Surgical Oncology Is More Than Just Surgery
October 25th 2020After 15 years as a surgeon, Jeffrey M. Farma, MD, says he's still learning how to treat patients with cancer. As fellowship director of the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Fox Chase Cancer Center, he expects his trainees to be prepared to do the same.
Dr. Borghaei on the Clinical Utility of PD-L1 in Advanced NSCLC
October 17th 2019Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, co-director, Immune Monitoring Facility, Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma TRDG member, and Gloria and Edmund M. Dunn Chair in Thoracic Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the clinical utility of PD-L1 in advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Dr. Borghaei on Anticipated Trials Evaluating Immunotherapy in NSCLC
October 5th 2019Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses necessary research and anticipated trials evaluating immunotherapy in advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Fresh Approaches to RT Improve Outcomes in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
July 15th 2019Each year, 10% to 15% of patients with soft-tissue carcinomas receive a diagnosis of rare retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS), an aggressive disease that typically recurs in 26% of cases and has a 47% to 67% five-year overall survival rate. New radiation therapies hold potential to decrease treatment time and provide local control of RPS.
Borghaei Discusses Long-Term Pembrolizumab NSCLC Data, Broadening Clinical Trial Eligibility
Hossein Borghaei, MD, highlights long-term single-agent pembrolizumab (Keytruda) data and the overall state of immunotherapy in non–small cell lung cancer, as well as the prospect of making clinical trial eligibility less restrictive.
Fox Chase Investigates Screening Methods to Avoid Unnecessary Radical Cystectomy
March 28th 2019Currently, there is no reliable way to identify who can safely avoid radical cystectomy following MIBC treatment. For this reason, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers are trying to find the as-yet-elusive 30% by asking 3 important questions.
AHCT Consolidation Improves PFS in Younger Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma
January 17th 2019Within 6 months of receiving induction chemotherapy, consolidation treatment with autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation correlated with a significant improvement in progression-free survival in younger, fit patients with mantle cell lymphoma.
Dr. Borghaei on the Current Landscape of Immunotherapy in NSCLC
October 30th 2018Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the current landscape of immunotherapy in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Dr. Borghaei on Molecular Profiling in Lung Cancer
October 12th 2018Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses molecular profiling in lung cancer.
Dr. Borghaei on the FDA Approval of Nivolumab in Small Cell Lung Cancer
August 17th 2018Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the FDA approval of nivolumab (Opdivo) for the treatment of patients with small cell lung cancer with disease progression following 2 or more lines of therapy.
Dr. Bauman on Treatments for Patients With BRAF-Mutant NSCLC
July 4th 2018Jessica Bauman, MD, assistant professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, associate program director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Training Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses treatments for patients with BRAF-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
It's Not Quite Prime Time for Up-Front Genomic Sequencing in Early-Stage CRC
June 11th 2018Although testing for some genetic defects has been incorporated into the treatment paradigm, the clinical utility of up-front tumor sequencing that would yield wide-ranging information has not yet been established.