Matthew J. Ellis, PhD, MB, BCh, on Breast Cancer: Results of the FALCON Trial
2016 ESMO Congress
Matthew J. Ellis, PhD, MB, BCh, of the Baylor College of Medicine, discusses phase III study findings on fulvestrant 500 mg vs anastrozole for hormone receptor-positive advanced disease. (Abstract LBA14)
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)
Philippe Rochigneux, MD, of the Paoli Calmettes Institute, Marseille Cancer Center, discusses in French 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)
Derek J. Jonker, MD, of The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, discusses phase III study findings on napabucasin vs placebo in patients with pretreated advanced colorectal cancer. (Abstract 454O)
Melanie Royce, MD, PhD, of the University of New Mexico, discusses phase II study findings on first-line everolimus plus letrozole in patients with ER+, HER2− advanced breast cancer. (Abstract 222O)
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)