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Lung Cancer • Thoracic Malignancies • Medical Oncology • NCI-CCC Tumor Board Question • Vanderbilt • NCI-CCC Thoracic Tumor Board Question
In a life-time non-smoker with stage IV lung adenocarcinoma presenting in visceral crisis, what therapy would you recommend to avoid organ failure while awaiting mutational status?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
I would offer cytotoxic platinum doublet chemotherapy and omit immunotherapy based on emerging data that TKI adverse events are often worse after prior immunotherapy exposure (Calles et al., PMID 32421452). The choice and dose of cytotoxic doublet will depend on the individual circumstances of ...
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