Open Access2019 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights for the Advanced Practitioner: Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Author(s) -
Elizabeth S. Waxman,
Aocn,
Anp-Bc
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the advanced practitioner in oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2150-0886
pISSN - 2150-0878
DOI - 10.6004/jadpro.2019.10.6.7
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , family medicine , oncology
Options for patients with non-small cell lung cancer have expanded following trials studying the safety and efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies. Elizabeth S. Waxman, RN, MSN, AOCN®, ANP-BC, of MD Anderson Cancer Center reviews the major abstracts from the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting using coverage by The ASCO Post and offers considerations for advanced practitioners in this field.