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Key Updates in the Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer

Payer and Patient Education Considerations for SCLC

What are best practices for working with payers to ensure that patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) get access to the necessary medications?

How do you educate patients about SCLC, and which resources do you find useful in sharing with patients?

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Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA; Anne Chiang, MD, PhD; Afshin Dowlati, MD; Jacob Sands, MD; and Wade Iams, MD, explore recent advances in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) management, discussing staging, treatment options across disease stages, emerging therapies, biomarker testing, and strategies to overcome challenges in diagnosis and care delivery.

Panelists discuss how small cell lung cancer (SCLC) differs from non–small cell lung cancer in terms of staging, epidemiology, risk factors, prevention strategies, and prognosis, while also exploring the distinctions between limited-stage and extensive-stage SCLC and considering potential improvements in staging practices.

Introduction: Risk Factors and Characteristics Defining SCLC

Panelists discuss how conventional therapies for extensive-stage and limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) have evolved, including the role of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and its various schedules, while exploring unmet needs in extensive-stage settings and the potential for combining immunotherapies with CRT to improve treatment outcomes.

Established Multidisciplinary Therapies for SCLC

Panelists discuss how immunotherapies like durvalumab and atezolizumab have emerged as promising treatments for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), complementing traditional chemotherapy, and explore the results of key trials such as CASPIAN and IMpower133 while considering patient selection, treatment algorithms, and management of adverse events associated with these novel therapies.

Immunotherapies for Extensive-Stage SCLC

Panelists discuss how tarlatamab, a bispecific T-cell engager therapy, received accelerated approval for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in May 2024, examining its mechanism of action, pivotal clinical data, management of adverse events, practical considerations for administration, and its position within the SCLC treatment algorithm.

Introducing Bispecifics for Extensive-Stage SCLC

Panelists discuss how the ADRIATIC trial investigating durvalumab in limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has shown promising results, potentially addressing unmet needs in this patient population, and consider its potential impact on treatment algorithms and its possible emergence as a new standard of care if approved for this indication.

Standard of Care Durvalumab for Limited-Stage SCLC

Panelists discuss how atezolizumab is being investigated in the NRG-LU005 trial for limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), comparing its trial design with that of the ADRIATIC study, while also exploring the potential benefits of using a single immunotherapy across all SCLC stages and considering treatment strategies for patients who progress from limited-stage to extensive-stage disease while on immunotherapy.

Additional Immunotherapies on the Horizon for LS-SCLC

Panelists discuss how to effectively collaborate with payers to ensure access to necessary medications for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), while also exploring best practices for patient education and identifying valuable resources to share with those diagnosed with SCLC.

Panelists discuss how biomarker testing is currently utilized in the management of patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), including its timing within the treatment journey, while also exploring the existing unmet needs in biomarker testing for SCLC and potential strategies to address and overcome these challenges in the future.

Biomarker Discovery and Exploration for SCLC

Effective collaboration with payers is crucial for ensuring access to medications for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Establishing clear communication channels and providing comprehensive documentation of clinical evidence can facilitate smoother approval processes. Educating patients about SCLC involves using clear, empathetic communication and providing them with reliable resources. Utilizing educational materials from reputable cancer organizations and support groups can enhance patient understanding and engagement. Tailoring information to individual patient needs and encouraging active participation in their treatment plans are also essential components of patient education.

Payer and Patient Education Considerations for SCLC

EP: 1.Introduction: Risk Factors and Characteristics Defining SCLC

EP: 2.Established Multidisciplinary Therapies for SCLC

EP: 3.Immunotherapies for Extensive-Stage SCLC

EP: 4.Introducing Bispecifics for Extensive-Stage SCLC

EP: 5.Standard of Care Durvalumab for Limited-Stage SCLC

EP: 6.Additional Immunotherapies on the Horizon for LS-SCLC

EP: 7.Payer and Patient Education Considerations for SCLC

EP: 8.Biomarker Discovery and Exploration for SCLC