Liquid Biopsy Ushers in a New Era of NSCLC Biomarker Testing: With David R. Gandara, MD

Season 11, Episode 28,   Oct 28, 09:20 PM

Dr Gandara discusses the optimal use of liquid biopsy for patients with NSCLC and available treatment options for patients with KRAS-mutant NSCLC.

In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with David R. Gandara, MD, about biomarker testing in lung cancer. Dr Gandara is the chief medical officer of the International Society of Liquid Biopsy, the co-director of the Center for Experimental Therapeutics in Cancer, and the senior advisor to the director at the University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, and an adjunct clinical professor in the Translational and Clinical Research Program at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center in Honolulu. 

In our exclusive interview, Dr Gandara discussed the optimal use of liquid biopsy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the ins and outs of testing for KRAS mutations, and available treatment options for patients with KRAS-mutant NSCLC.