Meeting News

Posted: February 2017 By Lori Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC With more than 2,500 presentations at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) 2016, in Vienna, Austria, it is impossible to report on all new developments in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer. However, some themes did emerge, most notably tobacco control and…

By Lori L. Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC The 17th IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) promises to offer new data and exciting new developments on a wide range of topcs in lung cancer care. A host of scientific abstract presentations and invited sessions will be offered within the three major topics of the conference:…

By James L. Mulshine, MD On June 13, 2016, the Prevent Cancer Foundation hosted the 13th Annual Quantitative Imaging Workshop: Lung Cancer, COPD and Cardiovascular Disease – Exploring the Intersections. A major focus of the meeting related to optimization of CT imaging issues as the nation begins to implement CT screening for lung cancer. It…

Dear Colleagues, IASLC WCLC 2016, with the theme “Active Prevention, Accurate Diagnosis, Advanced Care,” will be a multidisciplinary conference covering all aspects of lung cancer. The conference will inform participants about the most recent scientific advances in the field of lung cancer and will provide updates on the state-of-the-art management of patients with lung cancer.…

By Erik J. MacLaren, PhD This year’s annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is taking place June 3–7 in Chicago. The theme of the meeting this year is Collective Wisdom: The Future of Patient-Centered Care and Research, which helps to stress the need for collaborative efforts across disciplines to advance the…

By Nicola M. Parry, DVM From May 13 to 15, 2016, the 7th International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Asia Pacific Lung Cancer Conference (APLCC) took place at The Empress Convention Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Held bi-annually, this conference is a collaborative effort between the IASLC and Asia-Pacific Oncologists with an…

Dear Colleagues, We are inviting you to take part in the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, December 4-7, 2016. This Conference will be the first of the Annual Conferences, following the World Conference in Denver in 2015. We expect more than 6,000 participants from all parts of the world. The members…

By Luis E. Raez, MD, FACP, FCCP The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and the Peruvian Oncology Research Group (GECO) organized and hosted the “Best of the 16th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC)” in Lima, Peru, on February 4–5 2016. The conference was very successful, with almost 250 doctors attending…

By Nicola M. Parry, DVM From August 25 to 27, 2016, the 7th International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Latin American Lung Cancer Conference will take place in Panama City, Panama. According to conference chairpersons, Edgardo S. Santos, MD, FACP, Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton, Florida, and Roberto Iván López, MD, Hospital…

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and the Oncology Unit of the 3rd Department of Medicine, Medical School of Athens, “Sotiria” Hospital, Greece organized and hosted the Best of the 16th World Conference of Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Athens, Greece, on January 14, 2016. The conference was successful. Almost 400 doctors…