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ROOT, Switzerland, October 15, 2023--Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) today announced its participation in the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2023 from October 20 – 24 in Madrid. Novocure will present three new posters on Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy, including an analysis of patient-reported health-related global and functional quality of life scores from the randomized phase 3 LUNAR clinical trial in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy prior to surgery, followed by resection and single-agent pembrolizumab in the adjuvant setting, significantly improved overall survival (OS) vs neoadjuvant placebo plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant placebo in patients with resectable stage II, IIIA, or IIIB (T3-4N2) non–small cell lung cancer, meeting the dual primary end point of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-671 trial.

Experts discuss the current standard treatment options for patients diagnosed with early-stage NSCLC [non-small cell lung cancer].

Jay Lee, MD, talks about financial toxicity in terms of the individual patient and in terms of the health system itself, especially in terms of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) recurrence.

The FDA has approved encorafenib (Braftovi) plus binimetinib (Mektovi) for adult patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer harboring a BRAF V600E mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test.