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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)

 

Should repeat biopsies be the standard of care after progression of a lung cancer?
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Howard (Jack) West, MD

One of the current controversies in the field of lung cancer is whether we should be doing biopsies routinely when a patient develops progression of their disease, particularly in the setting of acquired resistance to a molecularly targeted therapy.  There are some academic oncologists who favor this approach, but I think there's a very good reason why this isn't and shouldn't be the current standard of care.

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Agree or disagree? I'm interested in hearing opinions from those with the perspective of the patient or caregiver, as well as other physicians who might be involved in these decisions.

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