Category: Advances in Oncology
Chemotherapy Regimens in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Stefan Glück, MD, PhD, FRCPC Sylvester Professor, Department of Medicine Assistant Director, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Associate Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology University of Miami, Leonard M. […]
Importance of Accurate HER2 Testing in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo, MD, MSc, FACP Associate Professor Department of Breast Medical Oncology Department of Systems Biology Division of Cancer Medicine The University of Texas MD […]
Adjuvant Therapy for Stage II and III Colon Cancer
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, Massachusetts H&O How is stage II colon cancer different from stage […]
PARP Inhibition Outside of BRCA Mutation Carriers
Steven J. Isakoff, MD, PhD Instructor, Department of Medicine Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Boston, Massachusetts H&O What is triple negative breast cancer? SI Triple […]
Update on Treatment Options for Newly Diagnosed Ovarian Cancer
Deborah Armstrong, MD Associate Professor of Oncology Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Maryland H&O What are some of the […]
Effects of Vitamin D in Colorectal Cancer
Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH Gastrointestinal Cancer Center Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, Massachusetts H&O What is the relationship between vitamin D and colorectal cancer? KN There is a long […]
Current Status of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection and Sentinel Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer
David N. Krag, MD S.D. Ireland Professor of Surgical Oncology University of Vermont College of Medicine Burlington, Vermont H&O What has been the routine use of axillary […]
Immunotherapeutic Approaches in Prostate Cancer: PROVENGE
Nancy Dawson, MD Director of Clinical Research Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Georgetown University Washington, DC H&O What is the current state of therapy for patients with advanced […]
Treatment Considerations in Elderly Colorectal Cancer Patients
Colorectal Cancer In Focus Nadine Jackson McCleary, MD, MPH Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, Massachusetts H&O What are the treatment considerations in […]
Update on Administration of Adjuvant Trastuzumab
Heather L. McArthur, MD, MPH Assistant Attending Breast Cancer Medicine Service Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York H&O What factors are considered when deciding whether […]
Denosumab Findings in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer In Focus Denosumab Findings in Metastatic Breast Cancer Alison Stopeck, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona H&O What is the current approach […]
Melphalan for Colorectal Metastases to the Liver
Colorectal Cancer In Focus Melphalan for Colorectal Metastases to the Liver James F. Pingpank, MD, FACS , Associate Professor of Surgery , Division of Surgical Oncology University of […]
Updates on Therapeutic Approaches in HER2-positive Disease
Updates on Therapeutic Approaches in HER2-positive Disease Maura N. Dickler, MD, Medical Oncologist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York H&O What are the characteristics of HER2-positive breast cancer? MD […]
Panitumumab and Combination Chemotherapy in First- and Second-line Therapy for Colorectal Cancer
Panitumumab and Combination Chemotherapy in First- and Second-line Therapy for Colorectal Cancer Emily Chan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee H&O What do we know of the […]
Role of Local Liver Therapy for Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
Role of Local Liver Therapy for Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer Nancy Kemeny, MD, Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Medical Oncologist, Memorial […]
HER2 Vaccination in High-risk Breast Cancer
George E. Peoples, MD, FACS Director, Cancer Vaccine Development Program, Deputy Director, U.S. Military Cancer Institute , Chief, Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, […]