University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center | Strategic Alliance Partners

July 21, 2015

Victoria M. Villaflor, MD, medical oncologist, associate professor of medicine, The University of Chicago Medicine, discusses findings from a response-adapted volume de-escalation of radiotherapy using induction chemotherapy in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer.

July 18, 2015

Rita Nanda, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, associate director, Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the efficacy of pembrolizumab and atezolizumab for the treatment of patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.

June 25, 2015

OncLive sat down with Jason J. Luke, MD, discusses the key areas in the treatment of melanoma discussed at the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting included selecting appropriate immunotherapy regimens based on PD-L1 status and improving surgical practices.

May 10, 2015

The signing of the Medical Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 ends the yearly nightmare of congressional budget wrangling associated with the Sustainable Growth Rate formula.

April 16, 2015

With the flourish of a pen, President Obama put an end to a yearly nightmare of congressional budget wrangling when he signed the Medical Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, otherwise known as the Sustainable Growth Rate formula repeal.

March 31, 2015

Jason J. Luke, MD, FACP, discusses the stark change in funding priorities by the United States for biomedical research, and the consequences of that.

March 25, 2015

OncLive interviewed Jason J. Luke, MD, who discussed the clinical implications of immunotherapies in melanoma, with optimal sequencing and combinations emerging as the most pressing questions that researchers are seeking to answer in ongoing clinical trials.

February 13, 2015

With the proliferation of agents for cancer over the past few years, including both targeted and immunotherapies, the number of clinical questions surround- ing optimal sequencing and combinations approaches infinity.

February 02, 2015

OncLive® welcomes the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center as a partner in raising the standard of cancer care through OncLive's Strategic Alliance Partnership program.

October 20, 2014

Katharine Yao, MD, director, breast surgical program, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, clinical associate professor, surgery, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, discusses a prospective study that analyzed the sources of information regarding decisions on contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.

October 17, 2014

Andrzej Jakubowiak, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, director, Myeloma Program, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the current and future state of multiple myeloma treatmen

June 17, 2014

Andrzej Jakubowiak, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, director, Myeloma Program, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the toxicity profile of panobinostat in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone in relapsed or relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma as seen in the PANORAMA trial.

May 22, 2014

Everett E. Vokes, MD, was recognized by the "Giants of Cancer Care" awards program for his groundbreaking research into head and neck cancers.

August 29, 2013

Everett E. Vokes, MD, Giant of Cancer Care in the Head and Neck Cancer Category, John E. Ultmann Professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, Physician-in-Chief, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, discusses HPV-related head and neck cancer

August 14, 2013

Everett E. Vokes, MD, Giant of Cancer Care in Head and Neck from University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, discusses multimodality therapy for lung cancer.

June 27, 2013

Richard L. Schilsky, MD, from the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses sequestration and the effect on the FDA.

February 27, 2013

New research suggests that there may be five distinct subgroups of head and neck cancer in which specific genetic profiles may be utilized to guide treatment decisions in patients.