2012 Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology
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General Session VII: Resistance to Targeted Therapies
Program Code:
150
Date:
Saturday, September 8, 2012
SPEAKER(S):
William Pao, MD, PhD
Yi-long Wu, MD
Jessica S. Donington, MD
Geoffrey R. Oxnard, MD
Description
This session will discuss the incidence of resistance to novel targeted agents in the clinic, the known and putative mechanisms underlying such resistance and approaches to prevent and/or circumvent such resistance. At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be able to do the following:
1. Explain resistance to targeted therapies
2. Discuss known mechanisms of resistance to targeted agents
3. Explain approaches to circumventing resistance