Brian M. Slomovitz, M.D., co-leader of the Gynecologic Cancers Site Disease Group at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, received the 2018 Presidential Abstract Award from the Society
for Gynecologic Oncology on March 24 during the group's Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer in New Orleans.
Not exact matches
«Although FDA approval is critically important
for introducing a new screening test or algorithm, providers ultimately rely on guidance or guidelines to help them make the best decisions
for their patients and want to understand advantages, disadvantages and unknowns associated with a new screening approach,» said Huh, who is a senior scientist
for the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Director of the UAB Division of
Gynecologic Oncology, and is also a board member
for both the American Society
for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology and the Society of
Gynecologic Oncology.
Today's guidance, written by a group of cervical cancer screening experts led by University of Alabama at Birmingham
gynecologic oncologist Warner Huh, M.D., is being published simultaneously in the journals Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease under the title «Use of Primary High Risk Human Papillomavirus Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening: Interim Clinical Guida
gynecologic oncologist Warner Huh, M.D., is being published simultaneously in the journals
Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease under the title «Use of Primary High Risk Human Papillomavirus Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening: Interim Clinical Guida
Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease under the title «Use of Primary High Risk Human Papillomavirus Testing
for Cervical Cancer Screening: Interim Clinical Guidance.»
«While the presence of lymphocytes in tumors is often associated with better clinical outcomes, this research adds clarity on the diversity of T cells within the tumor environment and their influence on ovarian cancer outcomes,» says first author Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, Deputy Director, M. Steven Piver Professor and Chair of
Gynecologic Oncology, and Executive Director of the Center
for Immunotherapy at Roswell Park.
In the Phase II clinical trial, Dr. Miller and colleagues in the National Cancer Institute - supported
Gynecologic Oncology Group found that in patients who had not received prior chemotherapy, the combination cocktail had a 31 percent response rate
for up to 7 months, and an overall survival of 12 months.
«We found that pemetrexed combined with cisplatin is less toxic, well tolerated, and should be developed
for further treatment of cervical cancer,» said
gynecologic oncology specialist Dr. David Miller, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center.
«This is the first national study to identify specific regions of the United States where residents may be at an increased risk
for poor clinical outcomes — including misdiagnoses and late detection — as a result of limited access to specialized
gynecologic cancer care,» says David Shalowitz, MD, a fellow in the division of Gynecologic Oncology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and lead author on
gynecologic cancer care,» says David Shalowitz, MD, a fellow in the division of
Gynecologic Oncology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and lead author on
Gynecologic Oncology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and lead author on the study.
This study, conducted by the
Gynecologic Oncology Group, a cooperative group funded by the National Cancer Institute, was the second to test bevacizumab under these conditions (first chemotherapy
for platinum - sensitive recurrence), a use
for which bevacizumab is not currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
«Our algorithm allows us to be much smarter about whom we operate on up front, providing a more individualized approach to surgery that's led to better results
for our patients,» said Anil Sood, M.D., professor of
Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine and senior author of the paper.
Based on these results, two phase 3 trials are being planned
for platinum - sensitive and platinum - resistant ovarian cancer patients by one of NCI's new National Cancer Trial Network Groups, the NRG
Oncology Group (formerly 3 cooperative groups: the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), the Radiation Therapy
Oncology Group (RTOG), and the
Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG).
«We've known
for years that how well a patient does is directly related to the amount of tumor that the surgeon removes and the amount that's left behind,» says Michael Birrer, who began working with Belcher when he was head of medical
gynecologic oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Kunle Odunsi is the deputy director of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, where he also serves as the chair of the Department of
Gynecologic Oncology, the executive director of the Center
for Immunotherapy, and the co-Leader of the Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy research program.
Fellowship training
for physicians in
gynecologic oncology and
gynecologic pathology usually emphasizes clinical care and clinical trials.
«Based on a better understanding of its origins, our study suggests new strategies
for the prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer,» senior study author Douglas A. Levine, MD, director of the Division of
Gynecologic Oncology at Perlmutter Cancer Center and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at NYU School of Medicine, tells Medscape.
For more information about the new study call the
gynecologic oncology research office at 706-721-5557.
He is also Professor and Chair of the Department of
Gynecologic Oncology, the M. Steven Piver Endowed Professor of
Gynecologic Oncology at RPCI, and the Executive Director of the Center
for Immunotherapy at RPCI.
Last year, the residency program continued its record of a 100 % match rate
for residents applying
for subspecialty fellowships, including one in
gynecologic oncology, three in maternal - fetal medicine, and one in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
Dr. Matsuzaki earned a PhD degree from Osaka Prefecture University in Japan in 2004, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the Institute
for Genetic Medicine at Hokkaido University in Japan and Department of
Gynecologic Oncology in Roswell Park.
It clearly shows that those who had maintenance [Avastin] had improved profession - free survival,» said Dr. Robert Morgan, co-director of the
gynecologic oncology program at City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, Calif. «I think we have to wait
for longer term outcomes before we make definite conclusions.
Next Page: Guidelines not a major overhaul [pagebreak] Mark Einstein, MD, an associate professor of
gynecologic oncology at Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, N.Y., and a spokesman for the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, says the new guidelines are a «data - driven fine - tuning,» not a majo
gynecologic oncology at Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, N.Y., and a spokesman for the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, says the new guidelines are a «data - driven fine - tuning,» not a major o
oncology at Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, N.Y., and a spokesman
for the Society of
Gynecologic Oncology, says the new guidelines are a «data - driven fine - tuning,» not a majo
Gynecologic Oncology, says the new guidelines are a «data - driven fine - tuning,» not a major o
Oncology, says the new guidelines are a «data - driven fine - tuning,» not a major overhaul.
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In an interdisciplinary collaboration, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine's Working Dog Center (photo above courtesy of University of Pennsylvania), the School of Arts and Science's Department of Physics and Astronomy, Penn Medicine's Division of
Gynecologic Oncology, and the Monell Chemical Senses Center have joined together
for a research investigation using canine olfaction, along with chemical and nanotechnology analysis, to detect early - stage human ovarian cancer.
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