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June 2018


  • Motivated, Engaged, and Organized: The New Molecular Cohorts of Lung Cancer

    Motivated, Engaged, and Organized: The New Molecular Cohorts of Lung Cancer

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    Patient Advocacy & Survivorship

    By D.R. Camidge Posted: June 2018 Just as physicians and scientists no longer treat lung cancer as a single disease because of molecular distinctions, patient advocacy groups also are becoming […]


  • HLA LOH As an Immune Evasive Mechanism in TRACERx NSCLC

    HLA LOH As an Immune Evasive Mechanism in TRACERx NSCLC

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    By Rachel Rosenthal, PhD, MSc, andCharles Swanton, FRCP, BSc, PhD Posted: June 2018 An evolving tumor and the immune system continuously adapt to each other. As a tumor develops increasing […]


  • Israel's Parliament Hosts IASLC CEO Dr. Fred R. Hirsch

    Israel's Parliament Hosts IASLC CEO Dr. Fred R. Hirsch

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    Global Initiatives

    By Shani Shilo, DMD, PhD, andNir Peled, MD, PhD, FCCP Posted: June 2018 On March 6, 2018, the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, held a Science and Technology Committee meeting devoted […]


  • NCCN Guidelines Updated for 2018: Keeping Pace with Data

    NCCN Guidelines Updated for 2018: Keeping Pace with Data

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    By Gregory J. Riely, MD Posted: June 2018 The changes seen in the 2018 update of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for […]


  • Fabrice Barlesi, MD

    Fabrice Barlesi, MD

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    Names & News

    Posted: June 2018 The 2018 Heine H. Hansen Award recipient was IASLC Lung Cancer News Associate Editor Fabrice Barlesi, MD. The award was presented at the 2018 European Lung Cancer […]


  • Frances Shepherd, MD

    Frances Shepherd, MD

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    Names & News

    Posted: June 2018 IASLC past-president Frances Shepherd, MD, has been awarded the 2018 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award for outstanding career leadership in medicine and medical science. Dr. Shepherd is a […]


  • Pasi A. Janne, MD, PhD

    Pasi A. Janne, MD, PhD

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    Names & News

    Posted: June 2018 Pasi A. Janne, MD, PhD, was awarded the Second AACR-Waun Ki Hong Award for Outstanding Achievement in Translational and Clinical Cancer Research. The award is given to […]


  • Primo N. Lara, Jr., MD

    Primo N. Lara, Jr., MD

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    Names & News

    Posted: June 2018 Primo N. Lara, Jr., MD, has been named director of the National Cancer Institute–designated UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, leading a team of more than 300 scientists […]


  • The Long Road Home

    The Long Road Home

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    Meeting News

    Figure. Prevalance of Water Pipe Usage Is Virtually at Epidemic Proportion in Parts of the Middle East Sources: Vardavas C, Filippidis F, Agaku I. http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com. Accessed April 11, 2018. McKelvey […]


  • EGFR-Targeted Therapy: A New Beginning

    EGFR-Targeted Therapy: A New Beginning

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    Meeting News

    Highlights from the IASLC 18th Lung Cancer Targeted Therapies Meeting keynote address. By Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD Posted: June 2018 EGFR-targeted therapy has entered a new phase as the result […]