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Dr. Murthy on Future of Tucatinib in HER2+ Breast Cancer

August 01, 2018

Rashmi K. Murthy, MD, assistant professor, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the future of tucatinib in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Woodward on Proton Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer

July 27, 2018

Wendy A. Woodward, MD, PhD, professor and chief, Clinical Breast Radiotherapy Service, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses proton radiotherapy in breast cancer.

Dr. Tripathy on the Importance of Biosimilars in Oncology

July 26, 2018

Debu Tripathy, MD, professor and chairman, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the importance of biosimilars in oncology.

Dr. Pemmaraju on SL-401 in Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasms

July 24, 2018

Naveen Pemmaraju, MD, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the use of SL-401 in patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasms.

Dr. Arun on Ongoing Research in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

July 24, 2018

Banu Arun, MD, professor in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine and Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, Division of OVP, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses ongoing research in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Dr. Eng Discusses Results of the PRODIGE 7 Trial

July 23, 2018

Cathy Eng, MD, professor of gastrointestinal medical oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses why the negative results of the PRODIGE 7 trial are beneficial moving forward.

Dr. Woodward on Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer

July 13, 2018

Wendy A. Woodward, MD, PhD, professor and chief, Clinical Breast Radiotherapy Service, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses radiotherapy in breast cancer.

Dr. Tripathy on the Management of HR+ Early-Stage Breast Cancer

July 13, 2018

Debu Tripathy, MD, professor and chairman, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the management of hormone-receptor (HR)-positive early-stage breast cancer.

Dr. Eng on the FDA Approval of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in CRC

July 11, 2018

Cathy Eng, MD, professor of gastrointestinal medical oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the FDA approval of nivolumab (Opdivo) plus ipilimumab (Yervoy) in patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) following progression on a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan.

MDM2 Inhibitor May Improve Response in AML

July 09, 2018

Investigators are hopeful that idasanutlin, a novel small molecule that targets the MDM2 protein, can improve the efficacy of chemotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Dr. Kopetz on the Importance of Molecular Testing in CRC

June 25, 2018

Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP, associate professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the importance of molecular testing in colorectal cancer.

Tucatinib Active in Heavily Pretreated HER2+ Breast Cancer

June 13, 2018

Tucatinib used in combination with capecitabine, trastuzumab, or both agents showed promising antitumor activity in heavily pretreated women with HER2-positive breast cancer with or without brain metastases.

Dr. Kopetz Discusses Triplet Therapy for BRAF-Mutant CRC

May 25, 2018

Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP, associate professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses triplet therapy for patients with BRAF-mutant colorectal cancer

Dr. Kopetz Discusses the Treatment of BRAF-Mutant CRC

April 21, 2018

Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP, associate professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the treatment of patients with BRAF-mutant colorectal cancer.