Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP

In his discussion of the CHECKMATE 8HW trial, Dr. Tanios Bekaii-Saab examined the efficacy of chemotherapy versus nivolumab plus ipilimumab as the initial treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer with high microsatellite instability and deficient mismatch repair.

Dr. Bekaii-Saab shares the approach his practice takes to essential biomarker testing and next-generation sequencing in order to improve patient outcomes.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP, medical oncologist, medical director, Cancer Clinical Research Office, vice chair and section chief, Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, discusses moving metastatic treatment strategies to the adjuvant setting in colorectal cancer (CRC).

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP, discusses the need for umbrella trials in biliary tract cancer.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP, discusses the impact of the novel coronavirus 2019 on telemedicine.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP, discusses the rationale to explore the combination of tucatinib and trastuzumab (Herceptin) in patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic colorectal cancer.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP, discusses the results of the phase II BACCI trial evaluating the addition of atezolizumab to capecitabine plus bevacizumab versus capecitabine/bevacizumab plus placebo in patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP, medical oncologist, medical director, Cancer Clinical Research Office, vice chair and section chief, Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, discusses the rationale to evaluate atezolizumab (Tecentriq) and bevacizumab (Avastin) in patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP, discusses the implications of the randomized phase III APACT trial evaluating gemcitabine alone versus gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel as adjuvant therapy in patients with pancreatic cancer.