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Biomarker Testing and Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Resectable NSCLC

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Surgeon

Webinar Biomarker Testing and Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Resectable NSCLC dkaczmarek Thu, 11/16/2023 - 16:01 December 14, 2023 Part 2 of a 2-part webinar series, supported by AstraZeneca This webinar will address preoperative biomarker testing and issues around neoadjuvant immunotherapy for NSCLC.

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Sublobar Resection Versus Lobectomy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: A Debate

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Surgeon

Plan to attend Part 2 on Thursday, December 14, titled " Biomarker Testing and Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Resectable NSCLC." While both trials showed similar results, there are important differences in design, demographics, and patients’ outcomes. Moderators Robert E. Merritt, MD The Ohio State University Columbus, OH Sandra L.

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The Changing Face of Pretreatment Nodal Staging for Patients with Lung Cancer

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

Webinar The Changing Face of Pretreatment Nodal Staging for Patients with Lung Cancer kchalko Fri, 09/23/2022 - 12:27 October 6, 2022 Procedures to evaluate lymph nodes before lung cancer therapy, including endobronchial guided nodal aspiration and mediastinoscopy, can help diagnose and stage the patient effectively. Moderators Janet P.

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Landmark Clinical Study in The Lancet Finds New AI Technology Can Predict Cardiac Events Due to Coronary Inflammation at Least 10 Years in Advance

DAIC

I am excited about the potential of the FAI-Score biomarker, which has promising prognostic value beyond existing CT-based methods such as plaque, calcium scoring, and CAD-RADS based interpretation." Details of the study, included in a written statement issued by Caristo Diagnostics, follow. fold higher risk for cardiac mortality and 5.5-fold

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A Tough ECG, But Learn From It!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

These patients have worse outcomes: higher mortality, more CHF, higher biomarkers, and worse ejection fractions than the NonSTEMI patients with open arteries. This is but one of many examples presented in the Webinar by Drs. Smith and Meyers in the December 5, 2023 Webinar post). This is because of subtle ECG findings.

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