AACR Annual Meeting | Conference

Dr. Lutzker on OX40 Agonist in Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors

May 23rd 2016

Stuart Lutzker, MD, PhD, vice president of BioOncology Exploratory Clinical Development, Genentech, discusses results of the first-in-human study of OX40 agonist in patients with refractory solid tumors.

Next Steps With Obesity-Related Genes in Patients With RCC

May 23rd 2016

Julia R. Mendoza-Perez, PhD, visiting scientist, Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses next steps and research regarding obesity-related genes in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Future Treatment Approaches for Patients With Glioma

May 20th 2016

Melissa L. Bondy, PhD, MS, Duncan Cancer Center-Bondy Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, discusses future treatment approaches for patients with glioma.

Dr. Shah on the HELOISE Study for Gastric Cancer

May 20th 2016

Manish A. Shah, MD, associate professor of Medicine, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Bartlett Family Associate Professor in Gastrointestinal Oncology, medical oncologist, Weill Cornell Medicine and New-York Presbyterian Hospital, discusses the phase IIIb HELOISE trial, which compared 2 dose regimens of trastuzumab combined with chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for patients with HER2-positive metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (mGC/GEJC).

Dr. Piccart on the MINDACT Study for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

May 19th 2016

Martine J. Piccart, MD, PhD, professor of Oncology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, director of Medicine, Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium, discusses the primary analysis of the prospective randomized MINDACT study, which evaluated the clinical utility of the 70-gene signature (MammaPrint) combined with common clinical-pathological criteria for selection of patients for adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer with 0 to 3 positive nodes.

Dr. Drilon on Entrectinib in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

May 16th 2016

Alexander Drilon, MD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses two studies investigating entrectinib in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Dr. Arnedos on the POP Randomized Trial for Early Breast Cancer

May 16th 2016

Monica Arnedos, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, discusses the Preoperative Palbociclib (POP) Randomized Trial for early-stage breast cancer.

Dr. Ring on Molecular Profiling of CTCs in Advanced Breast Cancer

May 13th 2016

Alexander Ring, MD, graduate student, University of Southern California, discusses a study investigating the molecular profiling of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) as a surrogate for distant metastasis in patients with stage IV breast cancer.

Biomarker Assay as Alternative to Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Detection

May 12th 2016

Jake Micallef, PhD, chief scientific officer, VolitionRX, discusses a study that examined the efficacy of the NuQ biomarker assay as a detection tool for early-stage prostate cancer.

Dr. Hurvitz on Neoadjuvant Therapy for HER2+ Breast Cancer

May 11th 2016

Sara Hurvitz, MD, medical oncologist, General Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology at UCLA, discusses neoadjuvant treatment options for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Infante on AM0010 in Patients With RCC

May 11th 2016

Jeff R. Infante, MD, director, Drug Development Program, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discusses a phase I study of the novel immunotherapy agent AM0010 and its early promise in patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Dr. Kennedy on RAS as a Target

May 9th 2016

Perry Kennedy, MD, postdoctoral research fellow, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, discusses RAS as a target as well as the NCI RAS Initiative.

Erythrocytes Used as Tumor Antigen Delivery System

May 9th 2016

Françoise Horand, director, R&D Operations, Erytech Pharma, discusses a study investigating the use of erythrocytes as a tumor antigen delivery system to target antigen-presenting cells and induce efficient immune response against tumors.

Doxorubicin-Loaded Nanoparticle Formulation in Patients With HCC

May 6th 2016

Graham Dixon, PhD, chief scientific officer, Onxeo, discusses a mechanistic study of the relative cytotoxicity of doxorubicin-loaded nanoparticle formulation versus doxorubicin in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines.

Dr. Desai on BGB-283 in Patients With BRAF or KRAS/NRAS Solid Tumors

May 6th 2016

Jayesh Desai, MD, honorary, Surgery, The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, Clinical School-Austin Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital, discusses a phase Ia study exploring BGB-283 in patients with BRAF- or KRAS/NRAS-mutated solid tumors.

Dr. Sharpless on Managing Toxicities With Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Melanoma

May 5th 2016

Norman E. Sharpless, MD, professor of Medicine and Genetics, chair, the University of North Carolina (UNC) Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC School of Medicine, discusses how oncologists can best manage toxicities associated with the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) for the treatment of patients with melanoma.

Anti-Proliferative Activity of Eribulin in Select Sarcoma Cell Lines

May 5th 2016

Junji Matsui, PhD, senior director, Eisai, discusses a preclinical study of eribulin (Halaven) demonstrating anti-proliferative activity in select soft tissue sarcoma cell lines.

Dr. Xifeng Wu on Prognostic Factor of Obesity-Related Genes in RCC

May 4th 2016

Xifeng Wu, MD, PhD, chair, Department of Epidemiology, Division of OVP, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, director, Center for Translational and Public Health Genomics, professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the prognostic factor of obesity-related genes in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Fred Schumacher on Genetic Risk Factors of Prostate Cancer

May 3rd 2016

Fred Schumacher, PhD, MPH, associate professor, Case Western Reserve University, discusses a study that led to the identification of genetic risk factors of prostate cancer.

Wendy Setiawan on Pancreatic Cancer Incidence Across Ethnic Populations

May 2nd 2016

Wendy Setiawan, PhD, assistant professor of Preventive Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, discusses a study that examined differences in pancreatic cancer incidence across five racial/ethnic populations in a multiethnic cohort.

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