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A panelist discusses how second-line therapy goals typically shift from pursuing complete remission (as in first-line treatment) to focusing more on disease control, quality of life management, and balancing treatment effectiveness with tolerability based on the patient's prior therapy experience.

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The panelist discusses how, when discussing first-line treatment decisions for cancer patients, healthcare professionals primarily consider patient-specific factors like disease stage, molecular profile, comorbidities, and performance status. When discussing options with high-risk patients, healthcare professionals typically take a shared decision-making approach, thoroughly explaining both potential benefits and side effect management strategies. These conversations weigh factors like quality-of-life impact, monitoring requirements, and individual patient preferences to arrive at an optimal treatment strategy.