Dr Benjamin Levy on the Management of Lung Cancer in the COVID-19 Era

Episode 7 · May 19th, 2020 · 19 mins 32 secs

About this Episode

Dr Benjamin Levy from Johns Hopkins comments on changes to the surgical and targeted treatment of lung cancer during COVID-19 and challenges in the management of immune-related adverse events with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

RTP Lung Cancer Summit Presentations

Additional Resources

  • Banna G et al. How we treat patients with lung cancer during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: primum non nocere. ESMO Open 2020;5(2). Abstract

  • Kumar S et al. Alternative multidisciplinary management options for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer during the COVID-19 global pandemic. J Thorac Oncol 2020;[Online ahead of print]. Abstract

  • Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network, Inc. COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. Ann Thorac Surg 2020;[Online ahead of print]. Abstract