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Drew Moghanaki: The PACIFIC-5 study results are finally available
Dec 27, 2024, 16:29

Drew Moghanaki: The PACIFIC-5 study results are finally available

Drew Moghanaki, Professor and Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA, shared a post on X:

“The PACIFIC-5 study results are finally available.

They provide randomized data supporting consolidation Durvalumab for patients with stage III NSCLC treated with either concurrent or sequential chemoradiotherapy.”

 Drew Moghanaki: The PACIFIC-5 study results are finally available

“Here’s the combined OS comparison suggesting some durva is better than no durva for all patients.”

Drew Moghanaki: The PACIFIC-5 study results are finally available

“But not so fast.

It seems the primary beneficiaries of consolidation durva were those still smoking and with squamous histology, both factors INVERSELY associated with having a driver mutation.”

Drew Moghanaki: The PACIFIC-5 study results are finally available

“And here are the safety data.”

Drew Moghanaki: The PACIFIC-5 study results are finally available

“Let’s take a closer look at the forest plots.

What’s going on with the carbo vs cisplatin hazard ratios?”

 Drew Moghanaki: The PACIFIC-5 study results are finally available

“By “finally available”, I mean to me.

The results were originally presented on Dec 6, 2024.”

Dr. Drew Moghanaki, a Professor and Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA. He holds the Stanley Iezman and Nancy Stark Endowed Chair in Thoracic Radiation Oncology Research at the same university. He specializes in treating lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies, focusing on advanced radiation therapy techniques like stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), magnetic resonance-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT), and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).