Case Based Panel Discussions - 2019 ALK Pos, Developing Resistance to ALK Inhibitors and Next Steps

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Case Based Panel Discussions - 2019 ALK Pos, Developing Resistance to ALK Inhibitors and Next Steps

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Sat, 02/29/2020 - 13:24

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Howard (Jack) West, MD

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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, they discuss developing resistance to Alk inhibitors, treatment approaches and biopsies, and what are the next steps.

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