Lung and thoracic highlights
Paper picks, newest first.
October 2026
- Can a blood test detect cancer earlier—but still fail to demonstrate clinical utility?
Effect of Screening with Multicancer Early-Detection Test on Late-Stage Cancer Diagnosis
Publication pick. NEJM. October 9, 2026.
- Could immune biology finally tell us which patients with extensive-stage SCLC are most likely to benefit from TIGIT-based therapy?
SKYSCRAPER-02C A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Atezolizumab Plus Carboplatin and Etoposide With or Without Tiragolumab in Patients With Untreated Extensive-Stage SCLC in China
Publication pick. Journal if Thoracic Oncology. October 7, 2026.
- Does adding immunotherapy to SBRT actually improve outcomes in early-stage, medically inoperable NSCLC or simply add toxicity?
Induction and consolidation atezolizumab with stereotactic body radiation therapy versus radiation alone in high-risk, early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (SWOG/NRG S1914)
Publication pick. The Lancet. October 5, 2026.
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