The Latin American Conference on Lung Cancer, held in Uruguay, wrapped up in late January. To provide a summary of key findings from the meeting, Lung Cancer Considered host Dr. Narjust Florez interviewed two prominent oncologists from South America:

Dr. Clarissa Mathias, Dr. Mathias is a medical oncologist and director of NOB/Oncoclinicas in Brazil. She is a member of the ASCO International Quality Steering Group and Lung cancer committee. Dr. Mathias served on the IASLC board and has led many efforts in thoracic oncology in Brazil and recently hosted an episode of Lung Cancer Considered in Portuguese.

Dr. Carlos Barrios, born in Uruguay but practicing oncologist in Brazil. Dr. Barrios is Director and Principal Investigator of the Oncology Research Center at Hospital São Lucas, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul since 1996, where he has participated in more than 300 clinical research trials during the past 15 years. He is Director of Clinical Research and Oncologist of the Oncoclínicas Group in Porto Alegre. He is Adjunct Assistant Professor of the William Harrington Latin American Program of the University of Miami School of Medicine.