Understanding the Role of Clinical Trials in Renal Cell Carcinoma
May 30th 2018Toni K. Choueiri, MD, a medical oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses how clinical trials can help improve cancer treatments for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, a largely incurable and lethal disease. He also shares recent statistics on the low clinical enrollment numbers as well as how many could potentially be enrolling for newer treatments.
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Exploring the Combination Anti-CTLA-4 and Anti-PD-1 in Multiple Myeloma Post-Transplant
May 25th 2018Andrew L. Pecora, MD, president of the Physician Services Division and chief innovation officer at Hackensack Meridian Health, discusses the significance of his findings when combining an anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 in patients with multiple myeloma. He sought out to find whether these 2 drugs could be combined safely after an autologous stem cell transplant.
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Treatment Considerations for Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
May 22nd 2018Sumanta K. Pal, MD, associate professor of the Department of Medical Oncology and Experimental Therapeutics at City of Hope, discusses the data he considers when treating patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
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Overview of 4 FDA Approvals in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
May 16th 2018Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Harvard School of Medicine and a member of the Adult Leukemia Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, highlighted the 4 FDA approvals in the last year for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
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Universal Screening for Lynch Syndrome in Endometrial Cancers
May 16th 2018Casey Cosgrove, MD, a fellow at the Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussed a pilot trial that screened patients with endometrial cancers for Lynch syndrome.The potential impact of this study could lead to the prevention of endometrial, ovarian, and colorectal cancers in the future, Cosgrove said.
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