Dr Hamid on the Rationale For Investigating Fianlimab Plus Cemiplimab in Melanoma
November 23rd 2023Omid Hamid, MD, director, Melanoma Program, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai, discusses the rationale for a phase 1 trial of fianlimab plus cemiplimab in patients with advanced melanoma who have received prior adjuvant PD-1 inhibitors.
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Collaboration Saves Lives: Managing irAEs is a "Dynamic Discussion"
January 16th 2020Omid Hamid, MD, and Grace Cherry, NP, share the importance of multidisciplinary care for patients with melanoma, how to best manage immunotherapy-related adverse events, and tips for developing trusting relationships with patients so that they feel comfortable reporting toxicities.
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Dr. Hamid on the FDA Approval of Pembrolizumab in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
December 20th 2018Omid Hamid, MD, director of Research and Immuno-Oncology at The Angeles Clinic, discusses the FDA approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with recurrent locally advanced or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma.
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Dr. Hamid on Epacadostat Plus Pembrolizumab in Advanced Melanoma
September 11th 2017Omid Hamid, MD, director of the melanoma center at the Angeles Clinic & Research Institute in Los Angeles, discusses the phase III results of the ECHO-202/KEYNOTE-037 trial, which explored the IDO inhibitor epacadostat plus pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in patients with advanced melanoma.
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Dr. Hamid on Immunotherapy Approaches in Melanoma
December 22nd 2016Omid Hamid, MD, chief, Translational Research and Immunotherapy, director, Melanoma Therapeutics, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, discusses different immunotherapy approaches that oncologists are currently exploring in melanoma.
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Dr. Omid Hamid on Vemurafenib and Atezolizumab in Melanoma
December 14th 2015Omid Hamid, MD, Chief, Translational Research and Immunotherapy, Director, Melanoma Therapeutics, The Angeles Clinic, discusses a recent trial investigating the combination of vemurafenib and atezolizumab in melanoma in patients with previously untreated BRAF-positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
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Dr. Hamid on Using Biomarkers for Immunotherapy in Melanoma
May 1st 2015Omid Hamid, MD, chief, Translational Research and Immunotherapy, director, Melanoma Therapeutics, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, discusses the possibility of using biomarkers to select immunotherapy as a treatment option for patients with melanoma.
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Advances in Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
April 25th 2014The treatment decisions for NSCLC are primarily dependent on the patient's performance status, extent of disease, and histological subtype. Significant developments in the area of targeted therapies have changed the treatment paradigm for NSCLC.
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