Dr Malinda Itchins BMedSci, MBBS(Hons1), FRACP, PhD, is a thoracic medical oncologist at Royal North Shore Hospital, and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Sydney. She is a senior clinical lecturer with the University of Sydney and Board Director with the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA). Malinda is Co-Chair of the Advanced NSCLC Group on the Scientific Committee of the Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia (TOGA), and passionate trialist, researcher and advocate for improving care for all people affected by lung cancer.