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Dr. Richardson on Immunotherapy Advances in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

May 22, 2019

Paul G. Richardson, MD, clinical program leader and director of clinical research, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, and institute physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses advances made with immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Dr. Davids Discusses Ongoing Research With Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax in CLL

May 15, 2019

Matthew S. Davids, MD, MMSc, associate director, Center for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses ongoing research with ibrutinib plus venetoclax in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Staging System for HPV-Related Oropharynx Cancer Paves Way for Change

May 13, 2019

A new staging system for head and neck cancers recognizes that patients with oropharyngeal malignancies associated with the human papillomavirus often have an excellent prognosis, but efforts to deintensify therapy for this population based on a fresh understanding of favorable risk factors may be premature.

Dr. Tolaney on Presence of PIK3CA and ESR1 Mutations in MONARCH 2 Trial in Breast Cancer

April 26, 2019

Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, instructor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, attending physician of medical oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the presence of PIK3CA mutations and ESR1 mutations in patients with breast cancer enrolled in the phase III MONARCH 2 trial.

Dr. Richardson on Treatment Approaches Targeting Mutational Burden in Myeloma

April 23, 2019

Paul G. Richardson, MD, clinical program leader, director of clinical research, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and RJ Corman Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses treatment approaches targeting mutational burden in multiple myeloma.

Dr. LaCasce Discusses the Future of MCL Treatment

April 22, 2019

Ann S. LaCasce, MD, MMSc, director of Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare Hematology-Medical Oncology Fellowship Program, institute physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses the future of mantle cell lymphoma treatment.

Dr. Duncan on the Use of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Pediatric ALL

April 19, 2019

Christine N. Duncan, MD, senior physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, assistant professor of pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, discusses the use of CAR T-cell therapy in the treatment of pediatric patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

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