BTOG 2024 | Personalized treatment planning for lung cancer with interstitial lung disease

Matthew Hatton, MBChB, MSc, FRCP, FRCR, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, emphasizes the importance of personalized treatment planning for patients with lung cancer and interstitial lung disease (ILD). He highlights key factors such as tumor characteristics, disease stage, histology, performance status, and respiratory function in determining the most appropriate management approach. Prof. Hatton acknowledges the potential benefits of targeted treatments and immunotherapy but cautions that these options may carry a higher risk of exacerbating lung disease in patients with ILD. He also notes the challenge of treating such patients outside the context of clinical trials, as ILD is often an exclusion criterion in trial designs. This interview took place at the BTOG 2024 congress in Belfast, UK.

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