GENERAL

Pulmonary Complications of Immunotherapy

Aug 16, 2020 by in GENERAL Comments Off on Pulmonary Complications of Immunotherapy

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy represents a paradigm shift in the treatment of patients with locally advanced and metastatic lung cancer. Although immunotherapy generally has a more favorable safety profile…

read more

Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions

Aug 16, 2020 by in GENERAL Comments Off on Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions

Malignant pleural effusion frequently complicates both solid and hematologic malignancies and is associated with high morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Although no pleura-specific therapy is known to impact survival,…

read more

Palliative Care in Lung Cancer

Aug 16, 2020 by in GENERAL Comments Off on Palliative Care in Lung Cancer

There is growing evidence that palliative care supports the needs of patients with advanced lung cancer. Early palliative care referral has been shown to improve quality of life, decrease symptom…

read more

Advances in the Treatment of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Aug 16, 2020 by in GENERAL Comments Off on Advances in the Treatment of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical development of immune checkpoint blockade has dramatically changed the treatment paradigm and prognosis for patients with non–small cell lung cancer. Immune checkpoint blockade with PD-1 and PD-L1 antibodies generates…

read more

Breaking the Impasse

Aug 16, 2020 by in GENERAL Comments Off on Breaking the Impasse

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive malignancy and carries a poor prognosis with limited effective treatments in the advanced setting. SCLC is characterized by a high tumor mutation…

read more

Lung Cancer Staging

Aug 16, 2020 by in GENERAL Comments Off on Lung Cancer Staging

Anatomic staging is a critical step in evaluation of patients with lung cancer. Accurate identification of stage based on features of primary tumor (T), regional nodes (N), and metastatic disease…

read more
Get Clinical Tree app for offline access