Are you helping a loved one get the best help and treatment for a lung cancer diagnosis? Or, maybe you are facing that diagnosis yourself.

Are you looking to find a clinical trial? Do you need help paying for your treatment medications? Do you need to know what the latest research says about treatments for a specific biomarker, like ALK or EGFR? The resources presented here can help you.

Resources & Organizations

This section is where you’ll find links to everything from clinical trials to prescription assistance and much more.

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lung cancer map
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Opdivo
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Antidote Match

United We Test

NCI Clinical Trials Search

Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation Patient Assistance Program

Cancer.net

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

AZ&Me Prescription Savings Program

Web MD Lung Cancer Overview

Ready. Raise. Rise.

CancerCare

Genentech Access Solutions

Partnership For Prescription Assistance

Navigating Cancer

Stand Up To Lung Cancer

Planning Your Doctor Visit

Livestrong

With Every Breath: A Lung Cancer Guidebook

RadiologyInfo.org

Beat The Odds.Org

Smart Patients Lung Cancer Community

Lung Cancer Atlas

Don’t Guess. Test

John Wayne Cancer Foundation (JWCF)

LiveLung.org

Senior Health

Personalized Therapies for Lung Cancer brochure cover

Personalized Medicine for Your Lung Cancer Brochures

National Coalition For Cancer Survivorship

SCBN Prescription Advocacy

Healthwell

Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition

CenterWatch

Novartis Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. (PAF)

Medicare.gov: Forms, Help & Resources

AACR Survivor & Patient Advocacy Program

Celgene Patient Support

Pfizer Rx Pathways

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center: My Cancer Genome

International Association For The Study Of Lung Cancer

Lilly Cares Foundation Patient Assistance Program

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Astellas Access Program

Your Cancer Game Plan

NIH ClincalTrials.gov

The Lung Cancer Project

Pfizer Oncology Together

Lung Cancer Circle Of Hope

Brittany’s Battle

Latest Research

This section presents all of the latest lung cancer research articles presented on the LCFA website. Just click on the tags that interest you.

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cure cancer
dna sequencing
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education
EGFR
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elderly patients
Functional Expansion of Specific T-cells analysis
genomic testing
imaging
immune system
immunotherapy
Janet Freeman-Daily
Kellie Smith
keytruda
latest research
liquid biopsy
long-term survival
low dose CT scan
lung cancer research funding
lung cancer risk
Lung Cancer Vaccine
lung tumor development
MANAFEST
medicare
mental health help
molecular profiling
mortality rates
Mutation-associated neoantigens
mutations
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NCLC
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NLST
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non-small cell lung cancer
non-smoker
NSCLC
NTRK fusion-positive
Ohio State University
Opdivo
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PD-L1
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prognosis
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research
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saliva test
SCLC
second opinion
seniors
small cell lung cancer
smoking
squamous
SRT
stage 4
stage iii
stage IV
stereotactic radiotherapy
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targeted therapy
Thermal ablation
tobacco
UCLA
women
women and lung cancer

What good is it to cure cancer if we routinely fail to deliver that cure?

What good is it to be able to cure cancer if we routinely fail to deliver that cure?

Artificial intelligence and cancer

Know Your Genes: Testing for Genomic Mutations in Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Stigma: Not Just the Patient’s Problem

Brushing airway tissue to predict the development of lung cancer

Could invigorating the immune system prevent lung cancer?

Precision of Liquid Biopsy and Osimertinib Resistance

Current Open Clinical Trials

FDA approves new treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

El Paso County Public Health advises people to test homes for radon

Antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs may help combat lung cancer

New treatment options for ROS1, BRAF, and NTRK biomarkers in lung cancer

New Treatment Options for ROS1, BRAF, and NTRK Alterations in NSCLC

New study predicts which lesions will become cancerous

Molecular profiling could catch lung cancer early and lead to new treatments

New Protein found linked to lug cancer treatment resistance

New Protein Found Linked to Lung Cancer Treatment Resistance

How bias in the medical community hurts lung cancer patients

What happens when the doctor blames you for your own cancer?

Patients now living a median 6.8 years after stage IV ALK+ lung cancer diagnosis

Lung Cancer Deaths are 28 Percent Lower in California

Appropriate biomarkers needed in patient selection for immunotherapy

First-Line Immunotherapy Combo Fails to Improve Survival in Lung Cancer Trial

New FDA Approval: Combination therapy for lung cancer

FDA Approves Atezolizumab Combination

Policy changes needed for access to lung cancer research.

Policy changes needed for access to lung cancer treatments

New DNA sequencing test credited with saving his life

Personalized Medicine for NTRK Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors

Women with lung cancer live longer than men

After Decades, New Standard of Care in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Can body fluids help spot lung cancer?

