Evolving Standards of Care
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IASLC Multidisciplinary Recommendations for Pathologic Assessment of Lung Cancer Resection Specimens Following Neoadjuvant Therapies
Treatment guidelines recommend neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapies with surgery for patients with large primary tumors or clinical evidence of intrathoracic nodal spread.1,2 A recent joint IASLC–U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
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Small Steps Forward in SCLC: Is a Giant Leap on the Horizon?
The absence of an OS benefit in more than 3 decades of clinical trials for extensive-stage SCLC (ES-SCLC) had become an all-too-familiar refrain among the introductions to numerous publications and […]
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Liquid biopsy for early lung cancer detection and cancer interception
By Christian Rolfo, MD, PhD, MBA, Dr.hc. Over the past several years, three large randomized clinical trials demonstrated that low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening is a valuable method for lung […]
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Telehealth: Bridging the Digital Divide Is Still a Work In Progress
By Sandip Pravin Patel, MD, and Martin Edelman, MD Posted: August 21, 2020 Dr. Sandip Pravin Patel Dr. Martin Edelman […]
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Timing of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors With Respect to Molecular Testing in NSCLC
By Maria Antonia Velez, MD; Nanruoyi Zhou, BA; Brian Henick, MD; and Aaron Lisberg, MD Posted: August 21, 2020 Immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) have revolutionized the treatment of metastatic NSCLC. […]
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Bringing Telehealth to the Front Lines of Lung Cancer Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Luis E. Raez, MD, FACP, FCCP Posted: August 21, 2020 Our current electronic medical records (EMR) are equipped with telehealth capability. Some of us have spent the last 2 […]
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Conducting a Lung Multidisciplinary Tumor Board at the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
By Ross Soo, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP Posted: August 21, 2020 Dr. Ross Soo Impressive progress has been achieved in many aspects of lung cancer. Over the past […]
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Patient Perspectives on Telehealth During COVID-19: Balancing Fear, Self-Advocacy
By Jennifer Byrne Posted: August 21, 2020 For nearly 2 decades, Bonnie Anderson has defied incredible odds in the face of mesothelioma, hairy cell leukemia, breast cancer, lung cancer, and […]
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Expanding Efforts Help Address Disparities in Lung Cancer Care
By Kara Nyberg, PhD Posted: August 21, 2020 A multitude of factors contribute to disparities in lung cancer care, including sex, race, education level, income, geographic region, and access to […]
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An Early Look at Adjuvant Osimertinib Shows a Dramatic Improvement in Disease-Free Survival
By Mary Jo Fidler, MD Posted: August 21, 2020 At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2020 Virtual Scientific Program Plenary Session, an early look at data from the […]
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