Precision Medicine in Oncology®

The treatment landscape for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is poised to undergo dramatic changes, as novel immunotherapies, second-generation targeted therapies, and new maintenance strategies continue to show promise in clinical trials.

Eli L. Diamond, MD, neurologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the results of an analysis that examined the detection of BRAF mutations in urine and plasma cell-free DNA in patients with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis(LCH) and Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) who have a BRAFV600E mutation

Although oncology researchers seek to describe the significance of clinical trial outcomes with scientific rigor, the terminology used to communicate those findings in the peer-reviewed literature sometimes falls short in conveying the impact that a given therapy may have on patients in a real-world scenario.

Dorothy M. K. Keefe, MD, FRACP, past president, MASCC, director, SA Cancer Service, professor of cancer medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia, discusses the role of supportive care in personalized medicine.

Essentially all members of the medical community, including the most "generalist" family practice physicians, are being required to understand and incorporate into their daily practice an ever-increasing quantity of information related to the broad realm of molecular medicine

Susan Galbraith, MD, PhD, head, Oncology Innovative Medicine, AstraZeneca, discusses the development of AZD9291 for lung cancer.