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Mark Rutstein, Vice President of Oncology Development of Bayer gives an overview of two poster presentations that focus on the use of Copanlisib for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma and relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). This was recorded at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. Poster #7535: Copanlisib in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma Poster #7536: Phase II study of single-agent copanlisib in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

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Mark Rutstein, Vice President of Oncology Development of Bayer gives an overview of the ARASENS study, which is a phase 3 trial on the use of darolutamide for men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. This was recorded at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. Abstract #TPS5092: ARASENS phase 3 trial of ODM-201 in men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC)

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David Ilson, MD, PhD of Memorial Sloan-Kettering gives an overview of his presentation, Debate: Does Radiation Therapy Play a Role in Gastric Cancer Adjuvant Therapy, which was debated with Dr. Christopher Crane, MD of Memorial Sloan-Kettering. He argues that adjuvant radiation therapy adds no benefit to treatment. This was recorded at the 2017 Great Debates and Updates in GI Malignancies in New York, NY.

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Yelena Yuriy Janjigian, MD of Memorial Sloan-Kettering explains whether or not PDL-1 is a sufficient biomarker in gastric disease. She argues that clinicians should consider a one-stop next generation sequencing. This was recorded at the 2017 Great Debates and Updates in GI Malignancies in New York, New York.

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Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP of Mayo Clinic explains whether or not there is a standard second line treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and who failed first line therapy. He argues that Regorafenib should be used for second line therapy. This was recorded at the 2017 Great Debates and Updates in GI Malignancies in New York, NY.

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Christopher Leigh Hallemeier, MD of Mayo Clinic gives an overview of Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar’s latest research trial, A Phase II Multicenter Randomized Trial Evaluating 3-year Disease Free Survival in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Treated with Chemoradiation Plus Induction or Consolidation Chemotherapy and Total Mesorectal Excision or Non-operative Management, at the 2017 Great Debates and Updates in GI Malignancies in New York, NY.

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