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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. Eric Van Cutsem on Regorafenib for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
July 3rd 2015Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD, of University Hospitals Gasthuisberg/Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, discusses the safety profile of the phase III B CONSIGN study, which looked at regorafenib in patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).
Hepatitis C "Revolution" May Transform Liver Cancer Outcomes
July 2nd 2015Novel agents that target the replication of the hepatitis C virus are poised to have a far-reaching impact on the prevention and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma and have shown the ability to reverse liver fibrosis, including cirrhosis in patients with end-stage HCC.
Dr. Dirk Arnold on Sirflox Study Results in Colorectal Cancer
July 2nd 2015Dirk Arnold, MD, director of the Department of Medical Oncology at Klinik für Tumorbiologie, Freiburg, Germany, discusses the phase III Sirflox study, which looked at selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) using Yttrium-90 (Y-90) resin microspheres for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
Dr. Hendifar on PEGPH20 Survival Impact in High Hyaluronan Pancreatic Cancer
July 1st 2015Andrew Hendifar, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and the David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses the use of a PEGylated form of rHuPH20 (PEGPH20) added to nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine for pancreatic cancer patients with high levels of hyaluronan (HA).
Low BMI Prognostic for Worse Survival in Colorectal Cancer
July 1st 2015Results from a pooled dataset of more than 6000 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer found an association between low body mass index and a worse median overall survival with first-line bevacizumab and chemotherapy, suggesting that low BMI could be a prognostic factor for worse outcomes.
Dr. Atanasio on Ibrutinib and Obinuzutumab Combination in CLL/SLL
June 20th 2015Carolina Moreno Atanasio, MD, University of Barcelona, discusses an ongoing phase III study comparing ibrutinib and obinutuzumab with chlorambucil and obinutuzumab in treatment-naïve patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
Dr. Wiestner Discusses Findings From the Phase III HELIOS Trial
June 19th 2015Adrian Wiestner, MD, PhD, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Services, discusses findings from the phase III HELIOS trial, which explored the addition of ibrutinib to bendamustine and rituximab for patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Ibrutinib, Ublituximab, TGR-1202 Triplet Active in Relapsed B-Cell Malignancies
June 19th 2015A chemotherapy-free combination of the anti-CD20 antibody ublituximab, ibrutinib, and the PI3K delta inhibitor TGR-1202 demonstrated robust clinical activity in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Dr. O'Brien Discusses Ibrutinib and Idelalisib in CLL
June 19th 2015Susan M. O'Brien, MD, associate director, Clinical Science Medical Director of the Sue and Ralph Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials and Research, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Irvine, discusses the use of ibrutinib and idealisib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
SYK Inhibitor TAK-659 Shows Promising Results in Lymphoid Malignancies
June 18th 2015TAK-659, an inhibitor of spleen tyrosine kinase, showed early signs of antitumor activity in patients with lymphoma, with two expansion arms planned for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Dr. Uldrick on Rituximab Plus Liposomal Doxorubicin in HIV-Infected Patients With KSHV-MCD
June 18th 2015Thomas S. Uldrick, MD, staff clinician, HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research at the National Institutes of Health, discusses long-term data from a study examining rituximab plus liposomal doxorubicin in HIV-infected patients with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) herpes virus-associated multicentric Castleman disease.
Dr. Adrian Wiestner on RESONATE II Trial
June 17th 2015Adrian Wiestner, MD, PhD, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Lymphoid Malignancies, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Services discusses the findings of the RESONATE II trial, which looked at chlorambucil versus ibrutinib as first-line therapy in patients older than 65 with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
Lenvatinib Plus Everolimus Improves Survival in mRCC
The combination of lenvatinib and everolimus more than doubled progression-free survival and extended overall survival by 10.1 months compared with everolimus alone as a second-line treatment for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Dr. Brufsky on Anastrozole Versus Tamoxifen in DCIS
June 3rd 2015Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD, professor of Medicine, associate chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, co-director, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, associate director, Clinical Investigation, University of Pittsburgh, compares the use of anastrozole to tamoxifen in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
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