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Dr. Weber on Growing Costs With Triplet and Four-Drug Regimens in Melanoma

January 17, 2018

Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Oncology, deputy director, co-director of the Melanoma Research Program, NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses the clinical potential and monetary hindrances of triplet and four-drug regimens for patients with melanoma.

Dr. Levine on Sequencing of Agents for Ovarian Cancer

December 14, 2017

Douglas A. Levine, MD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses the sequencing of agents for patients with ovarian cancer.

Dr. Gandhi Discusses the Role of Alectinib in ALK+ Lung Cancer

October 26, 2017

Leena Gandhi, MD, PhD, director of the Thoracic Medical Oncology Program at NYU Langone School of Medicine, discusses the role of alectinib (Alecensa) in patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Dr. Wilson on Choosing Between BRAF/MEK Therapies for Patients With Melanoma

August 16, 2017

Melissa A. Wilson, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine at Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses how physicians select between the 2 BRAF/MEK inhibitor combination regimens for their patients with melanoma.

NYU Langone Research Leads to Accelerated Approval of Bladder Cancer Immunotherapy Drug

June 13, 2017

Findings from a clinical trial led by a researcher at NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center helped pave the way for the recent, accelerated approval by the US Food and Drug Administration of a highly effective immunotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with advanced bladder cancer who are not eligible for treatment with standard chemotherapy.

Dr. Gandhi on Sequencing and Emerging Agents in ALK+ NSCLC

April 19, 2017

Leena Gandhi, MD, PhD, director of the Thoracic Medical Oncology Program at NYU Langone School of Medicine, discusses sequencing challenges as well as emerging agents in the field of ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Dr. Levine on Challenges in Ovarian Cancer

February 14, 2017

Douglas A. Levine, MD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses some of the ongoing challenges researchers need to tackle in the field of ovarian cancer.

Dr. Weber on Combination Strategies for BRAF-Mutant Melanoma

February 14, 2017

Jeffery S. Weber, MD, PhD, deputy director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, co-director of the Melanoma Program, and head of Experimental Therapeutics at NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses combination strategies for patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma.

World Renowned Surgeon and Researcher to Lead New Pancreatic Cancer Center at NYU Langone

February 10, 2017

NYU Langone Medical Center has announced that internationally recognized surgeon and scientist Diane M. Simeone, MD, will join its Perlmutter Cancer Center on March 1 to serve as associate director for translational research and to lead its newly established pancreatic cancer center.

Dr. Levine on Combos With PARP Inhibitors in Ovarian Cancer

February 04, 2017

Douglas A. Levine, MD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses what potential PARP inhibitors could have with chemotherapy regimens as a treatment for patients with ovarian cancer.

Dr. Muggia on the GOG 252 Trial in Ovarian Cancer

February 02, 2017

Franco M. Muggia, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses the GOG 252 trial, which looked at the use of intravenous versus intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with ovarian cancer.