Air Pollution Increases Lung Cancer Risk in Nonsmokers

Lung cancer patient and activist, Janet Freeman-Daily with Dr. Russ Camidge, University of Colorado

The Power of Patients

Safe, Effective Treatment for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Anti-cancer treatment designed to lower risk of cancer’s return

Combination Therapy Study Reduces Risk of Death by Half

Broad-Based Testing: Will it Improve Survival?

FDA Approves Opdivo for Small Cell Lung Cancer

Researchers Use Big Data to Predict Immunotherapy Responses

Blood test found that can accurately identify lung cancer patients who could benefit from immunotherapy.

Liquid Biopsy Could Ease the Way to Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

Lung cancer mortality rates among women expected to increase.

Lung cancer mortality rates among women projected to increase

Could a Simple Blood Test Detect Early-Stage Lung Cancer?

Biomarker blood test better able to identify smokers who later develop lung cancer

Blood test improves lung cancer risk assessment for smokers

Can combination therapy increase lung cancer survival

Combination Therapy New Standard of Care for Squamous NSCLC

UCLA Clinical Trials - May and June, 2018

New Combination Therapy Clinical Trial for UCLA

New non-invasive method to detect lung cancer now in clinical trial

New Noninvasive Method for Lung Cancer Screening

Why non-smokers are getting lung cancer

US Vets 75% more likely to develop lung cancer

Lung Cancer Research gains $6,000,000 for 2019

Combination Therapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer

Study: Keytruda better than chemo against advanced lung cancer

Risk of LC drops within 5 years of quitting smoking

New research finds lung cancer risk drops substantially within five years of quitting smoking

Lung cancer rates in young women raise concerns

19 out of every 100 who qualify get lung cancer screening

Low Lung Cancer Screening Rate

Immunotherapy Combination Increases Lung Cancer Survival

Testing for all lung cancer mutations at once found cost effective

Attention: Extensive-stage small cell lung cancer patients

New liquid biopsy-based cancer model reveals data on Small Cell Lung Cancer

New liquid biopsy-based cancer model reveals data on deadly lung cancer

What Is EGFR and How Does It Relate to Lung Cancer?

Immuno therapy scores big win against lung cancer in study

NSCLC with EGFR gets new first-line treatment

NSCLC with EGFR mutations gets new first-line treatment approved by FDA

ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer gets boost from Lorlatinib

Scientists identify 170 potential lung cancer drug targets

LCFA Grant recipient gets write-up in New England Journal of Medicine

Dr. Kellie Smith: Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resectable Lung Cancer

Lung cancer patients live longer with immuno-therapy

Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune Therapy

Outpatient Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

Tecentriq plus chemo cut risk of death in type of lung cancer

UCLA Opens New Trial for Stage IV NSCLC Patients

FDA Approves 4-Week Nivolumab Dosing Schedule

Inhalation to be Used in New Trial for Second-Line NSCLC Patients

Merck’s Ace Keytruda Impresses Again, Stuns in Phase III Lung Cancer Trial

FDA Expands Afatinib’s Approval for Lung Cancer

Many Elderly Lung Cancer Patients Receive No Treatment

Seeking Consensus Amid Abundant New Lung Cancer Data

Targeted Therapies Convey Survival Benefit in Patients With Lung Cancer

The Biggest Cancer News Of 2017? ‘CAR-T Cells, Hands Down’

Will Immunotherapy And Radiation Be Combined In Lung Cancer Treatment?

It’s Crucial That Patients Identify The Mutations Driving Their Lung Cancers

UCLA Lung Cancer Screening and Early Detection

James Cancer Center Ohio State Univeristy

Active Therapeutic Thoracic Trials – December 2017

FDA grants approval for in vitro diagnostic

Dr. Garon on Immunotherapy as Salvage Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer

Liquid Biopsies: A Lung Cancer Game-Changer?

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Active Therapeutic Thoracic Trials – November 2017

Tumor Mutation Burden Shows Promise as a Response Biomarker in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Dr. Steve Dubinett, Dr. Julie Brahmer, Kim Norris, President, LCFA

LCFA trio contribute to ‘cancer interception’ project

Alecensa Approved as First-Line Treatment

Immunotherapy for Lung Cancers: First-Line and Beyond

iSABR Trial for Early-Stage, Unresectable NSCLC Now Open

Phase 2 Study of Next-Generation Investigational ALK-Inhibitor Lorlatinib

Clinical Trial News from UCLA

We’re more likely to get cancer than to get married.

Opdivo Improves Long-Term Survival in Advanced Lung Cancer

Dr. David Carbone, The Ohio State University

Lung Cancer: Is Your Doctor Screening You for the Best Treatment?

Are results from immunotherapy in lung cancer durable?

