leukemia
Interviews and expert commentary tagged “leukemia” — the latest oncology research and clinical practice from the Audio Journal of Oncology.

New Front Line Standard for Older Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Audio Journal of Oncology SAN DIEGO—The first-line treatment of choice for older patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) should now be single agent ibrutinib according to conclu

Ibrutinib: New Frontline Standard for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia?
SAN DIEGO—Patients 70 years old and younger with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) lived longer and had progression of their disease delayed when treated with ibrutinib (an irrev

Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance – March 15th, 2008
Volume 16 Number 6 (March 15th, 2008) reporting from: 4th European Congress on Hematologic Malignancies (February 22-24, 2008, Paris) American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting (December 8-11, 2007

Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer: Increased Progression-Free Survival With Satraplatin and Prednisone
Cora Sternberg REFERENCE: Abstract 4010, ECCO 14, The European Cancer Conference, Barcelona, 23 – 27 September 2007 CORA STERNBERG, San Camillo and Forlanini Hospital, Rome Satraplatin could pro

Live Report from ASH:<br />Oblimersen Extends Survival in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Susan O’Brien SUSAN O’BRIEN, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston For patients with relapsed or refractory CLL, oblimersen extends survival when added to standard fludarabine/cyclophosphamid

Live Report from ASH:<br />Interleukin-2 For Acute Myeloid Leukemia In First Remission?
Jonathan Kolitz JONATHAN KOLITZ, Monter Cancer Center, Lake Success, NY GEORGE CANELLOS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute For patients with acute myeloid leukemia in first remission, new data suggests tha

ASCO Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance – February 1st, 2007 – reporting from American Society of Hematology 48th Annual Meeting, December 9-12, 2006 Orlando
Francis Giles Ken Kaushansky Heather Leitch Nancy Berliner Corrado Tarella Vincent Rajkumar Robert Kyle Aurora Kinase BCR-ABL Inhibitor Beats T315-I Mutation in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Dec. 15, 2006: Reporting from the American Society of Hematology 48th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, December 9-12, 2006
Martin Müller Charles Linker Andreas Hochhaus Christian Buske Katarina Le Blanc Stephen Emerson Alessandro Vannucchi Kanti Rai Richard Schlenk BCR-ABL Mutations After Imatinib Failure: Impact on Respo

Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance – October 1st, 2006
George Canellos Sandra Strauss Nancy Baxter KIT Mutations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Confer Higher Relapse Risk Liver Metastasis Resection Not Curative for Colorectal Cancer Patients With Node Negative

ASCO Audio Journal of Oncology – September 1st, 2006
Mark Socinski Bruce Johnson Neil Shah Doug Smith Sunitinib Multi-Targeted Oral Anti-Angiogenic Therapy Responses in Lung Cancer REFERENCE: Abstract 7001 Mark A. Socinski, Univerisity of North Carolina

ASCO Audio Journal of Oncology – June 6th 2006, from the ASCO Annual Meeting in Atlanta, June 2-6
Robert Mayer Thierry Facon Ibrahim Yakoub-Agha Peter Paschka Robert Mayer of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston joins Derek Thorne to discuss the major hematologic malignancy news reported at