SMi Source lesson Oncology: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer has the following microlearning topics
1. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Introduction
2. Classification Based on Histology
3. Classification: Squamous Cell Lung Carcinomas (SCCs)
4. Classification: NSCLC Classification Based on Genomics
5. Knowledge Check: Lung Adenocarcinomas
6. Knowledge Check: Genetic Alterations
7. Overview of Lung Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Rates
8. Risk Factors
9. Etiology
10. Knowledge Check: Lung Cancer Death
11. Knowledge Check: Environmental Risk Factors
12. Knowledge Check: Ethnic and Gender Groups
13. TNM Lung Classification System
14. Performance Status (PS)
15. Knowledge Check: 7th TNM Lung Classification System
16. Knowledge Check: TNM Classification of T4
17. Knowledge Check: Survival Rate
18. Knowledge Check: ECOG PS and Karnofsky Scores
19. Knowledge Check: Designation of M1b
20. Introduction: First Time Treatment Options
21. Locoregional Treatment
22. Locoregional Treatment: Radiation Therapy
23. Other Locoregional Therapies
24. Systemic Treatment Options for NSCLC
25. Systemic Treatment Options for NSCLC: Targeted Therapy
26. Targeted Therapies: EGFR and VEGF Inhibitors
27. Targeted Therapies: ALK Inhibitors
28. Knowledge Check: Locoregional Treatment
29. Knowledge Check: Targeted Therapy
30. Knowledge Check: ALK-rearranged NSCLCs
31. Knowledge Check: Second-line Therapy
32. Knowledge Check: Squamous and Non-squamous Tumors
33. First-line Treatment Recommendations Based on Stage and Genotype
34. Maintenance Therapy
35. Second- and Third-line Treatment Recommendations
36. Targeted Therapies in Clinical Trials
37. Targeted Therapies in Clinical Trials: Additional Targets
38. Physician Decision-Making and the Selection of Systemic Therapies for Advanced NSCLC
39. Knowledge Check: NCCN Recommendation
40. Knowledge Check: EGFR Targeting Agents
41. Knowledge Check: Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
42. Knowledge Check: Maintenance Therapy
43. Knowledge Check: Second-line Therapy for Advanced or Recurrent NSCLC
44. Knowledge Check: EGFR Sensitizing Mutations
45. Knowledge Check: Chemotherapeutic and Targeted Agents
46. Knowledge Check: Lung Adenocarcinomas with Oncogenic EGFR or ALK Mutations
Lesson Oncology: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer teaches these concepts
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Introduction
Lesson Oncology: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer addresses these key points
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC):
Primary cancer of the lung resulting from the malignant transformation of epithelial cells lining the bronchial tree.
- Adenocarcinomas
- Squamous cell carcinomas
- Large cell carcinomas
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. and globally.
NSCLC Disease State
Lung cancer classification
- Histology
- Genomic profiling
Epidemiology of lung cancer
- Risk factors
- Etiology
NSCLC staging
- TNM staging
- Performance status
Treatment options
- Locoregional and systemic treatment options for NSCLC
Additional treatment options and recommendations
- First-line treatment recommendations based on TNM staging and genetic profiling
- Second- and third-line treatment options and maintenance therapies
- Current and emerging targeted therapies
Lesson Oncology: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is built from these main references. Log into SMi Source for a complete list and details.
Cancer Facts and Figures 2014. The American Cancer Society. http://wwwcancerorg/research/cancerfactsstatistics/cancerfactsfigures2014/.
GLOBOCAN 2012: Estimated Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence Worldwide in 2012. http://globocaniarcfr/Pages/fact_sheets_canceraspx.
Lung cancer (Non-Small Cell). http://wwwcancerorg/cancer/lungcancer-non-smallcell/detailedguide/non-small-cell-lung-cancer-what-is-non-small-cell-lung-cancer.
Lesson Oncology: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer introduces and defines these terms
NSCLC = Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer