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Vassiliki Liana Tsikitis, MD

Latest:

Colorectal Cancer: A Review

Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer diagnosed in the United States and is the third most common cause of cancer-related death.


Vassiliki Papadimitrakopoulou, MD

Latest:

Dr. Papadimitrakopoulou on Biomarker-Driven Clinical Trials in NSCLC

Vassiliki Papadimitrakopoulou, MD, professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses biomarker-driven clinical trials in non–small cell lung cancer.



Veda Giri, MD

Latest:

Dr. Giri on Genes that Carry a Risk for Prostate Cancer

Veda Giri, MD, associate professor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, discusses genes that are associated with a risk of developing prostate cancer.


Veda N. Giri, MD

Latest:

Dr. Giri on the PROGRESS Registry for Genetic Testing in Prostate Cancer

Veda N. Giri, MD, discusses the PROGRESS registry in genetic testing and counseling for prostate cancer.


Vernon K. Sondak, MD

Latest:

Dr. Sondak on Ipilimumab in Melanoma

Vernon K. Sondak, MD, chair of the Department of Cutaneous Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses the use of ipilimumab in the adjuvant setting for patients with melanoma.



Veronique Dieras, MD

Latest:

Dr. Dieras on Combo of Veliparib and Chemotherapy in BRCA1/2-Mutant Breast Cancer

Véronique Diéras, MD, Department of Clinical Research, Institut Curie Paris & Saint Cloud, discusses results of a phase II trial exploring the combination of the PARP inhibitor veliparib with chemotherapy in patients with BRCA1/2-mutant breast cancer.


Veronique Leblond, MD

Latest:

Dr. Leblond Discusses Treatment After Relapse in CLL

Veronique Leblond, MD, head of the Department of Hematology, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France, discusses the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who have relapsed after initial treatment.


Vicki Albrecht, PhD

Latest:

Build Referrals and Strengthen Revenues

Multiple resources are available to help community oncologists maintain success by increasing awareness of their practice, providing the most innovative treatments to their patients, and preparing for the future of oncology care.


Vicki Hyman

Latest:

Esserman Helps Push Breast Cancer Prevention Beyond Routine Screenings

Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA, a 2018 Giants of Cancer Care® award winner in the Cancer Diagnostics category led the way in designing the I-SPY clinical trials, a groundbreaking effort to match patients with breast cancer to potential therapies based on molecular drivers of disease. She also has advocated for a greater understanding of the biological drivers of breast cancer, rather than relying on mass screening programs, to better analyze early disease.


Vicki Keedy, MD

Latest:

Dr. Keedy Discusses Imaging Biomarkers in Osteosarcoma

Vicki Keedy, MD, assistant professor of medicine, clinical director, Sarcoma Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, discusses a trial looking at quantitative imaging biomarkers of treatment response in osteosarcoma.


Vicky Makker, MD

Latest:

Ongoing Clinical Trials for Patients With Endometrial Cancer: Looking Toward the Future

Experts highlight key ongoing trials and emerging therapies for patients with endometrial cancer.


Vicky Makker, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Latest:

The Future of Endometrial Cancer Treatment

Experts give insight on what they are looking forward to in the endometrial cancer space.





Victor Y. Yazbeck, MD

Latest:

Dr. Yazbeck on Idelalisib Plus BR in Relapsed/Refractory CLL

Victor Y. Yazbeck, MD, assistant professor, Hematology-Oncology, Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine, VCU Massey Cancer Center, discusses a phase III study examining idelalisib plus bendamustine rituximab in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.


Victoria Atkinson, MD

Latest:

Dr. Atkinson Discusses BRAF-Mutant Metastatic Melanoma

Victoria Atkinson, MD, medical oncologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital, University of Queensland, discusses the treatment landscape for patients with BRAF-mutant metastatic melanoma.


Victoria M. Villaflor, MD

Latest:

Clinical Scenario: Metastatic EBV-Positive NPC

The panel provides clinical insights on the treatment of a patient with metastatic EBV-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma.


Victoria Villaflor, MD

Latest:

Dr. Villaflor Discusses Alectinib in ALK+ NSCLC

Victoria Villaflor, MD, associate professor of medicine, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses alectinib (Alecensa) in patients with ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer.


Vidhya Karivedu, MD

Latest:

Metformin Plus Chemoradiation Induces Antitumorigenic Immune Response in HNSCC

Vidhya Karivedu, MD, fellow/resident at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, discusses the antitumorigenic immune response seen with the combination of metformin and chemoradiation in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.


Vijayalakshmi Iyer, PhD

Latest:

Smoking Cessation Counseling in Lung Cancer Screening Programs

The Lung Cancer Screening Implementation Guide was a product of collaboration among 25 experts from 16 institutions. But it was also a product of both the successes and failures of lung cancer screening programs before it.


Vikram C. Gorantla, MD

Latest:

Dr. Gorantla Addresses Unanswered Questions From the APHINITY Trial

Vikram C. Gorantla, MD, clinical assistant professor, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, addresses the unanswered questions following the APHINITY trial in HER2-positive breast cancer.



Viktor Grunwald, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr Grünwald on Tumor Burden Outcomes From the CLEAR Trial in Advanced RCC

Viktor Grünwald, MD, PhD, discusses differences in tumor burden between patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma treated with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab vs sunitinib.


Vinay Gupta, MD

Latest:

Novel Proteasome Inhibitors for Multiple Myeloma

Multiple new proteasome inhibitors currently in clinical or preclinical development bode well for potential future therapies for multiple myeloma, both in frontline and relapsed or refractory settings.


Vince Calio

Latest:

Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate Enters Phase III Trial for Metastatic TNBC

Investigators are optimistic about sacituzumab govitecan (IMMU-132), an antibody–drug conjugate that delivers the chemotherapy metabolite SN-38 to tumor cells expressing the TROP-2 receptor, for patients with relapsed/refractory TNBC.


Vincent Chung, MD

Latest:

Dr. Chung on Adding Dietary Supplements to Chemotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer

Vincent Chung, MD, discusses findings from a pilot study evaluating the safety of adding dietary supplements to chemotherapy in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer.