Lung cancer remains the most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Our Unit focuses on the study of lung cancer, with a pragmatic orientation, always aiming to solve the problems of lung cancer patients. We specifically focus on two research areas: the identification of novel molecular biomarkers for diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive purposes; and the development of novel treatment approaches, including targeted therapies and immunotherapeutics. For example, we have contributed to elucidating the molecular determinants of EGFR or FGFR oncogenicity and have discovered biomarkers that may guide the efficacy of inhibitors of those receptors in lung cancer. We have continued developing an extensive platform of patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) and organoids (PDOs) of non-small-cell and small cell lung cancers to evaluate emerging therapeutic strategies. Finally, our Unit has extensive experience in taking new drugs (pemetrexed, erlotinib, nivolumab, tarlatamab, and many others) to the clinic, as well as in conducting practice-changing trials in the fields of personalised cancer care and immuno-oncology.
Mountzios G, Sun L, Cho BC, Demirci U, Baka S, Gümüş M, Lugini A, Zhu B, Yu Y, Korantzis I, Han JY, Ciuleanu TE, Ahn MJ, Rocha P, Mazières J, Lau SCM, Schuler M, Blackhall F, Yoshida T, Owonikoko TK, Paz-Ares L, Jiang T, Hamidi A, Gauto D, Recondo G, Rudin CM; DeLLphi-304 Investigators (2025).Tarlatamab in Small-Cell Lung Cancer after Platinum-Based Chemotherapy. New Engl J Med (in press). CNIO Publication.
Ahn MJ, Lisberg A, Goto Y, Sands J, Hong MH, Paz-Ares L, Pons-Tostivint E, Pérol M, Felip E, Sugawara S, Hayashi H, Cho BC, Blumenschein G Jr, Shum E, Lee JS, Heist RS, Cornelissen R, Chang WC, Kowalski D, Zebger-Gong H, Chargualaf M, Gu W, Lan L, Howarth P, Joseph R, Okamoto I. (2025).A pooled analysis of datopotamab deruxtecan in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol (in press). CNIO Publication.
Felip E, Cho BC, Gutiérrez V, Alip A, Besse B, Lu S, Spira AI, Girard N, Califano R, Gadgeel SM, Yang JC, Yamamoto S, Azuma K, Kim YJ, Lee KH, Danchaivijitr P, Ferreira CG, Cheng Y, Sendur MAN, Chang GC, Wang CC, Prabhash K, Shinno Y, Stroyakovskiy D, Paz-Ares L, Rodriguez-Cid JR, Martin C, Campelo MRG, Hayashi H, Nguyen D, Tomasini P, Gottfried M, Dooms C, Passaro A, Schuler M, Gelatti ACZ, Owen S, Perdrizet K, Ou SI, Curtin JC, Zhang J, Gormley M, Sun T, Panchal A, Ennis M, Fennema E, Daksh M, Sethi S, Bauml JM, Lee SH. (2024).Amivantamab plus lazertinib versus osimertinib in first-line EGFR-mutant advanced non-small-cell lung cancer with biomarkers of high-risk disease: a secondary analysis from MARIPOSA. Ann Oncol 35, 805-816. CNIO Publication.
Peressini M, Garcia-Campelo R, Massuti B, Martí C, Cobo M, Gutiérrez V, Dómine M, Fuentes J, Majem M, de Castro J, Córdoba JF, Diz MP, Isla D, Esteban E, Carcereny E, Vila L, Moreno-Vega A, Ros S, Moreno A, García FJ, Huidobro G, Aguado C, Cebey-López V, Valdivia J, Palmero R, Lianes P, López-Brea M, Vidal OJ, Provencio M, Arriola E, Baena J, Herrera M, Bote H, Molero M, Adradas V, Ponce-Aix S, Nuñez-Buiza A, Ucero Á, Hernandez S, Lopez-Rios F, Conde E, Paz-Ares L, Zugazagoitia J. (2024).Spatially Preserved Multi-Region Transcriptomic Subtyping and Biomarkers of Chemoimmunotherapy Outcome in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 30, 3036-3049. CNIO Publication.
