Lesson 2 • 04 Dec 2025
Advancements in combined tissue and liquid biopsies for personalized cancer treatment
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
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