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Dr. Hudis Discusses Obesity as a Modifiable Risk Factor

August 06, 2013

Clifford A. Hudis, MD, ASCO President-Elect and chief of the Breast Cancer Medicine Service and attending physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses obesity as a modifiable risk factor for cancer.

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.