|Slideshows|November 26, 2015

November 2015 News Roundup

In this November news roundup we highlight some of the top stories of the month, including several FDA approvals, new breast cancer guidelines, and more.

Stay up to date on recent advances in the multidisciplinary approach to cancer.

Latest CME

Audio

Navigating Treatment Gaps in SCLC: Relapse, Resistance, and Need for New Options

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Giannis Mountzios ΜD, PhD

Video

Medical Crossfire® in Adjunctive Testing: Charting a New Course in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment

Jason Hafron, MD; Aaron D. Berger, MD; Arpeet Shah, MD

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Arkansas Association of Cancer Professionals

Kamel Abou Hussein, MD; Yelda Nouri, MD

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Rhode Island Oncology Society

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO; Benjamin Scheier, MD

Multimedia

Imaging Matters: Decoding PSMA PET for Better Decision-Making

Jeremie Calais, MD, PhD; Tanya B. Dorff, MD; Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, FASCO

In-Person + Virtual Event

Medical Crossfire®: ADCs and Bispecifics in Lung Cancer – Hype, Hope, or a New Standard of Care?

September 12, 2026

Virtual Event

Arkansas Association of Cancer Professionals

1 Session is Available!

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Iowa Oncology Society

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO; Priya Kumar, MBBS, MS

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Empire State Hematology & Oncology Society

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO; Mohammad F. Ali, MD

Video

𝘔𝘌𝘛 Alterations in NSCLC: Applying Diagnostic Advances and Targeted Therapies in a New Era of Treatment

Jonathan Goldman, MD; Sanja Dacic, MD, PhD; Deborah Doroshow, MD, PhD; Anne S. Tsao, MD, MBA

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | South Carolina Oncology Society

Kamel Abou Hussein, MD; Kate Baxstrom, MD

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: How Can We Optimize the Use of Oral SERDs in the Community Oncology Setting? Best Practices for HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer | Texas Society of Clinical Oncology

Ajit K. Bisen, MD, MBA; Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Advancing Precision Testing and HER2-Targeted Care for Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma – Minnesota

Geoffrey Ku, MD; Jack W. Erter III, MD, MMHC

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Advancing Precision Testing and HER2-Targeted Care for Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma – North Carolina

Syma Iqbal, MD; Benjamin Scheier, MD

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Advancing Precision Testing and HER2-Targeted Care for Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma – West Virginia

Sunnie S. Kim, MD; Kellie D. Spector, MD

Virtual Event

Kansas Society of Clinical Oncology

1 Session is Available!

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Bridging Academic and Community Connections to Advance Precision and Targeted Care in NF1 Plexiform Neurofibromas | Nevada Oncology Society

Amy E. Armstrong, MD; Phioanh “Leia” Nghiemphu, MD

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Bridging Academic and Community Connections to Advance Precision and Targeted Care in NF1 Plexiform Neurofibromas | Rhode Island Oncology Society

Daniela A. Bota, MD, PhD; Kurt C. Demel, MD, MBA

Video

27th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD; Sandip Patel, MD, FASCO; Heather A. Wakelee, MD, FASCO

Multimedia

Community Practice Connections™: Enhancing Melanoma Outcomes With Intratumoral Oncolytic Immunotherapy–Strategies for the Multidisciplinary Team

Yana G. Najjar, MD; Sapna Patel, MD

Video

Advances in Managing EGFR-Mutant NSCLC: Applying Evidence Across the Disease Continuum

Tina Cascone, MD, PhD; Christina Baik, MD, MPH; David Planchard, MD, PhD

Video

A New Era of Targeted Therapy for Advanced NSCLC: Exploring Future Directions for Bispecific Antibodies and ADCs

Sandip Patel, MD, FASCO; Myung-Ju Ahn, MD; Giannis Mountzios, MD, MSc, PhD; Zofia Piotrowska, MD, MHS

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: How Can We Optimize the Use of Oral SERDs in the Community Oncology Setting? Best Practices for HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer | Tennessee Oncology Practice Society

Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc; Denise Yardley, MD, GCRA

Video

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Washington State Medical Oncology Society

