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Medscape Medical News from the

2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology^®

May 30 - June 03, 2014; Chicago, Illinois

Meeting Highlights at a Glance

Top News From ASCO® 2014: Slideshow Highlights include practice-changing research on breast and prostate cancer, and 2 targeted therapies that are equally effective in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Oncology Insights: The Wrap-up

ASCO® 2014: Aiming at Cancer's Achilles Heel Four leading oncologists discuss the top studies from ASCO 2014 and how immunotherapy is reshaping cancer care and practice.

Four Presidents on 50 Years of ASCO

ASCO Presidents Survey 50 Years of Oncology Three ASCO presidents chart the course of the Society -- and oncology as a whole -- over the past 50 years, from a tentative first meeting to a global influence for cancer research and practice.
ASCO President on the Triumph of the Open Mind Dr. James Holland, president of ASCO in 1976-1977, talks to Dr. Kathy Miller about the early days of oncology, the society, and the humanist passion that is a driving force for both.
Oncology and ASCO: A Family Affair Father and daughter oncologists Robert and Erica Mayer recall Kodachrome slides for Dad's ASCO presidential address and share oncology 'shop talk' -- family style.

10 ASCO Takeaways for Primary Care Physicians ASCO Immediate Past President Dr. Clifford Hudis discusses the results of 10 studies from ASCO 2014 with relevance across the medical specialties.
Patient Engagement: A Revolutionary Change? ASCO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Richard Schilsky on how more informed patients will affect medicine.

Conference News

B-Cell Lymphoma Rituximab Dose May Be Too Low in Elderly Men
Medscape Medical News, June 16, 2014
Adding Bevacizumab Ineffective in Angiosarcoma
Medscape Medical News, June 16, 2014
Oncologist's Dilemma: Duty to Patient or to Society?
Medscape Medical News, June 11, 2014
'Profound Extension of Survival' in Glioma Study
Medscape Medical News, June 11, 2014
Blood Test Predicts Breast Cancer Relapse
Medscape Medical News, June 9, 2014
Test IDs Ovarian Cancers in Which Bevacizumab Is No Good
Medscape Medical News, June 6, 2014
No Safe Alkylating Agent Dose to Prevent Sperm Damage
Medscape Medical News, June 6, 2014
New Drug Combos Promising in Higher-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma
Medscape Medical News, June 5, 2014
Stopping Statins Safe, Cuts Costs, in Terminal Patients
Medscape Medical News, June 5, 2014
Is Ipilimumab Useful for Earlier-Stage Melanoma?
Medscape Medical News, June 4, 2014
ALTTO Disappoints Clinicians and Upends Research
Medscape Medical News, June 2, 2014
Unprecedented Survival Seen With Melanoma Combination
Medscape Medical News, June 2, 2014
Striking Results With T-Cell Immunotherapy in Cervical Cancer
Medscape Medical News, June 2, 2014
Monday at ASCO: Immunotherapy Impact on Melanoma
Medscape Medical News, June 2, 2014
Targeted Drug Combo Improves Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer
Medscape Medical News, June 1, 2014
Two New Trials: AIs Work in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Too
Medscape Medical News, June 1, 2014
Bevacizumab, Cetuximab Have Similar Survival Benefits in CRC
Medscape Medical News, June 1, 2014
ASCO Sounds Alarm on Declining Federally Funded Research
Medscape Medical News, June 1, 2014

Practice-Changing Results for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Medscape Medical News, June 1, 2014
Sunday at ASCO: Hot News From Plenary Session
Medscape Medical News, June 1, 2014
Targeted Drug Highly Effective in Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Medscape Medical News, May 31, 2014
Ibrutinib Improves CLL Survival and the Praise Flows
Medscape Medical News, May 31, 2014
Ramucirumab Hailed for Marginal Benefit in Lung Cancer
Medscape Medical News, May 31, 2014
Saturday at ASCO: CLL and Lung, Thyroid, Ovarian Cancer News
Medscape Medical News, May 31, 2014
Palliative Care: It's for Caregivers Too, Says Study
Medscape Medical News, May 30, 2014
Breast Cancer With Bone Mets: Less Zoledronic Acid Is Fine
Medscape Medical News, May 30, 2014
Low-Dose Radiation Okay in Some HPV Head and Neck Cancers
Medscape Medical News, May 30, 2014
Practice Changing: Drug Preserves Fertility During Chemo
Medscape Medical News, May 30, 2014
Friday at ASCO: Improving Quality of Life
Medscape Medical News, May 30, 2014
What's Hot at the ASCO Annual Meeting This Year?
Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2014
Obesity Ups Mortality Risk in Young Breast Cancer Patients
Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2014
CT Lung Cancer Screening Would Cost Medicare $9 Billion
Medscape Medical News, May 15, 2014
Novel Agent Shows 'Dramatic' Responses in PVNS
Medscape Medical News, May 15, 2014
Appears Safe to Delay ADT When Prostate Cancer Recurs
Medscape Medical News, May 15, 2014
New EGFR Inhibitor Overcomes Resistance in NSCLC
Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2014

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Medscape Oncology Insights By Specialty

EGFR Inhibitor Poised to Change Practice in NSCLC
Mark G. Kris, MD; Luis Paz-Ares, MD, PhD
Nivolumab Appears 'Promising' in RCC
Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD; Bernard Escudier, MD
Combo Scores High in Ovarian Cancer, for Now
Stanley B. Kaye, MD; Robert L. Coleman, MD
$Ibrutinib Results RESONATE in Refractory CLL$ Ibrutinib Results RESONATE in Refractory CLL
Bruce D. Cheson, MD; Myron S. Czuczman, MD
'Pretty Darn Impressive' PD-1 Data in Melanoma
Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD; Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD
New Course CHAARTED for Prostate Cancer
Oliver Sartor, MD; Philip W. Kantoff, MD
All-Out Assault on CRC
Louis M. Weiner, MD; Axel Grothey, MD
Results Flat in ALTTO Breast Cancer Trial
Kathy D. Miller, MD; Karen A. Gelmon, MD

Live Blog

News and Views from ASCO® 2014 Coverage of key advances and expert reactions as they happened at the meeting.

Pre-Meeting Expert Commentaries

Taking Lung Cancer Treatment to the 'Next Level'
Mark G. Kris, MD
What to Watch in Lymphoma, Leukemia
Bruce D. Cheson, MD
GI Cancer's 'Paparazzi Moment'
John L. Marshall, MD
Colorectal Data Varied and 'Very Rich'
David J. Kerr, CBE, MD, DSc, FRCP, FMedSci
Breast Cancer Preview: Critical Issues Resolved?
Kathy D. Miller, MD

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