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Maintenance Rituximab Improves Survival in Older Patients With MCL, But More Work Needed
June 16th 2020Reem Karmali, MD, discusses survival outcomes in older patients with MCL with maintenance rituximab and highlights other ongoing MCL research efforts to optimize maintenance strategies in this patient population.
Marvels in Medicine: Dr. Gradishar on the Personal Pursuit of Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer
June 11th 2020In our exclusive interview, Dr. Gradishar shares the path that led him to specialize in the field of breast cancer, collective experiences that have inspired him throughout his career, and his hope for the continued transition from “shotgun medicine” to precision medicine in the field.
Talking Tumors: Treating With Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Lung Cancer
April 20th 2020Jyoti D. Patel, MD and Lawrence E. Feldman, MD, discuss second-line therapy in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer and the need for consolidative radiation, as well as the optimal sequence of therapy for a patient with non–small cell lung cancer who harbors a MET exon 14 mutation.
Dr. Hussain on the Implications of the PROfound Trial in mCRPC
March 28th 2020Maha Hussain, MD, FACP, FASCO, Genevieve E. Teuton Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, and Deputy Director at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses the implications of the phase III PROfound trial in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).