Dr. Motzer on Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Activity in RCC
February 3rd 2017Robert J. Motzer, MD, medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2016 Giant of Cancer Care in Genitourinary Cancer, discusses the data seen thus far with nivolumab plus ipilimumab in the treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma.
Dr. Kantoff on Docetaxel Plus Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer
January 26th 2017Philip W. Kantoff, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a 2014 Giants of Cancer Care winner for Genitourinary Cancer, discusses the combination of docetaxel (Taxotere) chemotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in the setting of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
Dr. Motzer on Nivolumab Versus Everolimus in Renal Call Carcinoma
January 18th 2017Robert J. Motzer, MD, attending physician, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, discusses the FDA approval of nivolumab (Opdivo) versus everolimus (Afinitor) for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Hodgkin Lymphoma Field Evolving With Immunotherapy, Adjustments to Standard Approaches
January 18th 2017Since the FDA approval of nivolumab in May 2016, researchers continue to explore agent as well as its fellow PD-1 inhibitor, pembrolizumab, in various treatment settings for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Dr. Landgren on Questions After POLLUX and CASTOR Studies in Myeloma
January 6th 2017C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, chief of Myeloma Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses unanswered questions following the results of the phase III POLLUX and CASTOR studies, which explored the addition of daratumumab (Darzalex) to lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone or bortezomib (Velcade) and dexamethasone, respectively.
Dr. Kris on the Future of Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Lung Cancer
January 4th 2017Mark G. Kris, MD, a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses what the future holds for the development of immunotherapy and targeted therapy in the treatment of patients with lung cancer.
Dr. Zelenetz on Treatment for Patients With CLL Who Fail on Ibrutinib or Idelalisib
January 4th 2017Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, medical director of Quality Informatics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses treatment options for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who fail on ibrutinib or idelalisib.
Dr. Wolchok on Progress After Anti-PD-1 Monotherapy in Melanoma
December 29th 2016Jedd D. Wolchok, MD, PhD, chief, Melanoma and Immunotherapeutics Service, Department of Medicine and Ludwig Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2014 Giant of Cancer Care in Melanoma, discusses an ongoing clinical trial that will explore optimal treatments for patients with melanoma who fail on a PD-1 inhibitor as a single agent.
Amid Explosion of Novel Agents, Chemo Could Still Have Curative Role in Urothelial Carcinoma
December 15th 2016Even with 1 FDA approval of an immunotherapeutic agent in urothelial carcinoma—and more expected in the coming months—chemotherapy regimens will continue to play a pivotal part in the treatment of patients with this disease.
MSKCC Collaborates With Hackensack Meridian Health in Precision Medicine
To great fanfare, Hackensack Meridian Health of New Jersey and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center announced a co-branding partnership that they say would lead to highly fruitful collaborative research and make hundreds of clinical trial opportunities available to their patients.
Dr. Zamarin on Novel Immunotherapy Approaches in Gynecologic Cancers
December 14th 2016Dmitriy Zamarin, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses some of the novel approaches with immunotherapy that he would like to explore in the future treatment of patients with gynecologic cancers.