Ahn MJ, Cho BC, Felip E, Korantzis I, Ohashi K, Majem M, Juan-Vidal O, Handzhiev S, Izumi H, Lee JS, Dziadziuszko R, Wolf J, Blackhall F, Reck M, Alvarez JB, Hummel HD, Dingemans AC, Sands J, Akamatsu H, Owonikoko TK, Ramalingam SS, Borghaei H, Johnson ML, Huang S, Mukherjee S, Minocha M, Jiang T, Martinez P, Anderson ES, Paz-Ares L. (2024).Plain language summary: tarlatamab for patients with previously treated small cell lung cancer. Future Oncol 15, 1-13. CNIO Publication.
Ahn MJ, Cho BC, Felip E, Korantzis I, Ohashi K, Majem M, Juan-Vidal O, Handzhiev S, Izumi H, Lee JS, Dziadziuszko R, Wolf J, Blackhall F, Reck M, Bustamante Alvarez J, Hummel HD, Dingemans AC, Sands J, Akamatsu H, Owonikoko TK, Ramalingam SS, Borghaei H, Johnson ML, Huang S, Mukherjee S, Minocha M, Jiang T, Martinez P, Anderson ES, Paz-Ares L; DeLLphi-301 Investigators. (2023).Tarlatamab for Patients with Previously Treated Small-Cell Lung Cancer. New Engl J Med 389, 2063-2075. CNIO Publication.
Sacher A, LoRusso P, Patel MR, Miller WH Jr, Garralda E, Forster MD, Santoro A, Falcon A, Kim TW, Paz-Ares L, Bowyer S, de Miguel M, Han SW, Krebs MG, Lee JS, Cheng ML, Arbour K, Massarelli E, Choi Y, Shi Z, Mandlekar S, Lin MT, Royer-Joo S, Chang J, Dharia NV, Schutzman JL, Desai J; GO42144 Investigator and Study Group. (2023).Single-Agent Divarasib (GDC-6036) in Solid Tumors with a KRAS G12C Mutation. New Engl J Med 389, 710-721. CNIO Publication.
de Langen AJ, Johnson ML, Mazieres J, Dingemans AC, Mountzios G, Pless M, Wolf J, Schuler M, Lena H, Skoulidis F, Yoneshima Y, Kim SW, Linardou H, Novello S, van der Wekken AJ, Chen Y, Peters S, Felip E, Solomon BJ, Ramalingam SS, Dooms C, Lindsay CR, Ferreira CG, Blais N, Obiozor CC, Wang Y, Mehta B, Varrieur T, Ngarmchamnanrith G, Stollenwerk B, Waterhouse D, Paz-Ares L; CodeBreaK 200 Investigators. (2023).Sotorasib versus docetaxel for previously treated non-small-cell lung cancer with KRASG12C mutation: a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet 401, 733-746. CNIO Publication.
Desai J, Alonso G, Kim SH, Cervantes A, Karasic T, Medina L, Shacham-Shmueli E, Cosman R, Falcon A, Gort E, Guren T, Massarelli E, Miller WH Jr, Paz-Ares L, Prenen H, Amatu A, Cremolini C, Kim TW, Moreno V, Ou SI, Passardi A, Sacher A, Santoro A, Stec R, Ulahannan S, Arbour K, Lorusso P, Luo J, Patel MR, Choi Y, Shi Z, Mandlekar S, Lin MT, Royer-Joo S, Chang J, Jun T, Dharia NV, Schutzman JL; GO42144 Investigator and Study Group; Han SW. (2023).Divarasib plus cetuximab in KRAS G12C-positive colorectal cancer: a phase 1b trial. Nat Med (in press). CNIO Publication. Open Access
Macaya I, Roman M, Welch C, Entrialgo-Cadierno R, Salmon M, Santos A, Feliu I, Kovalski J, Lopez I, Rodriguez-Remirez M, Palomino-Echeverria S, Lonfgren SM, Ferrero M, Calabuig S, Ludwig IA, Lara-Astiaso D, Jantus-Lewintre E, Guruceaga E, Narayanan S, Ponz-Sarvise M, Pineda-Lucena A, Lecanda F, Ruggero D, Khatri P, Santamaria E, Fernandez-Irigoyen J, Ferrer I, Paz-Ares L, Drosten M, Barbacid M, Gil-Bazo I, Vicent S. (2023).Signature-driven repurposing of Midostaurin for combination with MEK1/2 and KRASG12C inhibitors in lung cancer. Nat Commun 14, 6332. CNIO Publication.
