Lung cancer drug doubles survival in trial: What to know

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An investigational immunotherapy was found to almost double median overall survival in patients with previously treated squamous non-small cell lung cancer, according to new trial data.

Gotistobart, developed by BioNTech and OncoC4, showed a median overall survival of 18.5 months, nearly double the 10-month median among patients who received standard of care chemotherapy, according to a Sept. 14 news release from the companies.

The trial results were presented Sept. 14 at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s World Conference on Lung Cancer in Seoul.

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