As an increasing number of immunotherapy treatments find their way into the front-line treatment of solid tumors, including lung cancer, clinicians are often faced with a lack of options when […] Read more
Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Found in About 25% of Patients with Cancer During COVID
Leah LawrenceProtecting patients with cancer is an important component of public health measures to address the COVID-19 epidemic, especially as one new study has found that about one-quarter of people living […] Read more
Immunohistochemistry’s Important Role in Diagnosis of Thoracic Cancers Explained in a New Atlas
Keith M. Kerr, BSc, MB, ChB+more
The latest in the series of diagnostic Atlases has been published by the IASLC and its Pathology Committee. Following the highly successful editions on ALK, EGFR, ROS1 and PD-L1, this […] Read more
Program Trains Patient Research Advocates to be STARS
Lauren Evoy DavisWhat does it take to become a star in any setting? Passion, knowledge, and drive. When it comes to understanding the science of lung cancer, sometimes the experts are the […] Read more
Enhancing Your WCLC Experience with Twitter
Ivy Elkins, MBAEven those who are unfamiliar with social media platforms can find Twitter to be an easy way to discuss research and collaborate with colleagues. If you do not already have […] Read more
IASLC President Discusses Accomplishments, Adjustments, and The Year Ahead
Dr. Tetsuya Mitsudomi joined the Board of Directors of IASLC in 2011 and has served as its board president since 2019. IASLC awarded Dr. Mitsudomi its Mary J. Matthews Pathology/Translational […] Read more
Finding the Benefits of the Virtual World: A Conversation with Dr. Heather Wakelee
Heather Wakelee, MD, is the President-Elect of the IASLC and will assume presidential responsibilities at the 2021 WCLC in September. She is the Chief of the Division of Oncology at […] Read more
Interim Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Giorgio Scagliotti Brings Vast IASLC Knowledge to Role
Joy CurzioWith a long history in leadership positions at the IASLC, Dr. Scagliotti is fully prepared to help guide the society’s scientific projects through a transition period. Dr. Scagliotti, is professor […] Read more
Prof. Caroline Dive Honored with Mary J. Matthews Pathology/Translational Research Award for Work with CTCs
Leah LawrenceCaroline Dive, CBE, PhD, FBPhS, FMedSci, Director of the CRUK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester, has been recognized by the IASLC with the Mary J. Matthews Pathology/Translational […] Read more
Dr. Pan-Chyr Yang Honored by IASLC for Contributions to Lung Cancer Prevention
Leah LawrencePan-Chyr Yang, MD, PhD, Chair Professor at the National Taiwan University Hospital and Academician of Academia Sinica, Taiwan, will be recognized by the International Association for the Study of Lung […] Read more