Physician and Patient Perspectives on Diagnosis and Treatment in Essential Thrombocythemia
April 14th 2020Ruben Mesa, MD, and his patient Antje Hjerpe, who has been living with essential thrombocythemia for 35 years, share the challenges in diagnosing ET, the current state of treatment and ongoing research efforts, and resources Mesa recommends on educating both physicians and patients on myeloproliferative neoplasms and components of care.
KTE-X19 Pivotal MCL Data Published in NEJM as FDA Weighs Approval
April 4th 2020Findings from the pivotal phase II ZUMA-2 trial of KTE-X19 as a treatment for adult patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, as the FDA considers a biologics license application for the CAR T-cell therapy for an approval in this setting.
Talking HER2-Targeted Therapy With Dr. Ajani
April 4th 2020We had the pleasure of speaking with Jaffer Ajani, MD, who discussed some of the investigational HER2-targeted treatment strategies with trastuzumab, antibody-drug conjugates, and bispecific antibodies that are under investigation in gastrointestinal malignancies.
Immune Correlates May Indicate Responsiveness to Ipilimumab in mCRPC
April 3rd 2020A subset of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have low tumor mutational burden may benefit from checkpoint inhibition with ipilimumab if the tumor has a high density of CD8-positive T cells and increased interferon-interferon gamma signaling.
Dr. Kaseb on Research With Targeted Therapy in HCC
April 2nd 2020Ahmed O. Kaseb, MD, a professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses research with targeted therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Dr. Raghav on Ongoing Research With Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in CRC
April 2nd 2020Kanwal Raghav, MBBS, MD, associate professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses ongoing research with immunotherapy and targeted therapy in colorectal cancer (CRC).
Dr. Le on Treatment Approaches for Oligometastatic Colorectal Cancer
Phat Le, MD, assistant professor, Department of General Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses treatment approaches for patients with oligometastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).