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ASCO 2007: Reports from the latest meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Recorded on 6/10/2007

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Each year experts from around the world gather at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting to present the latest research findings related to cancer. This authoritative discussion about the highlights from ASCO includes: Dr. Julie Gralow, a breast cancer expert; Dr. Tony Back, a colorectal cancer expert; Dr. Evan Yu, a prostate cancer expert; and Dr. Renato Martins, a lung cancer expert.

The main theme to emerge from the meeting is the need to treat cancer as a heterogeneous disease and apply targeted therapies. The doctors explain how we, as healthcare consumers, should view the research findings. More treatment options are becoming available to patients, including several new agents such as bevacizumab or Avastin. Learn how this new drug works, and how it is being incorporated into different cancer treatment regimes, for different types of cancer. Some studies showed that simply adding extra drugs, or higher doses that may have a higher toxicity, are not getting better overall response rates in patients. The ‘failed’ studies are sometimes more important in terms of education than the ‘successful’ ones.

Dr. Yu explains how prostate cancer is beginning to be treated more as a chronic disease and the role oral platinum agents may play. He also touches on a few study results for patients with metastatic advanced bladder cancer and testicular cancer. Promising research pertaining to prevention, earlier-detection and new and more targeted treatment regimes in breast, colorectal and lung cancers are touched on by Dr. Gralow, Dr. Back and Dr. Martins.

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	Julie Gralow, M.D. Director of Breast Medical Oncology, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Dr. Julie Gralow is Director of Breast Medical Oncology at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and is an associate professor in the oncology division at University of Washington School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Dr. Gralow’s specialty and research focus is breast cancer. more >

	Renato Martins, M.D., M.P.H. Medical Oncologist, Associate Professor of Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, UW Medicine Dr. Martins is a medical oncologist and associate professor of medicine, as well as medical director of the Thoracic/Head & Neck Cancer Program at the University of Washington. He is also medical director of Outpatient Services at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. He received his medical degree from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in his home country of Brazil,... more >

	Evan Yu, M.D. Medical Oncologist, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Dr. Yu is an oncologist at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, where he treats patients for prostate, bladder and testicular cancer. He received his medical degree from the University of Washington Medical School and completed clinical fellowships at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Yu is currently helping to develop new targeted... more >

	Anthony Back, M.D. Medical Oncologist, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Dr. Back is an Affiliate Member of the Clinical Research Division at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. He also serves as a Professor of Oncology and Adjunct Associate Professor of Medical History and Ethics at the University of Washington. Dr. Back received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed residency training and a fellowships at the University of... more >

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