Kamel Abou Hussein, MD; Yan Ji, MD, PhD

Virtual Event

Texas Society of Clinical Oncology

1 Session is Available!

Virtual Event

North Carolina Oncology Association

2 Sessions are Available!

Virtual Event

Tennessee Oncology Practice Society

2 Sessions are Available!

Video

Navigating Advances in Neovascular Retinal Disease: Translating Evidence to Practice in AMD, DME, and RVO

SriniVas R. Sadda, MD, FARVO; Mark R. Barakat, MD, FASRS; David A. Eichenbaum, MD, FASRS

Virtual Event

Washington State Medical Oncology Society

2 Sessions are Available!

Video

Enhancing Prostate Cancer Outcomes – The Role of PSMA and Targeted Treatment Strategies

Ana Kiess, MD, PhD; Erin Grady, MD, CCD, FACNM, FSNMMI; Himanshu Nagar, MD, MS; Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FASCO, FACP

Virtual Event

Missouri Oncology Society

2 Sessions are Available!

Virtual Event

New Mexico Society of Clinical Oncology

4 Sessions are Available!

Video

(CME Track) Antibody–Drug Conjugates in Oncology: The Essentials of AE Management for Better Patient Outcomes

Michelle L. Taylor, ANP-BC; Emely Alfaro, DNP, RN, CNS, OCN; Paige Griffith, CRNP; Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, FAPO

Video

9th Annual School of Nursing Oncology™

Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, BMTCN, AOCN, FAAN, FAPO; Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, FAPO; Lindsay Adkins, MSN, FNP-BC, BMTCN; Jeneth Aquino, DNP, FNP-BC; Casey Gormley, MSN, FNP-C, AOCNP; Heather J. Jackson, PhD, FNP-BC; Kelsey Martin, AG-ACNP-BC, AOCNP; Nerina T. McDonald, PA-C; Lauren Verity Moore, DNP, MSN, AGACNP-BC; Faith A. Mutale, DNP, CRNP; Tiffany Richards, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP; Emily Skotte, DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC; Leslie Smith, DNP, RN, APRN-CNS, AOCNS, BMTCN; Saneese Stephen, PA-C, MPAS; Sara M. Tinsley-Vance, PhD, APRN, AOCN

Multimedia

Personalized Approaches in NSCLC: Early Detection, Molecular Testing, and Targeted Therapies

Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH, FASCO; Zofia Piotrowska, MD, MHS

Multimedia

Community Practice Connections™: DLL3-Targeting Bispecific Antibodies for Small Cell Lung Cancer—From Innovation to Practice

Jacob Sands, MD; Anne Chiang, MD, PhD

Video

Hot Seat: How Experts Are Integrating the Latest Practice-Changing Data Into Their Breast Cancer Clinics

Tiffany A. Traina, MD, FASCO; Nour Abuhadra, MD; Joshua Z. Drago, MD, MS; Ruth O’Regan, MD; Vered Stearns, MD, FASCO; Neil Vasan, MD, PhD; Anna Weiss, MD

Video

Biomarker Testing in HER2+ GEA: Diagnosis and Treatment Implications

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Rutika Mehta, MD, MPH

Video

Navigating the Adverse Event Landscape in HER2+ GEA Therapy

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Geoffery Ku, MD; Shruti Patel, MD

Video

Hot Seat: Converging Lines in the Management of RAS-Altered Cancers

Shubham Pant, MD, MBBS; Alison Schram, MD; Helena Yu, MD

Video

(CME Track) Tackling Oncologic Emergencies in Patients Treated With High-Dose Methotrexate

Shazia Nakhoda, MD; Shruti Gupta, MD, MPH; Anitha Varghese, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-C

Video

Cases & Conversations™: Unmasking Epithelioid Sarcoma – Enhancing Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Care

Mark Agulnik, MD; Mrinal M. Gounder, MD; Sandra D’Angelo, MD; Sujana Movva, MD

Video

Show Me the Data™: Personalizing First-Line and Maintenance Therapy in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer to Extend Survival and Elevate Quality of Life

Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, FACP; Rena Callahan, MD; Michelle Melisko, MD; Paolo Tarantino, MD, PhD

Video

Revolutionizing TGCT Care with Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Cutting-Edge Targeted Therapies

