ILCN Lung Cancer News
ILCN Lung Cancer News


  • Determining the Most Effective Chemotherapy Regimen in Patients With Advanced KRAS-Mutated NSCLC: the NVALT22 study

    Determining the Most Effective Chemotherapy Regimen in Patients With Advanced KRAS-Mutated NSCLC: the NVALT22 study

    Sophie M. Ernst, MD, et al.
    Evolving Standards of Care

    Study tests combination of taxanes with an angiogenesis inhibitor in search for better outcomes for patients with advanced KRAS-mutated NSCLC.


  • Novel Targets and Therapies: KEAP1- and NFE2L2-Mutant Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

    Novel Targets and Therapies: KEAP1- and NFE2L2-Mutant Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

    Paul Paik, MD, et al.
    Evolving Standards of Care

    During an interview with ILCN, Drs. Paul Paik and Jonathan Reiss discuss the implications of KEAP1 and NFE2L2 mutations in NSCLC.


  • Management of Recurrences after Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Operable Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Management of Recurrences after Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Operable Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Joe Y. Chang, MD, PhD, et al.
    Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology

    Practical aspects of clinically managing operable SABR patients are important for the long-term care of this unique population.


  • Role of Liquid Biopsy in the Clinic Growing

    Role of Liquid Biopsy in the Clinic Growing

    Leah Lawrence
    Early Detection & Screening, Evolving Standards of Care

    Lung cancer specialists are slowly being faced with the challenge of how to balance the benefits of next-generation tumor tissue testing against those of liquid biopsy in the clinic. During the 2021 International Society of Liquid Biopsy (ISLB) Congress, Natasha Leighl, MD, of Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, provided attendees with…


  • Need for Molecular Nursing Increasing

    Need for Molecular Nursing Increasing

    Leah Lawrence
    Nursing & Allied Health

    Nurses are an essential part of the revolution of personalized care occurring in oncology. During the 2021 International Society of Liquid Biopsy (ISLB) Congress, Allison Gittens, BSN, RN, OCN, a nurse navigator in thoracic oncology at Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, discussed the role of nurses in educating about and advocating for…


  • WHO, IAEA Publish Updated Guidance on Procurement of Radiotherapy Equipment

    WHO, IAEA Publish Updated Guidance on Procurement of Radiotherapy Equipment

    Matthew Beckett, MD, MSc, et al.
    Radiation Oncology

    To increase access to radiotherapy worldwide, new guidance from the WHO and IAEA includes a prioritized list of medical devices for cancer management.


  • PREMER Results: A Q&A With Dr. Núria Rodriguez de Dios

    PREMER Results: A Q&A With Dr. Núria Rodriguez de Dios

    Joy Curzio
    Radiation Oncology

    Dr. Rodriguez de Dios talks with ILCN about the implications of the PREMER study, a phase III trial comparing PCI with and without hippocampal avoidance in SCLC.


  • Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards: Six Eyes See More than Two

    Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards: Six Eyes See More than Two

    Mihaela Aldea, MD, PhD, et al.
    Evolving Standards of Care

    See how specialists in France use MTBs to develop the most beneficial treatment strategies for patients and to decrease inequity in cancer care.


  • Unplanned Hospital Care in Patients With NSCLC

    Unplanned Hospital Care in Patients With NSCLC

    Manan P. Shah, MD, et al.
    Evolving Standards of Care

    Study findings suggest that a significant number of unplanned hospital visits for patients with lung cancer might be avoidable.


  • Predicting Early Weight Loss in Radiotherapy

    Predicting Early Weight Loss in Radiotherapy

    Dirk De Ruysscher, MD, PhD
    Evolving Standards of Care

    Study shows emerging techniques may improve prognostic and predictive models in identifying patients at risk for early weight loss.