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HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich
GUESTS: Melina Marmarelis, MD
What if the secret to defeating lung cancer is already hidden inside our own cells?
In this episode of Backstage @ Upstage, we explore the cutting edge of cancer care and how tiny biological clues are completely revolutionizing how we detect, understand, and treat lung cancer.
We are joined by Dr. Melina Marmarelis, a leading thoracic oncologist and researcher at Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania). Dr. Marmarelis breaks down the vital role of biomarker testing and introduces us to the future of precision medicine: Next-Generation Sequencing. Discover how oncology is moving away from traditional, “one-size-fits-all” therapies toward hyper-customized treatment plans tailored to every individual patient—and how Artificial Intelligence is stepping in to analyze massive amounts of complex medical data to make it all possible.
Tune in to discover the future of biomarker testing and how science, technology, and precision medicine are changing the outlook of lung cancer care to come!