In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu discusses the recent FDA approval of zenocutuzumab for NSCLC with an NRG1 fusion. NRG1 fusions are rare but important events seen in many cancer types, including NSCLC. Zenocutuzumab is a HER2/HER3 bispecific antibody that showed clear efficacy in NSCLC and in pancreatic cancer that harbored an NRG1 fusion. Guest: Dr. Alison Schram, Assistant Attending Physician and Section Head of Oral Therapeutics in Early Drug Development at Memo...
Jan 21, 2025•20 min
ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress 2024 Highlights Description: In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Narjust Florez and Dr. Alfredo Addeo discuss some of the data presented at The ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress 2024, which took place in December 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. Guest: Dr. Alfredo Addeo, Professor and Chief of Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva
Jan 13, 2025•46 min
Preview: 2025 Pan-Africa Lung Cancer Meeting The 2025 Pan-Africa Lung Cancer Conference will take place January 31 - February 1, 2025, in Accra, Ghana and represents the first IASLC multidisciplinary lung cancer conference in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Narjust Florez talks with the conference co-chairs about this groundbreaking meeting and what attendees will experience at the meeting. Guest: Dr. Chukwumere E. Nwogu is a Professor of Surgery at Roswel...
Dec 18, 2024•46 min
Lung Cancer Considered host Dr. Stephen Liu and two distinguished thoracic oncologists review the highlights from the recently completed ESMO Asia 2024 meeting, held in Singapore. The episode covers a number of trials, including an update on FLAURA2, TROPION-Lung01 and TROPION-Lung05, ALESIA, and PACIFIC 5. Guest: Dr. Misako Nagasaka, Associate Professor from the University of California, Irvine Guest: by Dr. Molly Li, Clinical Assistant Professor from Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Dec 16, 2024•32 min
Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) is a non-invasive cancer treatment that uses alternating electric fields to disrupt the ability of cancer cells to divide. TTFields can slow down tumor growth and spread, and may help people live longer than chemotherapy alone. In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Narjust Florez discusses this new therapy and the Phase III LUNAR study that led to its FDA approval. Guest: Dr. Ticiana Leal is an Associate Professor and serves as Director of the Thora...
Dec 13, 2024•38 min
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu leads a discussion on the FDA approval of perioperative nivolumab based on the Phase III CheckMate 77T study. Perioperative therapy has improved outcomes in patients with resectable NSCLC and is emerging as best practice but there is nuance to the delivery of this therapy. Guest: Dr. Tina Cascone is a Physician-Scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology at the University of Texas M...
Dec 12, 2024•49 min
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered host Dr. Narjust Florez discusses the future of lung cancer research in Brazil and the largest lung cancer screening program in South America. The episode was recorded during the IASLC 2024 Latin America Conference on Lung Cancer held in Bogota, Columbia. Guests: Clarissa Baldotto is a Medical ) Oncologist at D’Or Rio De Janeiro and President Elect for the Brazilian Society of Clinical Oncology (SBOC) Guest: Dr. Francisco Sarmento is a Thoracic Radiologi...
Dec 03, 2024•24 min
Lung Cancer Considered in German by IASLC
Dec 02, 2024•53 min
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu and guests preview the publication of the Ninth Edition of Tumor, Node and Metastasis (TNM) Classification System for lung cancer. The new edition will be published in January 2025 and has some important changes that reflect an evolving understanding of the disease and more rigorous analysis of data from around the world. Guest: Dr. Valerie Rusch is a Thoracic Surgeon from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterMSKCC where she is Vic...
Nov 29, 2024•36 min
Lung Cancer Considered host Dr. Narjust Florez and Dr. Suresh Ramalingam discuss the recent FDA approval of osimertinib after chemo-radiation in EGFR positive NSCLC. The approval was based, in part, on the results of the LAURA trial, which was presented at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting. Guest: Dr. Suresh Ramalingam is the Executive Director, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, the Roberto C. Goizueta Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research, and a professor of medicine at Emory Universit...
