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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.

Dr. Esserman Discusses the I-SPY 2 Trial

December 16th 2013, 10:12am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Laura J. Esserman, MD, discusses the I-SPY 2 trial, a clinical trial for women with newly diagnosed, locally advanced breast cancer.

Dr. Brenner on the Link Between Breast Cancer and Obesity

December 13th 2013, 4:18pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Andrew J. Brenner, MD, PhD, from the Cancer Therapy Research Center, discusses the link between obesity and breast cancer outcomes.

Dr. Julie Gralow Discusses the SWOG S0500 Trial

December 13th 2013, 3:36pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Julie R. Gralow, MD, from the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, discusses the SWOG S0500 trial, which evaluated different therapies for patients with metastatic breast cancer who had elevated circulating tumor cell levels.

Novel Trial Design Shows Early Value for Veliparib/Carboplatin in TNBC

December 13th 2013, 3:23pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

The first results from the novel the I-SPY 2 trial show encouraging possibilities for a veliparib/carboplatin combination therapy in TNBC.

Ramucirumab Does Not Prolong PFS in HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 13th 2013, 3:07pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Antiangiogenic therapy with ramucirumab, an investigational agent that binds to VEGFR-2, added to first-line docetaxel failed to delay the progression of HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.

CTCs Prognostic But Not Helpful In Switching Therapy in MBC

December 13th 2013, 1:16pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Switching chemotherapy based on level of elevated circulating tumor cells after one cycle of chemotherapy did not improve OS or PFS in women with metastatic breast cancer.

Carboplatin Improves pCR More Than Bevacizumab in TNBC

December 13th 2013, 12:50pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

The addition of carboplatin to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy increased pathologic complete response rates in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Idelalisib Improves Survival in High-Risk CLL

December 13th 2013, 11:33am

ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

Combination treatment with idelalisib plus rituximab was associated with a >70% improvement in OS in patients with high-risk relapsed/refractory CLL.

BOLERO-3 Safety Analysis Finds Everolimus Regimen Is Manageable

December 13th 2013, 10:59am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

The combination of everolimus, trastuzumab, and vinorelbine, as given in the BOLERO-3 trial in patients with pretreated HER2-positive advanced breast cancer, is adequately tolerated, and adverse events are manageable.

Dr. McIntyre on Frontline Eribulin in HER2-Negative MBC

December 13th 2013, 10:59am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Kristi McIntyre, MD, from Texas Oncology, discusses the results of a phase II, multicenter, single-arm study that studies eribulin mesylate as first-line therapy for locally recurrent or metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer.

Dr. Matthew Ellis Discusses the FALCON Trial

December 13th 2013, 10:10am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Matthew J. Ellis, MD, PhD, from the Siteman Cancer Center, discusses the ongoing phase III FALCON trial.

Dr. Edith Perez on T-DM1 and the MARIANNE Trial

December 13th 2013, 10:03am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Edith A. Perez, MD, professor of medicine, Mayo Clinic, discusses the antibody drug conjugate T-DM1 as a treatment for patients with breast cancer.

No Survival Benefit Found in LRT for Women Presenting With Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 13th 2013, 9:43am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

In women with metastatic breast cancer that responds to frontline chemotherapy, locoregional treatment (LRT) of the primary tumor and axillary nodes does not produce an increase in overall survival (OS),

PIK3CA Mutations Linked to Treatment Resistance in HER2+, HR+ Breast Cancer

December 13th 2013, 9:43am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

PIK3CA-mutated tumors in patients with HER2-positive (HER+) breast cancer (BC) are associated with a much lower rate of pathological complete response (pCR). The lowest pCR was observed in HER2+/hormone receptor-positive (HR+), PIK3CA-mutated tumors.

Dr. Brufsky Discusses the tnAcity Trial in TNBC

December 13th 2013, 9:24am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the tnAcity trial, which is aimed to clarify how best to use existing drugs in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Quizartinib Active in AML at Lower Doses

December 13th 2013, 9:12am

ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

Almost half of patients with relapsed/refractory AML had complete remissions when treated with quizartinib, which also had a more favorable safety profile as compared with higher doses.

Exercise Reduces Joint Pain in Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Aromatase Inhibitors

December 13th 2013, 9:03am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

A prescribed exercise program reduces joint pain in breast cancer survivors taking AIs, with pain reductions observed at all levels of exercise.

Anastrozole Cuts Breast Cancer Incidence in Half for Women at High Risk

December 13th 2013, 8:52am

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Anastrozole may be a new option for primary prevention of breast cancer in postmenopausal women at high risk for the disease.

Dr. Goy on CAR-Modified T Cells in Lymphoma

December 13th 2013, 8:00am

ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

Andre Goy, MD, MS, from the John Theurer Cancer Center, discusses the apparent effectiveness of CD19-targeted CAR-modified T cells as a treatment for patients with various types of lymphoma.

NeoALTTO Analysis Finds Significant Link Between pCR and Survival

December 12th 2013, 5:31pm

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy had a significant correlation with survival in early HER2-positive breast cancer after 4 years of follow-up.