GRACEcast
Oncology experts summarize current and emerging issues in cancer management for patients and caregivers. Information from the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE) helps people to become informed partners in their care.
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Repeat Biopsies
Why would an ALK lung cancer patient need a repeat ...
Why would an ALK lung cancer patient need a repeat biopsy? The doctors discuss the need for and frequency of repeat biopsies.
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Next Generation ALK Inhibitors
Several new treatments for ALK positive lung cancer patients are ...
Several new treatments for ALK positive lung cancer patients are on the horizon. In this video, the doctors discuss them while patients in the audience share some of their experiences with side effects on various treatments.
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Disease Progression While on Xalkori
New treatments for ALK rearrangements are on the horizon. In ...
New treatments for ALK rearrangements are on the horizon. In this video, the doctors discuss how they determine whether or not they change treatments for their patients once they begin to show progression while on Xalkori (crizotinib).
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Scanning for Progression
How often should ALK patients receive scans to determine if ...
How often should ALK patients receive scans to determine if their disease has progressed in various parts of the body?
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Risk of Flare After Stopping Targeted Therapy
The doctors discuss how patients can navigate the tricky waters ...
The doctors discuss how patients can navigate the tricky waters of stopping therapy while avoiding painful and sometimes life-threatening flare.
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Can I Pass ALK Onto My Children
ALK positive lung cancer typically shows up in people do ...
ALK positive lung cancer typically shows up in people do not appear to be at high risk for the disease, so is this something that a lung cancer patient can pass on to his or her children? The doctors discuss what research shows on this issue.
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Testing for ALK
Who should be tested for ALK? How is ALK tested ...
Who should be tested for ALK? How is ALK tested and how reliable are the results? In this video, the doctors discuss several issues surrounding the issue of testing for ALK, including what the medical guidelines suggest for testing lung cancer patients.
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Xalkori
Xalkori (crizotinib) was one of the fastest approved drugs in ...
Xalkori (crizotinib) was one of the fastest approved drugs in cancer treatment history because of its high efficacy levels in ALK positive lung cancer patients. In this video, the doctors discuss what took place as it raced to approval.
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ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: ALK Rearrangements in Lung Cancer
The doctors discuss the history of ALK in lung cancer ...
The doctors discuss the history of ALK in lung cancer treatments and what the ALK rearragement means for patients.
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Late Stage Oropharynx Cancer, Treatment and Side Effects (video)
Dr. Geoffrey Geiger, University of Pennsylvania, outlines the course of ...
Dr. Geoffrey Geiger, University of Pennsylvania, outlines the course of radiotherapy treatment and side effects for head and neck cancer.
