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Dr. Borghaei on Reporting Immunotherapy-Related AEs in Lung Cancer

January 20, 2017

Hossein Borghaei, DO, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses how physicians can help patients with lung cancer feel more comfortable reporting adverse events (AEs) associated with immunotherapy.

Beyond Imatinib: Expert Explores Next Frontier in GIST

October 06, 2016

Lori Rink, PhD, discusses the groundbreaking impact of imatinib (Gleevec) in gastrointestinal stromal tumors, the heterogeneity of the disease and its impact on personalizing treatment, and emerging therapies in the field.

Efforts Continue to Refine Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in NSCLC

October 05, 2016

Hossein Borghaei, DO, provides additional insight on checkpoint inhibitors, determining patient selection, and how these therapies will continue to significantly impact the treatment landscape in non–small cell lung cancer for years to come.

Expert Discusses Immense Impact of Immunotherapy in GU Cancers

September 21, 2016

Elizabeth Plimack, MD, discusses some of the most impressive advancements with immunotherapy agents in the fields of renal cell carcinoma and bladder cancer, as well as remaining questions with the use of these treatments.

Dr. Haseebuddin on PD-1 Expression on Monocytes in RCC

July 21, 2016

Mohammed Haseebuddin, MD, a fellow in Urologic Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the overall significance of a study examining an elevated preoperative classical monocyte PD-1 mean fluorescence intensity level in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Dr. Churilla on Impact of Health Insurance Status on Patients With HNSCC

July 05, 2016

Thomas M. Churilla, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses a study exploring the impact of health insurance status on the presentation, local management, and outcomes of patients with head and neck cancer.

KEYNOTE-012 Investigator Explains Promise of Pembrolizumab in HNSCC

June 29, 2016

Ranee Mehra, MD, discusses what the KEYNOTE-012 findings could mean for patients, the growing role for the immunotherapy agent in head and neck cancer, and what else is on the horizon for the treatment landscape.

Expert Discusses 2-Year Nivolumab Data and Other Immunotherapy Developments in NSCLC

June 10, 2016

Hossein Borghaei, DO, discusses the significance of the 2-year follow-up results of the CheckMate-057 and -017 studies, the evolving role of PD-L1 as a biomarker and others that are in development, and emerging immunotherapy agents in the field of non-small cell lung cancer.

Expert Calls for More Research in Checkpoint Blockade for Upper Tract Urothelial Cancers

December 21, 2015

Compelling evidence has been presented about the various checkpoint inhibitors in bladder cancer, but, additionally there have been some provocative papers looking at genomic sequencing of upper tract compared with bladder that shows certain differences

Distinct Strategies Needed for Treating Lobular Breast Cancer

April 29, 2015

Although patients with invasive lobular carcinoma are typically treated with the same therapeutic strategies as those with infiltrating ductal malignancies, ILC is emerging as a molecularly complex and distinct tumor type that suggests different approaches may be effective.

Dr. Shih on Treating Lobular vs Ductal Breast Cancers

February 05, 2015

Jennifer Yuchen Shih, MD, a medical oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the ABCSG-8 and BIG 1-98 studies and their impacts on the treatment of lobular breast cancer compared to ductal breast cancers.

Dr. Lori Goldstein on Neoadjuvant Treatment for HER2+ Breast Cancer

February 04, 2015

Lori Goldstein, MD, the director of the Naomi and Phil Lippincott Breast Evaluation Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses a neoadjuvant trial of lapatinib and trastuzumab with or without endocrine therapy for 12 weeks vs. 24 weeks in patients with HER2 overexpressing breast cancer.