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It is with great pleasure that we present the latest edition of touchREVIEWS in Oncology & Haematology. This issue highlights the remarkable progress and innovation shaping the fields of oncology and haematology, featuring articles that delve into both emerging therapies and the evolving understanding of complex malignancies. We open with an editorial by Mohammad Ammad […]

Lyudmila A Bazhenova, WCLC 2021: Challenges of Widespread Immunotherapy

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Published Online: Nov 30th 2021

touchONCOLOGY joins Prof Lyudmila A Bazhenova (University of California San Diego, CA) at WCLC 2021 to discuss the challenges faced when expanding patients receiving immunotherapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.

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1. What has been the impact of immunotherapy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)? (00:12-00:51)
2. What are the current challenges to the widespread use of immunotherapy? (00:51-02:19)
3. What factors affect the decision to prescribe immunotherapy to a patient with NSCLC? (02:19-02:56)
4. What are the challenges to expanding who gets immunotherapy and how can these be overcome? (02:56-04:09)
5. What further research is needed? (04:09-05:09)

Disclosures: Lyudmila Bazhenova has been an advisory board member for Merck, Daichi Sankyo, Turning Point, Janssen, Novartis, Neuvogen, BMS and Boehringer Ingelheim. She also discloses stock for Epic Sciences.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

Filmed in coverage of the 2021 WCLC Annual Meeting.

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