Dr. David Spigel from Sarah Cannon Cancer Center in Nashville, TN expresses his practice pattern for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who would need a repeat biopsy to obtain sufficient tissue to perform molecular marker testing.

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Dr. Sarah Goldberg from Yale Cancer Center describes the methods she uses to obtain tissue samples for molecular testing.

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Dr. Rosalyn Juergens, McMaster University, offers her view on the best way to approach the common scenario of an EGFR mutation or other "driver mutation" being identified after a patient is already on first line chemotherapy. When should we switch from one treatment to another?

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Dr. Ravi Salgia from University of Chicago describes which patients with advanced NSCLC he seeks molecular marker testing on, and the particular markers he prioritizes.

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Dr. Geoffrey Oxnard, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the issue of patients or payers objecting to repeat biopsies.

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Dr. David Spigel addresses the question of whether to obtain molecular marker results in patients with early stage lung cancer and what to do with that information if it is available for potential application in the adjuvant setting.

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Dr. Sarah Goldberg, Yale Cancer Center, reviews her thought process in recommending a repeat biopsy at initial diagnosis or after progression for patients with advanced lung cancer.

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Dr. Karen Reckamp from City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, CA describes which patients with advanced NSCLC she seeks molecular marker testing on, and the particular markers she prioritizes.

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Dr. Greg Riely offers his view on the best way to approach the common scenario of an EGFR mutation or other "driver mutation" being identified after a patient is already on first line chemotherapy. When should we switch from one treatment to another?

Dr. Oxnard from Dana Farber Cancer Institute provides his insight on which patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer he pursues molecular testing for, and which molecular markers are the highest priority.

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