What does the future hold for the Lung Cancer Ambition Alliance project: An interview with Giorgio Scagliotti

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Bio Dr Scagliotti is currently Professor of Oncology at the University of Torino, Italy. Dr Scagliotti earned his medical degree and completed the postgraduate training in respiratory medicine, internal medicine and medical oncology at the University of Torino. He is currently chief of the Medical Oncology Division at the S. Luigi Hospital, Orbassano (Torino), former Head of the Department of Oncology at University of Torino. Dr. Scagliotti is a member of several scientific societies, including the Italian Society of Respiratory Medicine, the European Respiratory Society, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). From 2003-07 Executive Board Member of the IASLC. He has been Associate Editor for Journal of Thoracic Oncology and currently International Editor for Clinical Lung Cancer. He is the author or co-author of more than 360 publications in peer-reviewed journals and he is the International Editor of the 4th Edition of "Lung Cancer : Principles and practice" and co-editor of the IASLC textbook of multidisciplinary approach to thoracic Oncology.