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Kim Nichols, MD

Latest:

Genetic Susceptibility to Leukemia in Pediatrics

As part of our coverage of the ASH Annual Meeting held December 3rd to 6th in San Diego, today we are speaking with Kim Nichols, MD, director of the Cancer Predisposition Division at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. At this year’s meeting, Dr. Nichols will be participating in a session on genetic susceptibility to leukemia.


Lauren Evoy Davis

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Nanoparticle-Based Treatment in Melanoma

Penn State College of Medicine researchers have discovered a new class of drugs that may keep a deadly form of skin cancer from becoming resistant to treatment.


Leah Lawrence

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Chlorambucil/Rituximab Combination Delayed Progression in MALT Lymphoma

Patients with mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma had improved event-free survival when treated with chlorambucil plus rituximab compared with either therapy alone.


Lori Smith, BSN, MSN, CRNP

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Link Between Fanconi Anemia Genetic Mutations and Cancer Risk

Researchers have discovered that genetic mutations associated with Fanconi Anemia may also result in a higher risk for certain cancers, even in patients who don't exhibit symptoms of the disease.


Lori Smith, MSN, BSN, CRNP

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New Potential Therapy to Prevent Chemobrain

As healthcare providers caring for oncology patients, we are all too familiar with the physical effects of chemotherapy, including chemobrain. A University of Kansas researcher may have identified a possible therapy to prevent this side effect.


Luis Diaz. MD

Latest:

Understanding the Genomic Landscape of Colorectal Tumors

We spoke with Dr. Luis Diaz about his recent presentation on immunotherapy in colorectal cancer at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, held January 19–21 in San Francisco.


Mark Fuerst

Latest:

Lenalidomide Maintenance Prolongs PFS in Elderly DLBCL

For the first time, a study shows that using an immunomodulatory agent as maintenance therapy prolongs progression-free survival for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after first-line treatment with rituximab plus CHOP.


Mark L. Fuerst

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Obinutuzumab Plus Chemotherapy Lengthens PFS in Follicular Lymphoma

Obinutuzumab-based therapy is superior to rituximab-based therapy in patients with previously untreated advanced follicular lymphoma.


Mary Daly, MD, PhD

Latest:

The Multifaceted Experience of Multigene Panel Testing for Breast Cancer

In this interview with Mary Daly, MD, PhD, she gives an overview of multigene panel testing for breast cancer, and how they can be used by clinicians to interpret risk and treat accordingly.


Mateusz Opyrchal, MD, PhD

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Study Reveals Treatment Strategy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Mateusz Opyrchal, MD, PhD, talks about how the Inhibition of AURKA induces Raf1-independent activation of MAPK pathway in breast cancer cells.


Michael Ciesielski, PhD

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Identifying Circulating Exosomes as a Biomarker in Glioma

In this video, Michael Ciesielski, PhD, of Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, talks about circulating exosomes isolated from the serum of malignant glioma patients enrolled in a completed phase I clinical trial of an anti-survivin vaccine (SurVaxM).


Michael Kaufman

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Study Reveals Mechanism of Antileukemic Effects of Early Childhood Vaccination

A new study by an international team led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has shed light on the mechanism of action for the anticancer effects of the Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) vaccine, specifically against acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).


Michael R. Harrison, MD

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Metastatic Kidney Cancer: An 'Embarrassment of Riches' For Clear Cell Histology

While seven drugs have been approved for clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) since 2005, the most appropriate systemic therapy for non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC) is unknown.


Michelle Bragazzi, Managing Editor, OncoTherapy Network

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XRCC2 Gene May Contribute to Testicular Cancer Treatment Resistance

Scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research in London identified a gene which may contribute to testicular cancer treatment resistance.


Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS

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Improving Oncology Clinical Trial Accrual

We spoke with Dr. Mikkael Sekeres on the difficulty of cancer patients meeting eligibility criteria for clinical trials.


Milan Anadkat, MD

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Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor Cutaneous Side Effects

This slide show highlights some of the cutaneous side effects related to the use of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRI).


Milan J. Anadkat, MD

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A 75-Year-Old Male Develops Painful Erythema Around His Nails After Starting Treatment

A 75-year-old male patient develops painful erythema around his nails 10 weeks after starting cancer treatment. Which medication is most likely responsible?


Monica Fradkin, MPH, BSN, RN, OCN

Latest:

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Immune-Related Adverse Events

We spoke with Monica Fradkin on ways to help minimize adverse events in patients receiving immunotherapy treatment at the Oncology Nursing Society 42nd Annual Congress, held May 4–7 in Denver.


Monica Key, APRN, CCRN, AOCNP

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The Personal Side of Palbociclib

Just when you think you've run out of treatment options for a patient, new drugs are approved and quickly available. In the past year, there have been dozens of new drugs for all types of solid and blood malignancies. One of the most recent was just approved this year for breast cancer.


Monika Joshi, MD

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Studying the Efficacy of Durvalumab and Radiation Therapy in Bladder Cancer

We spoke with Dr. Monika Joshi on the use of radiation therapy and durvalumab in patients with locally advanced bladder cancer.


Mrinal M. Gounder, MD

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Next-Generation Sequencing for Sarcoma

We spoke with Mrinal M. Gounder, MD, about next-generation sequencing for sarcoma, and how it can be used to inform treatment decisions and prognosis.


Nicholas J. Short, MD

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Nicholas J. Short, MD, on the Future of ALL and Possibilities for Transplant in These Patients

Short expanded on the future of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and transplantation necessity at the 2020 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition.


OncoTherapy Network Staff

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March 2016 News Recap

In case you missed it, check out our March recap featuring some of the latest in clinical trial news, a new indication for Afinitor, how genetics affect prognosis, and more.


Priya Kumthekar, MD

Latest:

Novel Nanomedicine Development for Glioblastoma

We spoke with Dr. Priya Kumthekar and Dr. Alexander Stegh about their nucleic acid-based therapeutic development that targets glioblastoma.


Richard Finn, MD

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CDK 4/6 Inhibitors for Breast Cancer

In this interview, we are discussing the impact that CDK 4/6 inhibitors are having on specific types of breast cancer.


Roland Seiler

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Analyzing Various Molecular Subtypes in Bladder Cancer

Dr. Roland Seiler presented an analysis of how different bladder cancer molecular subtypes respond to neoadjuvant chemotherapy at the 2017 ASCO Genitourinary Cancer Symposium.


Sarah Weiss, MD

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Is There a Role for Intralesional Therapy in Melanoma?

On Monday during ASCO, Dr. Axel Hauschild reviewed the role of intralesional therapy in melanoma in a sub-session of the melanoma abstract review talk entitled “Evolving Utility of Intralesional Therapy for Melanoma.”


Sean Tracy, MD, PhD

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Patient Ethnicity Differences in Epstein-Barr Virus and DLBCL Outcomes

As part of OncoTherapy Network’s coverage of the 58th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), held December 3–6 in San Diego, California, we spoke with Sean Tracy, MD, PhD, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.


Shivani Tripathi, MD

Latest:

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor Cutaneous Side Effects

This slide show highlights some of the cutaneous side effects related to the use of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRI).


Sonali Smith, MD

Latest:

Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go: Focus of Current and Emerging Therapies in Follicular Lymphoma

Kirk E. Cahill, MD, and Sonali M. Smith, MD, spoke with CancerNetwork® about their review of the current management and treatment of follicular lymphoma published in the journal ONCOLOGY®.