Toni Choueiri, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, summarizes key points from a session he chaired on clear and non-clear cell renal cancer, including information on molecular genetics and its impact on treatment, how to treat patients with non-clear cell histology, and the best strategy for treating clear cell cancer.
Christopher Brian Allard, MD, of Brigham & Women's Hospital, reports on results of the Physicians’ Health Study, which showed that regular aspirin use decreased the risk of lethal prostate cancer in a cohort of American doctors (Abstract 306).
Bishoy M. Faltas, MD, of Weill Cornell Medical College, discusses his team’s work using whole exome sequencing, which may have important implications for selecting patients for immunotherapeutic approaches (Abstract 354).
Fred Saad, MD, of the University of Montreal, summarizes his session on the latest treatment developments in prostate cancer, including the role of chemotherapy in hormone-sensitive disease. To see the French language version of this video, click here.
A. Oliver Sartor, MD, of Tulane Cancer Center, discusses this study investigating circulating tumor cell characteristics to predict resistance to androgen deprivation therapies in patients with advanced prostate cancer (Abstract 163).
W. Robert Lee, MD, of Duke University, discusses this phase III non-inferiority study comparing two fractionation schedules in patients with low-risk prostate cancer (Abstract 1).
