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Author Spotlight: Advancements in Molecular Biomarker Testing for Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Published on: September 8, 2023
The 2021 Global Lung Cancer Therapy Landscape
Dhruba Deb1, Amy C Moore2, Upal Basu Roy2
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Introduction:
The lung cancer treatment landscape has substantially evolved over the past decade. However, a systematic analysis of the current global drug development landscape has not been conducted.
Methods:
We curated and analyzed a comprehensive list of therapeutic entities (TEs) in preclinical development and clinical trials for lung cancer.
Results:
On the basis of our analysis of 707 TEs, we found a consistent forward trajectory in the development pipeline for both NSCLC and SCLC. Most of the TEs were in the advanced stages of clinical trials. Targeted therapies continue to dominate in the non-immuno-oncology space. Immuno-oncology targets are expanding beyond inhibitors of the programmed death-ligand 1 axis.
Conclusions:
Our analysis highlights a robust portfolio of both preclinical and clinical TEs and suggests that lung cancer treatment is going to become even more biomarker-driven.
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