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Dr. Nazha on Mutational Model to Predict Response to Hypomethylating Agents in MDS
October 7th 2015Aziz Nazha, MD, hematologist, Leukemia Program at the Cleveland Clinic, Taussig Cancer Institute, discusses results of a mutational model to predict response to hypomethylating agents in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).
Dr. Carraway on Aza-Nucleoside Combinations in MDS
September 18th 2015Hetty Carraway, MD, Hematology and Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses combination epigenetic therapies including aza-nucleosides and histone deacetylase inhibitors, as well as immunomodulatory therapies, such as lenalidomide for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).
Dr. Sohal on the Challenges of Standardizing Genomic Profiling and Precision Medicine
September 9th 2015Davendra Sohal, MD, MPH, oncologist and Director of the Clinical Genomics Program at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, discusses the feasibility of standardizing genomic profiling and apply precision medicine techniques.
Dr. James Stevenson on Standardized Care Pathways for NSCLC Treatment
September 4th 2015James Stevenson, MD, medical oncologist, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute (TCI), discusses the impact of a stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) care pathway on front-line and maintenance chemotherapy.
OncLive today announced it is teaming up with Cleveland Clinic, ranked a top-five hospital by U.S. News & World Report, to provide breaking news and information about the hospital's pioneering research and care for cancer patients. Editorial and marketing groups within OncLive, which provides oncologists resources and information they need to deliver the best care for their patients, will focus on many cancer-related programs and initiatives at Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.
Dr. Ernstoff Discusses Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma
June 23rd 2015Marc Ernstoff, MD, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses results from a study examining the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) in patients with advanced BRAF-mutated or BRAF wild-type melanoma.
GI Specialist Discusses Hurdles in Targeting Gastric Cancers
Alok A. Khorana, MD, specializes in predictive factors in gastrointestinal oncology and in cancer-associated thrombosis at the Cleveland Clinic. He provided insight on gastric cancer research in an interview with OncLive.
Dr. Advani Compares Inotuzumab and Blinatumomab for ALL
January 8th 2015Anjali Advani, MD ,staff physician, Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Director, Inpatient Leukemia Program, Taussig Cancer Institute, associate professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, compares inotuzumab ozogamicin, a CD22 monoclonal antibody, to blinatumomab, a CD19 bi-specific anti-CD19/CD3 antibody for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Rini Discusses Variable Impact of Angiogenesis in Solid Tumors
October 13th 2014Rini, who is a professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in addition to holding several posts at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussed broad issues in antiangiogenic research in this interview with OncologyLive.
Commercial Tests Offer Guidance in Bladder, Renal, Testicular Cancers
October 7th 2014While biomarker-based tools designed to guide the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer are emerging at an extraordinarily rapid rate, they are not exploding in the same practice-changing way in all genitourinary cancers.
Dr. Budd on Prior Trastuzumab and Paclitaxel Regimens
September 17th 2013G. Thomas Budd, MD, Medical Oncologist, Taussig Cancer Center at Cleveland Clinic, Professor, Hematology & Medical Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, discusses prior treatment with trastuzumab and the effect on two regimens of paclitaxel.
In Historic Vote, ODAC Suggests Approval of Neoadjuvant Pertuzumab Regimen
The FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 13-0 with one abstention in support of pertuzumab in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer in the neoadjuvant setting.