April 12th 2024
Sarah Lee, MD, MBA, discussed a study to better disaggregate the subgroup of Asian American patients with ovarian cancer.
Community Practice Connections™: Real-World Applications of Novel Therapies Across TNBC and Addressing Disparities in Care
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Advances in TNBC: Communicating with Your Patients About Clinical Trial Awareness and Treatment Concerns to Improve Clinical Outcomes
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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AR Findings Highlight Detailed Tumor-Profiling Study
March 7th 2014A wide-ranging analysis of more than 5500 breast cancer tumors that combined genomic and protein expression testing has identified promising targets to explore for treating patients with poor prognoses, with particularly notable findings involving androgen receptor (AR) expression.
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Earlier Prophylactic Surgery More Beneficial for BRCA1 Carriers
February 26th 2014According to a new study, physicians now have a clearer understanding of the optimum age for prophylactic oophorectomy in patients with BRCA mutations who want to reduce their risk of ovarian, fallopian tube, and breast cancer.
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Genomic Study of Cervical Cancer Identifies Potential Treatment Targets
January 28th 2014Researchers have completed a comprehensive genomic analysis of cervical cancer in two patient populations. The study identified recurrent genetic mutations not previously found in cervical cancer, including one for which targeted agents have been approved in other cancers.
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NY-ESO-1 Antigen Spreading With Decitabine Increases Immunotherapy Response
January 23rd 2014Treatment with decitabine prior to administration of chemotherapy and a cancer vaccine yielded clinical benefit for women with recurrent ovarian cancer, suggesting that this combinatorial chemoimmunotherapy may provide a new treatment option.
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Chemotherapy-Related Adverse Events Versus Immunotherapy-Related Adverse Events
January 6th 2014Matthew Burke, MBA, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, Oncology Nurse Practitioner/Melanoma and Renal Cell Carincoma, Yale New Haven Hospital, discusses the difference between adverse events caused by chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
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A Preview of the 2013 ASH Annual Meeting
December 5th 2013Marcel R.M. van den Brink, MD, PhD, Head, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Alan N. Houghton Chair, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, highlights two studies that will be presented at the 2013 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting.
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PFS as an Endpoint in Ovarian Cancer Trials
October 23rd 2013James "Tate" T. Thigpen, MD, professor of medicine, director of medical oncology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, discusses overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) as endpoints in ovarian cancer trials.
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Bulk Reduction Surgery in Stage III Ovarian Cancer
October 21st 2013Mark A. Morgan, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, director, Gynecology Oncology for University of Pennsylvania Health Systems, discusses bulk reduction surgery prior to chemotherapy in patients with stage III ovarian cancer.
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