Chris Draft: Passion for Keasha, Football and Advocacy (Part IV)...It’s making sure, in terms of treatment, that we do biomarker testing right away in non-small cell lung cancer.... By Dusty Donaldson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Lung Cancer Advocacy...I was awarded a travel grant from IASLC and attended the World Conference of Lung Cancer in Toronto Canada; I did a Biomarker PSA campaign (Inhale for... By Juanita Segura2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Facing Lung Cancer Negative Beliefs...After biomarker testing, they found out I am ALK-positive, a lung cancer type where mostly are never smokers.... By Lalaine Alfaro2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
My Experience with Tagrisso...When I was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in 2014 my oncologist sent my tumor out for biomarker testing.... By Diane Spry2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Finding My Feet While Traversing Along A Rocky Path...They were great leaders - advocating biomarker testing, clinical trials, and treatment options.... By Lalaine Alfaro2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Words...Biomarker testing. Biopsy. Blood tests. Chemotherapy. Targeted therapy. Immunotherapy. Progression. Stable. Staging. Side effects.... By Jennifer M. Toth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
PD-L1 and Lung Cancer...PD-L1 protein expression has emerged as a biomarker that predicts which patients are more likely to respond to anti–PD-L1/PD-1 immunotherapy.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Lung Cancer Alteration of ALK Gene...This test will be the future of biomarker testing and useful when progression occurs.... By Lalaine Alfaro2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
My Bright Outlook From Diagnosis and Beyond...Moreover, I will make use of my small voice to push for lung cancer actions on early screening and biomarker testing.... By Lalaine Alfaro2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Advocate Spotlight: Ashley...At the time of my diagnosis, my oncologist did his best to explain to me and discuss with me biomarker testing and its importance.... By Ashley Rickles3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and Targeted Therapy...There are many targeted therapies that you can use to treat lung cancer and it depends on which biomarker the tumor has.... By Diane Spry2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
I Have EGFR Lung Cancer...What I didn’t know was she has sent the tumor sample from the bronchoscopy out for biomarker testing. It came back with an EGFR exon 19 deletion.... By Diane Spry2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
My Experience Attending IASLC WCLC 2019...The new developments from biomarker testing, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy are very impressive.... By Christine Qiong Wu4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Chemo Was No Joke!...I had the biomarker testing done but it took 6 weeks for my results, so off I went to chemo and radiation.... By Juanita Segura2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
My Experience With Pain...I moved my care north to Chicago, where my new oncologist ordered a brain MRI and biomarker testing.... By Diane Spry3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Co-Existing Emotions With Survivorship...Once the characteristics of abnormalities are determined by biomarker testing, the type has a corresponding targeted therapy or inhibitor drug to be chosen... By Lalaine Alfaro2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
My Scan Day Routine...When I was diagnosed with lung cancer, I started treatment after getting biomarker testing, a bronchoscopy (three to be exact), a couple of CT scans, a... By Diane Spry3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Immunotherapy for ALK Positive Lung Cancer Patients...To diagnose ALK-positive lung cancer, doctors use genetic testing called biomarker testing to find ALK mutations in lung tumor cells.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Juanita Segura...She started rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, as well as biomarker testing. Six-eight weeks later, it was confirmed she was ALK-positive.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
A Tale of Two Trials -- Part II...One clinical trial Melissa entered was for alectinib, before it was FDA approved for the ALK-positive biomarker.... By Dusty Donaldson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments