VIDEOS

Dr. Gerard Silvestri, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the benefits and drawbacks of lung cancer screenings.

Dr. Gerard Silvestri, Medical University of South Carolina, describes some of the typical presenting symptoms of lung cancer.

Dr. Nathan Pennell, Cleveland Clinic, evaluates chemotherapy sensitivity assays, describing the difficulties inherent in predicting response to chemotherapy agents.

Dr. Nathan Pennell, Cleveland Clinic, describes treatment of NSCLC patients with HER2 mutations using agents such as Gilotrif or Herceptin.

Dr. Nathan Pennell, Cleveland Clinic, discusses acquired resistance to Xalkori in ALK-positive patients, and second generation inhibitors designed to overcome that resistance, such as Zykadia and alectinib.

ARTICLES

Dr. Ross Camidge discusses a clinical trial studying patients with advanced stage lung cancer to identify those who may respond to a drug called ponatinib. Both small cell and non small cell lung cancer patients may be eligible. http://bit.ly/UCponatinib

Dr. Ross Camidge discusses a clinical trial studying patients with advanced stage lung cancer to identify those who may respond to a drug called ponatinib. Both small cell and non small cell lung cancer patients may be eligible. http://bit.ly/UCponatinib

Dr. Seema Nagpal insists on one thing from her lung cancer patients: Proof that they are enjoying their lives. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. What are you grateful for?

Dr. Jack West reviews treatment options for patients with an EGFR activating mutation and acquired resistance but no T790M mutation, focusing on a clinical trial with the novel hypoxia-induced pan-HER inhibitor TH4000.

Dr. Jack West reviews treatment options for patients with an EGFR activating mutation and acquired resistance but no T790M mutation, focusing on a clinical trial with the novel hypoxia-induced pan-HER inhibitor TH4000.

ONLINE COMMUNITY

I have had surgical resection and have just completed chemotherapy. I have EGFR 858 mutation I was planning on getting into a trial for Osimertinib...

This seems to be an option for everyone with brain metastases (inform your doctor as it is quite new) ) Here are links to research done in Spain in...

This seems to be an option for everyone with brain metastases (inform your doctor as it is quite new) ) Here are links to research done in Spain in...

My husband was first diagnosed in 2014 with NSCLC . Stage1b with possible invasion of pleural lining. Rt upper lobe lobectomy 2014 with 3month of...

Hi, A CT scan has just shown a 6mm fissural nodule in my lung. Three months previous to this there was no nodule on a scan. Over the last 2 years I...

Recent Comments

My father started taking Tagrisso 14 days ago, loss of appetite,
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My father started taking Tagrisso 14 days ago, loss of appetite,
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Gratitude
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I asked Dr. West and he said…
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Will Erlotinib Prevent Disease Recurrence in Patients with Early Stage EGFR Positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer?

Article

Dr. Joel Neal of Stanford University Medical Center discusses the SELECT clinical trial which studied early stage non-small cell lung cancer patients and whether or not Tarceva (erlotinib) would prevent disease recurrence. February 2014.

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