STK11/LKB1 alterations worsen the poor prognosis of KRAS mutated early-stage non-squamous non-small cell lung carcinoma, results based on the phase 2 IFCT TASTE trial.

Background: STK11/LKB1 mutations have been associated with primary resistance to PD-1 axis inhibitors and poor prognosis in advanced KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma. This study aimed to assess the prognostic significance of STK11/LKB1 alterations in localized non-squamous non-small cell lung carcinoma (non-sq NSCLC).

Patients And Methods: Surgical samples from patients undergoing complete resection for stage IIa, IIb, or IIIa (N2 excluded) non-sq NSCLC in the randomized adjuvant phase II trial (NCT00775385 IFCT-1801 TASTE trial) were examined.

First-Line Afatinib plus Cetuximab for -Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results from the Randomized Phase II IFCT-1503 ACE-Lung Study.

Purpose: Double inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) using a tyrosine kinase inhibitor plus a monoclonal antibody may be a novel treatment strategy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We assessed the efficacy and toxicity of afatinib + cetuximab versus afatinib alone in the first-line treatment of advanced -mutant NSCLC.

Patients And Methods: In this phase II, randomized, open-label study, patients with stage III/IV -positive NSCLC were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive afatinib (group A) or afatinib + cetuximab (group A + C).

Circulating tumor DNA in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients with HIV is associated with shorter overall survival: Results from a Phase II trial (IFCT-1001 CHIVA).

Introduction: HIV is an exclusion criterion for most lung cancer (LC) trials, however LC is the most common non-AIDS-defined malignancy in people living with HIV (PLHIV), poorer prognosis than the general population. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) was a prognostic marker in LC patients from the general population. This study assessed ctDNA's prognostic value in PLHIV from a dedicated phase II trial.

Randomized Phase II Trial Evaluating Treatment with EGFR-TKI Associated with Antiestrogen in Women with Nonsquamous Advanced-Stage NSCLC: IFCT-1003 LADIE Trial.

Purpose: The incidence of lung cancer has dramatically increased in women. Preclinical data have suggested that combining EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) with an antiestrogen may overcome resistance to EGFR-TKI.

Patients And Methods: The IFCT-1003 LADIE trial was a 2 × 2 arms parallel open-label randomized phase II trial.

Nivolumab or nivolumab plus ipilimumab in patients with relapsed malignant pleural mesothelioma (IFCT-1501 MAPS2): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, non-comparative, phase 2 trial.

Background: There is no recommended therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma that has progressed after first-line pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy. Disease control has been less than 30% in all previous studies of second-line drugs. Preliminary results have suggested that anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody could be efficacious in these patients.

Is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy a feasible strategy for stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer? Mature results of the randomized IFCT-0101 phase II trial.

Locally advanced non-small cell lung cancers share a risk of both local and systemic recurrence and justifies a therapeutic strategy combining focal and systemic treatment. In resectable stage IIIA-N2 tumors, peri-operative chemotherapy significantly increases survival rates. Chemoradiotherapy, which is the standard treatment of non-resectable locally advanced tumors, may have a role as an induction treatment to reduce locoregional recurrence rates.