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Dr. Balar on Impact of Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab in Bladder Cancer

May 10, 2018

Arjun V. Balar, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, director, Genitourinary Medical Oncology Program, NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses the impact of the combination of durvalumab (Imfinzi) plus tremelimumab in metastatic bladder cancer.

Dr. Simeone on the Importance of Mutational Analysis in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

May 05, 2018

Diane Simeone, MD, director, Pancreatic Cancer Center, associate director, Translational Research, NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses the importance of mutational analysis in the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Weber on the FDA Approval of Adjuvant Dabrafenib/Trametinib in BRAF-Mutant Melanoma

May 01, 2018

Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Oncology, co-director of the Melanoma Research Program, deputy director of the Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, and a 2016 Giant of Cancer Care® in Melanoma, discusses the FDA approval of dabrafenib (Tafinlar) plus trametinib (Mekinist) as an adjuvant treatment for patients with BRAF V600E– or V600K–positive stage III melanoma following complete resection.

Dr. Simeone Discusses Unmet Needs in Pancreatic Cancer

April 24, 2018

Diane Simeone, MD, director, Pancreatic Cancer Center, associate director, Translational Research, NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses unmet needs in the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Weber on Side Effects of Dabrafenib/Trametinib in Melanoma

March 19, 2018

Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, deputy director and co-director of the Melanoma Program at the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, 2016 Giant of Cancer Care® in Melanoma, discusses the side effect profile of dabrafenib (Tafinlar) and trametinib (Mekinist) for patients with melanoma.

Dr. Huang on the Widespread Adoption of Robotic Surgery for Bladder Surgery

February 07, 2018

William C. Huang, MD, associate professor, department of Urology, co-director, Robotics Program, Chief Urology Service, Tisch Hospital, NYU Langone Health, discusses misconceptions regarding robotic-assisted bladder surgery.

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).

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