Treatment Considerations in ALK-Positive NSCLC

In this TOGA Podcast, Australian medical oncologist Dr Jenny Lee at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, is joined by medical oncologist Professor Nick Pavlakis, from Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney and Lisa Briggs, Stage IV lung cancer survivor, Author, Osteopath and Exercise Physiologist who provides her own personal experience after being diagnosed with ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer in 2014. They discuss treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer with ALK mutations, the latest updates on ALK targeted therapies, the emergence of resistance, and how the choice of ALK inhibitor should be made between clinician and patient, taking into account potential side-effects, their management and the impact on the particular patient’s lifestyle.

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