ASCO Annual Meeting | Conference

ASCO Highlights Put Variety in Spotlight

June 1st 2013

New data on emerging immunotherapies and fresh findings about established agents are likely to dominate clinical and marketplace news from this year's Annual Meeting of the ASCO, according to industry analysts.

Dr. O'Shaughnessy on Everolimus in Breast Cancer

June 1st 2013

Joyce A. O'Shaughnessy, MD, the Co-Director of Breast Cancer Research at the Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, describes potentially practice changing findings from the BOLERO-3 trial.

ASCO Opens 49th Annual Meeting Urging More Federal Funding for Research

June 1st 2013

The American Society of Clinical Oncology kicked off its 49th Annual Meeting with leaders urging all stakeholders in cancer care to vigorously oppose cuts to vital US biomedical research funding.

Dr. Pazdur on Breakthrough Designation Requirements

May 31st 2013

Richard Pazdur, MD, from the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, emphasizes the importance of adequate data supporting proposals to the FDA for breakthrough therapy designations.

Four Head and Neck Cancer Highlights From ASCO 2013

May 21st 2013

This article summarizes 4 abstracts that will be discussed at the 49th Annual ASCO Meeting, focused on the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer.

Combining Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Shows Promise in Advanced Melanoma

May 16th 2013

Combining the checkpoint antibodies ipilimumab and nivolumab led to deep tumor regression in approximately one-third of patients with advanced melanoma.

High Levels of Cardiovascular Fitness Reduces the Risk of Developing and Dying From Cancer

May 15th 2013

Men with a high level of cardiovascular fitness at middle age had a reduced risk of developing and dying from lung and colorectal cancer later in life.

New PI3K-delta Inhibitor Prolongs Survival in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

May 15th 2013

The novel selective PI3K-delta inhibitor idelalisib produced rapid and prolonged tumor shrinkage in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia who received the drug as a monotherapy.

Adjuvant Surveillance Effective in Early-Stage Seminoma

May 15th 2013

Active surveillance following radical orchiectomy is an effective treatment strategy for men with stage I seminoma.

Follow-Up Scans Do Little to Detect Relapse of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

May 15th 2013

Routine follow-up imaging is of limited value in determining whether patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma have experienced a relapse of their disease.

In Treating Locally Advanced NSCLC, More Radiotherapy Is Not Better

May 15th 2013

Radiotherapy at a higher-than-standard dose is harmful to patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer who are also getting concurrent and consolidation chemotherapy.

Early Results Robust for New PD-L1 Immunotherapy Agent

May 15th 2013

An antibody that targets PD-L1 to unleash the body's immune system has demonstrated a 21% response rate in a phase I study of patients with multiple solid tumors, setting the stage for an advance in immunotherapy with broad implications for treatment.

Joseph Unger on Low-Income Clinical Trial Participation

July 20th 2012

Joseph Unger, from the SWOG Statistical Center at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, on Low-Income Clinical Trial Participation.

Dr. Taplin on Abiraterone Acetate's Mechanism of Action

July 17th 2012

Dr. Mary-Ellen Taplin, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, on Abiraterone Acetate's Mechanism of Action

Dr. Ryan on Neoadjuvant Abiraterone Acetate

July 11th 2012

Dr. Charles Ryan from the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Discusses Neoadjuvant Abiraterone Acetate

Dr. Kris on the Combination of Targeted Therapies

July 6th 2012

Dr. Mark Kris, from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, on the Combination of Molecularly Targeted Therapies.

Dr. Perez-Soler on Erlotinib-Induced Skin Rash and Survival

June 27th 2012

Dr. Roman Perez-Soler, from the Montefiore Medical Center, on the Correlation Between Erlotinib-Induced Skin Rash and Overall Survival

Dr. Hauschild Discusses the Dabrafenib BREAK-3 Trial

June 26th 2012

Dr. Axel Hauschild, from University Hospital, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Discusses the BREAK-3 Trial That Investigated the BRAF Inhibitor Dabrafenib.

Dr. Blackwell Discusses the T-DM1 EMILIA Trial Endpoints

June 26th 2012

Dr. Kimberly Blackwell, from the Duke Cancer Institute, Discusses the T-DM1 EMILIA Trial Coprimary Endpoints

Dr. Taplin on Neoadjuvant ADT Plus Hormonal Therapy

June 25th 2012

Dr. Mary-Ellen Taplin, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, on Neoadjuvant ADT Plus Hormonal Therapy for Prostate Cancer.