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Dr. Mortimer on Adjuvant Therapy in Early-Stage HER2+ Breast Cancer

May 03, 2019

Joanne Mortimer, MD, associate director for Education and Training, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baum Family Professor in Women’s Cancers, vice chair and professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, director, Women’s Cancer Programs, City of Hope, discusses adjuvant therapy in early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Fakih on Immunotherapy in MSS Colon Cancer

April 18, 2019

Marwan Fakih, MD, professor, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, associate director for Clinical Investigations, Comprehensive Cancer Center, medical director, Judy and Bernard Briskin Center for Clinical Research, co-director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Program, and section head, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, City of Hope, discusses the use of immunotherapy in patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) colon cancer.

Dr. Fakih on the Use of Regional Therapy in Colorectal Cancer

April 11, 2019

Marwan Fakih, MD, professor, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, associate director for Clinical Investigations, Comprehensive Cancer Center, medical director, Judy and Bernard Briskin Center for Clinical Research, co-director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Program, and section head, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, City of Hope, discusses the use of regional therapy in the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

Old-Fashioned Biology Trumps Technological Potential

April 10, 2019

The recent technological advances in medicine and related fields have encouraged a belief among many that there is little technology will not be able to accomplish in improving cancer-related clinical outcomes, but it must be acknowledged that clinical medicine and cancer biology are extremely complex arenas.

Dr. Dorff on PARP Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer

March 07, 2019

Tanya B. Dorff, MD, associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, and head of the genitourinary cancers program at City of Hope, discusses the use of PARP inhibitors in prostate cancer.

Dr. Chung on the COMPASS Trial in Pancreatic Cancer

February 23, 2019

Vincent Chung, MD, associate clinical professor, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, director of the Phase I Program, City of Hope, discusses the COMPASS trial in pancreatic cancer.

City of Hope Awarded Lymphoma SPORE Grant From NCI

February 22, 2019

An international leader in finding new, innovative treatments for lymphoma patients, City of Hope announced today that it has received its third lymphoma Specialized Programs of Research Excellence grant from the National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Lee on the Benefit of Cytoreductive Surgery in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

February 21, 2019

Byrne Lee, MD, chief, Upper GI and Mixed Tumor Surgery Service, associate professor of surgical oncology, City of Hope, discusses the benefit of cytoreductive surgery in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Dr. Dorff on Sequencing in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

February 12, 2019

Tanya B. Dorff, MD, associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, and head of the genitourinary cancers program at City of Hope, discusses sequencing in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

Dr. Lee on Differences Between HIPEC and PIPAC in mCRC

February 09, 2019

Byrne Lee, MD, chief, Upper GI and Mixed Tumor Surgery Service, associate professor of surgical oncology, City of Hope, discusses the differences between HIPEC and PIPAC in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr. Li on Preoperative Immunotherapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

February 06, 2019

Daneng Li, MD, an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, and a medical oncologist at City of Hope, discusses an ongoing study of preoperative immunotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Dr. Fakih Discusses the Utility of Immunoscore in CRC

February 06, 2019

Marwan Fakih, MD, professor, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, associate director for Clinical Investigations, Comprehensive Cancer Center, medical director, Judy and Bernard Briskin Center for Clinical Research, co-director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Program, and section head, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, City of Hope, discusses the clinical utility of the Immunoscore in patients with colorectal cancer.

Dr. Dorff on the Status of Immunotherapy in Prostate Cancer

February 01, 2019

Tanya B. Dorff, MD, associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, and head of the genitourinary cancers program at City of Hope, discusses the status of immunotherapy in prostate cancer.