Video Series

Final Thoughts on ILD

The panel concludes by offering key takeaways for viewers and listeners on ILD therapy.

Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, and Joshua Sabari, MD, detail possible therapeutic options for KRAS-mutated NSCLC, focusing on adagrasib and treating brain metastases.

Our experts conclude by interpreting ways to better educate both payers and providers on PDTs.

Diana Brixner, RPh, PhD, comments on how incorporating value-based pilot programs would impact her decision-making with PDT coverage as a payer.

Dr Sabari highlights typical outcomes for patients with NSCLC vs KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC, as well as challenges associated with targeted treatments.

Kristin Highland, MD, and Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, compare management tools to self-regulation for the best ILD treatment outcome, as well as patient access to nintedanib, pirfenidone, and tocilizumab through special pharmacies.

Two medical oncologists break down the role molecular testing has when treating NSCLC, from guidelines to common methods to barriers.

Daniel Culver, DO, concludes the clinical trial discussion by elaborating on Dr Highland’s assessments of the data that support the use of nintedanib, pirfenidone, and tocilizumab when treating IPF, PF-ILD, and SSc-ILD.

Dr Brixner highlights the important factors a payer must look at when determining PDT coverage, and Dr Podesta comments from the provider perspective.