Köbel M, Kang EY, Weir A, Rambau PF, Lee CH, Nelson GS, Ghatage P, Meagher NS, Riggan MJ, Alsop J, Anglesio MS, Beckmann MW, Bisinotto C, Boisen M, Boros J, Brand AH, Brooks-Wilson A, Carney ME, Coulson P, Courtney-Brooks M, Cushing-Haugen KL, Cybulski C, Deen S, El-Bahrawy MA, Elishaev E, Erber R, Fereday S; AOCS Group; Fischer A, Gayther SA, Barquin-Garcia A, Gentry-Maharaj A, Gilks CB, Gronwald H, Grube M, Harnett PR, Harris HR, Hartkopf AD, Hartmann A, Hein A, Hendley J, Hernandez BY, Huang Y, Jakubowska A, Jimenez-Linan M, Jones ME, Kennedy CJ, Kluz T, Koziak JM, Lesnock J, Lester J, Lubinski J, Longacre TA, Lycke M, Mateoiu C, McCauley BM, McGuire V, Ney B, Olawaiye A, Orsulic S, Osorio A, Paz-Ares L, Ramón Y Cajal T, Rothstein JH, Ruebner M, Schoemaker MJ, Shah M, Sharma R, Sherman ME, Shvetsov YB, Singh N, Steed H, Storr SJ, Talhouk A, Traficante N, Wang C, Whittemore AS, Widschwendter M, Wilkens LR, Winham SJ, Benitez J, Berchuck A, Bowtell DD, Candido Dos Reis FJ, Campbell I, Cook LS, DeFazio A, Doherty JA, Fasching PA, Fortner RT, García MJ, Goodman MT, Goode EL, Gronwald J, Huntsman DG, Karlan BY, Kelemen LE, Kommoss S, Le ND, Martin SG, Menon U, Modugno F, (2023).p53 and ovarian carcinoma survival: an Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis consortium study. J Pathol Clin Res 9, 208-222. CNIO Publication.
Li BT, Smit EF, Goto Y, Nakagawa K, Udagawa H, Mazières J, Nagasaka M, Bazhenova L, Saltos AN, Felip E, Pacheco JM, Pérol M, Paz-Ares L, Saxena K, Shiga R, Cheng Y, Acharyya S, Vitazka P, Shahidi J, Planchard D, Jänne PA; DESTINY-Lung01 Trial Investigators. (2022).Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in HER2-Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. New Engl J Med 386, 241-251. CNIO Publication.
Cátia Monteiro, Lauritz Miarka, María Perea-García, Neibla Priego, Pedro García-Gómez , Laura Álvaro-Espinosa, Ana de Pablos-Aragoneses, Natalia Yebra, Diana Retana, Patricia Baena, Coral Fustero-Torre, Osvaldo Graña-Castro, Kevin Troulé, Eduardo Caleiras, Patricia Tezanos, Pablo Muela, Elisa Cintado , José Luis Trejo, Juan Manuel Sepúlveda , Pedro González-León , Luis Jiménez-Roldán , Luis Miguel Moreno , Olga Esteban , Ángel Pérez-Núñez, Aurelio Hernández-Lain, José Mazarico Gallego, Irene Ferrer, Rocío Suárez, Eva M. Garrido-Martín, Luis Paz-Ares, Celine Dalmasso, Elizabeth Cohen-Jonathan Moyal, Aurore Siegfried, Aisling Hegarty, Stephen Keelan, Damir Varešlija, Leonie S. Young, Malte Mohme, Yvonne Goy, Harriet Wikman, Jose Fernández-Alén, Guillermo Blasco, Lucía Alcázar, Clara Cabañuz, Sergei I. Grivennikov, Andrada Ianus , Noam Shemesh, Claudia C. Faria, Rebecca Lee , Paul Lorigan , Emilie Le Rhun, Michael Weller, Riccardo Soffietti, Luca Bertero , Umberto Ricardi, Joaquim Bosch-Barrera , Elia Sais, Eduard Teixidor, Alejandro Hernández-Martínez, Alfonso Calvo, Javier Aristu, Santiago M. Martin, Alvaro Gonzalez, Omer Adler, Neta Erez, RENACER* and Manuel Valiente (2022).Stratification of radiosensitive brain metastases based on an actionable S100A9/RAGE resistance mechanism. Nat Med 28, 752-765. CNIO Publication. Open Access
Paz-Ares LG, Ramalingam SS, Ciuleanu TE, Lee JS, Urban L, Caro RB, Park K, Sakai H, Ohe Y, Nishio M, Audigier-Valette C, Burgers JA, Pluzanski A, Sangha R, Gallardo C, Takeda M, Linardou H, Lupinacci L, Lee KH, Caserta C, Provencio M, Carcereny E, Otterson GA, Schenker M, Zurawski B, Alexandru A, Vergnenegre A, Raimbourg J, Feeney K, Kim SW, Borghaei H, O'Byrne KJ, Hellmann MD, Memaj A, Nathan FE, Bushong J, Tran P, Brahmer JR, Reck M. (2022).First-Line Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: 4-Year Outcomes From the Randomized, Open-Label, Phase 3 CheckMate 227 Part 1 Trial. J Thorac Oncol 17, 289-308. CNIO Publication.
