Just Diagnosed

Dr. Bob Doebele from the University of Colorado, provides his view on the targeted therapy approaches most likely to become clinically useful in lung cancer over the next several years.

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Drs. Ross Camidge and Corey Langer describe which patients with advanced NSCLC they seek molecular marker testing on.

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Drs. Mary Pinder, Nate Pennell, and Jack West discuss whether the finding of improving progression-free survival with maintenance sorafenib for SCLC should change the standard of care for treatment of extensive stage disease.

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Dr. Greg Riely, from Memorial Sloan-Kettering, gives her view on more widespread availability of new mutation tests.

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Drs. Jack West, Mary Pinder, and Nate Pennell review various ways in which emerging immunotherapies could be effectively incorporated into our treatment strategies for lung cancer, potentially adding to or replacing current options.

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Dr. Phil Bonomi, from Rush University, reviews his thought process in recommending a repeat biopsy after progression for patients with advanced lung cancer.

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Drs. Jack West, Mary Pinder, and Nate Pennell discuss options for managing acquired resistance to EGFR TKIs and ALK inhibitors in patients with advanced NSCLC and a driver mutation.

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Drs. Nate Pennell, Mary Pinder, and Jack West discuss the START trial of L-BLP-25 (tecemotide) immunotherapy in locally advanced NSCLC.

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Dr. Rosalyn Juergens, McMaster University, reviews how she discusses the potential advantages and disadvantages waiting on molecular marker results and sometimes seeking additional tissue in patients with advanced NSCLC.

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Drs. Mary Pinder, Nate Pennell, and Jack West discuss developments with selumetinib and other MEK inhibitors as a potential target for the 20-25% of NSCLC patients with a KRAS mutation.

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