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E. David Crawford, MD, professor, Urologic and Radiation Oncology, head, Section of Urologic Oncology, University of Colorado at Denver, discusses valuable prognostic and predictive tests to help urologists determine when to biopsy, when to rebiopsy, and how to direct treatment for patients with a positive biopsy.
Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of oncology, University of North Carolina, director, Geriatric Oncology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses maximizing cardiac function in patients with breast cancer.
Harry Erba, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, director, Hematologic Malignancy Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses the excitement around FLT3 inhibitors for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Balazs Halmos, MD, section chief of Thoracic Oncology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, discusses the anti-PD-L1 antibody MK-3475 and the challenge of integrating immunotherapies into the field of lung cancer.
Melvin J. Silverstein, MD, FACS, director, Breast Program Hoag Memorial Hospital, professor of surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, gives an overview of the Van Nuys Prognostic Index for DCIS.
Oliver Sartor, MD, board professor, cancer research, Tulane University, discusses a trial that would study Provenge (sipuleucel-T) in combination with radium-223 as a potential treatment option for patients with prostate cancer.
Renier J. Brentjens, MD, PhD, associate professor, chief, Cellular Therapeutics Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the challenges associated with CAR-modified T cells.
Ian M. Thompson, MD, director, professor, Department of Urology, Cancer Therapy & Research Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center, discusses the problems with prostate biopsies and some possible solutions.
Henry M. Kuerer, MD, PhD, FACS, professor of surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses sentinel node clipping for post-chemotherapy identification.
Richard S. Pelman, MD, president of the American Association of Clinical Urologists and an urologist at the University of Washington Department of Urology, discusses techniques for selecting patients for radical prostatectomy or watchful waiting and active surveillance.
Robert Dreicer, MD, MS, discusses combining and sequencing agents with immunotherapies for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Mark R. Litzow, MD, chair, ECOG-ACRIN Leukemia Committee, professor of medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, discusses the role of transplant in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Balazs Halmos, MD, section chief of Thoracic Oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, discusses the implication of the IPASS study.
Andre Goy, MD, MS, chairman, director, and chief of the Lymphoma Division at the John Theurer Cancer Center, discusses emerging agents in lymphoma.
Stefan Faderl, MD, chief, Leukemia Division, John Theurer Cancer Center, gives an overview of novel therapies for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Michele L. Donato, MD, medical director, Blood and Marrow Collection Facility, John Theurer Cancer Center, discusses emerging trends in bone marrow and stem cell transplantation.
Joshua Richter, MD, hematologist/oncologist, multiple myeloma, John Theurer Cancer Center, discusses the administration of carfilzomib.
Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, director, Prostate and GU Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center, discusses a phase III trial measuring the efficacy of custirsen plus docetaxel versus docetaxel alone in patients with prostate cancer (SYNERGY trial).
Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD, associate professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses individualizing the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
Grant W. Carlson, MD, professor of surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, Emory University Hospital, explains why more women with breast cancer are electing to get contralateral prophylactic mastectomies (CPMs)
William K. Oh, MD, professor of medicine, hematology and medical oncology, urology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, discusses a biomarker development trial in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).
Debu Tripathy, MD, co-leader, Women's Cancer Program, University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses new personalized therapies on the horizon for advanced breast cancer.
Anas Younes, MD, chief, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the clinical value of IPI-145 and ABT-199 as treatment options for lymphoid malignancies.
Lawrence J. Schneiderman, MD, professor emeritus, Medicine/Family & Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), discusses futility policies in relation to cancer drugs.
Thomas J. Lynch, MD, Richard Sackler and Jonathan Sackler Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology), director, Yale Cancer Center, physician-in-chief, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, Giant of Lung Cancer Care, discusses advances in molecular profiling in lung cancer.
Julia White, MD, professor, director, Breast Radiation Oncology, vice chair, Clinical Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the use of ablative radiotherapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Karl Lewis, MD, medical oncologist, associate professor, University of Colorado, discusses sequencing strategies for the treatment of melanoma.
Charles Ryan, MD, discusses community oncologist prescribing preferences for patients with prostate cancer or renal cell carcinoma.
Roberto Bordonaro, MD, chair, medical oncology, Garibaldi Hospital, Catania, Italy, discusses treatment options for patients with colorectal cancer who fail on oxaliplatin- and irinotecan-based chemotherapy.
William G. Wierda, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses treatment recommendations for patients with CLL.