Lung Cancer

Lara Kujtan, MD, assistant professor at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, discusses the importance of patient preferences in the treatment of oncogene-driven non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Brandon Weckbaugh, MD, sheds light on emerging biomarkers in non–small cell lung cancer.

Joshua K. Sabari, MD, assistant professor of medicine, NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses the role of immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with small cell lung cancer.

The FDA has issued a letter to healthcare providers that they should monitor patients with a type of peripheral arterial disease who have been treated with vascular balloons that were coated with paclitaxel or stents that release paclitaxel in the femoropopliteal artery in the leg.

Several clinical trials have evaluated the addition of immunotherapy to standard chemotherapy in the frontline treatment of patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer, all of which echo similar conclusions: these combinations are a mainstay in this population.

The FDA has accepted a supplemental biologics license application for atezolizumab, carboplatin, and nab-paclitaxel as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.

Lara Kujtan, MD, sheds light on how to navigate the complex paradigm of oncogene-driven non–small cell lung cancer and stressed the importance of patient preferences when deciding on optimal treatment approaches.

Janakiraman Subramanian, MD, medical oncologist, director of Thoracic Oncology, Center for Precision Medicine, Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute, discusses ongoing trials evaluating the use of immunotherapy in patients with nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

J. Russell Davis, MD, clinical professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, thoracic surgeon, Saint Luke's Hospital, discusses the benefits of robotics in thoracic surgery.