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Dr. Sherman on Pazopanib in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

May 14, 2013

Eric J. Sherman, MD, Head and Neck Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), paclitaxel, and pazopanib.

Embracing a Challenge: Breast Cancer Expert Pushes Forward After Much Success

April 12, 2013

An interview with José Baselga, MD, PhD, who helped to develop new drugs and combination therapies for the treatment of breast cancer, including the early targeted therapy trastuzumab and the more recent pertuzumab.

Baselga Recaps Research Into Three Breast Cancer Pathways

April 09, 2013

José Baselga, MD, PhD, explores the dual inhibition of cell-signaling pathways in breast cancer on several fronts, including new therapies for patients with the HER2-positive subtype and novel ways to target mTOR and the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway.

Dr. Abou-Alfa on Doxorubicin Plus Sorafenib in Liver Cancer

March 11, 2013

Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, describes a study looking at sorafenib plus doxorubicin compared with doxorubicin alone in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Dr. Abou-Alfa on MET Inhibition in Liver Cancer

February 11, 2013

Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD, from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the promising results and future investigation of MET inhibition in hepatocellular carcinoma using cabozantinib and tivantinib.

Mark G. Kris, MD, Discusses Emerging Targets and Treatments for Lung Cancer

January 04, 2013

Mark G. Kris, MD, offers insight into NSCLC related topics, including emerging therapeutic targets, the optimal application of TKIs, strategies for patients with poor performance status, maintenance therapies, and the treatment pipeline.

Dual Pathways Must Be Targeted in ER-Positive Breast Cancer

January 04, 2013

Treating estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer without sparking resistance is a complex endeavor that should involve simultaneously targeting the hormone-signaling and PI3 kinase molecular pathways

Emerging Agents for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

December 22, 2012

Although the association between VEGF and ovarian cancer has been known for quite some time, researchers are still struggling to use drugs that inhibit VEGF and angiogenesis in patients with the disease.