Redin E, Garrido-Martin EM, Valencia K, Redrado M, Solorzano JL, Carias R, Echepare M, Exposito F, Serrano D, Ferrer I, Nunez-Buiza A, Garmendia I, García-Pedrero JM, Gurpide A, Paz-Ares L, Politi K, Montuenga LM, Calvo A (2022).YES1 Is a Druggable Oncogenic Target in SCLC. J Thorac Oncol (in press). CNIO Publication.
Weir A, Kang EY, Meagher NS, Nelson GS, Ghatage P, Lee CH, Riggan MJ, Gentry-Maharaj A, Ryan A, Singh N, Widschwendter M, Alsop J, Anglesio MS, Beckmann MW, Berger J, Bisinotto C, Boros J, Brand AH, Brenton JD, Brooks-Wilson A, Carney ME, Cunningham JM, Cushing-Haugen KL, Cybulski C, Elishaev E, Erber R, Fereday S, Fischer A, Paz-Ares L, Gayarre J, Gilks BC, Grube M, Harnett PR, Harris HR, Hartmann A, Hein A, Hendley J, Hernandez BY, Heublein S, Huang Y, Huzarski T, Jakubowska A, Jimenez-Linan M, Kennedy CJ, Kommoss FKF, Koziak JM, Kraemer B, Le ND, Lesnock J, Lester J, Lubinski J, Menkiszak J, Ney B, Olawaiye A, Orsulic S, Osorio A, Robles-Díaz L, Ruebner M, Shah M, Sharma R, Shvetsov YB, Steed H, Talhouk A, Taylor SE, Traficante N, Vierkant RA, Wang C, Wilkens LR, Winham SJ, Benitez J, Berchuck A, Bowtell DD, Candido Dos Reis FJ, Cook LS, DeFazio A; AOCs group, Doherty JA, Fasching PA, García MJ, Goode EL, Goodman MT, Gronwald J, Huntsman DG, Karlan BY, Kommoss S, Modugno F, Schildkraut JM, Sinn HP, Staebler A, Kelemen LE, Ford CE, Menon U, Pharoah PDP, Köbel M, Ramus SJ. (2022).Increased FOXJ1 protein expression is associated with improved overall survival in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: an Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis Consortium Study. Br J Cancer (in press). CNIO Publication. Open Access
Jimenez-Fonseca P, Carmona-Bayonas A, Lamarca A, Barriuso J, Castaño A, Benavent M, Alonso V, Riesco MDC, Alonso-Gordoa T, Custodio A, Sanchez Canovas M, Hernando J, López C, La Casta A, Fernandez Montes A, Marazuela M, Crespo G, Diaz JA, Feliciangeli E, Gallego J, Llanos M, Segura A, Vilardell F, Percovich JC, Grande E, Capdevila J, Valle J, Garcia-Carbonero R (2021).External Validity of Somatostatin Analogs Trials in Advanced Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: The GETNE-TRASGU Study.. Neuroendocrinology 112, 88-100. CNIO Publication.
Bouza E, Martín Jiménez M, Alemany L, Arribas J, Bañares R, Barragán MB, Eiros Bouza JM, Felip E, Fernández-Capetillo O, Gracia D, López-Vélez R, Bautista Mollar J, Muñoz P, Paz-Ares L, Torné A, Tovar J, Valencia E, Palomo E (2021).Overview of virus and cancer relationships. Position paper.. Rev Esp Quimioter 34, 525-555. CNIO Publication.