Videos

Robert C. Doebele, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado, discusses the significance of brain metastases in patients with non–small cell lung cancer. 

Elizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD, director of the Breast Oncology Program at the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the importance of identifying biomarkers in patients with breast cancer. Current studies are looking at PD-L1 as a possible biomarker, but Mittendorf believes there may be other biomarkers that will prove to be more reliable. 

Prostate Cancer

Lung Cancer

Lawrence D. Wagman, MD, FACS, executive medical director of St. Joseph&rsquo;s Hospital, discusses the future of precision medicine and genetic testing in the community.<br /> &nbsp;

Catherine Fine, MS, Certified Genetic Counselor, lead, Clinical Cancer Services at Genome Medical, discusses questions on genetic counseling in the community setting.

Bridget F. Koontz, MD, associate professor of radiation oncology, Duke Cancer Institute, discusses a single-arm, phase II trial of 6 months of concurrent androgen deprivation therapy/abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) plus prednisone and definitive radiotherapy for men with intermediate- to high-risk localized prostate cancer.

Approach to High-Risk Follicular Lymphoma

Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, discusses how he chooses which treatment to use for patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Anas Younes, MD, chief of the Lymphoma Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses results from a trial studying the combination of nivolumab and ibrutinib for the treatment of patients with relapsed non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, a medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, explains how ovary suppression is done in patients with breast cancer. This is a particularly important treatment for younger women who still wish to have children one day.

Thierry Andre, MD, a professor of medical oncology at the University Pierre et Marie Curie, and Head of the Medical Oncology Department in St. Antoine Hospital, Assistance Publique H&ocirc;pitaux de Paris, discusses factors that a community oncologist should consider when choosing the right treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Susan M. Domchek, MD, director of the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine, discusses the role biomarkers have in the treatment of patients with breast cancer. Identifying biomarkers in patients early on, such as knowledge of estrogen receptor status, can lead to better treatment plans, Domchek says.

Fatima Cardoso, MD, medical oncologist at the Champalimaud Clinical Centre in Portugal, explains the biggest issue in treatment of male breast cancer is due to lack of education. Male patients are most commonly diagnosed in the advanced stages because of this and are commonly given the wrong treatments, says Cardoso.