Case Based Panel Discussion 2.2 Patient with Asymptomatic Brain Metastases -Focal Radiation Before Alk Inhibitor or Begin with ALK Inhibitor

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Case Based Panel Discussion 2.2 Patient with Asymptomatic Brain Metastases -Focal Radiation Before Alk Inhibitor or Begin with ALK Inhibitor

Jun 10, 2020 · 7m 12s

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For this round of case based panel discussions, Dr. Jack West is joined by Drs. Jonathan Riess and Suki Padda. Jonathan W. Riess, MD MS is Associate Professor of Medicine...

For this round of case based panel discussions, Dr. Jack West is joined by Drs. Jonathan Riess and Suki Padda.
Jonathan W. Riess, MD MS is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Sukhmani Padda MD is Assistant Professor of Medicine (Oncology) at the Stanford University Medical Center.

The doctors discuss a series of cases related to a diagnosis of ALK Positive NSCLC. In this video, the discussion is regarding a patient with ALK positive asymptomatic brain metastases. Is the standard approach of focal radiation before beginning ALK inhibitor appropriate, or do you begin with the ALK Inhibitor?

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