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Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, discusses the search for biomarkers in lung cancer.

Balazs Halmos, MD, MS, discusses actionable biomarkers in patients with oncogene-driven non–small cell lung cancer.

Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD, discusses the expansion of molecular testing in lung cancer.

Plasma genotyping is the next big thing in non–small cell lung cancer, and it's already impacting clinical practice.

Zofia Piotrowska, MD, MHS, discusses the role of osimertinib in treating patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer and how it compares with other therapeutic options in that space.

Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, FASCO, discusses updated data from the FLAURA trial in EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer.

Nasser H. Hanna, MD, discusses challenges in consolation immunotherapy for patients with lung cancer.

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy can offer promise to patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer, but further investigation is required for optimal use, Tina Cascone, MD, PhD, said in a presentation during the 14th Annual New York Lung Cancers Symposium®.

Based on efficacy, tolerability, and practicality, neoadjuvant therapy in lung cancer offers significant advantages over adjuvant treatment, said Jamie E. Chaft, MD, in a presentation during the 14th Annual New York Lung Cancers Symposium®. However, she added, adjuvant treatment predominantly remains the standard of care at many cancer centers, she said.

Benjamin P. Levy, MD, discusses therapeutic strategies for patients with oncogenic-driven and nondriver non–small cell lung cancer.

Robert J. Kreitman, MD, discusses the role of minimal residual disease (MRD) status in hairy cell leukemia, how to effectively test for MRD, and how the combination of moxetumomab pasudotox and rituximab could alter the treatment landscape.

The standard of care for the frontline treatment of patients with hairy cell leukemia has been purine nucleoside analogs, including pentostatin and cladribine; however, investigators are challenging this treatment in a phase II clinical trial with a targeted therapy that may provide similar benefit with fewer toxicities.

Agnieszka Janus, MD, PhD, shares perspective on three cases of patients with HCL who were given vemurafenib after having progressed on multiple lines of treatment.

Kerry Rogers, MD, discusses the potential of ibrutinib (Imbruvica) in hairy cell leukemia, emerging treatment options such as moxetumomab pasudotox (Lumoxiti), and next steps and challenges in the field.

Robert J. Kreitman, MD, discusses the association between minimal residual disease-negativity and complete remission durations in patients with hairy cell leukemia treated with moxetumomab pasudotox.

Justin Taylor, MD, discusses the design of an ongoing phase II clinical trial evaluating the combination of frontline vemurafenib plus obinutuzumab in patients with hairy cell leukemia.

James Blachly, MD, discusses the role of circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker for patients with hairy cell leukemia.

Kerry Rogers, MD, discusses the results from an ongoing phase II trial investigating ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory hairy cell leukemia. Because this represents a very rare patient population, accrual began in 2013, and these data reflect on a small portion of the 39 patients enrolled.

Enrico Tiacci, MD, discusses the current treatment options for patients with hairy cell leukemia. Currently, the standard of care for these patients are purine nucleoside analogs, including pentostatin and cladribine.

Agnieszka Janus, MD, PhD, discusses the efficacy and safety of moxetumomab pasudotox as a treatment option for patients with hairy cell leukemia. This agent was approved by the FDA in September 2018 for the treatment of adult patients with hairy cell leukemia who have received at least 2 prior lines of therapy, including a purine nucleoside analog.

Immunotherapy may finally be taking center stage in breast cancer, although much work remains to be done.

There is an unprecedented array of therapeutic options for patients with triple-negative breast cancer, with more approaches on the horizon.

C. Kent Osborne, MD, discusses the important take home message for physicians treating patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. Osborne says the role of HER2-positivity is complicated.

Hope S. Rugo, MD, discusses the latest advancements in the treatment landscape for patients with TNBC and highlights some data from clinical trials presented at the 2019 ESMO Congress.

Andrea V. Barrio, MD, FACS, discusses how the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy can help de-escalate axillary node dissection in select patients with breast cancer. Dissection can be a morbid procedure with longterm risks of lymphoma, impacting the quality of life for many patients.

In breast cancer, neoadjuvant endocrine therapy shows promise in a variety of areas, including as an excellent testing platform, Ingrid A. Mayer, MD, MSCI, said in a presentation during the 2019 Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium.

In contemporary breast cancer clinical practice, the correlation between achieving a pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and significantly improved outcomes after chemotherapy has been well established. However, in a discussion at the 2019 Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium, William J. Gradishar, MD, cautioned colleagues that there is more to the story when one looks at long-term data in these patients.

Monica Morrow, MD, discusses the factors that impact the decision to use nipple sparing mastectomy versus conventional mastectomy in patients with breast cancer. The decision to use a nipple sparing approach in patients is dependent on 2 considerations. These relate to the cancer as well as cosmetic appearance of the breast.

Naoto Tada Ueno, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the diagnosis and treatment of patients with inflammatory breast cancer and highlights the biggest challenges in both diagnosing and treating this patient population.

Tari King, MD, FACS, chief of Breast Surgery, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham Womens Cancer Center, discusses the role of a multidisciplinary team when considering neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for patients with breast cancer.