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Small Cell Lung Cancer Support

Reminder: The virtual LiveLung SCLC group meeting is TONIGHT, June 20th at 7 pm ET.

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This month's expert speaker is Fox Chase Cancer Center Chief of Thoracic Oncology, Dr. Hossein Borghaei. Dr. Borghaei will discuss immunotherapy and SCLC. Attendees will receive a $15 Grubhub credit.

Register HERE:  us02web.zoom.us/meeting/reg...

Dr. Borghaei earned his degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a residency at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia. Since completing his fellowship training at Fox Chase, he has been involved in a number of clinical trials aimed at developing new, antibody-based therapies and immunotherapies for patients with lung cancer.

In addition to his clinical practice and participation in immunotherapy-based clinical trials, Dr. Borghaei is the principal investigator (PI) of a laboratory that develops new monoclonal antibodies and novel immune-modulating drugs, with the aim of bringing these approaches to the clinic.

Dr. Borghaei is the co-chair of the thoracic committee at Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) and the Chair of the LungMap trial (S1800/S1900). He is the recipient of an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Young Investigator Award and an ASCO Career Development Award. He also is the recipient of the Robert Krigel Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence from Fox Chase Cancer Center. Dr. Borghaei is a long-standing member of ASCO, AACR, IASLC, SITC and ECOG thoracic committee.

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