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  • US FDA Announces Multiple Moves with Implications for Lung Cancer Care

    US FDA Announces Multiple Moves with Implications for Lung Cancer Care

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Regulatory Agency Perspective

    At the end of 2023, the agency approved repotrectinib for ROS1+ NSCLC, granted priority review for tarlatamab for advanced SCLC, and asked for an additional confirmatory trial for sotorasib for KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC.


  • Patient Advocacy in 2023: A Look Back at Advocacy Efforts, Patient Concerns

    Patient Advocacy in 2023: A Look Back at Advocacy Efforts, Patient Concerns

    By

    Angus Pratt, MBA
    Patient Advocacy

    Patient research advocate Angus Pratt reflects on the past year of advocacy coverage in ILCN and how the movement has evolved in recent years.


  • Patient Perspective: Patients With EGFR+ NSCLC May Still Opt for Quality Over Quantity After FLAURA2

    Patient Perspective: Patients With EGFR+ NSCLC May Still Opt for Quality Over Quantity After FLAURA2

    By

    Ivy Elkins, MBA
    Evolving Standards of Care, Patient Advocacy

    In light of recent data from the study of osimertinib with or without chemotherapy, patient advocate Ivy Elkins said the results may sway some to add chemo to their first-line treatment plan. However, for others, the impact on quality of life will not be worth it.


  • WCLC Plenary Session Featured Lectureship Award Winners Discussing Range of Issues in Thoracic Oncology

    WCLC Plenary Session Featured Lectureship Award Winners Discussing Range of Issues in Thoracic Oncology

    By

    Darcy Lewis
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Drs. 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.


  • Lectureship Award Winners Discuss Range of Issues in Thoracic Oncology During WCLC Plenary Session

    Lectureship Award Winners Discuss Range of Issues in Thoracic Oncology During WCLC Plenary Session

    By

    Darcy Lewis
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Drs. 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.


  • Opening Plenary Session Examines Treatment Inequities, Humanitarian Toll of Lung Cancer

    Opening Plenary Session Examines Treatment Inequities, Humanitarian Toll of Lung Cancer

    By

    Cody Holt
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    In 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.


  • Presidential Symposium to Highlight Late-Breaking, Practice-Changing Research

    Presidential Symposium to Highlight Late-Breaking, Practice-Changing Research

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    The symposium also marks a change in IASLC leadership as Dr. Heather Wakelee will deliver the final Presidential Address of her term.


  • Session to Explore Unmet Patient Needs, Opportunities in Lung Cancer

    Session to Explore Unmet Patient Needs, Opportunities in Lung Cancer

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    On Sunday eight investigators—including Dr. Anne-Marie Baird and the Go2 Foundation’s Brittney Nichols, MPH—will present research on global challenges in lung cancer care during the “Barriers and Benefits” mini oral abstract session.


  • STARS Program Trains Patients, Caregivers to be Research Advocates

    STARS Program Trains Patients, Caregivers to be Research Advocates

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    Each year, IASLC’s Supportive Training for Advocates on Research & Science program equips a new cohort with the skills needed to participate in thoracic oncology research.


  • See you in Singapore for the 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer

    See you in Singapore for the 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    IASLC President Dr. Heather Wakelee discusses what WCLC—this year and every year—offers the thoracic oncology community.