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)
Martin H. Schuler, MD, of the University Hospital Essen, discusses findings from this phase II trial of epirubicin, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine with or without the antibody IMAB362 as first-line therapy in patients with advanced CLDN18.2+ disease. (Abstract 614O)
Alexander Eggermont, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy, discusses final overall survival findings on ipilimumab vs placebo after complete resection of stage III melanoma. (Abstract LBA2)
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)
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)
Mansoor Raza Mirza, MD, of Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, discusses phase III study findings on maintenance therapy with niraparib vs placebo in patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. (Abstract LBA3)