Timely and relevant thoracic oncology news brought to you by the only global association dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of lung cancer.

Timely and relevant thoracic oncology news brought to you by the only global association dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of lung cancer.



  • Interim Analysis Shows IDeate-Lung01 Study Met Primary Endpoint

    Interim Analysis Shows IDeate-Lung01 Study Met Primary Endpoint

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Charles Rudin says early data look promising for I-DXd in patients with ES-SCLC.


  • Hands-On Genomics Workshop Enables Participants to Integrate Genomic Testing Into Patient Care

    Hands-On Genomics Workshop Enables Participants to Integrate Genomic Testing Into Patient Care

    By

    Krithika Subramanian, PhD
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Drs. Ramaswamy Govindan, Richard Haspel, and Aparna Sharma took the audience on a guided tour of pragmatic lung cancer genomics.


  • Save the Date: Planning Begins for the 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer

    Save the Date: Planning Begins for the 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Drs. Isabelle Opitz, Umberto Malapelle, Noemi Reguart, and Jarushka Naidoo will co-chair the event, which will return to Barcelona next September.


  • Discussion Covered Updates, Strategies, and Controversies in Lung Cancer Staging

    Discussion Covered Updates, Strategies, and Controversies in Lung Cancer Staging

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, Popular Articles, Society News, WCLC News

    During the session, Dr. Hisao Asamura reviewed the criteria changes in the new 9th edition of the TNM classification recommendations.


  • Novel, Targeted TKI Brings Hope to a Rare, Clinically Challenging Disease

    Novel, Targeted TKI Brings Hope to a Rare, Clinically Challenging Disease

    By

    Krithika Subramanian, PhD
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Gerrina Ruiter says zongertinib shows encouraging preliminary findings in patients with HER2-mutated NSCLC.


  • Study Results Support Continued Research of HER2-Targeted TKI

    Study Results Support Continued Research of HER2-Targeted TKI

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Xiuning Le presented data from a first-in-human trial that show a rapid, durable response in HER2-mutated NSCLC.


  • Study Shows AI-Based Method Predicts Gene Mutation, Distribution in a More Timely, Accurate, and Economical Way Compared to NGS

    Study Shows AI-Based Method Predicts Gene Mutation, Distribution in a More Timely, Accurate, and Economical Way Compared to NGS

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Shan Xiong says the technology achieved robust and superior predictive performance across cancer genes of diverse types and across racial backgrounds.


  • IASLC Recognizes Champions of Lung Cancer Advocacy and Research with STARS Scholar Program

    IASLC Recognizes Champions of Lung Cancer Advocacy and Research with STARS Scholar Program

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Meeting News, Society News, WCLC News

    The IASLC’s Supportive Training for Advocates on Research and Science Program Provides Tools, Resources, and Education to Aspiring Patient Research Advocates.


  • IASLC Looks Back at 50 Years of Growth, Collaboration, and Progress in Lung Cancer

    IASLC Looks Back at 50 Years of Growth, Collaboration, and Progress in Lung Cancer

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    A special plenary at WCLC 2024 recognized a half-century of advances in thoracic oncology while reflecting on how far the IASLC has come since its first meeting.


  • Study Shows Patients at Lowest Risk May Benefit from Longer Intervals Between Lung Cancer Screening

    Study Shows Patients at Lowest Risk May Benefit from Longer Intervals Between Lung Cancer Screening

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Early Detection & Screening, Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Annette McWilliams says the PanCan nodule management protocol demonstrates potential to streamline lung cancer screening and management processes.