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Extending Progression-Free Survival in Ovarian Cancer With PazopanibAndreas du Bois, MD, a professor of gynecologic oncology at Kliniken Essen Mitte in Essen, Germany, discusses a phase III trial exploring the effectiveness of treatment with maintenance pazopanib for patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
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Enhancing Benefit With Durvalumab in NSCLC After the PACIFIC TrialAndreas Rimner, MD, gives an overview of his presentation titled, “Crossing the PACIFIC,” which he presented at the 2019 New York Lung Cancers Symposium. He evaluates some potential next steps for durvalumab (Imfinzi) following the practice-changing results from the PACIFIC trial.
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Dr. Andrew Branagan on A New Flu Vaccine for Patients With MyelomaBranagan said in his study, which gave patients with myeloma a high-dose flu vaccine followed by a booster dose 30 days later, 66% of patients saw total serum protection from the ailment. he said previous efforts to vaccinate patients with myeloma has resulted in a 20% total serum protection.
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Subcutaneous Regimen Shows Non-Inferiority for HER2+ Breast CancerAndrew Seidman, MD, discusses the FeDeriCa trial of intravenous versus subcutaneous trastuzumab and pertuzumab for neoadjuvant treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer.
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Pushing Ahead With New Treatments for Nonmetastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate CancerPatients with the localized form of CRPC still have no options that are proven to extend overall survival, but preliminary results from the PROSPER trial of enzalutamide and the SPARTAN trial of apalutamide offer them unprecedented hope.
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PEGPH20 With Nab-paclitaxel/Gemcitabine in Pancreatic CancerAndrew Hendifar, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center and the David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses PEGPH20 with nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer.
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Identifying the Link Between Breast Cancer and ObesityAndrew J. Brenner, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, clinical investigator, Cancer Therapy Research Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center, discusses a study that was conducted to try to find the link between obesity and breast cancer.
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Expert Shares Rationale for GSI Plus CAR T-Cell Combination in MyelomaAndrew J. Cowan, MD, explains the rationale for a phase I clinical trial in which a gamma-secretase inhibitor was combined with CAR T-cell therapy as treatment for heavily pretreated patients with multiple myeloma.
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Combinations, Sequencing Will Optimize HR+ Breast Cancer Treatment, Expert SaysWilliam J. Gradishar, MD, summarizes the need for new strategies to alter the landscape of HR-positive breast cancer for the better, and how these methods can overcome drug resistance and delay disease progression.
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An Explanation of SIR-SpheresAndrew Kennedy, MD, physician-in-chief, Radiation Oncology, Sarah Cannon, director, Radiation Oncology Research, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, explains what SIR-Spheres are and how they are used.
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Unmet Needs and Emerging PV TherapiesDr. Kuykendall provides his perspective on the biggest unmet needs with current advanced PV therapies, emerging data he is following that may impact future management, and any other clinical pearls for optimal PV management.
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Exploring the Combination Anti-CTLA-4 and Anti-PD-1 in Multiple Myeloma Post-TransplantAndrew L. Pecora, MD, president of the Physician Services Division and chief innovation officer at Hackensack Meridian Health, discusses the significance of his findings when combining an anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 in patients with multiple myeloma. He sought out to find whether these 2 drugs could be combined safely after an autologous stem cell transplant.
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Pecora Highlights Major Areas of Investigation in Multiple MyelomaAndrew L. Pecora, MD, FACP, CPE, discusses the biggest areas of research in the field of multiple myeloma. Pecora says that there has been a surprising number of advances in the field, with current research mostly focused on 1 of 3 areas.
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Expert Explains Why He Uses BV Plus AVD Instead of BEACOPP in Hodgkin LymphomaDuring a Targeted Oncology Case-Based Roundtable, Andrew M. Evens, DO, MSc, discussed testing and treatment for a 22-year-old patient with Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Brentuximab Vedotin Adds Benefit to A+AVD Therapy in cHLAndrew M. Evens, DO, MSc, discusses the significance of the results from the phase III ECHELON-1 trial in which patients with stage III/IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma were treated with the combination of brentuximab vedotin plus doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine.
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Selecting Patients for Treatment with CO-1686Andrew R. Allen, BM, BCh, MA, MRCP, PhD, Executive Vice President of Clinical and Pre-Clinical Development, Chief Medical Officer, Co-Founder, Clovis Oncology, discusses how patients are selected for treatment with CO-1686.
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Patients Prefer Subcutaneous Regimen for HER2-Positive Breast CancerAndrew Seidman, MD, discusses the PHranceSCa trial of patient preference for intravenous versus subcutaneous trastuzumab and pertuzumab for neoadjuvant treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer.
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From Then to Now: How Genomic Testing for Cancer Has ExpandedAccording to experts, routine biomarker testing has become a standard part of care for several common tumor types.
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Using Aspirin as a Way to Prevent Colorectal CancerAndrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, discusses using aspirin as a method of preventing colorectal cancer.
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Background of the Prophage G-200 Vaccine for Recurrent Glioblastoma MultiformeAndrew T. Parsa MD, PhD, from the University of California, San Francisco, discusses the background of the prophage G-200 vaccine for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.
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Histologic Type Distinguishes Indolent Thyroid Cancers from More Aggressive DiseaseAndrew Turk, MD, discusses the main factors that can be used to determine whether a patient presenting with thyroid cancer has an indolent form of the disease or a more aggressive thyroid cancer.
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Exploring the Evolving Treatment Landscape for Advanced Hepatocellular CarcinomaAndrew X. Zhu, MD, PhD, discusses the evolving treatment landscape for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Roundtable Discussion: Jakubowiak Looks at New Agents for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple MyelomaDuring a Targeted Oncology Case-Base Roundtable event, Andrzej Jakubowiak, MD, PhD, led a discussion on new agents for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
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Ongoing Clinical Trials in TNBCAnees B. Chagpar, MD, associate professor of Surgery (Oncology), director of The Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, Yale Cancer Center, discusses ongoing clinical trials in the field of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
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Dr. Chagpar on Contralateral Prophylactic MastectomyAnees B. Chagpar, MD, MPH, MBA, Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses contralateral prophylactic mastectomy for patients with breast cancer.
