ESMO 2018 Congress
Caroline Robert, MD, PhD, on Immunotherapy Toxicities: Expert Perspective
Caroline Robert, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy Cancer Centre, discusses managing toxicities of immunotherapy, including neurotoxicity, and treating beyond acute adverse events.
Caroline Robert, MD, PhD, on Advanced Melanoma: Research Highlights
Caroline Robert, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy Cancer Centre, discusses two high-impact studies in stage III melanoma treatment: an update of the COMBI-AD trial examining dabrafenib and trametinib; and n...
Nicholas D. James, PhD, MBBS, on Prostate Cancer: Updates From the STAMPEDE Trial
Nicholas D. James, PhD, MBBS, of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, discusses study findings on treating metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer, including results on radiotherapy and ...
Tony Mok, MD, on NSCLC: Targeted Treatment Update
Tony Mok, MD, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, discusses two important studies in non–small cell lung cancer: FLAURA, which looked at the first-line activity of osimertinib and the mechanisms o...
Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, on Lung Cancer: Research Highlights
Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, of the Emory University School of Medicine, summarizes the top-line lung cancer results reported at this year’s ESMO Congress, including the role of targeted treatment for ea...
Laurence Albiges, MD, PhD, on RCC: Challenging Established Front-Line Treatment
Laurence Albiges, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy, discusses data from the global, phase III JAVELIN trial that compared axitinib plus avelumab vs sunitinib, which could lead to a new standard of care in r...
Sibylle Loibl, MD, PhD, on Metastatic Breast Cancer: Research Highlights
Sibylle Lobil, MD, PhD, of the German Breast Group, discusses findings in metastatic breast cancer from the IMpassion130 trial in triple-negative disease and from the PALOMA3 and SOLAR-1 trials in hor...
Lisa A. Carey, MD, and Sherene Loi, MD, PhD, on TNBC: Combination Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
Lisa A. Carey, MD, of the University of North Carolina, and Sherene Loi, MD, PhD, of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, discuss the phase III IMpassion 130 trial testing the first-line combination of ...
Cora N. Sternberg, MD, on Renal and Bladder Cancers: Focus on Immunotherapy
Cora N. Sternberg, MD, of San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital and the Israel Englander Institute of Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell, discusses results from the phase III CheckMate-025 study on nivoluma...
Sibylle Loibl, MD, PhD, on Metastatic Breast Cancer: Research Highlights
Sibylle Lobil, MD, PhD, of the German Breast Group, discusses findings in metastatic breast cancer from the IMpower 130 trial in triple-negative disease and from the PALOMA3 and SOLAR-1 trials in horm...
Karl Lewis, MD, on Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Ongoing Study
Karl Lewis, MD, of the University of Colorado, discusses a phase II study of cemiplimab in patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma who experienced progression of disease on, or were intolerant of,...
Eileen M. O’Reilly, MD, on Hepatobiliary Cancer: Multimodality Approaches
Eileen M. O’Reilly, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the latest information on locoregional and systemic treatments of hepatocellular carcinoma as well as targeted therapy for ...
Ronald de Wit, MD, PhD, on Bladder Cancer: Results From KEYNOTE-057
Ronald de Wit, MD, PhD, of the University Medical Center Rotterdam, discusses phase II findings on the efficacy of pembrolizumab in bacillus Calmette-Guérin–unresponsive bladder cancer with high risk ...
Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, on Discontinuing Immunotherapy: When Is the Right Time?
Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, of the NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses how long people with melanoma should be treated with PD-1 blockade and the data on remission rates.
Johan F. Vansteenkiste, MD, PhD, on NSCLC: Immunotherapy and Targeted Treatments
Johan F. Vansteenkiste, MD, PhD, of Catholic University Leuven, summarizes a session he co-chaired that included discussion of translating advances in stage IV disease to nonmetastatic lung cancer, TK...
Martin Reck, MD, PhD, on Immunotherapy for Thoracic Malignancies: Expert Perspective
Martin Reck, MD, PhD, of the LungenClinic, discusses recent updates on biomarkers beyond PD-L1 expression; mechanisms and management of resistance; as well as combinations and novel approaches in lung...
Ezra E.W. Cohen, MD, on Head and Neck Cancer: Using Curative Immunotherapy
Ezra E.W. Cohen, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, discusses the effectiveness of anti–PD-1 therapy in patients with recurrent head and neck cancer and the studies that might help predic...
Matti S. Aapro, MD, on Advanced Disease: Reducing Use of Futile Treatments
Matti S. Aapro, MD, of the Genolier Cancer Centre, discusses the challenges of avoiding futile treatments and the need to work with patients, integrate palliative care, and monitor toxicities.
Matti S. Aapro, MD, on Immunotherapy in Older Patients
Matti S. Aapro, MD, of the Genolier Cancer Centre, discusses the optimal treatment and supportive care for older patients with cancer, including the importance of maintaining dose density and intensit...
Matthew J. Ellis, MB, BChir, PhD, on Breast Cancer: Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy
Matthew J. Ellis, MB, BChir, PhD, of the Baylor College of Medicine, discusses data on endocrine therapy alone or in combination with targeted treatments for postmenopausal women with strongly ER-posi...
Alexander M.M. Eggermont, MD, PhD, on Melanoma: Advances in Adjuvant Therapy
Alexander M.M. Eggermont, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy, discusses findings from recent adjuvant trials in high-risk melanoma, and what the NCCN Guidelines recommend in light of such data as results on d...
Paolo A. Ascierto, MD, on Melanoma: Acute and Chronic Toxicities
Paolo A. Ascierto, MD, of Istituto Nazionale Tumori–Fondazione Pascale, discusses the breakthroughs in melanoma treatment and the challenges of managing toxicities, especially endocrine and neurologic...
Kathrine Rugbjerg, PhD, on Adolescents and Young Adult Survivors: Late Effects
Kathrine Rugbjerg, PhD, of the Danish Cancer Society, discusses her findings on the risk of cardiovascular disease and hospitalizations in Danish survivors of cancer during their adolescence and young...
