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Dr. Hurvitz on the Evolution of Treatment in Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer

January 17, 2020

Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, associate professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) medical director of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical Research Unit, co-director of the Santa Monica-UCLA Outpatient Oncology Practices, and director, Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Program, UCLA, discusses the evolution of treatment in metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Hurvitz on the Findings of DESTINY-Breast01 in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

January 08, 2020

Sarah A. Hurvitz, MD, medical oncologist, medical director, Clinical Research Unit for University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the findings in the DESTINY-Breast01 trial of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Dr. Finn on the Rationale for the Phase III KEYNOTE-240 Trial in HCC

September 25, 2019

Richard S. Finn, MD, professor of clinical medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Director of the Signal Transduction and Therapeutics Program at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA, discusses the rationale for the phase III KEYNOTE-240 trial in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Dr. Hurvitz on Toxicity Associated With Neratinib in HER2+ Breast Cancer

March 26, 2019

Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, director of the Breast Oncology Program, medical director of the Clinical Research Unit, University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses toxicity associated with neratinib in the treatment of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Hurvitz on Standards of Care in HER2+ Breast Cancer

March 14, 2019

Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, director of the Breast Oncology Program, medical director of the Clinical Research Unit, University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the first- and second-line standards of care in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Garon on Immunotherapy in Stage III Unresectable NSCLC

March 14, 2019

Edward B. Garon, MD, director of Thoracic Oncology at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California, Los Angeles, discusses the promise of immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with stage III unresectable non–small cell lung cancer.

Dr. Ribas on Immune-Related Adverse Events in Melanoma

February 27, 2019

Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, director, Tumor Immunology Program, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in melanoma.

Dr. Hurvitz Discusses Role of Pertuzumab in HER2+ Breast Cancer

January 25, 2019

Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, director of the Breast Oncology Program, medical director of the Clinical Research Unit, University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the role of pertuzumab in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Ribas on Combination Immunotherapy and Radiation in Melanoma

January 22, 2019

Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, director, Tumor Immunology Program, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the potential for combination immunotherapy and radiation in the treatment of patients with melanoma.