ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER: CHANGING PARADIGMS HER-2 Targeting Agents and Antiangiogenic Therapy: Evolution of Adjuvant Therapy in Breast Cancer Sarah Sinclair, Alexandra S. Zimmer, and Sandra M. Swain ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 3–10 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Selection of Appropriate Patients for Anthracycline Therapy Patrick G. Morris, Heather L. McArthur, Chau T. Dang, and Clifford A. Hudis ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 11–18 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CROSSTALK BETWEEN THE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR AND OTHER TARGETS: IMPROVING ENDOCRINE RESPONSIVENESS Role of the mTOR Pathway in Endocrine-resistant Breast Cancer — Opportunities for Novel Combination Strategies Stephen R.D. Johnston ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 20–28 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CURRENT CHALLENGES IN THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO NEOADJUVANT THERAPY OF BREAST CANCER The Role of Systemic Treatment for Patients with Residual Disease after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Vicente Valero ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 30–33 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
ENDOCRINE THERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER: WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE ARE HEADED Optimizing Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Postmenopausal Women: Incorporating Decision Modeling Analysis Harold J. Burstein and Rinaa S. Punglia ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 35–38 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy J. Michael Dixon and E. Jane Macaskill ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 39–43 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR BREAST CANCER: IMPACT ON STAGING, OUTCOME, AND RESPONSE TO NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY Overview of the Evidence on MRI-guided Local Staging of Breast Cancer and Effect on Treatment Nehmat Houssami ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 45–50 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] The Effect of Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging on Long-term Outcome after Breast Conservation Treatment with Radiation Lawrence J. Solin ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 51–54 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
HPV VACCINES: A WORLDWIDE CHALLENGE A Global Vision from Scientific Knowledge to Reality Eduardo Cazap ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 56–60 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
NEW RESULTS FROM PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION TRIALS: SHOULD WE BE USING 5-ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS? Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer Otis W. Brawley, Scott Lucia, and Gerald Andriole ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 62–64 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Prostate Cancer Prevention: The Role of 5-alpha-reductase Inhibitors Barnett S. Kramer ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 65–69 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION: DOES IT HAVE A ROLE IN CANCER TREATMENT AND PREVENTION? If Vitamin D Prevents Breast Cancer, How Does It Do It, and How Much Does It Take? Carol J. Fabian ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 71–74 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, and Breast Cancer Risk Rowan T. Chlebowski, Deepu Madduri, and Maria Dungo ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 75–78 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] The Role of Vitamin D in Breast Cancer Recurrence Orit C. Freedman and Pamela J. Goodwin ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 79–83 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
LOW-GRADE GLIOMAS AND ANAPLASTIC OLIGODENDROGLIOMAS Management of Newly Diagnosed Anaplastic Oligodendrogliomas Andrew B. Lassman ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 85–89 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Neurocognitive Effects of Radiotherapy Martin J.B. Taphoorn ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 90–93 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
METASTATIC DISEASE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Role of Fractionated Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery in Newly Diagnosed Brain Metastases David Schiff and Robert Cavaliere ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 95–99 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Leptomeningeal Metastasis Jan Drappatz and Tracy T. Batchelor ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 100–105 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
NEW RESPONSE ASSESSMENT IN NEURO-ONCOLOGY Novel Imaging Response Assessment for Drug Therapies in Recurrent Malignant Glioma Susan M. Chang, Jennifer Clarke, and Patrick Wen ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 107–111 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
NOVEL THERAPIES FOR MALIGNANT GLIOMAS Antiangiogenic Therapies for Malignant Gliomas Patrick Y. Wen, Andrew D. Norden, and Jan Drappatz ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 113–117 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
ASCO/RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA JOINT SESSION: IS THIS TREATMENT HELPING? IMAGING RESPONSE IN 2009 Anatomic and Functional Imaging Techniques for Response Assessment in Oncology Daniel C. Sullivan ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 119–122 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
COMPLIANCE AND COST: BITTER PILLS TO SWALLOW IN THE ERA OF ORAL CANCER TREATMENT Adherence to Oral Cancer Therapies: Challenges and Opportunities Ann H. Partridge, Pamela M. Kato, and Angela DeMichele ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 124–128 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
NEW PROTEIN KINASE TARGETS -- CELL CYCLE, ADHESION, AND MET Focal Adhesion Kinase as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer Hui K. Gan and Lillian L. Siu ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 130–136 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, CANCER THERAPEUTICS, AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE Strategies for Targeted Cancer Therapy Involving DNA Damage Response/Repair Pathways Timothy J. Kinsella ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 138–143 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
