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2012 ASCO Annual Meeting

6 Dec 2011
AC Hotel Firenze, Florence, Italy
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The role of genomic tests in personalised medicine for colon cancer
Prof David Kerr - Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, Oxford, UK
The role of genomic tests in personalised medicine for colon cancer ( Prof David Kerr - Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, Oxford, UK )
29 Aug 2012
Phase 1-2 results for oral proteasome inhibitor MLN9708 for multiple myeloma...
Dr Rafael Fonseca – Mayo Clinic, Arizona, USA
Phase 1-2 results for oral proteasome inhibitor MLN9708 for multiple myeloma (Spanish) ( Dr Rafael Fonseca – Mayo Clinic, Arizona, USA )
20 Jun 2012
BRCA carrier status as a prognostic factor for prostate cancer
Dr Elena Castro - The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
BRCA carrier status as a prognostic factor for prostate cancer ( Dr Elena Castro - The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK )
20 Jun 2012
Retrospective study of optimal treatment for intermediate-risk testes cancer
Dr Constantine Albany - Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA
Retrospective study of optimal treatment for intermediate-risk testes cancer ( Dr Constantine Albany - Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA )
20 Jun 2012
Combined chemo-radiation extends survival for anaplastic oligodendroglial...
Prof Martin van den Bent - Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The...
Combined chemo-radiation extends survival for anaplastic oligodendroglial tumours ( Prof Martin van den Bent - Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands )
20 Jun 2012
Effects of age on treatment and outcomes in women with stage IB-IIB cervical...
Dr Don Dizon – Brown University, Providence, USA
Effects of age on treatment and outcomes in women with stage IB-IIB cervical cancer ( Dr Don Dizon – Brown University, Providence, USA )
19 Jun 2012
Insight in to the EMILIA trial and systemic challenges with neoadjuvant therapy
Dr Erica Mayer - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Insight in to the EMILIA trial and systemic challenges with neoadjuvant therapy ( Dr Erica Mayer - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA )
19 Jun 2012
MEK inhibitor, trametinib, improves progression free survival in melanoma
Dr Caroline Robert – Institute Gustave Roussy, Paris, France
MEK inhibitor, trametinib, improves progression free survival in melanoma ( Dr Caroline Robert – Institute Gustave Roussy, Paris, France )
18 Jun 2012
SUCCEED trial: Maintenance treatment in advance soft tissue sarcoma
Dr Jean Yves-Blay - University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
SUCCEED trial: Maintenance treatment in advance soft tissue sarcoma ( Dr Jean Yves-Blay - University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France )
18 Jun 2012
Drug development in small cell and non-small cell lung cancer
Dr Leora Horn - Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, USA
Drug development in small cell and non-small cell lung cancer ( Dr Leora Horn - Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, USA )
18 Jun 2012
ASCO 2012 Drug Development Research Professorship
Dr Alex Adjei - Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, USA
ASCO 2012 Drug Development Research Professorship ( Dr Alex Adjei - Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, USA )
18 Jun 2012
Early phase trial of ibrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Dr Samantha Jaglowski - Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, USA
Early phase trial of ibrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia ( Dr Samantha Jaglowski - Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, USA )
18 Jun 2012
Novel PET tracers and their future use in assessment of response to treatment
Dr Andrei Iagaru – Stanford University, CA, USA
Novel PET tracers and their future use in assessment of response to treatment ( Dr Andrei Iagaru – Stanford University, CA, USA )
17 Jun 2012
Treating metastatic melanoma with vemurafenib
Dr Paul Chapman – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
Treating metastatic melanoma with vemurafenib ( Dr Paul Chapman – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA )
15 Jun 2012
Clinical trials for rare tumour types
Dr William Tap – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
Clinical trials for rare tumour types ( Dr William Tap – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA )
15 Jun 2012
Role of family history and genetic testing in diagnosis
Dr Marie Wood – University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
Role of family history and genetic testing in diagnosis ( Dr Marie Wood – University of Vermont, Burlington, USA )
15 Jun 2012
First line treatment against metastatic breast cancer
Dr Karen Gelmon – BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada
First line treatment against metastatic breast cancer ( Dr Karen Gelmon – BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada )
15 Jun 2012
Early phase 1/2 results with oral proteasome inhibitor MLN9708 in myeloma
Dr Sagar Lonial – Emory University, Atlanta, USA
Early phase 1/2 results with oral proteasome inhibitor MLN9708 in myeloma ( Dr Sagar Lonial – Emory University, Atlanta, USA )
15 Jun 2012
Effects of panitumumab against oesophageal-gastro cancer and carcinomas
Dr Tom Waddell – Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK
Effects of panitumumab against oesophageal-gastro cancer and carcinomas ( Dr Tom Waddell – Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK )
15 Jun 2012
Effects of lapatinib and trastuzumab on progression free survival
Dr Nancy Lin – Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Effects of lapatinib and trastuzumab on progression free survival ( Dr Nancy Lin – Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA )
15 Jun 2012
Decision making in surgical breast cancer treatment
Dr Monica Morrow – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
Decision making in surgical breast cancer treatment ( Dr Monica Morrow – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA )
15 Jun 2012
Regorafenib effective for GISTs that progress due to resistance to approved...
