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The OncLive® Conference page includes a listing of all conferences covered by OncLive®, including the ASCO, ESMO, SITC, EHA, ASH, and SABCS annual meetings, as well as the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium and Miami Breast Cancer Conference, among many others. Conference coverage incorporates articles and interviews in written and video format.
Dr. Essel on Quantitative Computed Tomography Image Feature Analysis in Gynecologic Cancers
January 19th 2019Kathleen G. Essel, MD, gynecologic oncology fellow at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center with the Stephenson Cancer Center, discusses the benefits of using quantitative computed tomography image feature analysis to predict response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with gynecologic cancers.
Investigators Still Seeking Options Beyond PARP Inhibitors in Ovarian Cancer
Targeted therapy is effectively established as an option for patients with ovarian cancers. However, beyond PARP inhibition in the BRCA-mutated or homologous recombination deficient population, questions remain about how to best treat these patients.
Dr. Kurnit on Adjuvant Chemotherapy Regimens in Mucinous Ovarian Cancer
January 19th 2019Katherine Kurnit, MD, OBGYN oncology fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, compares the benefit of gastrointestinal-based versus gynecologic-based adjuvant chemotherapy regimens in patients with mucinous ovarian cancer.
Adjuvant GI-Based Chemo Regimens Improve Survival in Mucinous Ovarian Cancer
Results from a recent retrospective study indicate that treatment with a gastrointestinal-based adjuvant chemotherapy regimen may be more beneficial than that of a gynecologic-based one in patients with mucinous ovarian cancer.
Genomic Testing Has Impact on Treatment Decisions in Ovarian Cancer
Genomic testing to guide treatment decisions for women with ovarian cancer is in its early days. However, as more platforms become commercially available, physicians will need to understand the similarities and differences between tests.
Pembrolizumab/Trastuzumab Induction Highly Active in HER2+ Gastric, GEJ Cancer
Two-thirds of patients with untreated metastatic HER2-positive esophagogastric adenocarcinoma remained free of disease progression at 6 months with a combination of pembrolizumab, trastuzumab, and chemotherapy.
Dr. Kalogera on Bowel Preparation Following Minimally Invasive or Open Hysterectomies
January 18th 2019Eleftheria Kalogera, MD, MSc, instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, fellow in Gynecologic Oncology, in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, discusses the controversial topic of bowel preparation following minimally invasive or open hysterectomies.
TAILORx Update Shows Different PRO Profiles for Chemo, Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy for breast cancer caused significantly more acute symptoms as compared with endocrine therapy, although the adverse effects of endocrine therapy increased over time.
Durvalumab/Olaparib Combo Is Active in BRCA-Mutated Metastatic Breast Cancer
The combination of olaparib and durvalumab in patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer with germline BRCA mutations is well tolerated and has promising activity, especially in earlier settings.
Venetoclax Has Impressive Activity in ER+ and BCL-2+ Breast Cancer
Combining the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax with endocrine therapy elicited notable activity with a tolerable safety profile in patients with estrogen receptor–positive and BCL-2–positive metastatic breast cancer.
Dr. Spring on the Association Between pCR and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
December 7th 2018Laura Spring, MD, medical oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School, discusses the association between pathologic complete response (pCR) and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer at the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
