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  • Systemic Therapy for Advanced Stage Lung Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Systemic Therapy for Advanced Stage Lung Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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    Meeting News

    Watch Recording IASLC faculty members from Europe, Asia and North America will discuss systemic therapies including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy for advanced-stage lung cancer during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The faculty will share their experience and advice on 1) how COVID-19 impacts their patient population, 2) changes made in the management of current and…


  • Histologic Transformation From NSCLC to SCLC: A Mechanism of Resistance to Osimertinib and Other Agents
            Targeting EGFR Mutations

    Histologic Transformation From NSCLC to SCLC: A Mechanism of Resistance to Osimertinib and Other Agents Targeting EGFR Mutations

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    Systemic, Targeted, & Immune Therapies

    By Denis Moro-Sibilot, MD, MSc Posted: April 16, 2020 Dr. Denis Moro-Sibilot EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the standard of care for mutated EGFR NSCLC. Today, one of the burning questions is whether to select the most recent third-generation agent or to combine a first- or second-generation TKI with chemotherapy or antiangiogenic agents and…


  • Increasing the Role of Local Consolidation in Oncogenic-Driven Advanced NSCLC

    Increasing the Role of Local Consolidation in Oncogenic-Driven Advanced NSCLC

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    By Youquan Li, MD, FRCR, and Andrea Bezjak, MDCM, MSc, FRCPC Posted: February 12, 2020 Targeted agents including TKIs of EGFR, ALK, and ROS1 have significantly improved the outcomes of advanced oncogene-driven NSCLC.1,2 Despite initial high response rates, durable and complete responses are rare, and most patients eventually experience treatment failure.3 Residual disease is defined…


  • Adjuvant EGFR-TKI for Resected NSCLC: Who, When, and Where?

    Adjuvant EGFR-TKI for Resected NSCLC: Who, When, and Where?

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    Evolving Standards of Care

    By Si-Yang Liu, MD, and Yi-Long Wu, MD Posted: November 12, 2019 Dr. Si-Yang Liu Dr. Yi-Long Wu In the twentieth century, adjuvant chemotherapy became the standard of care for resected NSCLC based on several clinical trials including IALT, JBR.10, ANITA, and a meta-analysis of individual patient data from the LACE trial. Adjuvant chemotherapy increased…