TARGETING CANCER STEM CELLS VIA HEDGEHOG, NOTCH, AND WNT PATHWAY INHIBITORS The Cancer Stem Cell Hypothesis, Embryonic Signaling Pathways, and Therapeutics: Targeting an Elusive Concept Lucio Miele, Naoko Takebe, and S. Percy Ivy ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 145–156 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] The Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Cancer Frederic J. de Sauvage, James C. Marsters, Jr., and Jennifer A. Low ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 157–161 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
TARGETING UBIQUITIN AND UBIQUITIN-LIKE MODIFIER PATHWAYS Realizing the Anticancer Potential of Proteasome Inhibition: The Clinical Development of Bortezomib and Second-generation Proteasome Inhibitors Paul G. Richardson, Constantine Mitsiades, Jacob Laubach, Dharminder Chauhan, Teru Hideshima, and Kenneth Anderson ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 163–170 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Targeting Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-like Modifier Pathways for Cancer Therapy Kathleen M. Sakamoto ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 171–175 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
ACCESS TO EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY OUTSIDE OF CLINICAL TRIALS -- WHEN, IF EVER? Off-protocol Therapy in Oncology Jeffrey Peppercorn ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 177–181 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
BRINGING GOD TO THE BEDSIDE: ADDRESSING THE DIVERSE SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER Approaching the Spiritual and Religious Concerns of the Patient with Cancer: Creating an Environment for Dialogue Regarding Spiritual Concerns Alan B. Astrow ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 183–185 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Opportunities and Challenges in Dealing with Patients from Different Religious Traditions –Hindu Perspective Uma V. Mysorekar ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 186–188 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Importance of Religion/Spirituality in the Care of Patients with Cancer Timothy M. Pawlik ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 189–191 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Approaching the Patient with Religious Beliefs: Accommodating Requests That Run Contrary to Our Personal Beliefs and/or Clinical Recommendations Lidia Schapira ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 192–195 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
INTERNATIONAL CANCER OUTCOME DISPARITY: WHAT DO WE OWE OUR INTERNATIONAL COLLEAGUES? Sustainable Improvement of Pediatric Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-income Countries: The Experience of the St. Jude International Outreach Program Raul C. Ribeiro and Scott C. Howard ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 197–202 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RECTAL CANCER Preoperative Treatment for Upper cT3 N0 Rectal Tumors: Is It Required? Bruce D. Minsky ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 204–207 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
INDIVIDUALIZING THERAPY FOR METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER Optimized Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Axel Grothey ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 209–211 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Promising Future Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer Lee M. Ellis ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 212–214 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Established Biomarkers for Colon Cancer Heinz-Josef Lenz ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 215–219 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY FOR COLORECTAL CANCER Molecular Genetics and Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: Resolution of the Diagnostic Dilemma of Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer Type X, and Multiple Polyposis Syndromes Henry T. Lynch, Zoran Gatalica, and Joseph Knezetic ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 221–226 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
DILEMMAS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS: FOCUS ON SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT Dilemmas in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers: Focus on Symptom Improvement Milind Javle, Amy Abernethy, Naifa L. Busaidy, and Jeffrey H. Lee ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 228–238 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
STAGE-SPECIFIC THERAPY FOR ESOPHAGOGASTRIC CANCERS: A LOGICAL APPROACH IN THE ABSENCE OF LEVEL 1 DATA Multimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: How to Approach This Disease in the Absence of Level 1 Evidence Mark J. Krasna ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 240–242 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Combined-modality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer Christopher G. Willett and Brian G. Czito ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 243–249 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
THE NEWEST LIVER-DIRECTED THERAPY FOR GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS -- WHAT LIES BEYOND SURGERY AND HEPATIC ARTERIAL INFUSION? Intraarterial Yttrium-90 Microspheres for Hepatic Malignancies Andrew S. Kennedy ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 251–255 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
GENITOURINARY MALIGNANCY: MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF SYSTEMIC THERAPY Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments on Sexual Health and Cognition Celestia S. Higano, Monique M. Cherrier, Sylvie Aubin, and Bruce L. Dalkin ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 257–262 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Prostate Cancer Survivorship: Metabolic Complications of Androgen Deprivation Therapy Philip J. Saylor and Matthew R. Smith ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 263–268 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
