Increased Biomarker Uptake Needed to Further Realize Potential of Precision Medicine
Christian Rolfo, MD, PhD, MBA, Drhc+more
Drs. Christian Rolfo and Valeria Denninghoff contend that data show improvements in outcomes from personalized treatment may have stalled and that increased testing for driver genes alterations is needed. Read more
Should Biomarkers Be Used in the Clinical Management of ES-SCLC?
Erin JungmeyerDuring a recent debate, Drs. Anne Chiang and Stephen Liu offered differing perspectives on the feasibility of biomarker use in the small-cell lung cancer space. Read more
Get to know IASLC’s new Chief Science Officer and learn more about the role she and her team will play in conquering thoracic cancers in the 21st century. Read more
Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Radiation Oncology: Treatment, Challenges, and Future Directions
Grace Lee, MD+more
In part 2 of our look at AI’s impact on radiotherapy, Grace Lee, MD, Fridolin Haugg, MSc, and Raymond H. Mak, MD, discuss how AI may be leveraged when delivering radiotherapy, including improving our ability to predict treatment response and adverse... Read more
Screening Experts Outline Considerations for LDCT Screening Programs
Erin JungmeyerLead author Dr. Claudia Henschke says a recently published perspective from the IASLC Early Detection and Screening Committee explores several components of effective screening efforts, including timing between screenings. Read more
WCLC Plenary Session Featured Lectureship Award Winners Discussing Range of Issues in Thoracic Oncology
Darcy LewisDrs. Wendy Cooper, Melissa Culligan, And Navneet Singh concluded the session with talks on the future of pathology, enhancing the patient experience, and accurate staging in lung cancer. Read more
Lectureship Award Winners Discuss Range of Issues in Thoracic Oncology During WCLC Plenary Session
Darcy LewisDrs. Silvia Novello, Alan Sihoe, and D. Ross Camidge kicked off the session with forward-looking talks on tobacco control and smoking cessation, surgery, and medical oncology. Read more
Opening Plenary Session Examines Treatment Inequities, Humanitarian Toll of Lung Cancer
Cody HoltIn addition to thought-provoking keynotes from Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired and Dr. Gary Rodin, the official kickoff of #WCLC23 included a lively celebration of the meeting’s host city. Read more
Presidential Symposium to Highlight Late-Breaking, Practice-Changing Research
Fred GebhartThe symposium also marks a change in IASLC leadership as Dr. Heather Wakelee will deliver the final Presidential Address of her term. Read more
See you in Singapore for the 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer
Fred GebhartIASLC President Dr. Heather Wakelee discusses what WCLC—this year and every year—offers the thoracic oncology community. Read more