Howard M. Sandler, MD, on RTOG’s Past and NRG’s Future
2016 ASTRO Annual Meeting
Howard M. Sandler, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses prospective clinical trials as the gold standard of clinical decision-making and examines the infrastructure needed for future cancer research. (Abstract PS 3)
Douglas W. Arthur, MD, of Virginia Commonwealth University, discusses the 3-year efficacy report from a phase II study of repeat breast-preserving surgery and 3D conformal partial breast reirradiation for in-breast recurrence. (Abstract LBA-10)
Anders Widmark, MD, PhD, of the Umea University Hospital Oncology, discusses the early toxicity results from the phase III Scandinavian study on extreme hypofractionation vs conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for intermediate-risk prostate cancer. (Abstract LBA-5)
Brian Kavanagh, MD, MPH, of the University of Colorado at Denver and ASTRO’s incoming President, discuss his goals for the Society in 2017.
Louis B. Harrison, MD, of the Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses radiation oncology in the context of personalized medicine, multidisciplinary care, new technology and applications, and the mandate to contain costs.
Joanne B. Weidhaas, MD, PhD, of the University of California, Los Angeles Radiation Oncology, discusses the KRAS variant as a biomarker of cetuximab response and altered immunity in head and neck cancer. (Abstract LBA-11)