Nov 29, 2024•27 min
Description: Join us for an engaging discussion on groundbreaking research from investigators across Latin America, featuring insights from large lung cancer screening programs in Mexico and real-world data from the FLAURA-2 study. Titulo: Únete a nosotros para discutir nuevos datos e interesantes presentados por investigadores emergentes en América Latina, desde grandes programas de detección temprana de cáncer de pulmón en México hasta datos del mundo real de FLAURA-2. Guest: Dr. Sergio Mejia ...
Nov 29, 2024•32 min
Lung cancer breakthroughs, practice updates, and key meetings made 2024 one of the most consequential years in recent memory for lung cancer researchers and clinicians. Lung Cancer Considered hosts Dr. Narjust Florez and Dr. Stephen Liu reviewed important meetings and significant clinical trials from 2024 in this special episode.
Nov 26, 2024•45 min
Description: In this virtual tumor board episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu leads a discussion on the management of a patient with metastatic squamous NSCLC. Listen to the episode to learn how the guests would approach this case. Guest: Dr. Pilar Garrido is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at Universidad de Alcalá in Madrid, Spain, and the Head of the Thoracic Tumours Section at the University Hospital Ramón y Cajal X: @Piuchagarrido Guest: Dr. Jared Weiss is a Pro...
Nov 13, 2024•43 min
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, Dr. Aakash Desai moderates a discussion in Hindi on management of non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer in the Indian context. The group discusses advances in immunotherapy in resectable NSCLC and other new treatments on the horizon. Host: Dr. Aakash Desai is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the Co-Chair, Lung Cancer Working Group, and Associ...
Nov 13, 2024•29 min
Description: As the incidence of lung cancer in those under age 35 increases, oncologists are finding that pregnancy is a central issue for many young women who are coping with lung cancer. In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Narjust Florez and guests discuss some of the critical issues facing women with lung cancer who are pregnant, or attempting to start a family. Guest: Dr. Ross Camidge is a Thoracic Medical Oncologist and the Director of the Thoracic Oncology Clinical and Cli...
Nov 12, 2024•47 min
The Power of Movement: Exercise and Lung Cancer-- a Conversation with Experts Description: In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Narjust Florez leads a discussion about the role exercise plays in complementing cancer treatment and how clinicians can work with patients to add regular exercise to their daily regimen. Guest: Dr. Morten Quist is an associate professor at Copenhagen University and a Physiotherapist Clinician-Researcher with 20 years expertise prescribing exercise for pa...
Nov 05, 2024•55 min
Title: IASLC Hot Topic Meeting on Tolerance and Resistance to Targeted Therapy in NSCLC (recorded on 10/21) Description: In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu previews the upcoming IASLC Hot Topic Meeting on Tolerance and Resistance to Targeted Therapy in NSCLC. To discuss this exciting new meeting and this topic, he is joined by the four co-chairs of the meeting. To learn more about the meeting, visit https://www.httr2024-iaslc.org/. Guest: Dr. Alice Berger is an Assoc...
Oct 29, 2024•23 min
As part of the IASLC's ongoing series of podcasts in world languages, this episode brings together two leading lung cancer experts who discuss training and education in medical oncology and lung cancer in Arabic. Host: Dr. Nagla Abdel Karim Thoracic Medical Oncologist, Director of Developmental Therapeutics at Inova Schar Cancer Institute Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine Guest: Dr. Rami Manochakian, FASCO Associate Professor of Medicine and Consultant, Thora...
Oct 25, 2024•32 min
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu moderates a discussion about the management of relapsed SCLC, which remains a very challenging cancer to treat, despite recent progress. Guest: Dr. Malinda Itchins is a Medical Oncologist at Royal North Shore Hospital, Visiting Medical Officer for Thoracic Cancers at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, and Faculty at the University of Sydney. She is the Board Director and Lung Cancer Chair for the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) ...
Oct 22, 2024•43 min
Lung Cancer Considered--Managing ADC Toxicities by IASLC
Oct 08, 2024•51 min
The 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer brings together leading experts, researchers, and oncologists to showcase the latest advancements in lung cancer research and celebrate IASLC’s 50th anniversary. To reach a global audience, IASLC has recorded podcast episodes on WCLC 2024 in world languages. In this episode, host Dr. Nagla Abdel Karim moderates a discussion in Arabic about highlights from the conference with Dr. Fawzi Abu Rous, Dr. Raid Aljumaily, Dr. Abdulaziz AlJassim, and Dr. Ashraf Mo...
