AACR Scientific Podcasts

AACR Policy Statement on Tobacco

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:35:01 +0000

This press conference on the AACR Policy Statement on Tobacco, held Tuesday, April 9, was hosted by Roy Herbst, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the AACR Subcommittee on Tobacco and Cancer and chief of medical oncology at Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center in New Haven, Conn.

The mission of the AACR is to prevent and cure cancer through research, education, communication, and collaboration.

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Cancer Discovery Journal

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Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention Journal

Cancer Prevention Research Journal

Molecular Cancer Research Journal

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics Journal

AACR 2013: Genomics and Predictors of Outcome Teleconference

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:11:00 +0000

This press conference on "Treatment and Resistance to Targeted Therapies,” held Sunday, April 7, was hosted by Levi Garraway, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine in the department of medical oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and featured the following research:

Intermittent Treatment With Vemurafenib May Prevent Lethal Drug Resistance in Melanoma
Novel Drug Combination Showed Antitumor Activity in Patients With Incurable BRCA-deficient Cancers
AKT Inhibitor AZD5363 Well Tolerated Yielded Partial Response in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Preclinical Study Indicates Potential for Novel Inhibitor to Overcome Drug Resistance Induced by RAF MEK Inhibitors

The mission of the AACR is to prevent and cure cancer through research, education, communication, and collaboration.

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Cancer Discovery Journal

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Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention Journal

Cancer Prevention Research Journal

Molecular Cancer Research Journal

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics Journal

AACR 2013: Late-breaking Clinical Trials Teleconference

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:04:00 +0000

This press conference on “Late Breaking Clinical Trials,” held Saturday, April 6, was hosted by AACR President-elect Charles L. Sawyers, M.D., chair of the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and featured the following research:

Biomarker Analysis Identified Women Most Likely to Benefit From T-DM1
Novel Two-step Immunotherapy Showed Promise for Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
New Type of Experimental Drug Active in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancers
Immunotherapy Showed Promising Antileukemia Activity in Pediatric Patients

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Cancer Discovery Journal

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Cancer Prevention Research Journal

Molecular Cancer Research Journal

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics Journal

SABCS 2012: Dec. 7 Teleconference

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:09:35 +0000

Host: C. Kent Osborne, M.D., director of the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, hosted a press conference featuring the following research:

· Extending Adjuvant Trastuzumab Treatment Time Provided No Additional Benefit

· Breast Cancer Genome Sequencing Identified HER2 Mutations as Targets for Drug Treatment

· Cognitive Problems May Be Present Before Chemotherapy in Women With Breast Cancer

· Adjuvant Bevacizumab Did Not Improve Invasive Disease-free Survival Rate in Triple-negative Breast Cancer

· Phase III Trial Did Not Show Superiority of Eribulin Compared With Capecitabine in Metastatic Breast Cancer

The mission of the AACR is to prevent and cure cancer through research, education, communication, and collaboration.

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Molecular Cancer Research Journal

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics Journal

SABCS 2012: Dec. 6 Teleconference

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:12:35 +0000

Host: Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., associate director for clinical research and director of the Breast Cancer Program at Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, hosted a press conference featuring the following research:

The mission of the AACR is to prevent and cure cancer through research, education, communication, and collaboration.

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AACR Annual Meeting 2013

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Cancer Discovery Journal

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Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention Journal

Cancer Prevention Research Journal

Molecular Cancer Research Journal

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics Journal