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Dr. Rajdev on the Difference Between Cancers and Carcinomas in NETs

November 06, 2019

Lakshmi N. Rajdev, MD, an associate professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology), at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, discusses the difference between cancers and carcinomas in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

Montefiore Study May Help Establish Patient Criteria for Proton Therapy

May 21, 2019

In an effort to build more sophisticated protocols that keep QoL and cost questions at the forefront, Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care and Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Institute for Onco-Physics created a mathematical model to identify the optimal candidates for proton therapy, the most modern form of radiation therapy for patients with head and neck cancers.

Dr. Gartrell on Tolerability of SM-88 in Prostate Cancer

April 01, 2019

Benjamin A. Gartrell, MD, assistant professor of urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, medical oncologist, Montefiore Medical Center, discusses the tolerability of SM-88 in the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.

Dr. Sparano on Improving Liquid Biopsies in Breast Cancer

January 30, 2019

Joseph A. Sparano, MD, associate director for clinical research, Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Montefiore Medical Center, discusses ways to improve the clinical utility of liquid biopsies in the treatment of patients with breast cancer.

Dr. Perez-Soler on Immunotherapy Advances in SCLC

January 07, 2019

Roman Perez-Soler, MD, chairman of the Department of Oncology and chief of the Division of Medical Oncology at Montefiore Medical Center, discusses recent advances in immunotherapy for the treatment of patients with small cell lung cancer.

Dr. Halmos on Second-Line Treatment in Metastatic Squamous NSCLC

November 02, 2018

Balazs Halmos, MD, MS, director of thoracic oncology and director of clinical cancer genomics, Montefiore Medical Center, discusses second-line treatment for patients with metastatic squamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Dr. Halmos on Immunotherapy in Squamous NSCLC

October 18, 2018

Balazs Halmos, MD, MS, director of thoracic oncology and director of clinical cancer genomics, Montefiore Medical Center, discusses the use of immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with metastatic squamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Novel Radiation Oncology Research Makes Population Health Strategies Smarter

September 26, 2017

For the past 5 years, Montefiore has been a leading Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in CMS’ ACO program, which aims to improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries while identifying ways to save healthcare dollars.