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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.
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.
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...
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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Dr. Heather Wakelee of Stanford University Medical Center talks about how studies looking into Avastin (bevacizumab) for early stage lung cancer patients are progressing. February 2014.
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Dr. Geoffrey Oxnard of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute discusses whether or not patients on targeted therapies, such as EGFR inhibitors, should stay on those therapies after their cancers begin to grow again. February 2014.
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Dr. Charles Rudin of Memorial Sloan Kettering on the possibility of using vaccines to fight lung cancer. February 2014.
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Dr. Heather Wakelee of Stanford University Medical Center talks about a drug still in development for EGFR lung cancer patients, CO-1686. February 2014.
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This is a slide presentation I did last week at a local conference, describing the steady, incremental improvements in survival with advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that have occurred over the past 10-15 years.
Dr. Cathy Pietanza of Memorial Sloan Kettering explains how small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer are differentiated. February 2014.
Dr. Charles Rudin of Memorial Sloan Kettering talks about RAF and other genetic mutations that play a role in the growth of lung cancer. February 2014.
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Dr. Geoffrey Oxnard of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute talks about exciting new developments which will allow oncologists to test patients' lung tumors without invasive biopsies. February 2014.
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Dr. Charles Rudin of Memorial Sloan Kettering on how PARP inhibitors may benefit patients with small cell lung cancer. February 2014.
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Welcome to the new CancerGRACE.org! Explore our fresh look and improved features—take a quick tour to see what’s new.