Resources & Useful links
Here you can find links to relevant documents and webinars developed by LuCE, alongside links to relevant external resources, initiatives and activities on the topic of access.
This content is regularly updated.
Resource Library
Reports and Position Papers
LuCE is continuously working to develop evidence-based reports on relevant challenges facing the European lung cancer community.
LuCE reports and position papers follow a consistent methodology, and are based on deep desk research, LuCE member surveys, and interviews with lung cancer experts.
You can download the documents from the LuCE website.
Webinars
LuCE occasionally holds online webinars on hot topics of interest to the lung cancer advocacy community. Audience members are given the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers. All events are recorded and can be viewed on the LuCE website.
You can keep an eye on upcoming webinars in the LuCE events calendar.
Brochures and Leaflets
Brochures and leaflets developed by LuCE are available to download from the LUCE website.
External Resource Library
The Lancet Regional Health Europe paper on access to predictive biomarker testing and target therapy across European countries (February 2024, open-access publication)
ISPOR paper on accelerating patient access to next-generation sequencing in oncology (September 2022, open-access publication)
Lieven Annemans’ guest blog post for the EFPIA on solutions for rapid and sustained patient access to precision medicine (May 2022)
The EFPIA view on improving cancer care in Europe through broader access to quality biomarker testing (February 2021)
European Cancer Organisation Action Report. Leave No One Behind – Delivering Innovation in Lung Cancer Care (January 2021)
European Cancer Pulse – Interactive tool developed by the European Cancer Organisation, the most recent version features a country comparison mode to highlight disparities in access to treatment across and within countries.
Other useful links:
- Access to treatment may also be possible through clinical trials. For more information see: https://accelerating-clinical-trials.europa.eu/index_en
- If you need to search for clinical trials you can use this interactive map: https://euclinicaltrials.eu/search-for-clinical-trials/trial-map/?lang=en
- In order to enhance early diagnosis, lung cancer screening programmes are incorporated in different countries. To know more about these programmes and find out where they are currently undergoing, see: https://www.lungcancerpolicynetwork.com/interactive-map-of-lung-cancer-screening/