Dr. Uzzo Discusses the Role of Surgery in Kidney Cancer
October 26th 2017Robert G. Uzzo, MD, chair, Surgical Oncology, G. Willing "Wing" Pepper Chair in Cancer Research, senior vice president, Physician Services, president, Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Group, Inc., professor of surgery, Temple University Health System, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the role of surgery in kidney cancer.
Dr. Uzzo on Unmet Needs in Kidney Cancer
October 4th 2017Robert G. Uzzo, MD, chair, Surgical Oncology, G. Willing "Wing" Pepper Chair in Cancer Research, senior vice president, Physician Services, president, Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Group, Inc., professor of surgery, Temple University Health System, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses pressing unmet needs for patients with kidney cancer.
Dr. Plimack on the Challenges With Available Immunotherapies for Bladder Cancer
August 15th 2017Elizabeth Plimack, MD, director of Genitourinary Clinical Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center, shares the challenges with the FDA-approved immunotherapy agents for the treatment of patients with bladder cancer.
Dr. Borghaei on Reporting Immunotherapy-Related AEs in Lung Cancer
January 20th 2017Hossein Borghaei, DO, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses how physicians can help patients with lung cancer feel more comfortable reporting adverse events (AEs) associated with immunotherapy.
Efforts Continue to Refine Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in NSCLC
October 5th 2016Hossein Borghaei, DO, provides additional insight on checkpoint inhibitors, determining patient selection, and how these therapies will continue to significantly impact the treatment landscape in non–small cell lung cancer for years to come.
Expert Discusses Immense Impact of Immunotherapy in GU Cancers
September 21st 2016Elizabeth Plimack, MD, discusses some of the most impressive advancements with immunotherapy agents in the fields of renal cell carcinoma and bladder cancer, as well as remaining questions with the use of these treatments.
Dr. Haseebuddin on PD-1 Expression on Monocytes in RCC
July 21st 2016Mohammed Haseebuddin, MD, a fellow in Urologic Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the overall significance of a study examining an elevated preoperative classical monocyte PD-1 mean fluorescence intensity level in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Dr. Churilla on Impact of Health Insurance Status on Patients With HNSCC
July 5th 2016Thomas M. Churilla, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses a study exploring the impact of health insurance status on the presentation, local management, and outcomes of patients with head and neck cancer.
Expert Discusses 2-Year Nivolumab Data and Other Immunotherapy Developments in NSCLC
June 10th 2016Hossein Borghaei, DO, discusses the significance of the 2-year follow-up results of the CheckMate-057 and -017 studies, the evolving role of PD-L1 as a biomarker and others that are in development, and emerging immunotherapy agents in the field of non-small cell lung cancer.
Expert Calls for More Research in Checkpoint Blockade for Upper Tract Urothelial Cancers
December 21st 2015Compelling evidence has been presented about the various checkpoint inhibitors in bladder cancer, but, additionally there have been some provocative papers looking at genomic sequencing of upper tract compared with bladder that shows certain differences
Distinct Strategies Needed for Treating Lobular Breast Cancer
April 29th 2015Although patients with invasive lobular carcinoma are typically treated with the same therapeutic strategies as those with infiltrating ductal malignancies, ILC is emerging as a molecularly complex and distinct tumor type that suggests different approaches may be effective.
Dr. Lori Goldstein on Neoadjuvant Treatment for HER2+ Breast Cancer
February 4th 2015Lori Goldstein, MD, the director of the Naomi and Phil Lippincott Breast Evaluation Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses a neoadjuvant trial of lapatinib and trastuzumab with or without endocrine therapy for 12 weeks vs. 24 weeks in patients with HER2 overexpressing breast cancer.