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Douglas Yee, MD, professor of medicine and pharmacology, Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, medical oncologist, University of Minnesota, discusses the research that led to the FDA approval of neoadjuvant pertuzumab as part of a combination regimen for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Nadir Arber, MD, MHA, Yechiel and Helen Lieber Chair for Cancer Research at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology and Director of the Integrated Cancer Prevention Center (ICPC) in Tel-Aviv Medical Center, discusses the role of aspirin in the prevention of colorectal cancer.

George D. Demetri, MD, Director, Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology Senior Vice President for Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana Farber Cancer Center, discusses a phase III study of trabectedin verus dacarbazine for the treatment of patients with advanced liposarcoma (LPS) or leiomyosarcoma (LMS).

Bruce D. Cheson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Head of Hematology, Deputy Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the phase III GADOLIN study, which looks at the anti-CD20 agent obinutuzumab (Gazyva) and bendamustine compared with bendamustine alone in patients with relapsed indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (iNHL).

Robert Figlin, MD, FACP, professor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Steven Spielberg Family Chair in Hematology Oncology, director, Division of Hematology Oncology, deputy director, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai, discusses the ongoing phase III ADAPT trial, which examines AGS-003 combined with sunitinib for the treatment of patients with mRCC.

Lawrence Karsh, MD, FACS, director, Clinical Research Department, The Urology Center of Colorado, discusses the TERRAIN trial, which compared enzalutamide with bicalutamide for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

Jennifer Temel, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School Clinical Director, Thoracic Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Associate Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, Dana-Farber, discusses a phase III study assessing the impact of anamorelin on body weight, lean body mass, and appetite in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with anorexia and cachexia.