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  • Program Covers Broad Spectrum of Topics in Thoracic Oncology

    Program Covers Broad Spectrum of Topics in Thoracic Oncology

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Meeting News, WCLC News

    The chairs of WCLC 2023 say this year’s program offers something for everyone, including practice-changing clinical trial data and innovative basic science as well as presentations to address broader needs within the profession.


  • Demystifying AI: Current Insights on Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Oncology

    Demystifying AI: Current Insights on Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Oncology

    By

    Raymond H. Mak, MD, et al.
    Evolving Standards of Care

    Dr. Raymond Mak and Fridolin Haugg delve into the artificial intelligence discussion with an overview of AI basics and a look at how AI is already influencing the lung cancer field.


  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Patient Perspective

    Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Patient Perspective

    By

    Angus Pratt, MBA
    Evolving Standards of Care, Patient Advocacy

    When life-and-death decisions are at stake, will patients welcome AI to their care team? As part of ILCN’s series on AI in lung cancer, patient advocate Angus Pratt explores issues of trust, safety, accuracy, and more.


  • ELCC Session Offers Surgical Perspective in Context of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy

    ELCC Session Offers Surgical Perspective in Context of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Meeting News, Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology

    Presenter Dr. Alex Brunelli says neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy is a promising and well-tolerated treatment option in select patients with stage III NSCLC.


  • Staging Experts Offer Insights on Challenges of Nodal Classification

    Staging Experts Offer Insights on Challenges of Nodal Classification

    By

    David Ball, MBBS, MD, FRANZCR, FACR (Hon), et al.
    Disease Staging, Evolving Standards of Care

    Adding to the discussion, Drs. David Ball, Daniel Steinfort, and Susan Harden propose alternative approaches for the complex task of improving nodal staging.


  • Thoracic Oncologists Divided Regarding Role of Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy

    Thoracic Oncologists Divided Regarding Role of Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Meeting News

    Consensus eluded 2023 European Lung Cancer Congress attendees during a debate on the best approach for NSCLC.


  • From the Editors April 12, 2023

    From the Editors April 12, 2023

    By

    Suresh Senan, MRCP, FRCR, PhD, et al.
    Evolving Standards of Care

    ILCN Associate Editors Drs. Suresh Senan and Witold Rzyman add clinical perspective to surveillance frequency discussion.


  • New Texas Lung Cancer Conference Planned with Busy Clinicians in Mind

    New Texas Lung Cancer Conference Planned with Busy Clinicians in Mind

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Meeting News

    Stephen Liu, MD, and Tina Cascone, MD, PhD, share what attendees can expect at the first ever Texas Lung Cancer Conference, an upcoming two-day CME meeting endorsed by the IASLC.


  • Narrow Focus Allows Pragmatica-Lung Trial to Minimize Eligibility Criteria, Significantly Reduce Data Collection, Researcher Says

    Narrow Focus Allows Pragmatica-Lung Trial to Minimize Eligibility Criteria, Significantly Reduce Data Collection, Researcher Says

    By

    Erin Jungmeyer
    Evolving Standards of Care, Industry News & Regulatory Approvals

    In a recent interview with ILCN, Dr. Karen Reckamp discussed the overall survival implications from the phase II Lung-MAP study and how the phase III follow-up Pragmatica-Lung trial aims to confirm that specific endpoint.


  • Patient Perspective: ‘Scanxiety’ Triggered by Cancer, Not Scans

    Patient Perspective: ‘Scanxiety’ Triggered by Cancer, Not Scans

    By

    Dusty Donaldson
    Patient Advocacy

    Patient advocate Dusty Donaldson says for most patients regular surveillance is not the problem and points out limitations of data that fail to show better outcomes with frequent scanning.