I would aim for more of an American Idol “Talking Head”-off, with America voting for their favorite panelist to keep them on the show. Simon Cowell could be the guest judge.

“Jack, that comment on maintenance therapy was simply dreadful. Very cabaret.”

Of course, you would also be doomed because Mark would get the teenage girl vote.

I’m the (euphemistically termed) “character actor” in this TV crew, no question…

Can’t wait! I’ve already got the TiVo set up!!! Way to go, Dr. West!

Laya

P.S. Hey. . .Now that Dr. West is a major cable TV star (Discovery Channel, HBO - - what’s the difference), I’m thinking we could start selling his autograph at the website to raise funds! ;O)

Dr. West,

You’re laughing now, but when the fan mail starts to pour in…

Jim

Won’t be long until TMZ is stalking you…

I look forward to the program.

- Catharine

Finally, a reason to get cable!

I wont miss it.

For those who may have missed Dr. West’s appearance on the Discovery channel this morning, the video and podcast are available at: http://discoveryhealthcme.discovery.com/nsclc/nsclc.html

Jim

Thank you Dr West. You and Dr Socinski have both contributed to my wife’s care. We will celebrate her 2 year survival in 2 weeks. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Excellent program, highly recommended! I see Jim already gave a link to the DiscoveryCME web address where the presentation can be viewed, and here’s another which connects directly to the video player service:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid541390685001

I found that I have a KRAS knowledgde gap, and the program also generated a question on tissue testing which I’ll post to the forum separately. But right now I need to recover from my 4:45 am Saturday morning wakeup (wish I’d known it was already on the web)!

Ned

Just finished watching and I loved the program. The information was wonderful as I expected, but I am always so happy to hear such optimism and encouragement from the experts. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.

Myrtle

What a rock star!

Thank you all very much. I was happy overall with how it came out.

Now I just sit back and wait for the TV and movie and offers to come in…

Don’t quit your day job! I mean, really, don’t quit! We need you.

Well done, Dr. West. The program had a very positive tone to it and was quite informative.

Thank you,
Laya

I noticed the emphasis on referring patients for treatment. Well done by all 3 of you.

I enjoyed the show.. I have to admit I watched it on Friday night online because I don’t have the CME channel on my Direct TV package. I learned a lot especially the differences in approach/naming on Continuation/Early 2nd line Chemo/Maintenance/treatment breaks

Dr West,

GREAT SHOW!

Congrats Dr. West. Great dialogue, and good job mentioning GRACE - you should tell them to add that to your bibliography/introduction for all the future television appearances you’ll now be making.

I have to say, you look quite relaxed compared to your colleagues (who are sitting very upright). Any butterflies before the shooting began?

Poor posture vs. relaxed coolness. To-MAY-to, to-MAH-to. Glad I could deliver.

Honestly, it was pretty relaxed. The three panelists all know and genuinely like each other, which kept it from being TOO artificial, considering that we had 6 cameras on us and were in a TV studio.

And I’ve done just enough of this kind of thing before to keep from being spooked. Not necessarily national TV, but at least speaking on camera for this or that.

Funny that Oprah hasn’t called, though…

Very easy to watch presentation - now I can rack up some continuing medical education credits even before going to med school. Free too!

During the presentation, there was a comment regarding using erlotinib rather than a platinum doublet in someone with an EGFR mutation as an example of individualized therapy. Do I understand correctly that in a situation where a curative treatment may still be an option, this would not be prescribed? It almost sounded like Dr. Socinski was suggesting it might be, but staging of said patient was not mentioned in relationship to the recommendation.
Thank you.

Good performance Jack - you came across really well.

Thank you JimC and Ned(recce101) for adding the links - I would not have found the programme without your help (I have no TV and am a computer-idiot).
‘Character Actor’ Dr West - nah, star of the show!

We watched this online the other day and found it to be really informative, and an excellent overview. We also thought Dr.West looked a lot younger on TV than in his GRACE profile pic… (am I allowed to say that?)
One thing my husband was very curious about was the complete lack of discussion about radiation therapy in conjunction with chemo, as it seems that a lot of nsclc patients undergo radiation therapy also.
I suggested this was perhaps because the discussion was focusing on the latest chemotherapies available, but I must say I was a little curious myself as to why it was not mentioned at all.
Can anyone enlighten me on that?
Thanks

You are definitely allowed to say that, though I don’t think I ever look that old (this isn’t a great source of pride for me, but rather a point of being self-conscious about looking younger than my 42 years — at some point I won’t consider it a liability, I’m sure).

As for radiation, it wasn’t a focal point because the topic was advanced NSCLC in general, with a focus on the transition from first line to maintenance or second line, and radiation has more of an “as needed” use than as a standard component of treatment for advanced NSCLC. Had it been a discussion of stage III NSCLC, or limited stage SCLC, much of the discussion would have included radiation.