Your oncologist says your IV treatment now comes as a SubQ injection. Is it really the same medicine? Will it hurt? Can you switch mid-treatment, and what if you want to switch back?

Patient host Jeanne Szurek, who switched from IV to SubQ herself, talks with Dr. Coral Olazagasti, assistant professor of thoracic oncology at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami. They go beyond the basics on what patients actually face once SubQ is on the table.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Whether a SubQ injection works as well as an IV infusion • What a SubQ injection feels like, and where it's given • Which side effects change with SubQ, and which stay the same • Who may be eligible to switch mid-treatment • Insurance coverage, denials, and peer-to-peer review • How much clinic time SubQ can realistically give back • What to ask your oncologist about SubQ options • Where subcutaneous treatment research is heading

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Guests: Dr. Coral Olazagasti (Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami) and Jeanne Szurek (LCFA patient host, living with lung cancer)

Show Notes: https://lcfamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HWA-Fall-2026-Switch-IV-to-SubQ-Show-Notes.pdf

Transcript: https://lcfamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HWA-Fall-2026-Switch-IV-to-SubQ-Transcript.pdf

Watch Video: https://youtu.be/A1-pkDfsHgM

Catch the conversation that started it all. Stephanie Williams and Dr. Olazagasti cover the fundamentals in What Is SubQ? How Subcutaneous Treatment Is Changing Life With Lung Cancer.