Danielle Ternyila

In an interview with <em>Targeted Oncology</em>, Pollack, assistant member, Clinical Research Division, assistant professor, Division of Oncology, University of Washington, and attending physician at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, discussed some of the advancements his lab is making in the field of sarcoma.

Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD,&nbsp;discusses several exciting advancements in the field of breast cancer, including immunotherapy, PARP inhibitors, and liquid biopsies.

The use of immunotherapy agents for the treatment of gynecologic cancers is currently a hot topic in the field, with various clinical trials ongoing. The success of PARP inhibitors has also exploded over the past year, translating to improvements in progression-free survival and quality of life for some patients, says Erin K. Crane, MPH, MD.

Edward M. Wolin, MD, has been named the director of the Center for Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumors at The Tisch Cancer Institute of Mount Sinai Health System. He will also serve as a professor of medicine (hematology and medical oncology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

David M. Ashley, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, has been named director of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University. His position began March 1, 2018, and he succeeded Darell Bigner, MD, PhD.

Lilly Oncology has hired Maura Dickler, MD, to serve as vice president of late phase development, beginning May 7, 2018. She will report to Levi Garraway, MD, PhD, senior vice president of global development and medical affairs of Lilly Oncology.

Stand Up to Cancer has awarded E. John Wherry, PhD, cancer and immunology researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, with the &ldquo;Convergence 2.0&rdquo; research grant. Wherry will co-lead an 11-member team to investigate the immune system&rsquo;s response to cancers.

The treatment paradigm of acute myeloid leukemia has not changed much in the last several decades, but with 4 new drugs approved by the FDA within the span of a few months, 2017 easily became the most promising year yet for the treatment of AML.