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Halmos Zeroes in on Year Ahead for Lung Cancer Treatment

December 15, 2020

Balazs Halmos, MD discusses the year 2021 and how it will encompass a bigger focus on neoadjuvant and adjuvant trials, more novel molecular compounds for more select subgroups, and a migration of circulating tumor DNA into a more minimal residual disease–based setting.

A View From the Frontlines: How a Hospital System Coped With a COVID-19 Peak

August 19, 2020

Early in the pandemic, the Montefiore hospital leadership had the forethought and insight to create a reliable and robust outcomes data collection system on all patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 being seen and treated within the system.

CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy Shows Efficacy in Real-World Setting

April 22, 2020

Investigators at Montefiore showed that axicabtagene-ciloleucel can be used successfully in ethnically diverse patients with high-risk, relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma at an inner-city hospital.

Keeping Up With COVID-19: Adaptability Is the Strongest Weapon in the Arsenal

April 17, 2020

Balazs Halmos, MD, MS, provides insight on preventive measures put in place at his institution, day-to-day challenges faced in practice, and how he is staying connected with the broader community to share information.

Biomarkers Inform Immunotherapy Decisions in Advanced NSCLC

March 20, 2020

Balazs Halmos, MD, MA, discusses the advances that have been made in the treatment of patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, ongoing biomarker research, and the importance of molecular testing.

ctDNA Advances Perpetuate Progress Achieved With Osimertinib in EGFR+ NSCLC

March 17, 2020

Balazs Halmos, MD, discusses the implications of the emergence of osimertinib in the frontline treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer, the efforts being made to address resistance to the third-generation EGFR TKI, and the promise of circulating tumor DNA in the space.

Dr. Sparano on the Utility of Liquid Biopsies in Breast Cancer

January 21, 2020

Joseph A. Sparano, MD, associate director for clinical research, Albert Einstein Cancer Center, professor of Medicine & Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and associate chairman for Clinical Research in the Department of Oncology at Montefiore Medical Center, discusses the utility of liquid biopsies in breast cancer.