Sep 27, 2024•29 min
Host Dr. Narjust Florez previews the 2024 Latin America Lung Cancer Meeting with co-chairs Dr. Lucia Viola, Dr. Andres Feliple Cardona and Dr. Stella Martinez. LALCA is a dynamic meeting with a long tradition that features the most up-to-date research, diverse topics of interest, and educational sessions with leading experts. Guest: Dr. Lucia Viola Interventional Pulmonologist- Head of Thoracic Oncology Service. She is a member of the Fundación Neumológica Colombiana - Fundación CTICGuest: Dr. A...
Sep 24, 2024•46 min
This episode of Lung Cancer Considered covers the recently completed 2024 ESMO Congress in Barcelona. Host Dr. Stephen Liu discussed the important research presented at the meeting with Dr. Marina Garassino and Dr. Federico Cappuzzo.
Sep 20, 2024•38 min
In a special episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu discuss the recent FDA approval of pembrolizumab plus platinum and pemetrexed for mesothelioma, based on the phase III KEYNOTE 483 study. Guest: Dr. Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack is a thoracic oncologist from Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School Guest: Dr. Quincy Chu is a thoracic oncologist at the University of Alberta Cross Cancer Institute’s New Drug Development Program and CCTG Investigation...
Sep 18, 2024•23 min
In this episode of Lung Cancer Consider, host Dr. Stephen Liu previews the upcoming IASLC 2024 Asia Conference on Lung Cancer with meeting co-chair, Dr. Feng-Ming (Spring) Kong.
Sep 18, 2024•22 min
Description: The FDA approved amivantamab therapy for EGFR mutant NSCLC after progression on osimertinib. This approval is based on the phase III MARIPOSA-2 trial, with data first shared at ESMO 2023 in Madrid with a simultaneous publication in the Annals of Oncology. Lung Cancer Considered host Dr. Stephen Liu talks with two leading oncologists to learn more about how this therapy will be used by clinicians Guest: Dr. Karen Reckamp, Professor of Medicine, Director of the Division of Medical Onc...
Sep 17, 2024•23 min
The 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer brings together leading experts, researchers, and oncologists to showcase the latest advancements in lung cancer research and celebrate IASLC’s 50th anniversary. To reach a global audience, IASLC has recorded podcast episodes on WCLC 2024 in world languages. In this episode, host Dr. Clarissa Mathias moderates a discussion in Portuguese about highlights from the conference with Dr. Isabella Favato Barcelos and Dr. William Nassib William. Guests: Dr. Clari...
Sep 12, 2024•31 min
In this special episode of Lung Cancer Considered, Stephanie McDonald and Jillian Thompson discuss their perspectives of attending the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer as nurse practitioners. Hear their favorite sessions, their observations as first-time attendees, and why they hope to see more nurse practitioners at future IASLC events. Guests: Jillian Thompson, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP Nurse Practitioner MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Stephanie McDona...
Sep 11, 2024•14 min
The 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer brings together leading experts, researchers, and oncologists to showcase the latest advancements in lung cancer research and celebrate IASLC’s 50th anniversary. To reach a global audience, IASLC has recorded podcast episodes on WCLC 2024 in world languages. In this episode, host Dr. Coral Olazagasti moderates a discussion in Spanish about highlights from the conference with Dr. Maria Velez and Dr. Rossana Ruiz. Guests: Dr. Coral Olazagasti Assistant Prof...
Sep 11, 2024•25 min
In this special WCLC 2024 episode of Lung Cancer Considered, hosts Dr. Narjust Florez and Dr. Stephen Liu recap the conference and discuss the meeting's most impactful research. Dr. Jacob Sands discusses overall survival updates from TROPION-Lung01 with datopotamab deruxtecan and DeLLphi-301 with tarlatamab. Dr. Hidehito Horinouchi reports results from the LUMINOSITY study of telisotuzumab vedotin, and Dr. Noemi Reguart gives some perspective on TRUST-II with talectrectinib. The group discusses ...
Sep 11, 2024•41 min
