Waiting for Results and Processing Information From Biomarker Testing
July 14th 2021Cancer patients, Deborah and George, reflect on their emotions while waiting to receive back results from biomarker testing and explain what it was like processing the information delivered by their test results as presented by their oncologists.
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George Labonte: Concerns Upon a Diagnosis of Medullary Thyroid Cancer
July 14th 2021George Labonte explains what it was like receiving a diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer and describes his experience being recommended for biomarker testing and concerns surrounding testing for germline mutations.
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Patient Enrollment in Clinical Trials Can Benefit Outcomes and Expand Research
June 30th 2021According to an expert from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, patient enrollment in clinical trials that involve genomic testing are important in progressing research in their cancer types.
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Educating Patients on Germline and Somatic Testing
June 30th 2021Drs Benjamin Levy and Lori J Wirth describe the differences between germline and somatic mutations, explain how these are detected and used to guide treatment for lung and thyroid cancer, and comment on counseling patients about concerns of hereditary findings.
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Molecular Testing and Novel Therapies for NSCLC
June 30th 2021Benjamin Levy, MD, briefly describes the difference between driver mutations and immunotherapy biomarkers in non–small cell lung cancer and explains how decisions for immunotherapy or targeted therapy are made based on results of molecular assays.
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When Treatment Options Run Out, Consider a Higher Drug Dose in GIST
June 29th 2021In patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors, a dose escalation of Qinlock after recommended treatment with the agent may be the best next step, answering for the lack of a next approved agent after Qinlock.
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