Merck’s immunotherapy, chemo mix shows extended lung cancer gains

New treatment news for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Blood tumor markers may warn when lung cancer patients are progressing

Keytruda Shows Promise in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Changing Treatment Paradigm for ALK-Positive Lung Cancer

Blood test can predict early lung cancer prognosis

Blocking Post-MI Inflammation Tied to Fewer Lung Cancer Deaths

Blood Test Finds Cancer Before Symptoms Start

Newly Diagnosed with Lung Cancer? Get a Second Opinion

Too Many Drugs in Too Many Trials and Not Enough Patients?

Lung cancer diagnosis increases suicide risk by 420%

New Trial for NSCLC Patients with no Previous Immunotherapy Opens

Alecensa Gets Priority Review For Initial Treatment Of People With ALK-Positive Lung Cancer

Lung cancer patient reflects on information

Changes to Improve Usability of ClinicalTrials.gov

New CDC Report Shows Deaths from Cancer Higher in Rural America

Full FDA Approval Granted for Anti-Cancer Drug Targeting EGFR Protein Found in Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma

FDA Approves Tafinlar, Mekinist Combo to Treat BRAF V600E Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

With Patients Reporting Symptoms Using Web Tool, Survival Improves

Combined immune checkpoint blockade shows promise for small cell lung cancer

ASCO 2017: Alectinib halts lung cancer growth more than a year longer than crizotinib

Lab on a Chip Outlines New Liquid Biopsy Technology

Improved Survival Using Imfinzi In Sequential Treatment in NSCLC

FDA Approves Keytruda Combo for Lung Cancer

Brigatinib

FDA Grants Lorlatinib Breakthrough Designation for NSCLC

DNA-based test can spot cancer recurrence a year before conventional scans

Pre-surgical Immunotherapy Trial to Open at UCLA Main Campus

Can we make the affordable healthcare act better?

AACR Annual Meeting 2017: Panel Discusses the Affordable Care Act

AACR Annual Meeting 2017: Immunotherapy Provides Long-lasting Responses to Certain Cancer Types

Phase III Study Shows Genentech’s Alecensa® Was Superior to Crizotinib in a Specific Type of Lung Cancer

Drug Offers Some Hope for a Deadly Lung Cancer

‘Bad luck’ mutations increase cancer risk more than behavior, study says

Immunotherapy Trial for EGFR Mutation Positive Patients to Expand Enrollment

Advice From Patients On A Study’s Design Makes For Better Science

Update: CRISPR

Trial for Patients Doing Well on Nivolumab Expands to UCLA

Stand Up To Cancer Ushers In New Approach to Research

Advanced NSCLC Patients Live Longer When Treated, but Proportion of Untreated Patients Rising

Multimillion Dollar Grant Awarded from the National Cancer Institute for Translational Research at UCLA and in TRIO-US

Personalized Medicine Impacting Study Conduct

Immunotherapy Agent Improved Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Study

No Personalized Treatments for 20% of Newly Diagnosed

Living Under a Cloud: Examining Air Pollution’s Effects on Lung Cancer

Brigatinib Demonstrated 15.6 Month Systemic Median Progression-Free Survival

AstraZeneca pill slashes lung cancer progression in study

New application of existing drug offers personalized therapy for lung cancer

Safety and Efficacy of ABRAXANE® for Challenging Patient Populations

KEYTRUDA Data in Small Cell Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma

Microsoft Shows Searches Can Boost Early Detection of Lung Cancer

Liquid Biopsy — “Powerful Tool” In Precision Lung Cancer Therapy, Study Shows

Alectinib and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Blue Ribbon Panel Presentation to National Cancer Advisory Board for Cancer Moonshot

Videos

In this section, you’ll find interviews with the key opinion leaders in lung cancer research on the topics pertinent to lung cancer patients, survivors and caregivers.

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NSCLC
oncologist
Opdivo
patient support
PD-L1
personalized medicine
prognosis
research advancement
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ROS-1 positive
Scans
screening
second opinion
statistics
stigma
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targeted therapy
thoracic oncologist
treatment

Advances in Lung Cancer Research

Advocacy – Lung Cancer Foundation of America (LCFA)

Biopsies and Tissue Sample Size

Caregivers

Clinical Trials

Deadly Dancer

Early Detection

Everyday Stories and Realities of Lung Cancer

Findings from the National Lung Screening Trial

Genetic Mutations in Lung Cancer

Hope

Dr. Julie Brahmer, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

How To Get Your Tumor Tested

I’ve Got Lung Cancer

LCFA Grants: How They Help

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Lung Cancer Stigma

Need For Funding

Our Mission

Pace of Research

Research

Second Opinions

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Selecting A Doctor

Targeted Therapies

Using Early Detection to Improve Patient Outcomes

What Does Dr. Donington Research?

Why Is Targeted Therapy Important

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