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  • IASLC Spotlight: Global Policy and Partnerships Committee

    IASLC Spotlight: Global Policy and Partnerships Committee

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Global Initiatives, Names & News, Society News

    In a Q&A with ILCN, Dr. Gilberto de Lima Lopes, Committee Chair, details how the committee is working to address the most significant global challenges in lung cancer care.


  • Patient Charts: How to Carefully Manage Patient Access to Health Information

    Patient Charts: How to Carefully Manage Patient Access to Health Information

    By

    Angus Pratt, MBA
    Evolving Standards of Care, Patient Advocacy & Survivorship, Pro/Con Perspective

    Advocate Angus Pratt explores the pros and cons of patient access to electronic health records and discusses how the emergence of AI—with human oversight—could offer a way to navigate this complex issue.


  • New Data Warrant Broader Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

    New Data Warrant Broader Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Early Detection & Screening, Meeting News, WCLC News

    Dr. Elaine Shum said the FANSS trial data confirm the feasibility of expanding screening to high-risk individuals with no smoking history.


  • Novel ADC Shows Longest PFS to Date for EGFRm NSCLC

    Novel ADC Shows Longest PFS to Date for EGFRm NSCLC

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Investigators Wenfeng Fang, MD, PhD, and Fei Zhou, MD, PhD, share results from mono, combination studies of iza-bren. The data will be discussed during an oral abstract session Monday afternoon.


  • Adding Value to Lung Cancer Care: Targeted Therapies

    Adding Value to Lung Cancer Care: Targeted Therapies

    By

    Taylor Fithian
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    In a Q&A with ILCN, Gisele Fraga Moreira discusses the role of targeted therapies in lung cancer care and managing toxicities with new treatments.


  • Meeting Highlights & Tips from the IASLC CEO

    Meeting Highlights & Tips from the IASLC CEO

    By

    Taylor Fithian
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    As day one of WCLC 2025 begins, Dr. Karen Kelly shares how attendees can make the most of the conference.


  • Building Solutions for Lung Cancer Care in Latin America

    Building Solutions for Lung Cancer Care in Latin America

    By

    Taylor Fithian
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    The LATAM workshop at WCLC 2025 spotlights multidisciplinary strategies to tackle disparities and improve outcomes across the region.


  • Impacting a Generation of Lung Cancer Research Advocates: The IASLC STARS Program

    Impacting a Generation of Lung Cancer Research Advocates: The IASLC STARS Program

    By

    Taylor Fithian
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Andrew Ciupek, PhD, shares how the STARS Program supports patients with lung cancer and their families while advancing research.


  • 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.


  • Climate Change Increasingly Exposes Communities, Healthcare Systems to Unpredictable Circumstances

    Climate Change Increasingly Exposes Communities, Healthcare Systems to Unpredictable Circumstances

    By

    Leticia Nogueira, PhD, MPH
    Global Initiatives, Risk Assessment and Reduction

    The American Cancer Society’s Dr. Leticia Nogueira says lung cancer epitomizes the severe and inescapable threats climate change pose to cancer control activities.