THERAPEUTIC CLASS
Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States.1 Non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) comprises approximately 85% of all lung cancer cases.2 Among patients with NSCLC, approximately 40% present with stage IV disease.
3 Although targeted therapy has been associated with a significant benefit in patients harboring aberrations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), or ROS1,4–6 these gene abnormalities are present in a small
percentage of patients.
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