Opinion|Videos|January 21, 2025
Optimizing Biomarker Testing for Unresectable Stage III NSCLC
This segment explores the role of biomarker testing in optimizing outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), highlighting challenges in early-stage testing, the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration, and recent advances like the LAURA trial that emphasize the need for comprehensive biomarker assessment.
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Video content above is prompted by the following:
- Are you currently performing biomarker testing at your institution for patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC prior to treatment?
- If so, what does the process involve?
- Who is responsible for ordering the test (e.g., surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists)?
- How and when is testing typically conducted?
- Do you perform biomarker testing on blood as a complement to tissue testing?
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