Mark Agulnik, MD; Lee M. Zuckerman, MD

Video

The Rise of Novel HER2-Targeting Therapies in GEA: Mechanisms and Clinical Data

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD

Video

Optimizing Multidisciplinary Care in TGCT

Mark Agulnik, MD; Lee M. Zuckerman, MD

Video

Medical Crossfire®: The Who, When, and How of TROP2-Targeting ADCs, ICIs, and PARP inhibition in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Hope S. Rugo, MD; Alison K. Conlin, MD; Marleen Kok, MD, PhD; Heather McArthur, MD, MPH

Multimedia

Beyond Primary End Points: Digging Into Randomized and Real-World Data to Guide Challenging Treatment Decisions in HR+/HER2− Metastatic Breast Cancer

Seth A. Wander, MD, PhD; Marla D. Lipsyc-Sharf, MD

Video

Real-World Insights on Advances in the Management of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: How the Experts Apply the Latest Developments to Clinical Practice

Naveen Pemmaraju, MD; Shannon Elf, PhD; Angela Fleischman, MD, PhD; Bethan Psaila, MD

Case-based Simulation

SimulatEd™: A Roadmap to Personalized Care Plans and Shared Decision-Making in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Rachel N. Grisham, MD

Video

Tumor Board™: Navigating a New Era of Innovation and Expanding Options in NMIBC

Archan Khandekar, MD; Wassim Kassouf, MD, CM, FRCSC; Jen-Jane Liu, MD

Multimedia

Expert Illustrations & Commentaries: Translating the Science of Bispecific Antibodies in Solid Tumors – From Mechanisms to Emerging Data

John V. Heymach, MD, PhD; Anne S. Tsao, MD, MBA, FASCO, FACHE

Video

“D” is for Diagnosis: Decoding a Difficult Thoracic Malignancy—Piecing Together a Rare Diagnosis, Preparing for Tomorrow’s Treatments

Aakash Desai, MD, MPH; Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack, MD, FASCO; Patrick Forde, MD, PhD

Video

First-Line ADC Monotherapy in mTNBC: Addressing Unmet Needs in Immunotherapy-Ineligible Populations

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD

Video

Combination Approaches in PD-L1–Positive mTNBC: Practice-Changing Frontline Evidence

Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA; Rohit Gosain, MD; Sherene Loi, MMBS (Hons), FRACP, PhD, FAHMS

Video

(CPE Track) Antibody–Drug Conjugates in Oncology: The Essentials of AE Management for Better Patient Outcomes

Michelle L. Taylor, ANP-BC; Emely Alfaro, DNP, RN, CNS, OCN; Paige Griffith, CRNP; Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, FAPO

November 2015 News Roundup

Related Content

Spartalizumab Triplet Improves OS in BRAF+ Melanoma: COMBI-I Final Analysis

From Wish List to Reality: AI Tools Already Working in Matasar’s Practice

Savolitinib Combo Boosts PFS in First-Line EGFR-Mutant NSCLC Trial

Autogene Cevumeran Trial Terminated in Resected Colorectal Cancer

V940 Plus Pembrolizumab Cuts Melanoma Recurrence Risk by 49%

Latest CME

Navigating Treatment Gaps in SCLC: Relapse, Resistance, and Need for New Options

Medical Crossfire® in Adjunctive Testing: Charting a New Course in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Arkansas Association of Cancer Professionals

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Rhode Island Oncology Society

Imaging Matters: Decoding PSMA PET for Better Decision-Making

Medical Crossfire®: ADCs and Bispecifics in Lung Cancer – Hype, Hope, or a New Standard of Care?

Arkansas Association of Cancer Professionals

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Iowa Oncology Society

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Empire State Hematology & Oncology Society

𝘔𝘌𝘛 Alterations in NSCLC: Applying Diagnostic Advances and Targeted Therapies in a New Era of Treatment

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | South Carolina Oncology Society

Community Oncology Connections™: How Can We Optimize the Use of Oral SERDs in the Community Oncology Setting? Best Practices for HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer | Texas Society of Clinical Oncology

Community Oncology Connections™: Advancing Precision Testing and HER2-Targeted Care for Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma – Minnesota

Community Oncology Connections™: Advancing Precision Testing and HER2-Targeted Care for Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma – North Carolina

Community Oncology Connections™: Advancing Precision Testing and HER2-Targeted Care for Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma – West Virginia

Kansas Society of Clinical Oncology

Community Oncology Connections™: Bridging Academic and Community Connections to Advance Precision and Targeted Care in NF1 Plexiform Neurofibromas | Nevada Oncology Society

