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The Promise of Lung Cancer Precision Medicine with Dr. Jonathan Spicer

The Promise of Lung Cancer Precision Medicine with Dr. Jonathan Spicer

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The Promise of Lung Cancer Precision Medicine with Dr. Jonathan Spicer

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description


Episode Highlights
0:15 Intro
3:09 Low-dose CT screening uptake in Canada
4:45 Evolution of adjuvant, neoadjuvant therapies
7:10 Reviewing CheckMate 816
10:56 Reviewing KEYNOTE-671
12:58 The impact of neoadjuvants on operability
16:15 Treatment-specific biomarkers for lung cancer
21:13 The short-term future of lung cancer therapy
24:31 Outro

Precision medicine–delivering the right drug at the right time to the right patient–is the direction in which lung cancer treatment is heading. In this episode, we talk about an exciting, emerging drug class with one of the most prominent investigators involved with its development, Dr. Jonathan Spicer at McGill University’s Thoracic Oncology Network. 

It provides a deep dive into neoadjuvant therapy for patients who have operable lung cancer, offering insight into what is currently known about response and failure rates.

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Released:
Feb 12, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (46)

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