Juliet Elizabeth Wolford, MD, on Ovarian Cancer: The Cost of Care
2018 ASCO Annual Meeting
Juliet Elizabeth Wolford, MD, of the University of California, Irvine, discusses the cost-effectiveness of various types of maintenance therapy in advanced ovarian cancer: paclitaxel, bevacizumab, niraparib, rucaparib, olaparib, and pembrolizumab (Abstract 5508).
Geertjan Van Tienhoven, MD, PhD, of the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group, discusses phase III study findings on preoperative chemoradiotherapy vs immediate surgery for resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (Abstract LBA4002).
Pirkko-Liisa Irmeli Kellokumpu-Lehtinen, MD, PhD, of Tampere University Hospital, discusses phase III findings on adjuvant docetaxel and surveillance after radical radiotherapy for intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer (Abstract 5000).
Bruce E. Johnson, MD, of the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology and ASCO’s outgoing President, talks with Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the incoming President, about what has been achieved in the past year and what lies ahead.
Sumanta K. Pal, MD, of the City of Hope, and Neeraj Agarwal, MD, of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, discuss the ongoing phase III Talapro-2 study of talazoparib with background enzalutamide in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with DNA damage–repair deficiencies (Abstract TPS5091).
Supriya G. Mohile, MD, of the University of Rochester Medical Center, discusses study findings on ways to improve communication with older cancer patients using geriatric assessment (Abstract LBA10003).