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SPINET Trial Could Alter Practice for Patients With Lung NETs

September 30, 2016

The SPINET trial is an international, phase III, randomized, double-blind study evaluating the efficacy and safety of lanreotide (Somatuline Depot) plus best supportive care compared with placebo plus best supportive care in patients with well-differentiated, metastatic and/or unresectable, typical or atypical lung neuroendocrine tumors.

Dr. Dang on Neratinib in Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

August 11, 2016

Chau Dang, MD, medical oncologist, chief, West Harrison Medical Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the potential of neratinib as a combination treatment for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Expert Shares Obstacles With Neoadjuvant Chemo in GEJ and Esophageal Cancers

July 28, 2016

David Ilson, MD, PhD, discusses pre-operative chemotherapy alone versus chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in patients with esophageal and gastroesophageal-junction cancers, and how data points to the latter being the better choice.

CDK4/6 Inhibitor Shows Promise as Single Agent in HR+ Breast Cancer

July 06, 2016

Maura Dickler, MD, discusses findings from the recent phase II study exploring abemaciclib as a single agent in patients with HR-positive breast cancer, along with an upcoming phase III trial looking at combination strategies.

Dr. Mark Kris on Immunotherapy and Frontline Options for Patients With NSCLC

June 18, 2016

Mark G. Kris, MD, medical oncologist, William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, explains what community oncologists need to know regarding immunotherapy and frontline treatment options for patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Expert Discusses Microsatellite Instability, Immunotherapy in CRC

April 11, 2016

Zsofia K. Stadler, MD, provides extensive insight on microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer, the biology of and screening for MSI tumors, and the potential impact immunotherapy could have on the treatment paradigm.

Dr. Van Zee on Nomograms for Patients With DCIS

March 30, 2016

Kimberly J. Van Zee, MD, surgical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses nomograms as a tool to determine the risk of recurrence for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

Expert Shares Challenges, Considerations When Using Immunotherapies in Melanoma

March 07, 2016

Michael Postow, MD, discusses the benefits and challenges of combination regimens versus single-agent regimens, the possibility of targeted agents with immunotherapies, and the management of toxicities with immunotherapies.

Wolchok on Impact of Nivolumab's Expanded Approval in Melanoma

February 02, 2016

Jedd D. Wolchok, MD, discusses the implications of the expanded FDA approval of nivolumab, and the potential for the PD-1 inhibitor as both a single agent and as part of a combination regimen in advanced melanoma

Importance of BRAF Testing Grows as Options Expand in Melanoma

December 28, 2015

As clinical experience grows with new agents, combinations, and sequences of therapy, the use of molecular profiling in metastatic melanoma is likely to become an essential means of choosing among treatment options.

New Post at MSK Offers Kantoff Another Platform for Leadership in GU Field

December 27, 2015

Philip W. Kantoff, MD, who has made many contributions in prostate cancer research at the laboratory and leadership levels, was honored in the Genitourinary Cancer category with a 2014 Giants of Cancer Care® award, a program that the Intellisphere® Oncology Specialty Group launched to honor leaders in the field.