Dr. Wakelee on Available Treatments Following Tumor Progression in Lung Cancer
March 27th 2018Heather Wakelee, MD, associate professor of Medicine (Oncology) at Stanford University Medical Center, discusses available treatment for patients with lung cancer who progress without a T790M mutation.
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The Evolution of Frontline Therapy in ALK-Positive Advanced NSCLC: Which ALK TKI to Use Upfront?
January 1st 2018With several new promising options, Jeffrey Zweig, MD, and Heather Wakelee, MD attempt to better answer the question of which ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) should be favored upfront.
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Dr. Wakelee on Detection of EGFR T790M Mutation in NSCLC
December 7th 2016Heather Wakelee, MD, medical oncologist, Stanford University Medical Center, discusses a next-generation sequencing platform for the detection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) EGFR T790M mutation in urine and plasma samples, during an interview at the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria.
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Dr. Wakelee on Immunotherapy Versus Targeted Agents in NSCLC
July 20th 2016Heather A. Wakelee, MD, associate professor of Medicine (Oncology), Stanford University Medical Center, discusses how immunotherapy agents compare with targeted therapies in patients with non–small cell lung cancer who harbor genetic alternations.
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Dr. Heather Wakelee on What to Do When Resistance to EGFR TKIs Emerges
March 24th 2016Heather Wakelee, MD associate professor of Medicine (Oncology) at Stanford University Medical Center, discusses treating EGFR-mutant patients with lung cancer who are resistant to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).
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