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Surgical Oncology Is More Than Just Surgery

October 25, 2020

After 15 years as a surgeon, Jeffrey M. Farma, MD, says he's still learning how to treat patients with cancer. As fellowship director of the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Fox Chase Cancer Center, he expects his trainees to be prepared to do the same.

Dr. Borghaei on the Clinical Utility of PD-L1 in Advanced NSCLC

October 17, 2019

Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, co-director, Immune Monitoring Facility, Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma TRDG member, and Gloria and Edmund M. Dunn Chair in Thoracic Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the clinical utility of PD-L1 in advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Dr. Borghaei on Anticipated Trials Evaluating Immunotherapy in NSCLC

October 05, 2019

Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses necessary research and anticipated trials evaluating immunotherapy in advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Fresh Approaches to RT Improve Outcomes in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma

July 15, 2019

Each year, 10% to 15% of patients with soft-tissue carcinomas receive a diagnosis of rare retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS), an aggressive disease that typically recurs in 26% of cases and has a 47% to 67% five-year overall survival rate. New radiation therapies hold potential to decrease treatment time and provide local control of RPS.

Borghaei Discusses Long-Term Pembrolizumab NSCLC Data, Broadening Clinical Trial Eligibility

June 26, 2019

Hossein Borghaei, MD, highlights long-term single-agent pembrolizumab (Keytruda) data and the overall state of immunotherapy in non–small cell lung cancer, as well as the prospect of making clinical trial eligibility less restrictive.