Dr George Demetri - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
Regorafenib effective for GISTs that progress due to resistance to approved targeted therapies ( Dr George Demetri - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA )
13 Jun 2012
ASCO 2012: Advances in myeloma
Dr Philippe Moreau - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, France; Prof...
ASCO 2012: Advances in myeloma ( Dr Philippe Moreau - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, France; Prof Gareth Morgan - Royal Marsden Hospital, UK )
12 Jun 2012
ASCO 2012: advances in high-risk prostate cancer; neoadjuvant abiraterone
Dr Chris Parker - Royal Marsden Cancer Centre, UK; Dr Mary-Ellen Taplin, Dana...
ASCO 2012: advances in high-risk prostate cancer; neoadjuvant abiraterone ( Dr Chris Parker - Royal Marsden Cancer Centre, UK; Dr Mary-Ellen Taplin, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA )
12 Jun 2012
ASCO 2012: Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; abiraterone acetate...
Dr Chris Parker - Royal Marsden Cancer Centre, UK; Dr Karim Fizazi from...
ASCO 2012: Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; abiraterone acetate COU-AA-302 study ( Dr Chris Parker - Royal Marsden Cancer Centre, UK; Dr Karim Fizazi from Institut Gustave Roussy, France )
12 Jun 2012
ASCO 2012: Advances in pre-operative care in high-risk mCRCP
Dr Chris Parker - Royal Marsden Cancer Centre, UK; Prof Eleni Efstathiou - MD...
ASCO 2012: Advances in pre-operative care in high-risk mCRCP ( Dr Chris Parker - Royal Marsden Cancer Centre, UK; Prof Eleni Efstathiou - MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA )
12 Jun 2012
ASCO 2012: Advances in lymphoma; bendamustine combination in indolent lymphoma
Prof John Gribben - Barts & The London Trust Cancer Centre, UK; Prof Mathias...
ASCO 2012: Advances in lymphoma; bendamustine combination in indolent lymphoma ( Prof John Gribben - Barts & The London Trust Cancer Centre, UK; Prof Mathias Rummel - University Hospital Giessen, Germany )
12 Jun 2012
ASCO 2012: Advances in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; first...
Dr Chris Parker - Royal Marsden Cancer Centre, London, UK; Prof Stéphan Oudard...
ASCO 2012: Advances in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; first-line cabazitaxel ( Dr Chris Parker - Royal Marsden Cancer Centre, London, UK; Prof Stéphan Oudard - Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, France )
12 Jun 2012
ASCO 2012: Advances in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with...
Dr Karim Fizazi - Institut Gustave Roussy, France; Dr Oscar Goodman - Nevada...
ASCO 2012: Advances in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with abiraterone ( Dr Karim Fizazi - Institut Gustave Roussy, France; Dr Oscar Goodman - Nevada Cancer Institute, USA )
12 Jun 2012
President's overview of ASCO 2012
Dr Michael Link - Stanford School of Medicine, California, USA
President's overview of ASCO 2012 ( Dr Michael Link - Stanford School of Medicine, California, USA )
4 Jun 2012
Drug shortage impact on cancer care and efforts to resolve the issue
Dr Sandra Kweder - US Food and Drug Administration
Drug shortage impact on cancer care and efforts to resolve the issue ( Dr Sandra Kweder - US Food and Drug Administration )
4 Jun 2012
Patient perspective on drug shortages
Dr Michael Link - Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA
Patient perspective on drug shortages ( Dr Michael Link - Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA )
4 Jun 2012
Recommendations for averting drug shortages
Dr Richard Schilsky - University of Chicago, USA
Recommendations for averting drug shortages ( Dr Richard Schilsky - University of Chicago, USA )
4 Jun 2012
FDA's comments on drug shortages
Dr Charles Penley - Tennessee Oncology, USA
FDA's comments on drug shortages ( Dr Charles Penley - Tennessee Oncology, USA )
4 Jun 2012
New BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib delays disease progression in advanced melanoma
Dr Axel Hauschild - Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
New BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib delays disease progression in advanced melanoma ( Dr Axel Hauschild - Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Germany )
4 Jun 2012
Increased risk of breast cancer among young women treated with radiation as a...
Dr Chaya Moskowitz - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
Increased risk of breast cancer among young women treated with radiation as a child ( Dr Chaya Moskowitz - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA )
4 Jun 2012
New MEK inhibitor, trametinib, improves survival in advanced melanoma
Dr Caroline Robert - Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
New MEK inhibitor, trametinib, improves survival in advanced melanoma ( Dr Caroline Robert - Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France )
4 Jun 2012
First effective treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
Dr Ellen Lavoie Smith - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
First effective treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy ( Dr Ellen Lavoie Smith - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA )
4 Jun 2012
Afatinib delays progression of advanced lung adenocarcinomas
Dr James Yang - National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
Afatinib delays progression of advanced lung adenocarcinomas ( Dr James Yang - National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei )
4 Jun 2012
Costly drugs versus paclitaxel as first line therapy for locally advanced or...
