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  • IASLC Recommendations Define Core Standards for Molecular Tumor Boards

    IASLC Recommendations Define Core Standards for Molecular Tumor Boards

    By

    Taylor Fithian
    Evolving Standards of Care, Names & News

    Lead author, Dr. Mihaela Aldea, discusses how the IASLC’s recently published consensus statement could strengthen new and established molecular tumor boards.


  • Looking Ahead to the IASLC | ASCO 2025 North America Conference on Lung Cancer

    Looking Ahead to the IASLC | ASCO 2025 North America Conference on Lung Cancer

    By

    Taylor Fithian
    Meeting News, Names & News

    Conference Chair Dr. Christine Bestvina shares what attendees can look forward to at this year’s must-attend event in Chicago.


  • IASLC Launches Beta Version of VIKTOR

    IASLC Launches Beta Version of VIKTOR

    By

    Taylor Fithian
    Names & News, Society News

    The Basic and Translational Science Committee’s new tool aims to unify available digital knowledge about preclinical models into one accessible, reliable system.


  • IASLC Spotlight: Rare Tumors Committee

    IASLC Spotlight: Rare Tumors Committee

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Names & News

    Committee Chair Dr. Paul Baas explains how the Rare Tumors Committee unites global experts and resources to advance progress in the field of rare thoracic malignancies.


  • IASLC Committee Spotlight: Multidisciplinary Clinical Science Committee

    IASLC Committee Spotlight: Multidisciplinary Clinical Science Committee

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Names & News

    Dr. Tom Stinchcombe discusses how this new IASLC committee is aiming to define multidisciplinary care, improve global access, and support collaborative science.


  • Patient Perspective: Copay Accumulators Create Yet Another Cost Burden Faced by US Patients in Treatment with Targeted Therapies

    Patient Perspective: Copay Accumulators Create Yet Another Cost Burden Faced by US Patients in Treatment with Targeted Therapies

    By

    Annabelle Gurwitch
    Names & News, Patient Advocacy

    Advocate and best-selling author Annabelle Gurwitch shines light on pharmacy benefit practices that cost patients thousands while increasing profits for insurance companies.


  • Global Insights into Smoking Cessation in Lung Cancer Screening

    Global Insights into Smoking Cessation in Lung Cancer Screening

    By

    Rachael Murray, PhD, MS, BSc, et al.
    Global Initiatives, Names & News, Tobacco Control & Smoking Cessation

    Drs. Rachael Murray and Emma O’Dowd say despite increasing evidence that cessation efforts within screening programs are effective, a lack of clear guidance means this opportunity is often missed.


  • Overcoming Resistance Remains a Challenge in Targeting KRAS

    Overcoming Resistance Remains a Challenge in Targeting KRAS

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News, Names & News, Society News

    Dana-Farber’s Dr. Alice Shaw recently explored various combination strategies that show promise in preventing or delaying resistance in this previously undruggable space.


  • Pathology Researcher Keith Kerr Receives 2025 Heine H. Hansen Award

    Pathology Researcher Keith Kerr Receives 2025 Heine H. Hansen Award

    By

    Nathan Pettengill
    Meeting News, Names & News, Society News

    During his award lecture at the European Lung Cancer Congress, Dr. Kerr said lung cancer treatment has benefited from the bridging of the historical divide between pathology and medical oncology.


  • Combination Therapies as Frontline Treatment for EGFR-Mutated NSCLC: Are the Rewards Worth the Risks?

    Combination Therapies as Frontline Treatment for EGFR-Mutated NSCLC: Are the Rewards Worth the Risks?

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Evolving Standards of Care, Meeting News, Names & News

    During a TTLC debate, Drs. Helena Yu and Shirish Gadgeel weighed the pros and limitations of osimertinib monotherapy and combination therapies.