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Stage II III NSCLC Adjuvant Afatinib Trial Ended Early, What Did We Learn About Adjuvant Targeted Therapy
We are excited to share with you a recent series of discussions between Drs. Howard (Jack) West, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Medical Oncology,...
Cancer Journey:
Just Diagnosed, In Treatment
Cancer Type:
Lung Cancer
Disease Learning:
General Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Adjuvant Therapy, Targeted Therapy
Stage I NSCLC, Retrospective Japanese Data and the Threshold for Recommending Adjuvant Chemo
We are excited to share with you a recent series of discussions between Drs. Howard (Jack) West, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Medical Oncology,...
Cancer Journey:
Just Diagnosed, In Treatment
Cancer Type:
Lung Cancer
Disease Learning:
General Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Adjuvant Therapy, Chemotherapy
What Makes a Triple Negative Breast Cancer Negative - Reis Filho
GRACE and PRIME Oncology have partnered to present to you information from the prIME Oncology satellite symposium held in conjunction with the 2018...
Cancer Journey:
Just Diagnosed, In Treatment
Cancer Type:
Breast Cancer
Disease Learning:
Breast Cancer
Current Standard of Care in Triple Negative Breast Cancer - Yardley
GRACE and PRIME Oncology have partnered to present to you information from the prIME Oncology satellite symposium held in conjunction with the 2018...
Cancer Journey:
Just Diagnosed
Cancer Type:
Breast Cancer
Disease Learning:
Breast Cancer
Combination therapy IO + Chemo in Triple Negative Breast Cancer - Schmid
GRACE and PRIME Oncology have partnered to present to you information from the prIME Oncology satellite symposium held in conjunction with the 2018...
Cancer Journey:
In Treatment
Cancer Type:
Breast Cancer
Disease Learning:
Breast Cancer

Articles

Hospice is HELP: Avoid it at Your Peril
From the Grace Archives | Originally published August 12, 2012 | By Dr West I’m on call for my oncology group this weekend, and I’ve had the...
Cancer Journey:
Just Diagnosed, In Treatment, In Remission
Cancer Type:
Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Blood Cancers, Head and Neck Cancer
Disease Learning:
Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Melanoma, General Lung Cancer, General Blood Cancer, General Head and Neck Cancer
Part 1: Lung Cancer Isn’t Your Fault, Even If You Smoked
From the Grace Archives | Originally Published November 12, 2014 | By Dr. Weiss Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer; 85% of lung cancer...
Cancer Journey:
Just Diagnosed, In Treatment, In Remission, Survivorship
Cancer Type:
Lung Cancer
Disease Learning:
General Lung Cancer
Part 2: Lung Cancer Isn’t Your Fault, Even If You Smoked
From the Grace Archives | Originally Published November 13, 2014 | By Dr. Weiss Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer – 85% of lung cancer...
Cancer Journey:
Just Diagnosed, In Treatment, In Remission, Survivorship
Cancer Type:
Lung Cancer
Disease Learning:
General Lung Cancer
Controversies on Cancer Treatment Costs: NEJM Piece Sparks Broad Discussions
From the Grace Archives | Originally Published May 27, 2011 | By Dr West This week, a “Sounding Board” article by Drs. Thomas Smith and Bruce Hillner...
Cancer Journey:
Just Diagnosed, In Treatment, In Remission, Survivorship
Cancer Type:
Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Blood Cancers, Head and Neck Cancer
Disease Learning:
Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Melanoma, General Lung Cancer, General Blood Cancer, General Head and Neck Cancer
Balancing Risks of Undertreatment vs. Overtreatment of Locally Advanced NSCLC
From the Grace Archives | Originally Published May 14, 2011 | By Dr West More recent posts are available that contain additional treatment options...
Cancer Journey:
Just Diagnosed, In Treatment
Cancer Type:
Lung Cancer
Disease Learning:
First-line treatment

Community Forum

Local Therapies for Metastatic Lung Cancer Who, What, Why, When and How?
Hi Grace Members, Grace is happy to present in partnership with the Swedish Cancer Institute " Local Therapies for Metastatic Lung Cancer Who,...
Cancer Journey:
Just Diagnosed, In Treatment
Cancer Type:
Lung Cancer
Disease Learning:
Lung Cancer, Drugs, Targeted Therapies – ALK, Targeted Therapies - EGFR, Targeted Therapies – ROS1, Procedures & Treatments, Chemotherapy, Tumor Marker Tests, Targeted Therapy, Investigational Agents, Immunotherapies, Radiation Therapy, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Progression on Tarceva - T790m negative
Progression after 3 1/2 years on Tarceva. Tissue biopsy showed T790m negative. Any suggestions/experience on next steps? Onc suggesting I move to Afatinib or a Opdivo. PDL1 was tested and is <1%.
Cancer Journey:
In Treatment
Cancer Type:
Lung Cancer
Disease Learning:
Lung Cancer, General Lung Cancer, Targeted Therapies - EGFR, Targeted Therapy, Molecular Testing, Immunotherapies, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Keytruda for Adenocarcinoma (NSCLC), first PET-CT result
Hello friends, My mom, (aged 77, Adenocarcinoma NSCLC, Stage 4, EGFR and ALK negative) was diagnosed in 2014, underwent VATS and pleurodesis,...
Cancer Journey:
In Treatment
Cancer Type:
Lung Cancer
Disease Learning:
Lung Cancer, General Lung Cancer, Immunotherapies, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Stage IIIb ALK NSCLC first line treatment
This question is not for a specific patient, it is designed to understand how oncologists would approach this problem. There’s a 50 year old stage...
Cancer Journey:
In Treatment
Cancer Type:
Lung Cancer
Disease Learning:
Targeted Therapies – ALK, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Tough decision between a whole brain radiation vs occipital craniotomy
My wife is experiencing a second time brain tumor recurrence. She had her first occipital craniotomy back in 2011. On late Oct 2013 she began to...
Cancer Journey:
In Treatment, Survivorship
Cancer Type:
Lung Cancer
Disease Learning:
Lung Cancer, General Lung Cancer, Symptoms, Pain Medication, Procedures & Treatments, Maintenance Therapy, Radiation Therapy, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer