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Research Swells in Myelofibrosis With JAK Inhibitors, Novel Agents

May 13, 2020

Prithviraj Bose, MD, discusses the current role of ruxolitinib in myelofibrosis, the potential advantages of next-generation JAK inhibitors, and the novel agents that are being explored as single agents and in combination with ruxolitinib. 

Dr. Overman on Ongoing Research With Immunotherapy in Microsatellite Stable CRC

May 06, 2020

Michael J. Overman, MD, professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology of the Division of Cancer Medicine and committee vice chair at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses ongoing research with immunotherapy in microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancer (CRC).

Marvels in Medicine: Dr. Gabriel Hortobagyi on Challenging Historical Dogmas in Breast Cancer

April 30, 2020

In our exclusive interview, Dr. Hortobagyi shares his journey in the development of anthracyclines and taxanes, biphosphonates, and gene therapies in breast cancer, some of the challenges he has encountered along the way, and what he hopes to tackle in the rest of his monumental career.

Investigators Seek to Supplant Oropharyngeal SOC With Proton Therapy

April 30, 2020

Hoping to minimize the off-target effects associated with radiation in patients with oropharyngeal cancer, investigators are testing the hypothesis that intensitymodulated proton therapy can deliver doses as effectively as the current standard of care with less damage to surrounding tissue.

Dr. Huey on Navigating the Landscape of HCC

April 24, 2020

Ryan W. Huey, MD, assistant professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).