The moonshot was one of many topics discussed at a September 14 policy briefing held by the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Participants also discussed the growing cost of cancer research and the implications for policy makers, health care professionals, patients and society.
Rehabilitation is medical care that cancer patients should expect and that it should be delivered by trained rehabilitation professionals: physiatrists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, or speech language pathologists.
John L. Marshall, MD, discusses treatment advancements and other ongoing developments in colorectal cancer.
John Marshall, MD, Chief, Division Of Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital Associate Director, Clinical Research, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital, discusses curing colorectal cancer.
The goal of increasing communications with the patient about all available and useful therapies contributes to better care of individuals and allows for continued education from oncology providers on potential risks and benefits of such therapies.
Stephen Liu, MD, discusses the results and purpose of the uniquely designed trial examining atezolizumab in combination with platinum-based doublet chemotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.
OncLive spoke with Bruce D. Cheson, MD, to gain a deeper understanding about the significance of the GADOLIN study results.
Claudine Isaacs, MD, professor, medical director, Fisher Center for Familial Cancer Research, co-director, Breast Cancer Program, Georgetown University/Lombardi Cancer Center, discusses the importance of genetic counseling and the role of the genetic counselor
Bruce D. Cheson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Head of Hematology, Director of Hematology Research, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, describes the Lymphoma Research Foundation.
Bruce D. Cheson, MD, from the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the investigation of PD-1 targeted agents as treatments for patients with lymphoma.
Follicular lymphoma is characterized by repeated treatment responses and then relapses, and until more effective frontline therapies become available, researchers will need to generate a growing list of drug choices to keep pace with patients' needs.
Bruce D. Cheson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Head of Hematology, Director of Hematology Research, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the diagnosis of patients with follicular lymphoma.
Bruce D. Cheson, MD, from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the prospect of using antibody drug conjugates in non-Hodgkin lymphomas, including follicular lymphoma.
Older women with breast cancer who prefer less input from their physician when deciding on treatment are less likely to receive chemotherapy than women who prefer to rely on their physician to a greater degree, a recent study has found.
Dr. Louis Weiner, from Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, on the T-DM1 mechanism of action in HER2-positive breast cancer.
Dr. Louis Weiner, from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Discusses the T-DM1 EMILIA Trial for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.
Established in 1970 as a small clinic for cancer patients, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center was named for football coach Vince Lombardi, who was treated for cancer at Georgetown University Hospital.