Navigating NTRK in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): A Patient Perspective
Justin Gainor, Leah Bundy, Stevan Bradford · 2026
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Description
Justin Gainor interviews Stevan Bradford, a steel mill worker from the Mobile area of Alabama. Bradford is living with lung cancer at stage four, of the non-small cell type, carrying a rare NTRK gene fusion. Their recorded conversation forms the heart of the piece, published in 2026. Gainor is a thoracic oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Bradford tells his story in his own words.
Bradford recounts learning his diagnosis in January, starting treatment, and later moving from chemotherapy to a drug aimed at the fusion. He speaks about side effects, the strain of hunting down information on a rare change by himself, waits for testing and treatment, and the emotional weight of the diagnosis. Both men press for faster biomarker testing and clearer talk about timelines, so patients with rare changes face less uncertainty.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Justin Gainor, Leah Bundy, Stevan Bradford |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15238 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |