Question: I have metastatic lung cancer that is responding well overall to the targeted therapy that I take. However, a few spots in my bones are not shrinking from the treatment. Can radiation therapy help me? (Answered by Dr. [...]
Author: Daniel A. Saez, MSc, Manager, LungMATCH Navigation Program Many patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) rely on a class of treatments called immunotherapy to battle their cancer. The significant difference between immunotherapy and targeted therapy (the other [...]
GO2 for Lung Cancer team pictured: Joelle Fathi, DNP, RN, ARNP, FAAN; Daniel Saez, MSc; Jennifer C. King, PhD By Jennifer C. King, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer and Daniel Saez, MSc, Manager, LungMATCH Navigation Program The [...]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ®), an immunotherapy drug, in combination with bevacizumab, paclitaxel, and carboplatin for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSq NSCLC) with no EGFR or ALK [...]