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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)

 

Case Based Panel Discussion - Rapid Progression Adenocarcinoma High PD-L1 - How Do You Treat?
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Howard (Jack) West, MD
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Dr. Jack West recently had the privilege to spend time with Drs Zofia Piotrowska, and Taofeek Owonikoko for a series of case-based discussions.   

Dr. Zofia Priotrowska is with the Thoracic Oncology Program at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center in Boston, Massachusetts.  

Dr. Taofeek Owonikoko is a Professor with the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine, and Co-Chair of the Clinical and Translational Review Committee at Winship Cancer Institute.  

In this series of videos, the doctors sat down to discuss a series of case-based scenarios.  In this video, the doctors discuss treating a patient with rapidly progressing lung adenocarcinoma and high tumor PD-L1 expression.

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