Lung Cancer Considered host Dr. Stephen Liu moderates a discussion on the November 15, 2023, US FDA approval of repotrectinib for advanced NSCLC with a ROS1 gene fusion based on the single-arm, multi-cohort TRIDENT-1 trial.
Host Dr. Narjust Florez leads a discussion about the data from the KEYNOTE 671 trial, presented at ASCO 2023 and ESMO 2023, that led to the first approval of the combination of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant setting.
Sexual health of patients with lung cancer is poorly understood, highly prevalent, and not frequently discussed. However, sexual concerns are common in people with lung cancer, with many receiving very little information compared to patients diagnosed with cancer that affects a sexual or reproductive organ. In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Narjust Florez leads a discussion with two national experts on how patients with lung cancer can maintain their sexual health during and af...
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu leads a discussion on the role of neoadjuvant therapy for stage III NSCLC using a virtual tumor board format. This area has become increasingly complex of late, as we have seen several large studies report encouraging results with peri-operative immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
This episode of Lung Cancer Considered covers the current treatment and research landscape in The Netherlands. The episode is recorded in Dutch and is hosted by Dr. Lizza Hendriks from the Maastricht University Medical Center. Guests are Anne Marie Dingemans from Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Anthonie Vd Wekken from the University Medical Centre Groningen.
Lung Cancer Considered host Dr. Narjust Florez leads an informed discussion on the AEGEAN Trial, which explored neoadjuvant durvalumab plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant durvalumab in patients with resected NSCLC.
Title: Lung Cancer Care in India: Approaching a Lung Cancer Diagnosis (Hindi language podcast) The podcast is recorded in Hindi and covers a range of crucial lung cancer topics, including the emergence of adenocarcinoma as the dominant histological type, delays in diagnosis related to misdiagnosis as tuberculosis, and the importance of accurate staging and biomarker testing.
In this podcast, host Dr. Stephen Liu moderates a discussion a recent FDA approval and a specific molecular subtype of NSCLC. On October 11, 2023, the US FDA granted approval to encorafenib and binimetinib for advanced NSCLC harboring a BRAF V600E mutation based on the phase II PHAROS trial.
Part 2 of our podcast coverage on ESMO 2023 includes an in-depth interview with Dr. Jarushka Naidoo on early-stage NSCLC, including updates from CheckMate816, Keynote 671 overall survival results, and Checkmate77T, first perceptions about the data, remaining unanswered questions and how to incorporate to our clinical practice. Further, we discussed exciting data in the 2nd line setting for Small-Cell Lung Cancer and a new potential therapeutic option for thymic carcinoma. Tune in for this though...
In the first part of two podcasts covering recent data presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress 2023, host Dr. Stephen Liu summarizes the most compelling research on metastatic non small cell lung cancer from the meeting with Dr. Zosia Piotrowska and Dr. Noemi Reguart, discussing several impactful studies including MARIPOSA, MARIPOSA-2, LIBRETTO-431, TROPION-Lung01 and more as well as reviewing the importance of CNS efficacy and the evolving role of antibody drug conjugates...
Today’s episode of Lung Cancer Considered is recorded entirely in Japanese and focuses on EGFR mutated lung cancer.
In this special episode of Lung Cancer Considered recorded in Hungarian, lung cancer experts in Hungary and the United States discuss challenges and emerging strategies to treat lung cancer in Hungary.
Mesothelioma is a particularly challenging cancer to treat and there had been relatively few updates in its management until the recent integration of immunotherapy into treatment guidelines. To discuss current strategies to treat Mesothelioma, Dr. Stephen Liu leads an informed discussion with two international Mesothelioma experts.
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, hosts Dr. Narjust Florez and Dr. Stephen Liu preview the 2023 North America Conference on Lung Cancer, scheduled for December in Chicago, December 1 - 3. The deadline for abstract submission is October 26th. Visit https://www.iaslc.org/2023-north-america-conference-lung-cancer to learn more.
Lung Cancer Considered Hosts Dr. Narjust Florez and Dr. Stephen Liu wrap up WCLC 2023 in Singapore, discussing the meeting's most impactful research, including MARS2, FLAURA2, TRIDENT, HERTHENA, and TROPION.
Lung Cancer Considered hosts Dr. Narjust Florez and Dr. Stephen Liu recap three important sessions from Tuesday, September 12th at the IASLC WCLC 2023: Advocates Unite to Increase Lung Cancer Research Funding An update on the AEGEAN Trial--Surgical Outcomes with Neoadjuvant Durvalumab + Chemotherapy Followed by Adjuvant Durvalumab in Resectable Long-term Outcomes by Radiation Technique for Locally Advanced Non-Small Lung Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of NRG Oncology-RTOG 0617 at 5-years
MARS 2 in Spanish--Monday WCLC Highlights In this Spanish-language podcast, Lung Cancer Considered Host Dr. Narjust Florez enlists two colleagues to discuss the MARS 2: A Multicentre Randomized Trial Comparing (Extended) Pleurectomy Decortication versus No Radical Surgery for Mesothelioma. Guests: Dra. Rosanna Ruiz, Oncologo clínico Institutio nacional de enfermedades neoplásicas, Lima, Peru Dr. Ricardo Terra, Cirujano toracico Professor, the cirugia toracica en la universidad de Sao Paolo, Braz...
