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Dr. Vokes on Biomarker Selection in Head and Neck Cancer

March 22, 2017

Everett Vokes, MD, John E. Ultmann Professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, physician-in-chief, University of Chicago Medical Center, chair, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses biomarkers for immunotherapy in head and neck cancer.

Dr. Luke on Adjuvant Therapies in Development for Melanoma

March 20, 2017

Jason J. Luke, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, The University of Chicago Medicine, discusses some of the ongoing adjuvant therapies in development for patients with melanoma. Luke shared this insight during the 2017 OncLive State of the Science Summit on Melanoma and Immuno-Oncology.

Dr. Levine on Palliative Care for NSCLC

March 07, 2017

Stacie Levine, MD, associate professor of Medicine, director, Geriatrics and Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the benefits of palliative care for patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Dr. Vokes on Different Settings in Head and Neck Cancer

February 16, 2017

Everett Vokes, MD, John E. Ultmann professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, physician-in-chief, University of Chicago Medical Center, chair, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses different settings of patients with head and neck cancer.

Dr. Levine on Simulation in the Management of EGFR-Mutated Advanced NSCLC

February 11, 2017

Stacie Levine, MD, associate professor of Medicine, Director, Geriatrics and Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program, The University of Chicago Medicine, discusses a trial regarding simulation in the management of EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC

Dr. Vokes on Recent Progress in the Treatment Landscape of Head and Neck Cancer

January 19, 2017

Everett Vokes, MD, John E. Ultmann Professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, physician-in-chief, University of Chicago Medical Center, chair, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses recent progress in the treatment landscape of head and neck cancer.

Dr. Vokes on Moving Immunotherapy into Frontline for Head and Neck Cancer

January 06, 2017

Everett Vokes, MD, John E. Ultmann Professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, physician-in-chief, University of Chicago Medical Center, chair, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the possibility of moving immunotherapy agents into the frontline setting for patients with head and neck cancer.

Dr. Vokes on Selecting Nivolumab or Pembrolizumab for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment

December 28, 2016

Everett Vokes, MD, John E. Ultmann Professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, physician-in-chief, University of Chicago Medical Center, chair, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses how to choose between nivolumab (Opdivo) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for second-line treatment for patients with head and neck cancer.

Stefani Spranger on the Role of CD8 T Cells in Melanoma

December 23, 2016

Stefani Spranger, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Cancer Research Institute at The University of Chicago Medicine, discusses how the presence or absence of CD8 T cells can affect treatment approaches for patients with melanoma.

Dr. Seiwert on Prognosis for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

December 23, 2016

Tanguy Y. Seiwert, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the current prognosis for patients with head and neck cancer prior to the FDA approvals of immunotherapy agents nivolumab (Opdivo) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda) as treatments.

Dr. Luke on Challenges With Immunotherapy in Melanoma

December 20, 2016

Jason Luke, MD, an assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Medicine, discusses some of the challenges that oncologists may face when administering immunotherapy agents to patients with melanoma.

Stefani Spranger on Checkpoint Blockade Therapies in Melanoma

December 16, 2016

Stefani Spranger, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Cancer Research Institute at The University of Chicago, discusses immune checkpoint blockade therapies that are currently being used to treat patients with melanoma.

Dr. Vokes on Curative Treatment Approaches in Head and Neck Cancer

December 02, 2016

Everett Vokes, MD, John E. Ultmann Professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, physician-in-chief, University of Chicago Medical Center, chair, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses curative treatment approaches for patients with head and neck cancer.