Authors


Ajay Dhakal, MBBS

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Clinical Development of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors in Lung Cancer

This manuscript focuses on the latest clinical developments of newer generation selective CDK inhibitors in lung cancer.



Akhil Kumar, MD

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Gene Removal May Pose Future Treatment in Advanced Melanoma

Despite the availability of several new agents in the past 5 years for the treatment of melanoma, patients with advanced melanoma still suffer poor prognoses.


Akihito Kawazoe, MD

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Safety and Efficacy Results of Phase I/II SCOOP Trial in mCRC

Akihito Kawazoe, MD, discussed the safety and efficacy results of the phase I/II SCOOP trial of napabucasin plus pembrolizumab for treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.


Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO

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Advice To Community Oncologists Treating Patients With CRC

Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO, professor of medicine at Northwestern University, shares advice to community oncologists treating patients with colorectal cancer. He emphasizes looking carefully at different patient characteristics before making treatment decisions.


Alain Borczuk, MD

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Liquid Biopsy Results Extend the Use of Tissue Samples in Lung Cancer

Alain Borczuk, MD, discusses the current role for liquid biopsies versus tissue biopsies in lung cancer and the challenges that need to be overcome in this space.


Alan P. Venook, MD

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Key Considerations When Selecting Frontline Therapy in mCRC

Alan P. Venook, MD, The Madden Family Distinguished Professor of Medical Oncology and Translational Research at the University of California, San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses key considerations in the selection of frontline therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer.


Alan Skarbnik, MD

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Follicular Lymphoma: Emerging Treatments

An oncologist ruminates on emerging treatment options in follicular lymphoma and offers some clinical pearls.




Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD

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Managing Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD, discusses the importance of supportive care in the management of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia with comorbidities.


Alessandro D. Santin, MD

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Efficacy Results for Trastuzumab in HER2-Positive Uterine Serous Carcinoma

Alessandro D. Santin, MD, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at Yale School of Medicine, discusses results of a randomized phase II trial of trial of carboplatin-paclitaxel compared to carboplatin-paclitaxel-trastuzumab (Herceptin) in advanced or recurrent uterine serous carcinomas that overexpress HER2/neu during the 2018 Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting.


Alessandro Gronchi, MD

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Evaluating the Activity of Trabectedin and Radiotherapy in Sarcoma

Alessandro Gronchi, MD, discusses a phase 2 trial of trabectedin and radiotherapy in patients with soft-tissue sarcoma.


Alex A. Adjei, MD, PhD

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From the Editor: PARP Inhibitors, Biomarker Research, and Gene Editing

Our physician editor-in-chief highlights the February 2015 issue of The Journal of Targeted Therapies in Cancer.


Alex Herrera, MD

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A Study of Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab in Relapsed or Treatment-Resistant Hodgkin Lymphoma

Alex Herrera, MD, assistant professor, City of Hope, discusses a study investigating the use of brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) and nivolumab (Opdivo) in the treatment of relapsed or treatment-resistant Hodgkin lymphoma during the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.



Alexander D. Guminski, MD, PhD

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Phase II Trial Shows Antitumor Activity With Cemiplimab in mCSCC

Alexander D. Guminski, MD, PhD, discusses the 12-month follow-up data from a phase II study investigating the role of cemiplimab as a treatment for patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.


Alexander Drilon, MD

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Drilon Explains Testing for NTRK Gene Fusions

Alexander Drilon, MD, discusses what to know when testing for NTRK gene fusions in patients with lung cancer.


Alexander E. Drilon, MD

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Testing for NTRK Gene Fusions in the Community Setting

Alexander Drilon, MD, discusses what community oncologists should know about testing for  NTRK gene fusions in patients with solid tumors.


Alexander E. Perl, MD

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Highlighting Latest Additions to the Treatment Landscape for AML

Alexander E. Perl, MD, discusses the latest advancements in the treatment landscape for patients with acute myeloid leukemia. These advances are driven by 2 factors: a better understanding of the biology of the disease and improving therapeutics to meet that understanding.


Alexander I. Sankin, MD

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HHLA2 Vs PD-L1 Expression in Urothelial Tumors

Alexander I. Sankin, MD, assistant professor of Urology at Montefiore Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses the differences between the recently defined checkpoint HHLA2 and PD-L1 expression in urothelial tumors, as well as next steps in this space.


Alexander Kutikov, MD, FACS

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Dr. Alexander Kutikov on Options Afforded to Kidney Cancer Patients

Kutikov points out that not every mass needs to be resected and that patients need to understand the risks associated with each decision they make in the treatment process.


Alexander M. Eggermont, MD, PhD

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3-Year Update Shows Continued Efficacy of Pembrolizumab for Melanoma

Alexander M. Eggermont, MD, PhD, discusses the results of the KEYNOTE 054 trial of pembrolizumab versus placebo in patients with high-risk stage III melanoma after a complete resection.


Alexander M. M. Eggermont, MD, PhD

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Results of Pembrolizumab in High-Risk Stage III Melanoma

Alexander M. M. Eggermont, MD, PhD, director general of Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus Grand Paris in Villejuif, France, discusses the phase III results from the EORTC 1325-MG/KEYNOTE-054 trial presented at the 2018 AACR Annual Meeting.


Alexander Perl, MD

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Challenges to Overcome With CAR T-Cell Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Alexander Perl, MD, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the current challenges with CAR T-cell therapy for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia



Alexander Y. Kim, MD

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Intra-Arterial Therapies for Hepatic Malignancies

The researchers review intra-arterial therapies and the latest literature supporting their use, categorized by different tumor types.


Alexander Zukiwski, MD

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Efficacy of Onapristone in PR-Expressing Tumors

Alexander Zukiwski, MD, CEO, Arno Therapeutics, Inc., discusses the efficacy of onapristone (ONA) in progesterone receptor (PR)-expressing tumors.


Alexandra Drakaki, MD, PhD

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Second-Line Immunotherapy Combos in MORPHEUS Trial for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma

Alexandra Drakaki, MD, assistant professor of medicine, hematology, and oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, discusses the goals of the phase Ib/II MORPHEUS trial, which is an umbrella study evaluating several second-line immunotherapy combinations in patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.


Alexandra S. Zimmer, MD

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The Promise of Olaparib for the Treatment of HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

Alexandra S. Zimmer, MD, staff clinician, Women's Malignancies Branch, National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research, discusses the promising data seen thus far with olaparib (Lynparza) for the treatment of HER2-negative breast cancer.