Dr. Phil Bonomi, from Rush University, discusses his perspective on side effects of targeted therapies as compared with standard chemotherapy for patients with lung cancer.

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Dr. Geoffrey Oxnard, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, provides his view on the targeted therapy approaches most likely to become clinically useful in lung cancer over the next several years.

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Dr. Karen Kelly of the University of California, Davis, provides her view on the targeted therapy approaches most likely to become clinically useful in lung cancer over the next several years.

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Dr. Phil Bonomi, from Rush University, provides his view on the targeted therapy approaches most likely to become clinically useful in lung cancer over the next several years.

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Dr. Ravi Salgia from University of Chicago discusses his perspective on side effects of targeted therapies as compared with standard chemotherapy for patients with lung cancer. 

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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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Dr. Leighl, lung cancer expert from Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, continued her summary of the leading highlights in lung cancer from 2012 with coverage of new information on XALKORI for patients with either an ALK rearrangement or the newly identified ROS-1 rearrangement.  

Dr. Greg Riely, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, provides his view on the targeted therapy approaches most likely to become clinically useful in lung cancer over the next several years.

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It started with a patient reporting an unexpected side effect. A 35 year old ALK-positive man with lung cancer who was on XALKORI (crizotinib) noted that he had markedly diminished libido lower energy that had been worsening while on treatment, despite the fact that his cancer appeared to be responding well  His doctor checked his testosterone (T) level and noted it was well below the normal range, then referred him to the endocrinology clinic for consideration of testosterone replacement therapy, which he decided to do, and which helped with his symptoms.