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Case Discussion: Surgical, chemotherapy, and radiation strategies for complex lung cancer cases

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Lesson 18  •  04 Dec 2025

Case Discussion: Surgical, chemotherapy, and radiation strategies for complex lung cancer cases

Course overview

This course explores a multidisciplinary approach to NSCLC care, covering patient flow in combined clinics, the role of combination therapies and clinical trials, and strategies for managing complex cases. The course is supported by an educational grant from Johnson and Johnson and Varian Health Systems.

To earn CME/CE credits for this course, it must be completed on FreeCME.

2 CME/CE credits, 2.5 hours, 19 lessons

Lessons

Lung Cancer Staging and Systemic Therapies: Recent Advancements



Lesson 1

New lung cancer staging guidelines and use of liquid biopsy



Lesson 2

Advancements in combined tissue and liquid biopsies for personalized cancer treatment



Lesson 3

Lung cancer diagnostics and immunohistochemistry, sequencing, and targeted therapies



Lesson 4

Determining targeted and immunotherapy treatments for various lung cancer mutations



Lesson 5

Integrating therapies in metastatic cancer treatment



Lesson 6

Immunotherapy and lung transplants in cancer patients



Lesson 7

Pollution and smoking impact on lung cancer and treatment



Lesson 8

Neoadjuvant therapy challenges and multidisciplinary clinic logistics



Lesson 9

Oligoprogressive therapy approaches and current study data



Lesson 10

Progression-free survival's merit despite lacking overall survival benefits





Lung Cancer Tumor Boards: Best Practices



Lesson 11

Lung cancer tumor boards and their evolution in the post-COVID era



Lesson 12

Tumor board protocols for diagnosing and treating early-stage lung cancer



Lesson 13

Lymph node and mediastinal staging methods for NSCLC



Lesson 14

Lung cancer screening challenges, and advancements in early detection



Lesson 15

Interdisciplinary strategies for managing early-stage and metastatic lung cancer



Lesson 16

Evaluating ablation, surgery, and medical therapy combinations for optimal outcomes





NSCLC Tumor Board Discussion: Considerations for Oligometastatic Disease



Lesson 17

Case Discussion: 75-year-old woman with a lung mass



Lesson 18

Case Discussion: Surgical, chemotherapy, and radiation strategies for complex lung cancer cases



Lesson 19

Case Discussion: Imaging timelines, resectability criteria, and inter-specialty decision-making in treatment

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