discuss toxicity concerns, best practices for treatment assessment, and how to identify patients for whom the new strategy may yield the best results.