ASCO Annual Meeting | Conference

Dr. Dimopoulos on Ibrutinib/Rituximab Treatment for Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

June 29th 2018

Meletios Dimopoulos, MD, professor and chairman, Department of Clinical Therapeutics at the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece, discusses a study analyzing ibrutinib (Imbruvica) and rituximab (Rituxan) treatment for patients with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM). The research was presented at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Dr. Kolberg Explains the Approval Process for Biosimilars

June 28th 2018

Hans-Christian Kolberg, MD, head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Breast Cancer Center, and Gynecologic Cancer Center at Marienhospital Bottrop, Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Bottrop, Germany, explains the approval process for biosimilars.

Dr. Rosenberg Discusses Enfortumab Vedotin in Urothelial Carcinoma

June 28th 2018

Jonathan E. Rosenberg, MD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses enfortumab vedotin in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma previously treated with an immune checkpoint inhibitor.

Dr. Garon Discusses Pegilodecakin Plus a PD-1 Inhibitor in NSCLC

June 28th 2018

Edward B. Garon, MD, director of Thoracic Oncology at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, discusses the combination of pegilodecakin (AM0010) and a PD-1 inhibitor in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Dr. Kreitman on Results of Moxetumomab Pasudotox in Hairy Cell Leukemia

June 28th 2018

Robert J. Kreitman, MD, chief, Clinical Immunotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, discusses the findings of moxetumomab pasudotox as a treatment for patients with relapsed/refractory hairy cell leukemia.

Dr. Schwark on Microsatellite Instability and Lynch Syndrome

June 27th 2018

Alicia Latham Schwark, MD, medical genetics fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses a study exploring microsatellite instability (MSI) and how it relates to Lynch syndrome across all tumor types. The findings were presented at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Dr. Pennell on the Economic Impact of Next-Generation Sequencing

June 27th 2018

Nathan Pennell, MD, PhD, director, Lung Cancer Medical Oncology Program, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, discusses the economic impact of next-generation sequencing.

Dr. Katzel on Women Being Undertreated for Head and Neck Cancer

June 27th 2018

Jed Katzel, MD, Hematology, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, discusses research presented at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting, which evaluated whether women are undertreated for head and neck cancer.

Dr. Hong on Advances in Head and Neck Cancer

June 25th 2018

Waun K. Hong, MD, FACP, DMSc, division head, American Cancer Society Professor, Samsung Distinguished University Chair in Cancer Medicine, Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and 2018 Giant of Cancer Care® in Head and Neck Cancer, discusses advances in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer.

Dr. Ramalingam on Avelumab Plus Lorlatinib in NSCLC

June 23rd 2018

Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, deputy director, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, discusses the combination of avelumab (Bavencio) plus lorlatinib in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Dr. Galsky Discusses the Rationale for the IMvigor130 Study in Bladder Cancer

June 23rd 2018

Matthew Galsky, MD, professor of medicine, hematology, and medical oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, discusses the rationale for the IMvigor130 study in metastatic bladder cancer.

Dr. Richardson Discusses the Results of the OPTIMISMM Trial in Myeloma

June 23rd 2018

Paul Richardson, MD, clinical program leader, director of Clinical Research, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, RJ Corman Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses the results of the OPTIMISMM trial in patients with multiple myeloma.

Dr. Pecora on the Role of Stem Cell Transplant in Patients With Multiple Myeloma

June 23rd 2018

Andrew L. Pecora, MD, president of the Physician Services Division and chief innovation officer at Hackensack Meridian Health, discusses the role of stem cell transplant in patients with multiple myeloma.

Dr. Ascierto on the COLUMBUS Trial in Melanoma

June 21st 2018

Paolo A. Ascierto, MD, director of the Unit of Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy at the National Tumor Institute Fondazione G. Pascale in Naples, discusses the COLUMBUS trial in melanoma.

Dr. Kolberg Discusses the Central Pathology Review of ABP 980

June 21st 2018

Dr. Rini Discusses Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab in RCC

June 20th 2018

Brian I. Rini, MD, professor of medicine, Cleveland Clinic, discusses atezolizumab (Tecentriq) plus bevacizumab (Avastin) in renal cell carcinoma.

Dr. Zibelman on Managing Immune-Related Adverse Events

June 16th 2018

Matthew R. Zibelman, MD, assistant professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, advisory committee of the Association of Community Cancer Centers, discusses the management of immune-related adverse events (irAEs).

Dr. Borghaei Discusses the Results of CheckMate-227 in NSCLC

June 14th 2018

Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the results of the CheckMate-227 trial in non–small cell lung cancer.

Dr. Drake Discusses the CARMENA Trial in Metastatic RCC

June 14th 2018

Charles G. Drake, MD, PhD, director of Genitourinary Oncology, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and co-director of Columbia’s Cancer Immunotherapy Programs, discusses the CARMENA trial in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).

Dr. McBride Discusses Financial Toxicity in Oncology

June 14th 2018

Ali McBride, PharmD, MS, BCOP, Clinical Coordinator of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Arizona Cancer Center, and President-Elect of the Association of Community Cancer Centers.