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Redefining SCLC: Molecular Subtypes and Blood Biomarkers Guide Therapy

Key opinion leaders investigate the potential impact of redefining small cell lung cancer (SCLC) as a molecularly heterogeneous malignancy on personalized treatment strategies for SCLC subtypes with distinct therapeutic vulnerabilities, while exploring the emerging role of blood-based biomarkers in shaping the evolving treatment landscape for SCLC.

  1. How redefining SCLC as a molecularly heterogeneous malignancy might better inform personalized treatment of its subtypes with unique therapeutic vulnerabilities.
  2. How the mechanism of promoter methylation levels in ctDNA subtypes contribute to “subtype switching” in relapsed SCLC.
    1. Potential contribution of subtype switching to treatment resistance (platinum-based chemotherapy)
    2. How ‘switching’ to an inflammatory phenotype might improve therapeutic response to immune checkpoint inhibitors vs other SCLC subtypes
    3. The variable response of SCLC subtypes to currently available therapies
  3. Briefly discuss significant adverse events in patients with LS-SCLC who receiveIO-based regimens and explore strategies for their mitigation and management.
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