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2018


  • The IASLC Provides More Than Just Scientific Knowledge at Tangier Conference

    The IASLC Provides More Than Just Scientific Knowledge at Tangier Conference

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    Global Initiatives

    By Anna Wrona, MD, PhD Posted: October 2018 The IASLC Africa Conference on Lung Cancer 2018 in Tangier, Morocco, held last spring, provided participants with unique expert perspectives in lung […]


  • Antoinette Wozniak, MD

    Antoinette Wozniak, MD

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    Names & News

    Posted: October 2018 Antoinette Wozniak, MD, moved to Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in September 2018, where she is now a professor of medicine, leader of […]


  • Raymond Osarogiagbon, MBBS, FACP

    Raymond Osarogiagbon, MBBS, FACP

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    Names & News

    Posted: October 2018 Raymond Osarogiagbon, MBBS, FACP, has been selected as a member-elect to the Fleischner Society. Founded in 1969, the Fleischner Society is a collegial, multidisciplinary international thoracic imaging […]


  • After the Consultation: Social Media, Inter-Patient Communication, and Clinical Trials

    After the Consultation: Social Media, Inter-Patient Communication, and Clinical Trials

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    Patient Advocacy & Survivorship

    By D. R. Camidge Posted: October 2018 Between March 2017 and April 2018, nearly 20,000 new members signed up for the Lung Cancer Survivors Support Community on Inspire. At present, […]


  • Dr. James D. Cox

    Dr. James D. Cox

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    Names & News

    Posted: October 2018 James D. Cox, MD, a leader in the radiation oncology community and pioneer of proton therapy, passed away in August, just a month after his 80th birthday. […]


  • Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, MD

    Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, MD

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    Names & News

    Posted: October 2018 Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, MD, is the recipient of the 2018 Addario Lectureship Award presented by The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation for her groundbreaking clinical research […]


  • Dr. David J. Sugarbaker

    Dr. David J. Sugarbaker

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    Names & News

    Posted: October 2018 David J. Sugarbaker, MD, an internationally known pioneer in the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma and of complex thoracic cancers, passed away in August 2018 at […]


  • EGFR TKIs: A Marathon or Sprint?

    EGFR TKIs: A Marathon or Sprint?

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    By Edgardo S. Santos Castillero, MD, FACP Posted: October 2018 The approval of osimertinib in the frontline setting for patients with EGFR-sensitizing mutations has immediately challenged the decision-making process for […]


  • Jessica S. Donington, MD, MSCR

    Jessica S. Donington, MD, MSCR

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    Names & News

    Posted: October 2018 After 11 years at NYU Langone Health, Jessica S. Donington, MD, MSCR, has moved to the University of Chicago Medicine as professor of surgery and chief of […]


  • CAR-T Cells for Lung Cancer: Q&A with Dr. Charu Aggarwal

    CAR-T Cells for Lung Cancer: Q&A with Dr. Charu Aggarwal

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    Posted: October 2018 With complete remissions seen in up to 90% of patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a breakthrough therapy designation in multiple myeloma, and a first-of-its-kind approval […]