By: Corey J. Langer, MD, FACP Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Editor, IASLC Lung Cancer News Welcome to the second issue of IASLC Lung Cancer News. In concert with the American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting and in a tribute to his lifelong contributions to thoracic research, we have included a perspective by Dr. Paul…

The David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recognizes oncologists who have made outstanding contributions to the research, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer. Dr. Paul A. Bunn, Jr, Distinguished Professor, Division of Medical Oncology/ University of Colorado, James Dudley Chair in Lung Cancer Research, is the 2016 Karnofsky Award…

These are exciting times in lung cancer treatment and research, but there is still a lot of room for improvement in propagating these discoveries to all lung cancer patients around the world, and converting responses to cures; in this context, as President of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, I am pleased…

Greetings. It is my privilege to introduce the IASLC Lung Cancer News (ILCN). I will be serving as Editor with the able assistance of my Associate Editors, Fabrice Barlesi, MD from Europe and Caicun Zhou, MD from Asia. ILCN is a new tabloid publication that will highlight updates on thoracic malignancy research, including diagnostics, screening,…