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The OncLive® Conference page includes a listing of all conferences covered by OncLive®, including the ASCO, ESMO, SITC, EHA, ASH, and SABCS annual meetings, as well as the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium and Miami Breast Cancer Conference, among many others. Conference coverage incorporates articles and interviews in written and video format.

Minimal Dosing Strategy With Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin Improves Survival in Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

December 11th 2011, 10:10am

ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

Adding gemtuzumab to chemotherapy improved event-free and OS of newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) Transplants Increase the Incidence of Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)

December 11th 2011, 9:39am

ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

Study finds that peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplants increase the incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

Dr. Kochenderfer Discusses the B-cell Antigen CD19

December 10th 2011, 2:08pm

ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

Dr. James Kochenderfer from the National Cancer Institute Discusses the B-cell Antigen CD19

Dr. Feldman Discusses the Difficulties of Rare Lymphomas

December 10th 2011, 12:17pm

ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

Dr. Tatyana Feldman from John Theurer Cancer Center Discusses the Difficulties of Rare Lymphomas

Bevacizumab Plus Trastuzumab and Docetaxel Improves Progression-Free Survival

December 9th 2011, 4:16pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

A study of bevacizumab in women with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer demonstrated that combining the drug with standard therapy improves PFS.

Photos From the 2011 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

December 9th 2011, 3:50pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

A collection of photos from the 34th annual SABCS at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX, from December 6-10, 2011.

Breast Cancer Survivors Who Are Mutation Carriers Are at Increased Risk of Cancer in Other Breast

December 9th 2011, 2:32pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Carriers of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation are at greater risk for developing a new primary tumor in the contralateral breast compared with noncarriers.

Dr. Baselga Discusses the CLEOPATRA Pertuzumab Trial

December 9th 2011, 2:11pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Dr. José Baselga from Massachusetts General Hospital Discusses the CLEOPATRA Pertuzumab Trial

Hispanic/Latina Women at Greater Risk of Dying From Breast Cancer Than Non-Hispanic Whites

December 9th 2011, 12:16pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Tumor-related factors that lead to chemotherapy resistance in Hispanic women make them more likely to die from breast cancer than non-Hispanic whites.

Dr. Tripathy on the AVEREL Bevacizumab Trial Results

December 9th 2011, 10:20am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Dr. Debu Tripathy from USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Discusses the AVEREL Bevacizumab Trial Results

Dual Therapy With Pertuzumab Slows Advanced Breast Cancer

December 9th 2011, 8:07am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

The CLEOPATRA trial marks the first time that dual inhibitors have demonstrated value in the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Dr. Hortobagyi Discusses the BOLERO-2 Everolimus Trial

December 8th 2011, 4:32pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Dr. Gabriel Hortobagyi from the MD Anderson Cancer Center Discusses the BOLERO-2 Trial

Exemestane Plus Everolimus New Standard of Care for Postmenopausal Hormone Receptor-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer

December 8th 2011, 2:41pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

The BOLERO-2 trial suggests that adding everolimus to hormonal therapy can overcome resistance in patients whose disease progressed.

Obese Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Have Worse Outcomes but Trastuzumab Equalizes Weight Differences

December 8th 2011, 11:42am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

A large study of HER2+ breast cancer patients shows that obese patients had worse outcomes than normal weight or overweight patients.

Dr. Perez Discusses the CLEOPATRA Pertuzumab Trial

December 8th 2011, 9:34am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Dr. Edith Perez from the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Discusses the CLEOPATRA Pertuzumab Trial

The CLEOPATRA and BOLERO-2 Studies are Stirring Excitement at SABCS

December 7th 2011, 4:35pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

The results of 2 studies likely to have a significant impact upon the treatment of women with metastatic breast cancer.

Dr. Smith on the Brachytherapy Breast Cancer Trial

December 7th 2011, 4:11pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Dr. Benjamin Smith from MD Anderson Cancer Center Discusses the Brachytherapy Breast Cancer Trial

New Test Predicts Recurrence Risk in Patients With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

December 7th 2011, 2:14pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

A new 12-gene assay for predicting risk of recurrence for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

Dr. Solin Discusses the DCIS Score Recurrence Test

December 7th 2011, 12:31pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Dr. Lawrence Solin from Einstein Medical Center Discusses the DCIS Score Recurrence Test

Gene Signature Identifies Early Versus Late Versus No Recurrence in Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer

December 7th 2011, 11:27am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

It may be possible to predict which women with HR+ invasive breast cancer will experience recurrence by using a series of gene expression profiles.