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Michael E. Hurwitz, MD, PhD, highlights the role of second-generation androgen blockers in nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, how these agents compare, and active areas of investigation.

Lajos Pusztai, MD, DPhil, discusses the promise of circulating tumor DNA assays in breast cancer.

Mario Sznol, MD, discusses the challenges of managing immune-related toxicities in melanoma.

December 10, 2020 — Despite gene expression tests helping health care professionals make optimal treatment decisions, testing varies by region for men with prostate cancer and could be related to socioeconomic status and patterns of prostate cancer care.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses the role of docetaxel based on the results of the ENZAMET trial in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses future research in prostate cancer.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses the ever-changing prostate cancer armamentarium, as well as the role of biomarkers and new diagnostic methods in the space.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses the utility of tissue biopsy versus liquid biopsy in prostate cancer.

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation has awarded a 1-year, $175,000 research grant to Yale Cancer Center to study reducing re-excisions for breast conserving therapy for women following surgery for breast cancer.

Yale Cancer Center researchers were awarded a five-year, $11.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund the Yale Head and Neck Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence.

James B. Yu, MD, MHS, has been promoted to Associate Chief Medical Officer for Radiation Oncology for Smilow Cancer Hospital and Smilow Cancer Hospital Network.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses the role of prostate-specific antigen screening in prostate cancer.

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, discusses the management of ​immune-related adverse effects in lung cancer. 

Marianne Davies, DNP, MSN, RN, APRN, CNS-BC, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, discusses the management of immune-related adverse effects in patients who are receiving treatment with checkpoint inhibitors.

In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers have demonstrated that in states with expanded Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act a higher percentage of women with breast cancer had their disease diagnosed at an early stage.

Markus Müschen, MD, PhD, has been named the inaugural Director of the Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital.

One of the major mysteries in treating patients with COVID-19 is the frequent development of blood clots that can subsequently damage their organs and sometimes be fatal.

Yale Cancer Center researchers were awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate and model cytokine signaling related to immunotherapy for cancer.

Roy S. Herbst MD, PhD, discusses the ADAURA trial and the impressive data seen with adjuvant osimertinib and highlights ongoing research efforts being made with the agent in lung cancer.

Lajos Pusztai, MD, DPhil, discusses the results from the I-SPY 2 trial, as well as the clinical implications of the findings.

Mario Sznol, MD, discusses the use of immunotherapy in melanoma.

Mario Sznol, MD, discusses the use of immunotherapy in melanoma.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, professor of medicine and urology, co-leader, Cancer Signaling Networks, Yale Cancer Center, and 2017 Giant of Cancer Care® in Genitourinary Cancers, discusses the results of the phase 1b/2 EV-103 trial in bladder cancer.

Francine Foss, MD, discusses the challenges faced in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

Barbara Burtness, MD, discusses the effectiveness of immunotherapy in patients with platinum-refractory head and neck cancers.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses the current treatment landscape of metastatic urothelial carcinoma and exciting strategies in the pipeline.

Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS, FRCS(C), discusses the importance of taking proactive measures to prevent the spread of the novel 2019 coronavirus.

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, discusses the currently available treatments and ongoing research in ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses research regarding immunotherapy and accompanying biomarkers in non–small cell lung cancer.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).