Benedetta Del Rio, Silvia Masini, Camilo Cáceres-Galvis, Javier Torres-Jiménez, Helena Bote, María Zurera, Javier Baena, Cristina Serrano, Juan Antonio Nuñez, Santiago Ponce-Aix, Luis Paz-Ares, Jon Zugazagoitia
{"title":"Emerging Targeted Therapies for HER2-mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.","authors":"Benedetta Del Rio, Silvia Masini, Camilo Cáceres-Galvis, Javier Torres-Jiménez, Helena Bote, María Zurera, Javier Baena, Cristina Serrano, Juan Antonio Nuñez, Santiago Ponce-Aix, Luis Paz-Ares, Jon Zugazagoitia","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103899","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>HER2-mutant lung cancer represents approximately 2-5% of all NSCLCs and is associated with poor prognosis. Two different HER2-targeted therapeutic approaches with different mechanisms of action -antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and HER2-selective tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs)- have shown convincing efficacy in pretreated patients. Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) was the first targeted therapy approved for patients with HER2-mutant NSCLC, demonstrating robust and durable responses in about 50% of these patients. Toxicity, while overall manageable, includes an increased risk of interstitial lung disease (ILD), which can be problematic and requires close clinical monitoring. More novel HER2-directed ADCs have confirmed the solid efficacy in this tumor type, showing variable rates of ILD as a class effect of these agents. On the other hand, novel orally available TKIs with higher specificity and inhibitory potency against HER2 over wild type EGFR such as sevabertinib (a dual HER2/EGFR mutant-selective reversible TKI) or zongertinib (an irreversible HER2-selective TKI that spares EGFR, including mutant EGFR) have further demonstrated deep and durable responses in this disease. Toxicities with these agents are mostly related to EGFR wild type inhibition, with significantly lower rates of ILD. Consistent with its selectivity and mechanism of action, zongertinib offers a favorable tolerability profile, with mainly low-grade adverse events including those related to wild type EGFR inhibition. In this review, we first describe the molecular landscape and clinical features of HER2-mutant NSCLC. Then, we summarize the clinical and preclinical evidence of HER2-targeted therapies and provide a forward-looking perspective of the treatment landscape of HER2-mutant NSCLC.</p>","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"103899"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147839152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tobacco News Update—From the IASLC Tobacco Control Committee","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103690","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103690","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"21 5","pages":"Article 103690"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147828011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PP01.65: Real-World Experience of Afatinib as First Line Treatment in Advanced NSCLC with Exon 19 Deletion and Exon 21 L858R Mutations as a Cheaper Alternative to Osimertinib in an LMIC Setting: A Single Institutional Study","authors":"Dr. Anupam Datta , Dr. Soumita Majumder","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103808","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103808","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"21 5","pages":"Article 103808"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147828015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Furaha Kariburyo-Yay , Yi Liang , Daniel Simmons , Vincent Miller , Joanna Pye , Gregory Ursino
{"title":"PP01.95: Real-World EGFR Testing and Adjuvant Treatment Patterns Among Patients with Resected Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in the United States","authors":"Furaha Kariburyo-Yay , Yi Liang , Daniel Simmons , Vincent Miller , Joanna Pye , Gregory Ursino","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103832","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103832","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"21 5","pages":"Article 103832"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147828045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pablo Gomes-da Silva de Rosenzweig, Yahya Saif, Hannah Jesani, Hasnali David Walji, Antonio Martin-Ucar, Luis Hernandez
{"title":"PP01.96: A Propensity-Matched Analysis on the Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of High-Risk Lung Resections for NSCLC","authors":"Pablo Gomes-da Silva de Rosenzweig, Yahya Saif, Hannah Jesani, Hasnali David Walji, Antonio Martin-Ucar, Luis Hernandez","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103833","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103833","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"21 5","pages":"Article 103833"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147828046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Simmons , William Wang , Kathryn Krupsky , David Cornwall , Kathleen Beusterien , Emily Mulvihill , Corey Neff , Melody Hughes , Tiernan Mulrooney , Nicholas Theilen , Debora Bruno
{"title":"PP01.17: Challenges to Providing Optimal Multidisciplinary Care in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the United States: A Healthcare Provider Best-Worst Scaling Survey","authors":"Daniel Simmons , William Wang , Kathryn Krupsky , David Cornwall , Kathleen Beusterien , Emily Mulvihill , Corey Neff , Melody Hughes , Tiernan Mulrooney , Nicholas Theilen , Debora Bruno","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103760","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103760","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"21 5","pages":"Article 103760"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147828078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Srichandhana Rajamouli , Ryan Nguyen , Frank Weinberg , Noor Naffakh , Aseem Aseem , Anu Chundury , Matthew Harkenrider , Nan Sethakorn , Kathleen Kennedy
{"title":"PP01.62: Challenges in the Treatment of ALK-Rearranged Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Small Cell Transformation and a Novel FAM120B-ALK Fusion Partner","authors":"Srichandhana Rajamouli , Ryan Nguyen , Frank Weinberg , Noor Naffakh , Aseem Aseem , Anu Chundury , Matthew Harkenrider , Nan Sethakorn , Kathleen Kennedy","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103805","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103805","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"21 5","pages":"Article 103805"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147828258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larinani MD, MSc , Leanne Ashrafian MD, PhD , Marco Chiappetta MD , Daniel Mansilla MD , Alessandro Wasum Mariani MD, PhD , Jessica Menis MD , Andreas Rimner MD , Aparna Sharma MD , Malgorzata Szolkowska MD, PhD , Swasthik Upadhya MD , Jeffrey B. Velotta MD , Ioannis Vlahos MD , Chunwei Xu MD, PhD , Aaron S. Mansfield MD , Paul Baas MD, PhD , Anja C. Roden MD
{"title":"Challenges and Controversies in the Diagnosis and Management of Thymic Epithelial Tumors from the Thymic Tumor Subcommittee of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Rare Tumors Committee","authors":"Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larinani MD, MSc , Leanne Ashrafian MD, PhD , Marco Chiappetta MD , Daniel Mansilla MD , Alessandro Wasum Mariani MD, PhD , Jessica Menis MD , Andreas Rimner MD , Aparna Sharma MD , Malgorzata Szolkowska MD, PhD , Swasthik Upadhya MD , Jeffrey B. Velotta MD , Ioannis Vlahos MD , Chunwei Xu MD, PhD , Aaron S. Mansfield MD , Paul Baas MD, PhD , Anja C. Roden MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103611","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103611","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs), comprising thymomas, thymic carcinomas, and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms, are rare prevascular (anterior) mediastinal malignancies characterized by histologic and clinical heterogeneity. Their management is complex because of overlapping pathologic features, variable clinical behavior, frequent associations with autoimmune conditions, and lack of standardized therapeutic algorithms. This review addresses current challenges across the diagnosis, management, and treatment of TETs. We outline diagnostic difficulties, including distinguishing TETs from histologic mimickers, and highlight the utility of immunohistochemical and molecular markers. Surgical considerations for early-stage disease are explored, debating thymomectomy versus complete thymectomy and optimal minimally invasive approaches, while also discussing the role of lymph node dissection and adjuvant therapy. Furthermore, this review delves into the evolving roles of immunotherapy and targeted therapy in TETs, acknowledging their potential while addressing challenges such as high rates of autoimmune disease recurrence and adverse events. The promising, albeit largely retrospective, applications of artificial intelligence in TETs, spanning diagnosis, target discovery, and prognostic modeling, are also explored as a critical area for future integration into clinical practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"21 5","pages":"Article 103611"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147645531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}