Deep Dive on Lung Cancer Stage III and IV

Deep Dive on Lung Cancer Stage III and IV is organized by American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

Course opens: 11/24/2021
Course expires: 11/30/2024

Description:
This is an educational course - a deeper dive on Lung Cancer and it includes video, slides, and audio files from the following sessions presented in 2021:
• Lung Cancer: Learning from the past, focusing on the future, treating in the present
• Overcoming Barriers to Care - Diagnosis and Referrals
• Best Practices for the Continuum of Care, a Multidisciplinary Approach
• Continuum of Care for Nonresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Challenging Cases
• Lung Cancer Case Based Discussion Stage III Case-based Approach
• Novel Radiotherapy Approaches in Stage IV NSCLC

Learning Objectives :
Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to do the following per course:
• Apply the increasing role of radiotherapy in advance stage lung cancer.
• Order appropriate staging assessments and other necessary workup to allow timely initiation of treatment.
• Discuss decision making for concurrent chemotherapy.
• Discuss considerations for safe radiotherapy delivery.
• Explain best practice in the use of stereotactic ablative body radiation for treatment of early stage lung cancer; analyze how to approach challenging situations such as central tumors.
• Identify optimal patient selection and treatment planning techniques for challenging scenarios for SABR.
• Apply latest data regarding treatment of locally advanced NSCLC.
• Identify patients with Stage IV NSCLC who may benefit from consolidative thoracic radiotherapy.
• Explain rationale for aggressive treatment of patients with oligometastatic NSCLC.
• Discuss risks of combining radiation therapy with novel systemic therapies in the treatment of Stage IV NSCLC.