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Dr. Stephen V. Liu is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and a practicing thoracic medical oncologist at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University. He received his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University and his medical degree at the University of Maryland. He then completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and his fellowship training in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Southern California before joining the faculty of Georgetown University. Dr.

Join Us! 2017 Advances in Immunotherapy: What Lung Cancer Patients Need to Know
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Stephen Liu, MD, GRACE Faculty

 
 
The Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE)
in partnership with Georgetown University Hospital
is pleased to present
 

2017 Advances in Immunotherapy: What Lung Cancer Patients Need to Know

Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 | 1 - 3:30 pm; Leavey Center at Georgetown Hospital 
 
 
 
Suggested donation $15

 

 

 

How does immunotherapy work? Presented by Alex Spira, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P. Virginia Cancer Specialists


 

 

Who should get immunotherapy for lung cancer? Presented by Benjamin Levy, MD Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital


 

 

What are the side effects? Presented by Stephen Liu, MD Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Hospital


 

 

 

Navigating clinical trials? Panel discussion


 

Please feel free to offer comments and raise questions in our Discussion Forums.


GRACE would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of this program

 

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