Ezra E.W. Cohen, MD, on Head and Neck Cancer: Results of the ACTIVE8 Trial
2016 ESMO Congress
Ezra E.W. Cohen, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, discusses study findings on chemotherapy plus cetuximab in combination with motolimod immunotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. (Abstract LBA37)
Christopher J. Sweeney, MBBS, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses how long-term study results showed no survival benefit in men with ogliometastatic prostate cancer. (Abstract 720PD)
Philippe Rochigneux, MD, of the Paoli Calmettes Institute, Marseille Cancer Center, discusses his findings on the high rates of chemotherapy used at the end of life for metastatic solid cancer, especially in young patients treated in high-volume centers without a palliative care unit. (Abstract 1300O)
Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses interim findings on abemaciclib in postmenopausal women with HR+/HER2- breast cancer. (Abstract LBA13)
Katja Weisel, MD, of the University of Tübingen, discusses in German study findings on daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone vs bortezomib and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. (Abstract 906O)
Christopher J. Sweeney, MBBS, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses how this early clinical endpoint will accelerate the development of new therapies for localized intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer. (Abstract 717O)