eOncology Report

A multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer treatment

Rachel Sanborn, M.D.

Co-medical director, Providence Thoracic Oncology Program
Medical oncologist, Providence Lung Cancer Clinic
Providence Oncology and Hematology Clinic

Providence symposium online
“Multidisciplinary Specialized Care of the Lung Cancer Patient”

Presentation topics include:

• An irreverent look at screening
• Changes in lung cancer
• Staging non-small cell lung cancer
• SBRT for lung cancer
• Personalized therapy
• Palliative medicine
• Integrative medicine
• Clinical trials and multidisciplinary care
• Changing outcomes for surgery

Providence Thoracic Oncology Program held its ninth annual symposium in November, focusing on multidisciplinary specialized care for lung cancer patients.

The program welcomed internationally renowned guest speakers Frank Detterbeck, M.D., Karen Reckamp, M.D., and Gerard Silvestri, M.D.

Topics included lung cancer screening, navigating personalized therapy for non-small cell lung cancer, and changes in thoracic surgery and lung cancer staging.

The program also featured discussions on the data surrounding palliative medicine in lung cancer treatment, advances in stereotactic body radiation therapy, integrative medicine in lung cancer care and the role of multidisciplinary team management for lung cancer.

The entire educational program is available to view online. Viewers may watch the entire program or individual presentations.

Lung cancer clinic

The multidisciplinary Providence Lung Cancer Clinic continues to welcome patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer. The weekly clinic offers a dedicated multispecialty tumor board to review the patient’s imaging, pathology and clinical information. The board then discusses treatment options and recommendations.

At the clinic visit, the patient may be seen by multiple specialists to develop a coordinated treatment plan at that single visit.

The lung cancer clinic functions as a service to provide a comprehensive second opinion from multiple specialties, as well as offering state-of-the-art collaborative care and access to clinical trials.

Participants include pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, social workers, pathologists, radiologists and clinical trials research staff.

The tumor board, which meets right before the lung cancer clinic, welcomes presentations by providers. To present a case at the tumor board, please contact Cathy Betzer at cathy.betzer@providence.org, 503-215-6724, or Michelle Schaefer, michelle.schaefer@providence.org, at 503-215-3595. Web conferencing for presentation and imaging review can be arranged.