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Home Archives for April 2021

NCI Launches the Cancer Moonshot SM Biobank to Accelerate Research in Cancer Treatment

Helen M. Moore, PhD
on: April 21, 2021In: Evolving Standards of Care
NCI Launches the Cancer Moonshot SM Biobank to Accelerate Research in Cancer Treatment

The U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Moonshot Biobank launched in September 2020, with the aim of accelerating cancer research by creating a resource of well-annotated, longitudinal cancer biospecimens from […] Read more


Consortium of Advocacy Groups, Professional Societies, and Industry Develops Consistent Language for Cancer Precision Medicine Testing

Jennifer Byrne
on: April 21, 2021In: Patient Advocacy
Consortium of Advocacy Groups, Professional Societies, and Industry Develops Consistent Language for
            Cancer Precision Medicine Testing

In recent years, precision medicine has begun to play an increasingly important role in cancer care. Advanced diagnostic testing, including testing for somatic mutations, non-genomic biomarkers, and germline mutations, is […] Read more

Immunotherapy Use in Patients With Lung Cancer and Comorbidities

Mitchell von Itzstein
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on: April 09, 2021In: Evolving Standards of Care
Immunotherapy Use in Patients With Lung Cancer and Comorbidities

Because nearly one-half of patients with advanced cancer are eligible for immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)–based treatment, these therapies are now in widespread clinical use.1 ICIs—whether as monotherapy, in checkpoint inhibitor […] Read more

ASCO and Ontario Health Publish Joint Guideline Update on Systemic Therapy for Stage IV NSCLC

Dr. Joan Schiller
on: April 09, 2021In: Evolving Standards of Care
ASCO and Ontario Health Publish Joint Guideline Update on Systemic Therapy for Stage IV NSCLC

In February 2021, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) published a joint guideline update to the 2017 ASCO guidelines regarding systemic therapy for […] Read more

Voice from Asia: Combination of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors With Chemotherapy for Advanced Non-squamous NSCLC

Weigang Xiu, MD, PhD
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on: April 09, 2021In: Evolving Standards of Care
Voice from Asia: Combination of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors With Chemotherapy for Advanced Non-squamous
            NSCLC

The immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) monotherapy has resulted in significant improvements in PFS and OS in advanced NSCLC when compared with chemotherapy alone, and it has become the standard of […] Read more

Deeper Dive Toxicity of Lung SBRT and Concurrent Immunotherapy Combinations: What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn

Sibo Tian, MD
+more
on: April 08, 2021In: Radiation Oncology
Deeper Dive Toxicity of Lung SBRT and Concurrent Immunotherapy Combinations: What We Know and What We
            Still Need to Learn

In Reference To: Tian S, Switchenko JM, Buchwald ZS, et al. Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Concurrent Immunotherapy: A Multicenter Safety and Toxicity Analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020;108(1):304-313. Read more

The IASLC Mourns the Loss of Dr. Pierre Massion

on: April 06, 2021In: Names & News
The IASLC Mourns the Loss of Dr. Pierre Massion

“Pierre was not only an amazing physician and scientist, but he was also a truly amazing, kind, generous, and loving soul who always had a smile on his face and a kind word for everyone he met.” Read more

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