Videos

Richard D. Carvajal, MD, describes the design of a phase II study of selumetinib versus temozolomide in gnaq/Gna11 mutant uveal melanoma.

Emiel J. Rutgers, MD, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute, describes the personalization of treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Jane E. Churpek, MD, describes the BROCA genetic assay, uses targeted genomic capture and next-generation sequencing to analyze a panel of 42 genes.

Howard L. Kaufman, MD, Rush University Medical Center, comments on the changing outlook for immunotherapies.

Ellen T. Matloff, MS, CGC, discusses genetic testing, counseling, and the implications of the US Supreme Court decision to ban the patenting of genes.

Richard G. Gray, MA, MSc, discusses results from the randomized, phase III aTTom study that examined 10 years of tamoxifen versus the more standard 5 years.

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, from the University of Colorado Cancer Center, comments on ALK-positive lung cancer patients with low testosterone.

Mario Sznol, MD, from the Yale Cancer Center, discusses the long-term follow-up results from a phase I trial investigating the anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody nivolumab.

Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD, from the University of Nevada School of Medicine, gives an overview of combining radium-223 with other agents for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Andreas du Bois, MD, discusses the background, rationale, and results for the exploration of maintenance pazopanib as a treatment for patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

A. Oliver Sartor, MD, Director of the Tulane Cancer Center, discusses the recent progress for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Alice T. Shaw, MD, PhD, describes a trial comparing crizotinib and chemotherapy in patients with advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer.

Mark R. Gilbert, MD, reviews the trial design and findings from the RTOG 0825 phase III trial evaluating bevacizumab in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.

Edward Bradley, MD, gives an overview of the mechanism of action and development of moxetumomab pasudotox, a monoclonal antibody directed at CD22.

Julian Adams, PhD, President, Research and Development, Infinity Pharmaceuticals, describes a phase I trial of IPI-145, a potent inhibitor of PI3KEδ and PI3K-γ.

Richard L. Schilsky, MD, from University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, explains the benefit to generic drug user fees.

Richard Finn, MD, comments on the future of palbociclib (PD 0332991), a novel oral selective inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK 4/6), for the treatment of breast cancer.

Sandra Swain, MD, from the Washington Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, on the practice-changing information from the 2013 ASCO Meeting.

Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, comments on the efficacy of lambrolizumab, an anti-PD-1 antibody, in patients with advanced melanoma.

Andrew T. Parsa MD, PhD, describes the development and trial involving prophage G-200, a vaccine for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.

Marcia Brose, MD, PhD, discusses the rationale, background, and results from the phase III DECISION study that explored sorafenib in radioactive iodine-resistant differentiated thyroid cancer.

Richard Pazdur, MD, from the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, describes the benefits of a Breakthrough Therapy Designation.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, comments on the emergence of immunotherapies for multiple types of cancer including MPDL3280A for non-small cell lung cancer.

Clifford A. Hudis, MD, Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses his optimism surrounding immunotherapy for cancer care.

Krishnansu S. Tewari, MD, describes a phase III trial conducted by the Gynecologic Oncology Group exploring treatment with bevacizumab for patients with recurrent cervical cancer.

Volker Heinemann, MD, PhD, professor, medical oncology, University of Munich in Munich, Germany, discusses the design and results from the FIRE-3 trial at the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Richard D. Carvajal, MD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, describes the use of selumetinib in patients with advanced uveal melanoma.

Andrew D. Seidman, MD, comments on the findings of the phase III S0221 trial, which compared two schedules of paclitaxel as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer.

Electra D. Paskett, PhD, Professor, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, describes the use of vinegar (acetic acid) as a cervical cancer screening tool.

Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS, Medical Director, Carolina Urologic Research Center, Myrtle Beach, comments on the impact of the approval of radium-223 for bone metastases from prostate cancer.