Ruben A. Mesa, MD, and James O. Armitage, MD, Results of the PERSIST-1 Study on Myelofibrosis
2015 ASCO Annual Meeting
James O. Armitage, MD, of The University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Ruben A. Mesa, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, discuss pacritinib and its significant efficacy in myelofibrosis (Abstract LBA7006).
Nicholas C. Turner, MD, PhD
Nicholas C. Turner, MD, PhD, of the Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, discusses fulvestrant and palbociclib as a treatment option in pre- and postmenopausal women with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer that progressed on prior endocrine therapy (Abstract LBA502).
Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, and Anthony J. Olszanski, RPh, MD
Anthony J. Olszanski, RPh, MD, of Fox Chase Cancer Center, and Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discuss therapies for treatment-naive patients with advanced melanoma (Abstract LBA1).
Jan C. Buckner, MD
Jan C. Buckner, MD, of the Mayo Clinic discusses adjuvant whole-brain radiotherapy and the need for initial treatment with radiosurgery and close monitoring to preserve cognitive function in patients with brain metastases (Abstract LBA4).
John Smyth, MD
John Smyth, MD, of the University of Edinburgh, discusses oncology from an international point of view.
John L. Marshall, MD
John L. Marshall, MD, of Georgetown University, discusses how the cost of care affects behavior and decision-making on the part of patients and oncologists.