ASCO 2017 Roundtable: Progress in Lung Cancer on Multiple Fronts
At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting (ASCO), Dr. David Carbone, Director of the James Thoracic Center, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and Dr. George Simon, Professor in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, share highlights from the meeting including what they call “progress on multiple fronts in lung cancer.” Dr. Carbone discusses how patients should demand a genetic workup on their tumor and his free genetic testing initiative at Ohio State. Dr. Simon shares how some immunotherapy and chemotherapy combinations are showing promise and how small cell lung cancer patients could potentially also benefit. Watch the video below to hear from two lung cancer experts.
ASCO 2017 Roundtable: Progress in Lung Cancer on Multiple Fronts from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.