Latest from Yale Cancer Center

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, discusses the currently available treatments and ongoing research in ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses research regarding immunotherapy and accompanying biomarkers in non–small cell lung cancer.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
 
 

Mario Sznol, MD, discusses the adverse events that can occur from nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab for patients with melanoma.

Mario Sznol, MD, discusses the management of patients with melanoma who progress on immune checkpoint inhibitors.

PD-L1-high status, determined via 3 separate immunohistochemistry assays, and blood tumor mutational burden strongly favored atezolizumab over platinum-based chemotherapy and supports the PD-L1 inhibitor as a first-line treatment option in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Timil Patel, MD, discusses an optimal sequencing strategy in rectal cancer. 
 

Sarah B. Goldberg, MD, MPH, discusses the combination of immunotherapy and targeted therapy for the treatment of patients with oncogene-driven lung cancer.