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Dr. Barber on Chemotherapy Versus Surgery for Ovarian Cancer

April 25, 2017

Emma Barber, MD, UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UNC School of Medicine, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus surgery for patients with ovarian cancer.

Dr. Carey on Ongoing Progress in HER2+ Breast Cancer

December 02, 2016

Lisa Carey, MD, associate director, Clinical Research, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Distinguished Professorship for Breast Cancer Research, UNC-Chapel Hill, discusses the ongoing progress with agents in development for the potential treatment of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Carey on QOL Changes Seen in Patients With Breast Cancer

November 23, 2016

Lisa Carey, MD, associate director, Clinical Research, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Distinguished Professorship for Breast Cancer Research, UNC-Chapel Hill, discusses how she has seen various agents impact quality of life (QOL) when used to treat patients with breast cancer.

Improved Patient Selection Needed to Advance HER2+ Breast Cancer Care

November 17, 2016

Immunotherapy and chemotherapy are options physicians should not dismiss for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, according to Lisa Carey, MD, even with the available targeted agents trastuzumab, pertuzumab, lapatinib, and ado-trastuzumab emtansine.

Dr. Anders on Systemic Agents for Patients With Breast Cancer and Brain Mets

November 15, 2016

Carey Anders, MD, assistant professor for the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, at UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Linebarger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses systemic agents available and in development for patients with breast cancer who also have brain metastases.

Dr. McGuire on Refinements Needed in Breast Cancer Surgery

October 28, 2016

Kandace McGuire, MD, associate professor of Surgery, UNC Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, UNC School of Medicine, discusses refinements needed in surgery for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer during the 2016 OncLive State of the Science Summit on Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Dr. Carey on Possibility of Immunotherapy in HER2+ Breast Cancer

October 22, 2016

Lisa Carey, MD, associate director, Clinical Research, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Distinguished Professorship for Breast Cancer Research, UNC-Chapel Hill, discusses the possibility of administering immunotherapy as treatment for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Anders on Challenge of Brain Mets in Breast Cancer

October 20, 2016

Carey Anders, MD, assistant professor for the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, at UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Linebarger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses why brain metastases is such a prominent issue in patients with breast cancer in an interview during the 2016 OncLive State of the Science Summit on Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Dr. McGuire on Evolving Role of Surgery in Metastatic Breast Cancer

October 19, 2016

Kandace McGuire, MD, associate professor of Surgery, UNC Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, UNC School of Medicine, discusses the evolving role of surgery in the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Immunotherapy Transforms Melanoma Care, But Challenges Remain

August 12, 2016

Norman E. Sharpless, MD, discusses the impact of the CheckMate-069 trial, the toxicities that are associated with nivolumab (Opdivo)/ipilimumab (Yervoy), and what the future holds for immunotherapy combinations in the field of melanoma.

Dr. Muss on Assessing Treatment Response in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

June 27, 2016

Hyman B. Muss, MD, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill, Breast Cancer, Geriatric Oncology Program, Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professorship in Geriatric Oncology, discusses assessing treatment response in patients with metastatic breast cancer.