Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, and Jonathan R. Strosberg, MD, on the NETTER-1 Trial for Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors
2016 ASCO Annual Meeting
Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, of the University of Southern California, and Jonathan R. Strosberg, MD, of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, discuss efficacy and safety results in patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumors treated with lutetium Lu-177 dotatate (Abstract 4005).
Nikhil Wagle, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the strides made in this national direct-to-patient initiative to accelerate genomics research (Abstract LBA1519).
Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses the substantial overuse of aggressive medical care for younger patients at the end of life, despite ASCO recommendations (Abstract LBA10033).
Arjun Vasant Balar, MD, of the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses findings on atezolizumab as first-line therapy in cisplatin-ineligible locally advanced/metastatic disease (Abstract LBA4500).
Eduardo L. Cazap, MD, PhD, of the Latinamerican & Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology, and Mary Gospodarowicz, MD, of the Princess Margaret Hospital, discuss oncology from an international point of view.
John D. Hainsworth, MD, of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discusses early findings from this umbrella basket study on targeted treatment, outside of current drug indications, for different types of advanced solid tumors (Abstract LBA11511).