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George R. Simon, MD, FACP, FCCP, professor of medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses how the introduction of immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with locally advanced, stage III non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has affected prognosis.

Michael J. Overman, MD, associate professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the remaining questions with immunotherapy in colorectal cancer.

Jean-Bernard Durand, MD, medical director of Cardiomyopathy Services, director of Cardiovascular Genetics Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses web-based management technologies for patients with cancer.

Ferdinandos Skoulidis, MD, PhD, MRCP, assistant professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

George R. Simon, MD, FACP, FCCP, professor of medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses durvalumab (Imfinzi) for patients with lung cancer.

Loretta J. Nastoupil, MD, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses efficacy findings of a study investigating the combination of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and rituximab (Rituxan) in patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma.

Loretta J. Nastoupil, MD, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the questions researchers are currently facing with TGR1202 in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Loretta J. Nastoupil, MD, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses an early-phase trial looking at the triplet regimen of TGR1202, ublituximab, and ibrutinib (Imbruvica) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

Seungtaek L. Choi, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, and clinical Medical Director, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the considering factors for patients to receive radiation therapy (RT) for their prostate cancer.

Phase III data from the ARIEL3 trial showed that rucaparib (Rubraca) improved progression-free survival versus placebo as a maintenance treatment for women with platinum-sensitive, high-grade ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.

Arlene O. Siefker-Radtke, MD, associate professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, clinical co-leader, Bladder SPORE Executive Committee, discusses the FDA approval of avelumab for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma whose disease has progressed after platinum-based therapy.

Sattva S. Neelapu, MD, discusses the ZUMA-1 trial and the potential impact of these results on patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Within the last 30 days of life, black and Latina women with ovarian cancer were less likely than white women to enroll in hospice care, according to results recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Ann H. Klopp, MD, PhD, an associate professor of Radiation Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discusses intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for patients with gynecologic cancers.

Arlene O. Siefker-Radtke, MD, associate professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, clinical co-leader, Bladder SPORE Executive Committee, discusses the FDA approval of the PD-L1 inhibitor durvalumab for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma whose disease has progressed on standard platinum‑based chemotherapy.

Brian F. Chapin, MD, assistant professor, Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses impact of active surveillance in the field of prostate cancer.

Arlene O. Siefker-Radtke, MD, associate professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, clinical co-leader, Bladder SPORE Executive Committee, discusses the FDA approval of the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab in cisplatin-ineligible patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma as a frontline therapy or following progression occurring ≥12 months after neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy.

John V. Heymach, MD, PhD, chairman, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses efficacy findings with nivolumab (Opdivo) results for patients with metastatic lung cancer.

Nathan Fowler, MD, discusses the current management of high-risk follicular lymphoma and ongoing developments in the field.

Nancy Gordon, MD, a pediatric oncologist and research assistant at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses toxicities associated with immunotherapy agents for the treatment of patients with osteosarcoma.

According to findings from a single-arm phase II trial, treatment with the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo) resulted in an overall response rate of 24.3% in previously treated patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal.

Axitinib was a promising newcomer in the renal cell carcinoma field when it was introduced as a second-line therapy 5 years ago. Now it is being displaced by newer therapies, a development that may serve as a harbinger for the evolution of treatment patterns in other tumor types with a bounty of novel agents.

John V. Heymach, MD, PhD, chairman, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the CheckMate-026 trial in lung cancer.

Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD, discusses the significance of the VISTA immune-checkpoint pathway in prostate cancer, and her proposed novel immunotherapy approach for patients with these tumors.

Michelle A. Fanale, MD, associate professor, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses challenges with treatment options for patients with T-cell lymphoma.

Nathan Fowler, MD, associate professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the differences in response to the same therapy for patients with follicular lymphoma.

Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, MD, professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses trials investigating combinations of immunotherapy regimens in lung cancer.

Debu Tripathy, MD, chair of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses standard and emerging advances in the treatment of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Hagop Kantarjian, MD, discusses the success of blinatumomab and next steps with the anti-CD19 agent.

Ramona Dadu, MD, assistant professor, Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses treatment options for patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer.