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Dr. Jack West is a medical oncologist and thoracic oncology specialist who is the Founder and previously served as President & CEO, currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE)
For this round of case based panel discussions, Dr. Jack West is joined by Drs. Jonathan Riess and Suki Padda.
Jonathan W. Riess, MD MS is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Sukhmani Padda MD is Assistant Professor of Medicine (Oncology) at the Stanford University Medical Center.
The doctors discuss a series of cases related to a diagnosis of ALK Positive NSCLC. In this video, the discussion is regarding a patient with ALK positive asymptomatic brain metastases. Is the standard approach of focal radiation before beginning ALK inhibitor appropriate, or do you begin with the ALK Inhibitor?
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