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Caicun Zhou, MD, PhD, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Director of the Cancer Institute of Tongji University, Shanghai, China

周彩存,MD, PhD 上海市肺科医院  中国上海同济大学肿瘤研究所所长

亲爱的同事们,

2018年6月28日和29日,面向肿瘤内科医师的Lung Cancer International Preceptorship在中国上海召开。场地提供方为同济大学附属上海市肺科医院。在这两天的时间里,我们举办了讲座和研讨会,旨在提高与会者对中国以及国际肺癌管理的了解。参加指导会议的24名代表中,绝大多数在中国医院工作。会议主题范围涵盖了肺部恶性肿瘤的筛查、诊断和病理学以及各种类型的治疗。会议最后环节为参观上海市肺科医院。
由于诸如工业和交通废气导致的严重空气污染以及吸烟等各种风险因素,肺癌的发病率和死亡率不断攀升,并由此成为中国国内的一个主要健康问题。2/3的男性和15%的女性是吸烟者。而且,中国社会老龄化正在加剧,这在某种程度上解释了肺癌发病率上升的原因。鉴于这些因素以及我国庞大的人口基数,世界新发肺癌病例中,中国占三分之一。
对这种疾病进行控制面临着巨大的挑战,需要在包括筛查、诊断和治疗在内的多个层面加以解决。在本期《memo inOncology》特刊中,我们总结了关于免疫疗法和EGFR/ALK靶向药物治疗数次会议中的演讲。这两个领域在过去几年都取得了巨大进展,在面对肺癌这一毁灭性疾病方面取得了前所未有的成果。特别是,一些患者使用免疫疗法有希望达到临床治愈,而EGFR和ALK靶向疗法也在应答的患者中产生了惊人的效果。虽然战胜肺癌仍然任重而道远,对某些药物的研究也才刚刚开始,但我们可以期待在未来几年内将出现更多改变实践的数据。

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