Judith Balmaña, MD, PhD, on Metastatic Breast Cancer: Study Results on Lurbinectedin
2016 ESMO Congress
Judith Balmaña, MD, PhD, of Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, discusses the findings of a single-agent phase II trial on the antitumor activity of lurbinectedin in BRCA1/2-associated metastatic breast cancer patients. (Abstract 223O)
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)
Janessa J. Laskin, MD, of the British Columbia Cancer Agency, discusses the ways in which availability of tumor gene expression data facilitates clinical decision-making for patients with advanced cancers. (Abstract 1519O)
Shou-Ching Tang, MD, PhD, of the Georgia Cancer Center, discusses findings on a novel peptide–paclitaxel conjugate that crosses the blood-brain barrier and shows activity in breast cancer patients with recurrent central nervous system metastases. (Abstract 324O)
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)
Alain Ravaud, MD, PhD, of Bordeaux University Hospital, discusses phase III findings on sunitinib vs placebo as adjuvant treatment for high-risk renal cell carcinoma after nephrectomy. (Abstract LBA11)