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Dr. Hurvitz on the FDA Approval Process for Biosimilars

April 30, 2018

Sara 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 when to use a biosimilar over the originator drug.

Dr. McCloskey on Postoperative Radiation in Patients With Breast Cancer

April 27, 2018

Susan A. McCloskey, MD, MSHS, assistant professor of radiation oncology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the evolution of postoperative radiation in patients with breast cancer.

Dr. Slamon on the Use of Trastuzumab and Bevacizumab Biosimilars in Breast Cancer

April 25, 2018

Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD, director, Clinical/Translational Research, Revlon/University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Women's Cancer Research Program, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, discusses the use of biosimilars in clinical practice.

Dr. Callahan on Endocrine Therapy in Patients With ER-Positive Breast Cancer

April 24, 2018

Rena D. Callahan, MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine, University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the use of endocrine therapy in patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Aberle on Novel Approaches to Screening for Lung Cancer

September 30, 2016

Denise R. Aberle, MD, professor of Radiology in the School of Medicine, of Bioengineering in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, UCLA Medical Center, discusses novel approaches to screen patients for lung cancer.

Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh on Chemotherapy Resistant Tumor Cells in Ovarian Cancer

December 16, 2015

Sanaz Memarzadeh, MD, PhD, associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the director of the Gynecologic Oncology Discovery Lab at UCLA, discusses her preclinical research on resistant tumor cells in ovarian cancer.

Dr. Garon on Incorporating Immunotherapies Into Lung Cancer Treatment

November 30, 2015

dward Garon, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, discusses incorporating immunotherapies into the treatment of patients with lung cancer.

Slamon Explores Evolution of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment

September 21, 2015

Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD, discusses the impact of the ADAPT and BOLERO trials and how the increased focus on neoadjuvant therapy with trastuzumab and T-DM1 could transform the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer.

Birinapant May Reduce Chemoresistance, Recurrence in Certain Ovarian Cancers

September 13, 2015

Sanaz Memarzadeh, MD, PhD, discusses a combination regimen of birinapant and carboplatin in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancers and high levels of cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein (cIAP) in their CA-125–negative cells.

Everolimus Activity Linked With PIK3CA/PTEN Status in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

July 16, 2015

PIK3CA mutations and low/no expression of PTEN correlated with an extension in progression-free survival for patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer treated with the combination of everolimus, trastuzumab, and paclitaxel.