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Next-Gen Breakthroughs

New Researchers. New Possibilities.

LCFA welcomes two exceptional early career scientists to our research family. And the future of lung cancer care just got brighter.

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  • Zhen Zeng, PhD

    Oncology

    Mapping exactly where cancer-fighting cells are located within tumors

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  • Jonathan Villena-Vargas, MD

    Thoracic Surgeon

    Characterizing T cell PD-1 response in the tumor-draining lymph nodes of early-stage NSCLC patients

  • Kellie Smith, PhD

    Leading an immunology lab in transformative cancer research

    Immunotherapy in Early Stage Lung Cancer

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  • Research is HOPE. Research will hopefully have me sitting here in #GiveMe20. Give me 20 years post-diagnosis.

    Brandi Bryant, living with lung cancer

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    Word of the Day

    RET

    RET stands for Rearranged During Transfection. It is a genetic alteration that can occur in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and is targeted by certain treatments. It involves a rearrangement of the RET gene, leading to the production of a mutated protein that can drive the growth of cancer cells.