The latest news from the British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG):

New NICE Approval

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BTOG wishes to inform members of a new NICE approval that has been published today. NICE has now reappraised dabrafenib-trametinib for BRAF V600E mutant advanced NSCLC and given a positive recommendation for the submitted indication: 1st line BRAF V600E advanced … Read More

BTOG 2023 poster prize winners

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Congratulations to all of the poster winners at BTOG 2023. The full list of the four 1st prize winners and the ten runners up can be downloaded here.

NICE publishes quality standard on tobacco

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NICE has published the Tobacco: Treating Dependence quality standard (QS207). BTOG endorses this hugely helpful quality standard which covers support and treatment to stop smoking and stop using smokeless tobacco, and harm-reduction approaches for people who are not ready to … Read More

BTOG welcomes new steering committee member

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BTOG is delighted to welcome Julia McAdam to the steering committee. Julia, who is Lead Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, joins as a nurse representative, replacing Karen Clayton who has stepped down from … Read More

BTOG welcomes new steering committee member

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BTOG is delighted to welcome Paula Shepherd to the steering committee. Paula is currently a lung cancer clinical nurse specialist at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust. She qualified as an RGN in 2001 and her main experience has been gained … Read More

National Lung Cancer Audit Annual Report published

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The National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) has published its latest annual report. Utilising data provided by Public Health England (PHE), Rapid Cancer Registration Dataset (RCRD) for England, the Welsh Cancer Network and lung cancer teams in Guernsey, the report provides … Read More

Latest News for BTOG Trainees

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Trainee Journal Clubs Wednesday 27th April 2022, 17:30-18:30 BSTThis session focuses on SCLC. We will be discussing the following paper: Durvalumab, with or without tremelimumab, plus platinum-etoposide in first-line treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer: 3-year overall survival update from … Read More

BTOG22 Abstracts in Lung Cancer Journal

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All of the successful abstracts submitted for the virtual BTOG annual conference have been published in an e-book supplement of Elsevier’s Lung Cancer Journal. You can view the supplement here.

BTOG 2022 Scholarship Fund Awarded

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This fund was for those who have submitted an abstract to the Virtual BTOG 2022 and are a concessionary rate HCP (including allied health professional, nurse specialist, radiographer or trainee doctor up to and including specialist registrar grade).  We received … Read More

BTOG Launches Trainees Network

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One of BTOG’s key aims is to bring the thoracic oncology community closer together and foster collaboration and education. In our trainee’s survey we heard that you wanted to be connected with other like-minded trainees and therefore we are pleased … Read More

NICE tobacco guidelines published

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The final NICE guideline on Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence has been published on the NICE website. You can also find the supporting evidence, tools and resources as well as all the stakeholder comments that were received … Read More

BTOG Podcast Series

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BTOG has launched a series of podcasts called “BTOG does …” where we will discuss a variety of thoracic oncology topics with a different expert each time. The first podcast is BTOG does EGFR mutated lung cancer (available now on the BTOG website). … Read More

BTOG Annual Report 2021

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You can now read our Annual Report for 2021 which includes a full review of the year ended 31st March 2021 including achievements and performance, activities in our three pillars of Education, Research and Representation, and financial review and statements. Highlights include: BTOG webinars … Read More

BTOG paper published in the BJC

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Members of the BTOG Committee and the Association of Pulmonary Pathologists have had a consensus statement published in the British Journal of Cancer.  The article on Large Cell Neuroendocrine Lung Carcinoma can be read here.

Taskforce for Lung Health on CT-first pathways

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Timely and accurate diagnosis is critical for people presenting with symptoms of lung disease. Diagnosing conditions at the earliest opportunity means that people get access to the best available treatments to manage their symptoms, cure or slow the progression of … Read More

Research Prioritisation Exercise

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The Mesothelioma UK Research Centre – Sheffield is looking for participants in its Research Prioritisation Exercise (RPE) survey. The aim of the mesothelioma RPE is to identify unanswered questions about the mesothelioma patient and carer experience and then to prioritise these … Read More

BTOG 2021 Programme Published

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The programme for our 19th annual conference, BTOG 2021, is now available to read and download. Take a look at what you can expect from our first virtual conference.

National Lung Cancer Audit Annual Report

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The National Lung Cancer Audit has published a revised annual report (based on 2018 diagnoses), which includes outlier information for participating trusts. The NLCA website also has individual trust and cancer alliance reports.

In Tribute to Tom Haswell

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It is with great sadness that we let you know that Tom Haswell passed away suddenly at home on Friday 27th November.  Tom was a very much loved member of the BTOG Steering Committee and a hugely influential professional lung … Read More

BTOG webinar podcasts

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In addition to the On Demand feature which allows you to watch webinars you may have missed, we have also made them available to listen to as podcasts. You can access them here and also subscribe to them via the … Read More

Steering Committee News

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BTOG would like to say a fond farewell and thank you to Steering Committee members who have recently stepped-down. Matthew Hatton, Sam Janes, Jason Lester, Denis Talbot and Cindy Billingham have worked with BTOG for many years and their contribution … Read More

COVID-19 Data Capture

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Dear colleagues, At this difficult time we all want to know how best to treat our patients. For this reason BTOG believes that for COVID-19 infected patients with thoracic malignancies, data capture at the International level is paramount. BTOG therefore … Read More

NICE publishes lung cancer report

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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) latest impact report on lung cancer is now available on its website. The impact report brings together NICE recommendations and real-world data to highlight how implementing NICE guidance is making a … Read More

New Steering Committee Trainees Appointed

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BTOG has now appointed the Steering Committee Trainees: Helen McDill  was appointed for Respiratory Trainee Representative and Adam Januszewski  was appointed as Oncology Trainee Representative. We received many more applications than we were expecting, and every one was of a … Read More

iMig 2020 registration open

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Registration is now open for the International Mesothelioma Interest Group meeting, iMig 2020, in Brisbane, Australia, 25th-28th March, 2020. The closing date for abstracts is 30th October and can be submitted online. The event will bring together over 500 delegates from … Read More

Read our Latest E-News

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We send a regular newsletter by email to those of our members who subscribe, click here to see the latest issue. Click here to join and subscribe and get your own BTOG E-News in your inbox.    

BTOG Position Statement 2018

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The BTOG Position Statement 2018 is now available. This document provides the brief background of BTOG and achievements to date and confirms BTOG’s Core Principles and Key Activities. Please view here. British Thoracic Oncology Group Position Statement Final July 2018  

Revised Lung Cancer Staging Criteria

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The Second Edition of the IASLC Staging Manual in Thoracic Oncology reports on the latest revisions of the tumor, node and metastasis (TNM) classifications of thoracic malignancies, namely, lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, carcinoma of the esophagus and of the … Read More

Survey Results: NSCLC Brain Mets (EORTC)

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BTOG distributed this EORTC survey to our members and the resulting article has just been published: Diversity of brain metastases screening and management in non-small cell lung cancer in Europe: Results of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of … Read More

EJC Article – Results from a BTOG Trial

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Article from the European Journal of Cancer: Carboplatin versus two doses of cisplatin in combination with gemcitabine in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Results from a British Thoracic Oncology Group randomised phase III trial Please see article.

ASCO 2017 National Update

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ASCO 2017 National Update – Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation in partnership with BTOG Friday 9th June 2017 – Wellcome Collection, London The main focus for this Roy Castle Lung Castle Foundation meeting, planned in partnership with the British Thoracic … Read More

About the BTOG Steering Committee Chair

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Dr Sanjay Popat is Consultant Thoracic Medical Oncologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Molecular Genetics and Genomics Group at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London. Dr Popat has published in … Read More