Dr. Robert Doebele explains why he feels that repeat biopsies help researchers better understand why ALK+ lung cancer patients become resistant to current treatments - and why some do better than expected. February 2014

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For ALK+ lung cancer patients, brain metastases are a common concern. Dr. Robert Doebele discusses the options available to treat brain mets as well as drugs that may break through the blood/brain barrier.

Several new treatments for ALK positive lung cancer patients are on the horizon. In this video, the doctors discuss them while patients in the audience share some of their experiences with side effects on various treatments.

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New treatments for ALK rearrangements are on the horizon. In this video, the doctors discuss how they determine whether or not they change treatments for their patients once they begin to show progression while on Xalkori (crizotinib).

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Xalkori (crizotinib) was one of the fastest approved drugs in cancer treatment history because of its high efficacy levels in ALK positive lung cancer patients. In this video, the doctors discuss what took place as it raced to approval, as well as the limitations and side effects of the drug.

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