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Do you offer consolidation durvalumab in a patient who had pneumonitis requiring steroids following chemoradiation for LS-SCLC?

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Medical Oncology · Mary Lanning Healthcare Morrison Cancer Center/University of Nebraska Medical Center Adjunct Faculty

In the ADRIATIC trial, pneumonitis or radiation pneumonitis occurred in 38.2% of durvalumab-treated patients, and 8.8% discontinued treatment due to pneumonitis (Cheng et al., PMID 39268857). While there is emerging interest in immune checkpoint inhibitor rechallenge after successful management of i...

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Radiation Oncology · Case Western Reserve University

The ADRIATIC trial with the addition of consolidative durvalumab for 24 months showed significant improvement in OS and PFS in LS-SCLC. The median survival was improved from 33.4 months with placebo to 55.9 months with durva (HR 0.73, p=0.01), and PFS was improved from 9.2 months w/o durva to 16.6 m...

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