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October 01, 2021
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VIDEO: Presentations in immunotherapy prevail at World Conference on Lung Cancer

VIDEO: Presentations in immunotherapy prevail at World Conference on Lung Cancer

In this video, Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH, spoke with Healio about “fantastic presentations” from this year’s International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer.

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October 01, 2021
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VIDEO: Without addressing global air pollution, lung cancer will be on the rise

VIDEO: Without addressing global air pollution, lung cancer will be on the rise

In this video, Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH, executive director of research at LUNGevity Foundation, discusses the role of air pollution in the rise of lung cancer incidence.

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October 01, 2021
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VIDEO: ‘Learn from the pandemic’ for future lung cancer clinical trial enrollment

VIDEO: ‘Learn from the pandemic’ for future lung cancer clinical trial enrollment

Healio spoke with Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH, about lung cancer clinical trials and the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on enrollment.

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September 30, 2021
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VIDEO: IMpower010 results 'first demonstration' of benefits from atezolizumab in certain patients with lung cancer

VIDEO: IMpower010 results 'first demonstration' of benefits from atezolizumab in certain patients with lung cancer

In this video, Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD, director of the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, discusses results from the IMpower010 study presented at ESMO 2021.

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September 30, 2021
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AI program results in early detection of lung nodules

AI program results in early detection of lung nodules

Use of an artificial intelligence program detected lung nodules up to 1 year before their detection by radiologists, researchers reported at the virtual European Respiratory Society International Congress.

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September 30, 2021
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VIDEO: DESTINY-Lung01 results are 'exciting development' in treatment of lung cancer subset

VIDEO: DESTINY-Lung01 results are 'exciting development' in treatment of lung cancer subset

In this video, Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD, director of the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, discusses results from the DESTINY-Lung01 study presented at ESMO 2021.

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September 29, 2021
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Improving dose optimization in oncology: The sotorasib example

Improving dose optimization in oncology: The sotorasib example

Until the last decade, efforts to develop a therapy that successfully targeted the KRAS mutation had been futile.

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September 28, 2021
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VIDEO: Focus on global disparities at World Conference on Lung Cancer was ‘refreshing’

VIDEO: Focus on global disparities at World Conference on Lung Cancer was ‘refreshing’

In this video, Jae Y. Kim, MD, discusses various sessions from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer that highlighted global disparities.

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September 24, 2021
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Whole-genome methylation shows promise as multicancer early-detection test

Whole-genome methylation shows promise as multicancer early-detection test

Evaluation of multiple classifiers, both alone and in combination, supports the decision to focus on cell-free DNA methylation patterns to detect cancer and predict the cancer signal origin, according to a presentation at ESMO Congress 2021.

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September 24, 2021
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Relapse patterns similar with atezolizumab or best supportive care in NSCLC subgroups

Relapse patterns similar with atezolizumab or best supportive care in NSCLC subgroups

Patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer who received best supportive care vs. atezolizumab after adjuvant chemotherapy had a higher relapse rate, but relapse patterns appeared similar between the groups, study results showed.

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