Community Oncology Connections™: Bridging Academic and Community Connections to Advance Precision and Targeted Care in NF1 Plexiform Neurofibromas | Rhode Island Oncology Society

27th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®

Community Practice Connections™: Enhancing Melanoma Outcomes With Intratumoral Oncolytic Immunotherapy–Strategies for the Multidisciplinary Team

Advances in Managing EGFR-Mutant NSCLC: Applying Evidence Across the Disease Continuum

A New Era of Targeted Therapy for Advanced NSCLC: Exploring Future Directions for Bispecific Antibodies and ADCs

Community Oncology Connections™: How Can We Optimize the Use of Oral SERDs in the Community Oncology Setting? Best Practices for HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer | Tennessee Oncology Practice Society

Community Oncology Connections™: Monotherapies vs Combinations – Navigating Oral SERDs and Targeted Combination Strategies in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer | Washington State Medical Oncology Society

Texas Society of Clinical Oncology

North Carolina Oncology Association

Tennessee Oncology Practice Society

Navigating Advances in Neovascular Retinal Disease: Translating Evidence to Practice in AMD, DME, and RVO

Washington State Medical Oncology Society

Enhancing Prostate Cancer Outcomes – The Role of PSMA and Targeted Treatment Strategies

Missouri Oncology Society

New Mexico Society of Clinical Oncology

(CME Track) Antibody–Drug Conjugates in Oncology: The Essentials of AE Management for Better Patient Outcomes

9th Annual School of Nursing Oncology™

Personalized Approaches in NSCLC: Early Detection, Molecular Testing, and Targeted Therapies

Community Practice Connections™: DLL3-Targeting Bispecific Antibodies for Small Cell Lung Cancer—From Innovation to Practice

Hot Seat: How Experts Are Integrating the Latest Practice-Changing Data Into Their Breast Cancer Clinics

Biomarker Testing in HER2+ GEA: Diagnosis and Treatment Implications

Navigating the Adverse Event Landscape in HER2+ GEA Therapy

Hot Seat: Converging Lines in the Management of RAS-Altered Cancers

(CME Track) Tackling Oncologic Emergencies in Patients Treated With High-Dose Methotrexate

Cases & Conversations™: Unmasking Epithelioid Sarcoma – Enhancing Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Care

Show Me the Data™: Personalizing First-Line and Maintenance Therapy in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer to Extend Survival and Elevate Quality of Life

Revolutionizing TGCT Care with Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Cutting-Edge Targeted Therapies

The Rise of Novel HER2-Targeting Therapies in GEA: Mechanisms and Clinical Data

Optimizing Multidisciplinary Care in TGCT

Medical Crossfire®: The Who, When, and How of TROP2-Targeting ADCs, ICIs, and PARP inhibition in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Beyond Primary End Points: Digging Into Randomized and Real-World Data to Guide Challenging Treatment Decisions in HR+/HER2− Metastatic Breast Cancer

Real-World Insights on Advances in the Management of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: How the Experts Apply the Latest Developments to Clinical Practice

SimulatEd™: A Roadmap to Personalized Care Plans and Shared Decision-Making in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Tumor Board™: Navigating a New Era of Innovation and Expanding Options in NMIBC

Expert Illustrations & Commentaries: Translating the Science of Bispecific Antibodies in Solid Tumors – From Mechanisms to Emerging Data

“D” is for Diagnosis: Decoding a Difficult Thoracic Malignancy—Piecing Together a Rare Diagnosis, Preparing for Tomorrow’s Treatments

First-Line ADC Monotherapy in mTNBC: Addressing Unmet Needs in Immunotherapy-Ineligible Populations

Combination Approaches in PD-L1–Positive mTNBC: Practice-Changing Frontline Evidence

(CPE Track) Antibody–Drug Conjugates in Oncology: The Essentials of AE Management for Better Patient Outcomes

Trending on CancerNetwork

FDA OKs Ropeginterferon Alfa for Essential Thrombocytopenia

Autogene Cevumeran Trial Terminated in Resected Colorectal Cancer

ASCO Issues First Living Guideline for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Treatment

ADI-212 Receives FDA IND Clearance for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Savolitinib Combo Boosts PFS in First-Line EGFR-Mutant NSCLC Trial