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OncoLink reporters provide in-depth coverage of scientific presentations from the 45th Annual ASCO Meeting.

A phase III comparison of prophylactic cranial irradiation versus observation in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Initial analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0214
Title: A phase III comparison of prophylactic cranial irradiation versus observation in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Initial analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0214 Reviewer: Arpi Thukral, MD Presenter:...
A phase III trial comparing mFOLFOX6 to mFOLFOX6 plus bevacizumab in stage II or III carcinoma of the colon: Results of NSABP Protocol C-08
Title: A phase III trial comparing mFOLFOX6 to mFOLFOX6 plus bevacizumab in stage II or III carcinoma of the colon: Results of NSABP Protocol C-08 Reviewer: Geoffrey Geiger MD Presenter: N. Wolmark, G. Yothers, M. J. O'Connell, S. Sharif, J. N....
A Randomized Phase III Study Comparing Concurrent Gemcitabine plus Cisplatin and Radiation followed by Adjuvant Gemcitabine plus Cisplatin versus Concurrent Cisplatin and Radiation in Patients with Stage IIB to IVA Carcinoma of the Cervix
Title: A Randomized Phase III Study Comparing Concurrent Gemcitabine plus Cisplatin and Radiation followed by Adjuvant Gemcitabine plus Cisplatin versus Concurrent Cisplatin and Radiation in Patients with Stage IIB to IVA Carcinoma of the Cervix ...
A randomized trial in ovarian cancer (OC) of early treatment of relapse based on CA125 level alone versus delayed treatment based on conventional clinical indicators (MRC OV05/EORTC 55955 trials)
Title: A randomized trial in ovarian cancer (OC) of early treatment of relapse based on CA125 level alone versus delayed treatment based on conventional clinical indicators (MRC OV05/EORTC 55955 trials) Reviewer: Geoffrey Geiger MD Presenter: G. J....
Efficacy of BSI-201, a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP1) inhibitor, in combination with gemcitabine/carboplatin (G/C) in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): Results of a randomized phase II trial
Title: Efficacy of BSI-201, a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP1) inhibitor, in combination with gemcitabine/carboplatin (G/C) in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): Results of a randomized phase II trial Reviewer:...
Final results of the phase III, randomized, double-blind AVOREN trial of first-line bevacizumab (BEV) + interferon-α2a (IFN) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC)
Title: Final results of the phase III, randomized, double-blind AVOREN trial of first-line bevacizumab (BEV) + interferon-α2a (IFN) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) Reviewer: Geoffrey Geiger, MD Author(s): B. J. Escudier, J....
First results of a phase III multi-centre randomized controlled trial of intensity modulated vs. conventional radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: PARSPORT (CRUK/03/005)
Title: First results of a phase III multi-centre randomized controlled trial of intensity modulated vs. conventional radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: PARSPORT (CRUK/03/005) Reviewer: Christine E. Hill-Kayser, MD Presenter: Christopher Nutting...
Ginger for chemotherapy-related nausea in cancer patients: A URCC CCOP randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 644 cancer patients
Title: Ginger for chemotherapy-related nausea in cancer patients: A URCC CCOP randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 644 cancer patientsReviewer: Arpi Thukral, MD Presenter: J. L. Ryan, PhD, MPH Affiliation: URCC CCOP ...
Idiotype vaccine therapy (BiovaxID) in follicular lymphoma in first complete remission: Phase III clinical trial results
Title: Idiotype vaccine therapy (BiovaxID) in follicular lymphoma in first complete remission: Phase III clinical trial resultsPresenter: S. J. Schuster, MD Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) is the 6th most...
National survey of physicians practice patterns: Fertility preservation and cancer patients
Title: National survey of physicians practice patterns: Fertility preservation and cancer patientsReviewer: Arpi Thukral, MD Presenter: G. QuinnAffiliation: Moffitt Cancer Center The treatment of cancer often poses a threat to fertility for young...
Neuroprotective effect of paroxetine hydrochloride among 781 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: A URCC CCOP study
Title: Neuroprotective effect of paroxetine hydrochloride among 781 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: A URCC CCOP study Reviewer: Christine Hill-Kayser, MD Presenter: Pascal Jean-Pierre, PhD, MPH Affiliation: University of Rochester Medical...
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study of carboplatin and paclitaxel with or without vorinostat, a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDAC), for first-line therapy of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NCI 7863)
Title: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study of carboplatin and paclitaxel with or without vorinostat, a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDAC), for first-line therapy of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NCI 7863)Reviewer:...
Routine Preventive Care and Cancer Surveillance in Long-Term Survivors (LTS) of Colorectal Cancer: Results from NSABP Protocol LTS-01
Title: Routine Preventive Care and Cancer Surveillance in Long-Term Survivors (LTS) of Colorectal Cancer: Results from NSABP Protocol LTS-01 Reviewer: Presenter: Hiroko Kunitake, MD Affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Over 11...
Second malignant neoplasms among survivors of pediatric Hodgkin disease treated with low-dose radiation (15-25.5 Gy) and chemotherapy
Title: Second malignant neoplasms among survivors of pediatric Hodgkin disease treated with low-dose radiation (15-25.5 Gy) and chemotherapy Reviewer: Arpi Thukral, MD Presenter: M. M. O'Brien Affiliation: Stanford University There has been a...
Sexual function in male lymphoma survivors in relationship to age, gonadal hormones and psychosocial issues, and compared to matched controls
Title: Sexual function in male lymphoma survivors in relationship to age, gonadal hormones and psychosocial issues, and compared to matched controls Reviewer: Christine Hill-Kayser, MD Presenter: Cecilie E. Kiserud Affilation: The Norwegian Radium...
Surveillance and screening for new neoplasms in adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)
Title: Surveillance and screening for new neoplasms in adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) Reviewer: Christine Hill-Kayser, MD Presenter: Paul Nathan, MD, MSc Affiliation: The...
Updated survival analysis of JBR.10: A randomized phase III trial of vinorelbine/cisplatin versus observation in completely resected stage IB and II non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Title: Updated survival analysis of JBR.10: A randomized phase III trial of vinorelbine/cisplatin versus observation in completely resected stage IB and II non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Reviewer: Geoffrey Geiger, MD Author(s): M.D....
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