Dr Hope Rugo - University of California San Francisco, USA
Costly drugs versus paclitaxel as first line therapy for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer ( Dr Hope Rugo - University of California San Francisco, USA )
4 Jun 2012
Routine molecular testing of non-small cell lung cancers in community settings
Dr Thomas Zander - University Hospital Cologne, Germany
Routine molecular testing of non-small cell lung cancers in community settings ( Dr Thomas Zander - University Hospital Cologne, Germany )
4 Jun 2012
Regorafenib effective for GISTs that progress due to resistance to approved...
Dr George Demetri - Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
Regorafenib effective for GISTs that progress due to resistance to approved targeted therapies ( Dr George Demetri - Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA )
4 Jun 2012
Better taking of family histories and referral to genetic counselling
Dr Marie Wood - University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
Better taking of family histories and referral to genetic counselling ( Dr Marie Wood - University of Vermont, Burlington, USA )
4 Jun 2012
EMILIA trial: Trastuzumab emtansine improves progression-free survival in HER2...
Dr Kimberly Blackwell - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA
EMILIA trial: Trastuzumab emtansine improves progression-free survival in HER2-positive breast cancer ( Dr Kimberly Blackwell - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA )
3 Jun 2012
Increased progression-free survival in advanced lung cancer with afatinib
Dr James Yang - National Taiwan University Hospital Taipei, Taiwan
Increased progression-free survival in advanced lung cancer with afatinib ( Dr James Yang - National Taiwan University Hospital Taipei, Taiwan )
3 Jun 2012
Intermittent hormonal therapy versus continuous therapy for advanced prostate...
Dr Maha Hussain - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Intermittent hormonal therapy versus continuous therapy for advanced prostate cancer ( Dr Maha Hussain - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA )
3 Jun 2012
Changing the standard treatment for lymphoma with bendamustine
Dr Mathias Rummel - Universitaetsklinik, Giessen, Germany
Changing the standard treatment for lymphoma with bendamustine ( Dr Mathias Rummel - Universitaetsklinik, Giessen, Germany )
3 Jun 2012
Trastuzumab emtansine improves progression-free survival for HER2-positive...
Dr Kimberly Blackwell - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA
Trastuzumab emtansine improves progression-free survival for HER2-positive breast cancer ( Dr Kimberly Blackwell - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA )
3 Jun 2012
Continuing bevacizumab with second-line chemotherapy for colorectal cancer
Dr Dirk Arnold - University Cancer Center Hamburg, Germany
Continuing bevacizumab with second-line chemotherapy for colorectal cancer ( Dr Dirk Arnold - University Cancer Center Hamburg, Germany )
3 Jun 2012
Combined chemo-radiation extends survival in patients with anaplastic...
Dr Martin Van Den Bent - Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam...
Combined chemo-radiation extends survival in patients with anaplastic oligodendroglial tumours ( Dr Martin Van Den Bent - Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands )
3 Jun 2012
Intermittent hormonal therapy less effective than continuous therapy when...
Dr Maha Hussain - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Intermittent hormonal therapy less effective than continuous therapy when treating advanced prostate cancer ( Dr Maha Hussain - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA )
3 Jun 2012
Lower-income Patients are less likely to participate in clinical trials
Dr Joseph Unger - SWOG Statistical Center, Seattle, USA
Lower-income Patients are less likely to participate in clinical trials ( Dr Joseph Unger - SWOG Statistical Center, Seattle, USA )
3 Jun 2012
Bendamustine regimen more effective for lymphoma than standard CHOP
Dr Mathias Rummel - Universitaetsklinik, Giessen, Germany
Bendamustine regimen more effective for lymphoma than standard CHOP ( Dr Mathias Rummel - Universitaetsklinik, Giessen, Germany )
3 Jun 2012
Early results from new PD-1 targeted immune therapy
Dr Suzanne Topalian - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore...
Early results from new PD-1 targeted immune therapy ( Dr Suzanne Topalian - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA )
2 Jun 2012
New study asks patients preference on kidney cancer treatment
Dr Bernard Escudier - Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France
New study asks patients preference on kidney cancer treatment ( Dr Bernard Escudier - Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France )
2 Jun 2012
Relapse and survival of adolescent and young adult leukaemia patients
Dr Eric Larsen - Maine Children’s Cancer Program, Scarborough, USA
Relapse and survival of adolescent and young adult leukaemia patients ( Dr Eric Larsen - Maine Children’s Cancer Program, Scarborough, USA )
2 Jun 2012
Adding bevacizumab to chemotherapy for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer...
Dr Eric Pujade-Lauraine - Université Paris Descartes, France
Adding bevacizumab to chemotherapy for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer improves progression-free survival ( Dr Eric Pujade-Lauraine - Université Paris Descartes, France )
2 Jun 2012

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