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Charles M. Rudin, MD, medical oncologist, chief, Thoracic Oncology Service, co-director, Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research, Sylvia Hassenfeld Chair in Lung Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the safety and efficacy of single-agent rovalpituzumab tesirine (Rova-T) in patients with recurrent or refractory small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Sagar Lonial, MD, professor and chair, Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, chief medical officer, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, discusses the potential of the combination regimen of pomalidomide (Pomalyst) and daratumumab (Darzalex) for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

Joyce O'Shaughnessy, MD, co-chair, breast cancer research, chair breast cancer at Baylor-Sammons Cancer Center, discusses what’s on the horizon in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Checkpoint inhibitors, such as an anti-PD-1 agents, show a lot of promise in TNBC, said O’Shaughnessy. There are several studies investigating the use of checkpoint inhibitors with platinum agents and the preliminary data looks very good, she said.

Andrew L. Pecora, MD, president of the Physician Services Division and chief innovation officer at Hackensack Meridian Health, talked about the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and other aspects of healthcare reform.