Baylor Scott & White Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center – Dallas and Baylor Scott & White T. Boone Pickens Cancer Hospital make up one of the largest cancer treatment centers in the U.S. As a destination cancer center in immunotherapy and backed by the resources of Texas’ largest not-for-profit healthcare system, we offer innovative, comprehensive and personalized cancer care plans tailored to each patient’s unique needs. From highly specialized programs based on type of cancer to forward-thinking clinical trials to a holistic approach to healing, we are with our patients along every step of their journey no matter how challenging the road becomes.
O’Shaughnessy Showcases Highlights in Breast Cancer Guiding 2023 IBC Congresses
April 21st 2023Joyce A. O’Shaughnessy, MD, highlights multidisciplinary approaches including discussions on tumor boards, and discusses how to better assist patients with accessing care, and notable advances in the field particularly with the HER2 classification.
Dr Christensen on the Influence of Patient Selection for BCL-2 Inhibitor Treatment in AML
April 14th 2023Bradley W. Christensen, MD, discusses the process of patient selection for BCL-2 induction therapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia in accordance with their individual disease characteristics.
A Wealth of Clinical Trials Expands Potential Breast Cancer Treatment Options
January 26th 2023Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD, highlights key data from the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, explains how trastuzumab deruxtecan and CDK4/6 inhibitors are altering the treatment landscape, and discusses novel data on steroid receptor expression in triple-negative breast cancer.
Dr. O'Shaughnessy on Key Results From the EMERALD Trial in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
January 18th 2023Joyce A. O’Shaughnessy, MD, discusses key results from the phase 3 EMERALD trial of elacestrant, and the potential effects of the agent’s approval on the use of oral selective estrogen receptor degraders for hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.
EU Panel Recommends Adjuvant Nivolumab for Select Esophageal, GEJ Cancers
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of nivolumab for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer who have residual pathologic disease after previous neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
NKT Cells Co-Expressing GD2-CAR, IL-15 Can Induce Complete Remissions in Pediatric Neuroblastoma
May 15th 2021Natural killer T cells that co-express GD2-CAR and interleukin-15 were found to be safe and to demonstrate evidence of in vivo expansion and localization to metastatic sites in patients with stage IV relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma.
Dr. Kelly on the Outlook of ALK-Positive NSCLC
May 14th 2019Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA, chief of oncology for the 10 Baylor Scott & White Health's North Texas Cancer Centers and director of oncology on the campus of Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at Baylor University Medical Center, discusses the outlook of patients with ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Dr. Kelly Discusses the Treatment of Patients With ALK+ NSCLC
May 7th 2019Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA, chief of oncology for the ten Baylor Scott and White Health's North Texas Cancer Centers and director of oncology on the campus of Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at Baylor University Medical Center, discusses the treatment of patients with ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer.
Chemoimmunotherapy Combos Solidified as Frontline Standard in Nonsquamous NSCLC
May 3rd 2019The rationale for frontline chemoimmunotherapy in stage IV nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer, now made evident by several phase III trials, stems from its synergistic activity, stimulatory effects on neoantigens, and tolerable safety profile.
Dr. Nadler Discusses the IMpower131 Study in Squamous NSCLC
May 2nd 2019Eric S. Nadler, MD, medical oncologist, Baylor University Medical Center, medical director, US Oncology Health Informatics and Internet Technology, discusses the IMpower131 study in squamous metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.
Dr. Kelly on the Benefit of Immunotherapy in Stage III NSCLC
May 2nd 2019Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA, chief of oncology for the ten Baylor Scott & White Health's North Texas Cancer Centers and director of oncology at the Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center on the campus of Baylor University Medical Center, discusses the benefit of immunotherapy in patients with stage III non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Dr. Konduri Discusses Promise of NGS Testing in NSCLC
May 1st 2019Kartik Konduri, MD, medical director, Chest Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, discusses the promise of next-generation sequencing testing in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.
Dr. Konduri on Treatment Options for Patients With EGFR-Mutant NSCLC
April 24th 2019Kartik Konduri, MD, medical director, Chest Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, discusses treatment options available for patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).