Basic Cancer Info

Drs. Nasser Hanna, Melissa Johnson and Jack West discuss results of a phase 2 trial presented at ASCO 2014 that studied if adding Avastin (bevicizumab) to Tarceva helped EGFR positive lung cancer patients increase progression-free survival. June 2014.

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Dr. Joel Neal of Stanford University Medical Center talks about FGFR - fibroblast growth factor receptor - and how it can impact non-small cell lung cancer growth.

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Dr. Geoffrey Oxnard of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute describes what research indicates may be more successful treatments for EGFR lung cancer patients.

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Dr. Jonathan Goldman discusses a drug currently being studied that may make lung cancer tumors more susceptible to treatment. February 2014.

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How much detail is needed when determining how to treat lung cancer? Should patients be tested for all the mutations that may exist within their tumors? Dr. Jonathan Riess discusses this issue and how he makes decisions regarding his own patients.

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Xalkori (crizotinib) has had great success treating ALK positive lung cancer patients. The next generation of ALK inhibitors are also showing great promise. In this video, Dr. Leena Gandhi of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute talks about the research.

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When it comes to EGFR and lung cancer, is a mutation good or bad? Dr. Joel Neal of Stanford University Medical Center explains why non-mutated genes are called "wild type." February 2014.

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Immune therapy, or immunotherapy, is one of the most exciting areas of lung cancer research. Dr. Jonathan Goldman of UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center explains how immune therapy works and how it might impact the future of lung cancer treatment.

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What should lung cancer patients know about their disease? Dr. Jonathan Riess argues that patients should understand what type of lung cancer they have and which, if any, mutations their lung tumors may have. He explains why in this video.

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If you were diagnosed with early stage lung cancer, should you receive molecular testing on your tumor in order to get targeted therapy? Dr. Joel Neal of Stanford University Medical Center discusses the reasons for and against it. February 2014.

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