Monday at WCLC 2023 features the Presidential Symposium. In this special WCLC 2023 episode of Lung Cancer Considered, hosts Dr. Narjust Florez and Dr. Stephen Liu talk with Dr. Eric Lim about MARS 2: A Multicentre Randomized Trial Comparing (Extended) Pleurectomy Decortication versus No Radical Surgery for Mesothelioma. Dr. Paula Ugalde, discussant for MARS 2, provides her unique overview and perspective on research presented today. The hosts also talk with Dr. P.C. Yang about the new results pr...
Sunday highlights from WCLC 2023 include hosts Dr. Narjust Florez and Dr. Stephen Liu discussing two-year data from KRYSTAL-1 with Dr. Shirish Gadgeel; a discussion of the IASLC Language Guide and patient-centered language with noted lung cancer patient advocate Jill Feldman; and six-year follow-up data from CheckMate 227 with Dr. Solange Peters. Panelists: Shirish Gadgeel, MD is the Associate Director of Henry Ford Cancer Institute and the Chief of Division of Hematology/Oncology at Henry Ford ...
From lung cancer in women to gender equity in the healthcare workforce, IASLC is privileged to host HRH Princess Dina Mired of Jordan at the 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer. In this special episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Narjust Florez, IASLC President Dr. Heather Wakelee, and WCLC 2023 co-chair Dr. Fiona Hegi-Johnson discuss global advocacy through a gender equity lens, lessons learned from the field, and how HRH Dina Mired’s experience as the mother of a cancer survivor has i...
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu discusses targeted therapies, what they are, and how they have changed our approach to treating not just lung cancer, but cancers in general. Guest: Dr. Vivek Subbiah Dr. Subbiah is the Chief of Early Phase Drug Development for Sarah Cannon Research Institute. He was previously the Executive Director of Medical Oncology Research for the MD Anderson Cancer Network, where he played a pivotal role in the development and ultimate approv...
In this epidose of Lung Cancer Considered, Dr. Narjust Florez leads a discussion on the journey to an oncology fellowship. Medical training is long, full of sacrifices and student debt for many. For our listeners, after graduating from pre-med or undergraduate studies future physicians need to complete 4 years of medical school, followed by 3 years of internal medicine residency or 5 years of surgery or radiation oncology residency. For internal medicine residents they need to complete 3 to 4 ad...
Lung Cancer Care in Mandarin: EGFR in China - From Testing to Treating by IASLC
Artificial intelligence is one of the most significant trends in most parts of society. Increasingly, oncologists and lung cancer researchers are including AI in research and patient care. In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Narjust Florez leads a discussion of this compelling technology, focusing on its promise and limitations. Guests: Dr. Sanja Dacic, MD, PhD, MSc, an internationally renowned and highly accomplished leader in anatomic pathology and the Vice Chair and Director o...
Greece ranks third in mortality in Europe from lung cancer, surpassed by Hungary and Serbia. In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Giannis Mountzios, Director of the 4th Oncology Department and Clinical Trials Unit at the Henry Dunant Hospital in Athens, Greece, leads a discussion on the efforts from the Hellenic scientific community to implement smoking cessation strategies, screening programs, multidisciplinary approach and personalized treatment approaches of the Greek patient w...
This episode of Lung Cancer Considered previews the upcoming IASLC Hot Topic in Basic and Translational Science Meeting on Resistance to Immunotherapy in NSCLC. Joining host Dr. Stephen Liu are: Guests: Dr. Joachim Aerts, Professor of Pulmonary Oncology at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Head of Pulmonary Medicine at Erasmus MC in the Netherlands. Dr. Kellie Smith, Associate Professor of Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Roberto Ferrara, Medical Oncologist and Immunologist, from Istitut...
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu discusses the management of small-cell lung cancer using a virtual tumor board format. SCLC is an aggressive subtype of lung cancer and for patients with advanced, or extensive-stage disease, the current first-line standard of care is chemo-immunotherapy. In the US and in Europe, the approved options are platinum and etoposide with a PDL1 inhibitor: either atezolizumab based on the IMpower 133 trial or durvalumab based on the CASPIA...
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu discuss some of the highlights from iMig 2023 – the meeting of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group, an IASLC-endorsed meeting held in late June 2023 in Lille, France. Guests: Dr. Arnaud Scherpereel, the iMig President and 2023 Conference Chair, currently Professor of Pulmonary and Thoracic Oncology at the University Hospital of Lille. Dr. Jan van Meerbeeck, Professor of Thoracic Oncology at both Ghent and Antwerp Universit...
This episode of Lung Cancer Considered examines the treatment of EGFR-positive lung cancer in Brazil from early-stage disease to metastatic lung cancer. Podcast guests: Dr. Juliana Ominelli, a Brazilian practicing medical oncologist in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with experience treating EGFR Lung Cancer. She practices at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute –Oncologia DASA. Dr. Victor Marcondes, thoracic medical oncologist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil who practices at Oncomed Oncologia and has led...
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu leads a discussion with two global experts about the current and future roles of liquid biopsy and its use for the treatment of lung cancer.
