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Dr. Landgren on Questions After POLLUX and CASTOR Studies in Myeloma

January 06, 2017

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, chief of Myeloma Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses unanswered questions following the results of the phase III POLLUX and CASTOR studies, which explored the addition of daratumumab (Darzalex) to lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone or bortezomib (Velcade) and dexamethasone, respectively.

Novel Therapies Likely to Transform AML Landscape

January 04, 2017

A combination regimen of the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax plus low-dose cytarabine demonstrated an acceptable safety and pharmacokinetic profile in elderly patients with treatment-naïve acute myeloid leukemia.

Dr. Kris on the Future of Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Lung Cancer

January 04, 2017

Mark G. Kris, MD, a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses what the future holds for the development of immunotherapy and targeted therapy in the treatment of patients with lung cancer.

Dr. Zelenetz on Treatment for Patients With CLL Who Fail on Ibrutinib or Idelalisib

January 04, 2017

Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, medical director of Quality Informatics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses treatment options for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who fail on ibrutinib or idelalisib.

Dr. Wolchok on Progress After Anti-PD-1 Monotherapy in Melanoma

December 29, 2016

Jedd D. Wolchok, MD, PhD, chief, Melanoma and Immunotherapeutics Service, Department of Medicine and Ludwig Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2014 Giant of Cancer Care in Melanoma, discusses an ongoing clinical trial that will explore optimal treatments for patients with melanoma who fail on a PD-1 inhibitor as a single agent.

Amid Explosion of Novel Agents, Chemo Could Still Have Curative Role in Urothelial Carcinoma

December 15, 2016

Even with 1 FDA approval of an immunotherapeutic agent in urothelial carcinoma—and more expected in the coming months—chemotherapy regimens will continue to play a pivotal part in the treatment of patients with this disease.

MSKCC Collaborates With Hackensack Meridian Health in Precision Medicine

December 15, 2016

To great fanfare, Hackensack Meridian Health of New Jersey and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center announced a co-branding partnership that they say would lead to highly fruitful collaborative research and make hundreds of clinical trial opportunities available to their patients.

Dr. Zamarin on Novel Immunotherapy Approaches in Gynecologic Cancers

December 14, 2016

Dmitriy Zamarin, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses some of the novel approaches with immunotherapy that he would like to explore in the future treatment of patients with gynecologic cancers.

Dr. Iyer on Evolving Treatments in Bladder Cancer

November 30, 2016

Gopa Iyer, MD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the standard chemotherapy options for patients with bladder cancer, but mentions how other agents are evolving the landscape. Iyer shared this insight during the 2016 OncLive® State of the Science Summit on Genitourinary Cancers.

Dr. Rosenberg on Immunotherapeutic Advances in Bladder Cancer

November 30, 2016

Jonathan E. Rosenberg, medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the emergence of immunotherapies in the field of bladder cancer, including atezolizumab (Tecentriq), nivolumab (Opdivo), and pembrolizumab (Keytruda). Rosenberg shared this at the 2016 OncLive State of the Science Summit on Genitourinary Cancers.

Dr. Eytan Stein on Novel Combinations in AML

November 29, 2016

Eytan M. Stein, MD, internist, hematologic oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses some of the potential combinations that could be explored with novel agents in the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Dr. Rathkopf on Investigative Agents in Prostate Cancer

November 28, 2016

Dana E. Rathkopf, MD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses agents being explored as treatments for patients with prostate cancer, including apalutamide and PARP inhibitors.