Dr. David Harpole, Duke University Medical Center, describes the mediastinoscopy and its use in lung cancer staging.
Dr. David Harpole, Duke University Medical Center, details the methods thoracic surgeons use to assess a patient's fitness for surgery.
Dr. David Harpole, Duke University Medical Center, describes how he assists patients with the surgical decision-making process.
Dr. Nasser Hanna, Indiana University Health, addresses the issue of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in locally advanced NSCLC.
Dr. Nasser Hanna, Indiana University Health, discusses the possible role of immunotherapy in locally advanced NSCLC.
Dr. Heather Wakelee, from Stanford University, describes which molecular markers she seeks for NSCLC patients. [powerpress]
Dr. Mary Pinder reviews promising studies from ASCO 2013 on second gen. ALK inhibitors LDK-378, CH5424802, and AP26113 in patients with ALK-positive...
Drs. Mary Pinder, Nate Pennell, and Jack West discuss promising work on immune checkpoint inhibitors such as MPPL-3280A, an anti-PDL1 immune-based...
Drs. Mary Pinder, Nate Pennell, and Jack West discuss the results presented at ASCO 2013 of the GALAXY-1 trial of the HSP90 inhibitor ganetespib...
Dr. Karen Kelly, of the University of California, Davis, gives her view on more widespread availability of new mutation tests. [powerpress]
Thoracic Surgeon Dr. Eric Vallieres reviews the principle of giving chemotherapy prior to lung cancer surgery in order to improve survival and potentially make it possible to do a smaller lung surgery.
Dr. Eric Vallieres, thoracic surgeon, discusses the potential to do smaller lung surgeries on patients with a lung cancer that poses a minimal risk of recurrence.
Dr. Chris Loiselle, radiation oncologist, describes stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) as a helpful and increasingly favored treatment option for sicker, “medically inoperable” patients with early stage lung cancer.
WHAT: Acquired Resistance in Lung Cancer Patient Forum
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015
WHERE: Marriott Waterfront San Francisco, 1800 Old Bayshore Hwy, Burlingame, CA 94010
WHO: ALK, ROS1 & EGFR lung cancer patients and their caregivers
REGISTER HERE
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There are multiple different types of lung cancer surgery. Dr. Eric Vallières, thoracic surgeon, reviews the different forms of lung surgery, include wedge resection, segmentectomy, lobectomy, and pneumonectomy.
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