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  • U.S. Drug Approvals: 2010 – 2020

    U.S. Drug Approvals: 2010 – 2020

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    Posted: April 16, 2020


  • Stunning Progress Achieved in Lung Cancer Treatment Over the Last Decade

    Stunning Progress Achieved in Lung Cancer Treatment Over the Last Decade

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    Kara Nyberg, PhD
    Evolving Standards of Care

    By Kara Nyberg, PhD Posted: April 16, 2020 After decades of failed clinical trials and persistently dismal lung cancer survival outcomes, the 2010s breathed new life into the beleaguered field of lung cancer research. Treatment progress gained momentum and finally reached a tipping point in the mid-2010s, with the number of advances over the last…


  • Concurrent Chemoradiation Followed by Consolidation Therapy: Questions Remain Despite Transformational
            Data

    Concurrent Chemoradiation Followed by Consolidation Therapy: Questions Remain Despite Transformational Data

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    Posted: November 12, 2019 Now that data from the PACIFIC trial have been incorporated into daily practice, similar trials are validating the results or taking PACIFIC data in new directions. Greg Durm, MD, is a medical oncologist at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center and principal investigator of a phase II trial examining concurrent chemoradiation…


  • 2019 IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer Updates

    2019 IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer Updates

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    Meeting News

    Posted: November 12, 2019 More than 7,700 delegates from around the world attended the IASLC 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). With sessions and workshops on every aspect of thoracic oncology patient care, the conference offered attendees from all specialties an opportunity to learn about novel research and hear from the field’s top experts.…