American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2012 Annual Meeting video highlights, from OncLive TV.
Dr. Michael Rotkowitz, from Cancer Treatment Centers of America, on the Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib Combination for Melanoma
Roughly one-third of women with early-stage breast cancer develop intolerable adverse effects during aromatase inhibitor therapy.
Lately, business and government have done more to "move the needle" in changing healthcare delivery than physicians, scientists, and other clinical professionals.
Combined neoadjuvant treatment with abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) plus standard hormonal therapy before prostatectomy eradicated or nearly eradicated tumors in 34% of patients with localized high-risk prostate cancer.
A combination of the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib and the MEK inhibitor trametinib has shown promising activity in patients with advanced melanoma.
Olanzapine, an antipsychotic medication that has been used off-label to treat patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).
Dr. Leonard Gomella, from Jefferson Kimmel Cancer Center, on Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy Combined With Abiraterone Acetate
Dr. Paul Chapman, from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, on Combining BRAF and MEK Inhibitors for Advanced Melanoma
Dr. Maurie Markman, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, on Primary Care Physician Awareness of Long-Term Chemotherapy Side Effects
Many primary care providers and some oncologists are unaware of the long-term effects of four chemotherapy drugs used to treat two of the most common forms of cancer.
Dr. Shayma Kazmi, from Cancer Treatment Centers of America, on Olanzapine for Breakthrough Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
Dr. Andre Goy, from John Theurer Cancer Center, on Crizotinib for Pediatric Patients With ALCL
Targeting the ALK gene with the oral agent crizotinib slowed or eliminated signs of tumor growth in pediatric patients with aggressive forms of neuroblastoma, ALCL, and IMTs.
In men with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the penis who
have undergone surgery that removed all glanular epithelium a maximum 12-month follow-up
period is recommended.
When you consider how complex the system is, and how little training physicians get in medical school about coding, it stands to reason that practice leadership must emphasize its importance.
Now, with four new agents approved in the last two years and two promising agents in the pipeline, therapy selection and potential outcomes are changing.
Men with low-risk prostate cancer who have opted for active surveillance are about half as likely to experience pathologic progression or abandon active surveillance if they take a 5-ARI.
The Trials in Progress section supplies summaries of ongoing research in a broad range of cancer types.
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the inaugural issue of Urologists in Cancer Care.