LOCAL PROSTATE CANCER THERAPY: WHAT THE MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST NEEDS TO KNOW Perspectives on the Management of Localized Prostate Cancer: Focus on Radiotherapy James E. Montie, Michael A. Carducci, and Deborah A. Kuban ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 270–274 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION AND SCREENING Current Status of Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer Eric A. Klein and Ian M. Thompson ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 276–281 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CHEMOTHERAPY AND TARGETED THERAPY FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH LUNG AND COLON CANCER Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Older Patients with Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cesare Gridelli, Paolo Maione, and Antonio Rossi ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 283–287 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CLINICAL TRIALS FOR FRAIL AND/OR OLDER ADULTS: DEFINITION, DESIGN, RECRUITMENT, AND OUTCOMES Conducting Clinical Trials for Patients Who Are Frail or Elderly Martine Extermann and Hyman B. Muss ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 289–293 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CHALLENGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE CERVICAL CANCER Challenges in the Management of Invasive Cervical Cancer Sujana Movva, Michael Gold, Perry Grigsby, and Claire Verschraegen ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 295–300 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CLINICAL UPDATES IN OVARIAN CANCER: BASIC 101 AND BEYOND The Role of Surgery in Ovarian Cancer Management Diane Yamada ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 302–307 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Joan L. Walker ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 308–312 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
MANAGEMENT OF THE LONG-TERM TOXICITIES OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER TREATMENT Late Effects of Radiation Treatment on Oral Health for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Joel B. Epstein and Barbara A. Murphy ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 314–319 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CANCER AND THROMBOSIS: RECENT PROGRESS IN TREATMENT AND PREVENTION Incidence and Prevention of Cancer-associated Thrombosis Alok A. Khorana and Gary H. Lyman ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 321–325 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Effects of Anticoagulants on Survival for Patients with Cancer Charles W. Francis and Nicole Kuderer ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 326–330 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer Agnes Y.Y. Lee ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 331–336 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
IMPROVING CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE IMPLEMENTATION Issues in Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation and Utilization Edward P. Balaban, Melissa C. Brouwers, Sarah B. Temin, and Gary H. Lyman ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 338–344 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY IN EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER: RECENT PROGRESS AND REMAINING CHALLENGES Impact and Remaining Challenges in the Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early-stage Breast Cancer Gary H. Lyman, Kimberly J. Van Zee, and Stephen B. Edge ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 346–353 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA: WHAT IS NEW? Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Who and When? Dieter Hoelzer and Nicola Gökbuget ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 355–359 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adolescents and Young Adults: Is the Treatment Paradigm Changing? Françoise Huguet, Nicolas Boissel, and Hervé Dombret ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 360–364 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] A La Carte Therapy of Specific Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Subsets Susan M. O'Brien, Deborah A. Thomas, and Stefan Faderl ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 365–370 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA: NEW DISCOVERIES FOR OLD PROBLEMS Frontline Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Are We Making Progress? Bijal D. Shah and Jeffrey E. Lancet ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 372–377 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Treatment of Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Lowering the Intensity Gail J. Roboz ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 378–383 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA -- SCIENTIFIC AND THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Advances in Assessing Prognosis and Therapy Thomas J. Kipps ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 385–393 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA: WHERE ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE GOING? Imatinib As Frontline Therapy for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Chronic-phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Dale Bixby and Moshe Talpaz ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 395–401 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] When Imatinib Fails, What Else Is There? Jorge Cortes ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 402–406 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES -- WHEN AND HOW TO TREAT? Standard-of-care Approaches for Myelodysplastic Syndromes Guillermo Garcia-Manero ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 408–412 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] What Is "WHO"?: Myelodysplastic Syndrome Classification and Prognosis Rami S. Komrokji and John M. Bennett ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 413–419 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Older Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome H. Joachim Deeg ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 420–424 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS New Therapeutic Options for Myelofibrosis Srdan Verstovsek ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 426–429 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CUSTOM-TAILORED THERAPY FOR NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER: HISTOLOGY MATTERS IN TREATMENT DECISIONS Chemotherapy Treatment Decisions in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Based on Histology Giorgio Vittorio Scagliotti, Paolo Ceppi, Silvia Novello, and Mauro Papotti ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 431–435 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] What Guides Decisions about the Use of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Antibody or Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer? Mark A. Socinski ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 436–443 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
