Council Members in this Study Group: 33
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Donald FlemingDivision Head of Hematology and Oncology
DAVIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC![]()
Donald Fleming, MD, is the Head of Hematology-Oncology at the Medical Center of Vincennes. Previously, Dr. Fleming was a Tenured Professor in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at University of Louisville. He has published over 25 manuscripts in peer-reviewed...
Steven NathanMedical Director, Lung Transplant & Advanced Lung
INOVA HEALTH CARE SERVICES![]()
Steven Nathan, MD, is Medical Director of the Lung Transplant and Advanced Lung Disease Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Virginia. He is also Co-Director of the NIH-Inova Advanced Lung Disease Program. Dr. Nathan has expertise in the management of lung...
Robert ArisAssociate Professor of Medicine
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - CC![]()
Robert Aris, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He is the Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program, the Lung Transplant Research Program and Inpatient Pulmonary Services. Dr. Aris has expertise...
Victor TapsonProfessor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary
DUKE UNIVERSITY![]()
Victor Tapson, MD, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Duke University School of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Duke Pulmonary Hypertension Center. Dr. Tapson was Director for the Duke Lung Transplant Program...
Robyn BarstFormer Director
NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN & COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER![]()
Robyn J Barst, MD is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics (in Medicine) at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. She was Director of the New York-Presbyterian Pulmonary Hypertension Center 1982-2008. She is a Fellow of the American...
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November 14, 2009
US FDA accepts ChemGenex's Omapro NDA filing to treat CML, grants priority review status | www.pharmabiz.com
Patients with CML have a good prognosis when treated with TKI's An exception is the ones that develope a particular mutation known as T315IOnly SCT seems to be effective in this group of patients and maybe too morbid of therapy for many patients
Triple negative Breast Cancer Strategies
October 14, 2009
MediGene completes patient recruitment into EndoTAGTM-1 phase II breast cancer trial | www.pharmabiz.com
Triple negative Breast cancer has been a phenotype with little hope up until recentlyWhile advances in hormonal therapy and Her2 blocking agents has revolutionized ER/PR + and Her 2 positive breast cancer therapy, triple negative breast cancer pulls down the outcomes, with similar responses as for non small cell lung cancer
Farletuzumab (F) helps the ovarian cancer patients that do well, do well?
September 25, 2009
Farletuzumab Data Presented on Phase II Clinical Trial in First-Relapsed Ovarian Cancer Subjects | www.pipelinereview.com
F recently demonstrated a great majority of platinum sensitive patients respond when given in combination with a platinum based regimen in recurrent ovarian caPlatinum sensitive patients typically do well with platinum based intervention, but it's the platinum resistant ( denovo or delayed) that we have a problem with
Herceptin for Her2 + gastric cancer, If you can find one
September 25, 2009
Roche's Herceptin provides impressive survival benefit in HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer | www.pharmabiz.com
Herceptin recently reported in Phase II ASCo data to enhance chemo in Her 2 positive gastric cancer
REGORAFENIB joins a crowd of TKI's for RCC
September 25, 2009
Bayer's anti-cancer drug regorafenib shows stabilization or regression in 81% of kidney cancer patients | www.pharmabiz.com
RCC now has multiple TKI"S either approved or in development for txThe disease control rate seems to be a popular and effective endpoint to get drugs for RCC approved
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