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Study Adds Pembrolizumab to Paradigm for Certain Head and Neck Cancers

July 24, 2015

A group of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis recently opened a clinical trial to evaluate pembrolizumab as treatment intensification therapy for patients with high-risk locoregionally advanced, previously untreated, HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.

Dr. Michalski on Escalated Dose Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer

April 14, 2015

Jeff Michalski, MD, professor, vice chair of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Siteman Cancer Center, discusses results of a study which compared standard dose radiation therapy to escalated dose for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

Dr. Vij on Tumor Bank for Multiple Myeloma at Siteman Cancer Center

April 09, 2015

Ravi Vij, MD, associate professor, medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Bone Marrow Transplant, Siteman Cancer Center, discusses the institution's tumor banking initiative for next-generation sequencing in multiple myeloma.

Dr. Van Tine on Sequencing Therapies in GIST

March 27, 2015

Brian Van Tine, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Medical Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, discusses sequencing in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).

Role of Stem Cell Transplantation Evolving in Multiple Myeloma

March 11, 2015

OncLive interviewed Ravi Vij, MD, associate professor, Division of Oncology, Section of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine and the Siteman Cancer Center, on what the future holds for stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma.

New Geriatric Assessment Tools Enhance Care of Older Adults with Cancer

November 10, 2014

Amid a coming storm of demographic trends signaling a sharp increase in the number of older people diagnosed with cancer in the United States, researchers are developing new geriatric assessment tools to help oncology specialists better manage this patient population.

Dr. Carson Discusses Mogamulizumab as Potential Treatment for CTCL

June 18, 2014

Kenneth R. Carson, MD, assistant professor, Division of Oncology, Washington University, discusses mogamulizumab as a potential treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL).

Visualizing Cancer Cells With the Help of High-tech Eyewear

February 17, 2014

High-tech eyewear could soon help surgeons remove tumors from patients with breast cancer or melanoma by allowing them to see the margins of tumors more accurately when a dye is used to fluoresce a tumor's borders.

FALCON Trial Compares Two Types of Endocrine Therapy

December 19, 2013

The question of whether fulvestrant (Faslodex) should be moved forward in the treatment timeline for postmenopausal women with advanced, hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer is being evaluated in an international, randomized phase III trial.

PCPT Trial Helps Confirm Role of 5α-Reductase Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer Prevention

December 17, 2013

Two years after the FDA denied a request to expand the indication of finasteride and other 5α-reductase inhibitors to prevent prostate cancer, a major study has cast doubt on the concerns that prompted the denial: that the drug raised the risk of more lethal cancers.

Academic Medical Oncologists Complement Role of Community Oncologists in Sarcoma Treatment

October 24, 2013

One of the privileges of working in an academic medical center is the luxury of being able to subspecialize in the treatment of sarcoma. Nationwide, there may be 40 to 50 medical oncologists who focus on the treatment of adult soft tissue and bone sarcoma.

National Cancer Institute Awards Leukemia Reseachers at Siteman $26 Million

October 07, 2013

The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded two major grants totaling $26 million to leukemia researchers and physicians at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Dr. Aft on Bisphosphonates for Breast Cancer

September 18, 2013

Rebecca L. Aft, MD, PhD, professor of surgery at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and a physician at Siteman Cancer Center, discusses the use of bisphosphonates for patients with breast cancer.

Dr. Matthew J. Ellis on the Future of TCGA

August 27, 2013

Matthew J. Ellis, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Medicine, Oncology Division, Breast Oncology Section, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, discusses the future of The Cancer Genome Atlas project.