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ASCO Highlights in Advanced NSCLC, by Dr. Nasser Hanna
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Howard (Jack) West, MD

hanna-asco_2011_podcast Here's the second talk from our recent webinar, partnering with LUNGevity Foundation to cover the ASCO Highlights in Lung Cancer, and this talk followed after the presentation by Dr. Mary Pinder on highlights in SCLC, early stage NSCLC, and mesothelioma and covered developments in advanced NSCLC. Dr. Nasser Hanna, an international leader in the field from Indiana University, summarized the most important new data in this arena.

Below you'll find links to the audio and video versions of the podcast, as well as the transcript and figures from his talk.

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The third and final podcast in this series will be the question and answer session, which will be out shortly.

As always, we welcome your questions and comments here. On behalf of GRACE and LUNGevity Foundation, we hope you find this webinar content helpful.

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