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Conference Coverage
43rd American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting- Summary Coverage
Date: June 1-5, 2007
Location: Chicago, IL

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Targeted Therapy and Renal Cell Carcinoma: Are We Making Progress? - CME
Robert J. Amato, DO, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas

Myelodysplastic Syndrome: An Update from ASCO 2007 - CME
Hagop Kantarjian, MD, Chairman and Professor, Leukemia Department, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Updates on the Management of Hematopoietic Supportive Care- ASCO 2007 - CME
Lee Schwartzberg, MD, FACP, The West Clinic

ASCO 2007: Review of Adjuvant Breast Cancer - CME
Lee Schwartzberg, MD, FACP, Director of the West Clinic, Memphis, TN

Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: ASCO 2007 - CME
Lee Schwartzberg, MD, FACP, Director of the West Clinic, Memphis, TN

Update in the Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): A Report from ASCO 2007 - CME
Margaret von Mehren, MD, Director Sarcoma Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

Updates in the Management of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): A Report from ASCO 2007 - CME
Hagop Kantarjian, MD, Chairman, Leukemia Department, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

ASCO 2007: Update on the Management of Genitourinary Malignancies - CME
Nancy A. Dawson, MD – Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Intravenous Iron in the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia: An Update from ASCO 2007 - CME
Michael Auerbach, MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

ASCO Review 2007: Supportive Care Issues in Head and Neck Cancer - CME
Barbara A. Murphy, MD, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center

2007 ASCO Annual Meeting News Stories
Picoplatin, a Third Generation Platinum Compound, Evaluated for SCLC, Prostate Cancer and Colorectal Cancer (7/13/2007)

Alimta®/Platinum-compound Combination Confirmed Active in Mesothelioma (6/28/2007)

Adjuvant Gleevec® May Prevent Recurrences in Resected GIST (6/26/2007)

Addition of Avastin® to Gemzar®/Platinol® Combination Improves Progression-free Survival in NSCLC (6/22/2007)

Axitinib May Be Effective in Advanced Thyroid Cancer (6/21/2007)

Avastin® Improves Progression-Free Survival in Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer (6/20/2007)

Intravenous Iron Improves Clinical Outcomes of Aranesp® Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia (6/20/2007)

Axitinib plus Taxotere® Maybe Superior to Taxotere alone for Metastatic Breast Cancer (6/19/2007)

Dose- Dense Adjuvant Chemotherapy Supported by Epoetin Alfa for Breast Cancer not Associated with Increased Relapses (6/18/2007)

Oncotype DX™ Evaluated in Node-positive Breast Cancer (6/18/2007)

Axitinib, an Oral Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, has Activity in NSCLC (6/15/2007)

Satraplatin Effective for Treatment of Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer (6/15/2007)

Intermittent Androgen Suppression Confirmed Effective in Advanced Prostate Cancer (6/14/2007)

Ginseng May Improve Cancer-Related Fatigue (6/14/2007)

MRI May Improve Detection of DCIS (6/13/2007)

Adjuvant Herceptin-related Heart Problems Defined (6/13/2007)

Nilotinib Effective in Patients with CML Intolerant to Gleevec® (6/12/2007)

Bosutinib: A New Kinase Inhibitor for Treatment of Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Leukemia (6/12/2007)

AMG 531 Maybe Effective in Treating Thrombocytopenia in Patients with MDS (6/11/2007)

Sprycel® Highly Effective as Initial Therapy in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (6/7/2007)

Recurrence Rates for Liver Metastases Reduced When Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Chemotherapy are Used With Surgery (6/6/2007)

Erbitux® Improves Survival in Head and Neck Cancer (6/6/2007)

Prophylactic Cranial Radiation Improves Survival in Extensive Small-Cell Lung Cancer (6/5/2007)

Nexavar® Improves Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (6/5/2007)

Oncotype DX™ Influences Breast Cancer Treatment Choices (6/4/2007)

Adjuvant Platinol®/Navelbine® Improves Survival in NSCLC (10/11/2006)
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