Michael J. Birrer, MD, PhD, is the vice chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Services, the director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, and director of the Cancer Service Line.
Historical and Current Data Inform the Ovarian Treatment Landscape for Practicing Oncologists
February 21st 2021Gynecologic oncology relies on both historical and modern therapies for the treatment of patients with ovarian cancer. During a Targeted Oncology Case-Based Peer Perspective virtual event, Michael J. Birrer, MD, PhD, reviewed the data.
Predicting Response to PARP Inhibitor Therapy in Ovarian Cancer
March 25th 2018Michael Birrer, MD, PhD, professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology-Oncology, and Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses current data on predicting response to PARP inhibitor therapy in ovarian cancer.
Results for Maintenance Olaparib in BRCA-Mutated Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer
June 4th 2017Michael Birrer, MD, PhD, Director, University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses adverse event results of the phase III SOLO2 trial, which explored maintenance olaparib (Lynparza) tablets in patients with <em>BRCA</em>-mutated platinum-sensitive relapsed serous ovarian cancer.
Current and Emerging Roles of PARP Inhibition in Ovarian Cancer
December 8th 2016Michael Birrer, MD, PhD, director, Medical Gynecologic Oncology Director, Gynecologic Oncology Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses the current and emerging roles of PARP inhibition in ovarian cancer.