ASCO Annual Meeting | Conference

ASCO Offers Data Sharing to Help With Value Transition

May 28th 2015

PracticeNET is an initiative emerging from ASCO's Clinical Affairs Department designed to help practices learn from one another's successes as they move farther away from fee-for-service and toward increasingly cost-effective models of care.

ASCO Highlights Include Phase III Findings in Multiple Tumor Types

May 27th 2015

Findings from large, late-stage clinical trials in melanoma, non–small cell lung cancer, and several hematologic malignances are expected to rank among the most clinically significant research findings presented at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

Elotuzumab Combo Delays Myeloma Progression in Phase III Trial

May 13th 2015

Adding elotuzumab to lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone reduced the risk of disease progression by 30% in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Large Study Adds Clarity to Use of Docetaxel With Standard Care in Advanced, Hormone-Naïve Prostate Cancer

May 13th 2015

The addition of docetaxel to standard hormonal therapy significantly improved survival among men with newly diagnosed, hormone-naïve advanced prostate cancer.

Nicotinamide Reduces New Skin Cancers in Those at High Risk

May 13th 2015

For those with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer, reducing their risk of recurrence can be as simple as taking the vitamin B3 pill nicotinamide.

Intensified Chemotherapy Extends EFS for Children With Wilms Tumor

May 13th 2015

Treatment with an intensified chemotherapy regimen was associated with improvements in event-free survival for children with favorable histology Wilms tumor with loss of heterozygosity in chromosomes 1p and 16q.

Dr. Perez on a Genomic Analysis of the NCCTG N9831 Adjuvant Trastuzumab Trial

June 20th 2014

Edith A. Perez, MD, discusses a genomic analysis of immune function genes and clinical outcome in the NCCTG (Alliance) N9831 adjuvant trastuzumab trial.

Dr. Patel on an Analysis of Olaparib and Cediranib for Ovarian Cancer

June 18th 2014

Jyoti D. Patel, MD, discusses a phase II trial that looked at olaparib in combination with cediranib versus olaparib alone in recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.

Dr. Schlumberger Draws Conclusions From the SELECT Trial in Thyroid Cancer

June 17th 2014

Martin Schlumberger, MD, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif Cedex, professor of oncology, University Paris-Sud, France, discusses the takeaway points for a community oncologist from the SELECT trial.

Dr. Sznol on Combining Nivolumab and Ipilimumab for the Treatment of Advanced Melanoma

June 10th 2014

Mario Sznol, MD, professor, Internal Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, discusses a phase I trial that examined the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab for the treatment of advanced melanoma.

Continuing Afatinib Beyond Progression Improves PFS in Metastatic NSCLC

June 10th 2014

Continuing EGFR inhibition beyond progression with afatinib plus paclitaxel significantly improved PFS and ORR compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with heavily pretreated metastatic NSCLC.

Dr. Vogelzang Discusses the Addition of Chemotherapy to ADT in Men With Prostate Cancer

June 9th 2014

Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD,discusses results from the phase III CHAARTED (E3805) study that examined the addition of chemotherapy to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for the treatment of men with newly diagnosed metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Dr. Dispenzieri Discusses Anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibodies in Myeloma

June 6th 2014

Angela Dispenzieri, MD, a professor of medicine in the division of hematology at the Mayo Clinic, discusses excitement over the development of CD38-targeted monoclonal antibodies as treatments for patients with multiple myeloma.

Pembrolizumab Induces Robust Responses in PD-L1-positive NSCLC

June 6th 2014

The anti-PD-1 humanized antibody pembrolizumab has robust antitumor activity as a first-line treatment for patients with advanced PD-L1-positive NSCLC.

Dr. Figlin on Advances in Immunotherapy for Kidney Cancer

June 6th 2014

Robert Figlin, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Steven Spielberg Family Chair in Hematology Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses recent advances in the field of immunotherapy for kidney cancer.

Dr. Berenson Discusses Results from the CHAMPION-1 Trial

June 6th 2014

James R. Berenson, MD, founder, President and Medical and Scientific Director of the Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research, President of Oncotherapeutics, discusses the dose-escalation portion of the phase I/II CHAMPION-1 study looking at weekly carfilzomib in combination with dexamethasone for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Necitumumab Delivers Rare Survival Benefit in Squamous NSCLC

June 6th 2014

Adding necitumumab to standard of care with gemcitabine-cisplatin significantly improves survival compared with chemotherapy alone as first-line treatment in patients with stage IV non–small-cell lung cancer of squamous histology.

Dr. Ramalingam on the Results of the Phase III REVEL Study in NSCLC

June 5th 2014

Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, a professor of medical oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, discusses the results of the phase III REVEL study in NSCLC.

Dr. Wolchok on Ipilimumab After Complete Resection of Stage III Melanoma

June 5th 2014

Jedd D. Wolchok, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Giant of Cancer Care, discusses the initial efficacy and safety results from the EORTC 18071 phase III trial, which looked at ipilimumab versus placebo after complete resection of stage III melanoma.

Dr. Curran on the Effect of Clinical Trial Enrollment on NSCLC Patients

June 4th 2014

Walter J. Curran, Jr, MD, discusses a report that examined the effect of institutional clinical trial enrollment volume on survival of patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with chemoradiation.

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