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Dr. Shulman on the CALGB 40101 Trial

November 13, 2013

Lawrence N. Shulman, MD, chief of staff, senior vice president for medical affairs, director, Center for Global Cancer Medicine, director, Department of Regional Strategy and Development, chief, Division of General Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the results of the CALGB 40101 trial.

Dr. Steensma on ODAC's Pertuzumab Decision

September 12, 2013

David P. Steensma, MD, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, provides insight into the ODAC decision to recommend approval for a neoadjuvant pertuzumab-containing regimen for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Impact of Abiraterone Evident in New AUA Guidelines for mCRPC

August 15, 2013

Amid a flurry of new drug approvals, the AUA has issued its first set of guidelines for the management of patients with mCRPC, which included an extensive role for abiraterone acetate at several stages of the disease.

Dr. Jennifer Brown on Ibrutinib and Idelalisib for CLL

April 17, 2013

Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, Director, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with ibrutinib, idelalisib, and other agents.

Dr. Jennifer Brown on Mutations and Targets in CLL

April 01, 2013

Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, Director, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses targeted therapies and mutations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Dr. Jennifer Brown on Gauging Response in CLL

February 20, 2013

Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, Director, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses gauging response in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Dr. Mayer on Tivozanib in Kidney and Breast Cancer

November 30, 2012

Erica L. Mayer, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, describes studies involving tivozanib, a potent VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor.