A patient specific case scenario on advanced lung cancer in a situation involving a smoker with squamous cell that progresses throughout the report, presented to 158 high-prescribing oncologists for their open responses on clinical decisions. Patient progression reveals:

• Decisions in treatment and tests through disease stages
• Factors influencing their decisions
• Barriers to optimal care
• Confidence in treatment.

Data has been synthesized to show all responses and direct quotes from the oncologists. This is the primary research for the oncology prescribing data that you are missing - directly from high-prescribing US oncologists on Advanced Lung Cancer.

Treatment decisions for advanced stages of lung cancer are difficult to track as information quickly changes along with the introduction of new products that all have an impact oncologists’ choices. This report is part of a series of oncology reports that allow you to see what is actually happening at the patient level for different types of patients presenting with a wide range of issues in advanced stages of cancer.

This report allows you to:

• Understand what occurs with actual patients
• Access the most up-to-date prescribing trends
• Gain actionable data for developing and improving your market strategies
• Pinpoint needs of your target audience
• Focus resources to maximize the effectiveness of your budget
• Understand where your product fits
• Understand where your competitor’s product fits
• Design messages to advance brand performance

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction

Table 1: Treatment Options in Advanced Lung Cancer

Chapter 2: Respondent Demographics

Table 2: Eligibility Criteria for Survey Participation

Figure 2.1 Gender of Survey Respondents

Figure 2.2 Years since Medical School Graduation

Figure 2.3 Practice Settings

Figure 2.4 Practices in NCI Cancer Centers

Figure 2.5 Geographic Settings

Figure 2.6 Survey Respondents by State’s Lung Cancer Mortality

Figure 2.7 Number of Physicians in Practice Groups

Figure 2.8 Minimal Acceptable Level of Evidence in Determining Treatment Regimen

Chapter 3: Treatment of a Smoker with Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Figure 3.1 Laboratory studies to be done on the tumor tissue

Figure 3.2 First line chemotherapy regimen

Figure 3.3 Factors Influencing Treatment Decisions

Figure 3.4 Confidence in treating this patient to an optimal outcome

Figure 3.5 Next step in management

Figure 3.6 Subsequent treatment regimen

Figure 3.7 Treatment at next cancer progression

Figure 3.8 Factors influencing treatment decisions

Figure 3.9 Barriers to management of advanced lung cancer

Chapter 4: Summary

Appendix A: Survey Instrument

List of Tables

List of Figures