LOCALLY ADVANCED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER -- PUTTING THE DATA INTO PERSPECTIVE Novel, Targeted Agents with Thoracic Radiation in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Tracey L. Evans ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 445–449 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER: PATHOLOGY AND BIOLOGY The Change in Pattern and Pathology of Small Cell Lung Cancer Christine L. Hann and David S. Ettinger ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 451–454 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Emerging Therapies in Small Cell Lung Cancer Lee M. Krug and Maria C. Pietanza ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 455–460 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
THE NEW STAGING SYSTEM: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The International Staging System for Lung Cancer Peter Goldstraw, Frances A. Shepherd, and Harvey I. Pass ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 462–468 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Prognostic Factors and Implications of Positron Emission Tomography Jean-Paul Sculier ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 469–472 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
THE OPTIMAL USE OF FDG-PET SCAN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER The Use of Positron Emission Tomography versus Computerized Tomography Scans in the Assessment of Response to Therapy Wolfgang A. Weber ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 474–478 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
ADVANCES IN T-CELL LYMPHOMA BIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT Treatment Approaches for Aggressive T-cell Lymphomas Francine Foss ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 480–485 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Novel Agents in Peripheral T-cell Lymphomas Barbara Pro ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 486–489 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] The International Peripheral T-Cell and Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma Study: What Have We Learned? Julie M. Vose ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 490–493 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CANCER VACCINES: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Therapeutic Vaccines for Lymphoma: From Bench to Bedside Myriam Foglietta, Sattva S. Neelapu, and Larry W. Kwak ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 495–500 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA: TRANSPLANT VERSUS NONTRANSPLANT Nontransplant Therapy of Myeloma, High-dose Therapy for Myeloma, and a Personalized Care Plan for Treatment of Myeloma Donna Reece, Jean-Luc Harousseau, and Morie A. Gertz ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 502–509 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
ADOPTIVE T-CELL THERAPY FOR MELANOMA Adoptive T Cell Therapy: Stratagems and Spoils Cassian Yee ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 511–515 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Clinical Trials Investigating Adoptive Cell Therapy Combined with Lymphodepletion for Patients with Advanced Cancer Mark E. Dudley and Steven A. Rosenberg ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 516–520 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Adoptive Transfer of Tumor Antigen–specific CD8+ T-cells to Patients with Melanoma: Strategies to Improve Therapeutic Efficacy Andreas Mackensen ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 521–524 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
SKIN CANCER PREVENTION Interventions to Lower Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure: Education, Legislation, and Public Policy David J. Hill, Suzanne J. Dobbinson, and Jennifer K. Makin ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 526–531 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
ADVANCES IN CANCER OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT: THE PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (PROMIS) New Tools for Measuring Patient-reported Outcomes in Cancer Research: The Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) David Cella, Bryce B. Reeve, Nan Rothrock, Kimberly Webster, Kevin P. Weinfurt for the PROMIS Cooperative Group ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 533–539 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
DIET, EXERCISE, AND CANCER: DOES THE EVIDENCE SUPPORT LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION AS PART OF CANCER TREATMENT? Diet, Exercise, and Supplements: Guidelines for Cancer Survivors Jennifer A. Ligibel, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, and Pamela Jean Goodwin ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 541–547 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
PALLIATION OF SYMPTOMS AT THE END OF LIFE -- A PERSONALIZED APPROACH Palliating Dyspnea for Patients with Cancer Mary K. Buss ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 549–553 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
PERSONALIZED TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH Personalized Treatment for Malignant Spinal Cord Compression: A Multidisciplinary Approach Janet L. Abrahm, Roy A. Patchell, and Dirk Rades ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 555–562 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND COGNITIVE CHALLENGES OF LONG-TERM CANCER SURVIVORS Physical Challenges of Adult Cancer Survivors Maryam Lustberg and Charles L. Shapiro ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 564–569 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Cognitive Function in Survivors of Cancer Janette Vardy ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 570–574 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC AND SEVERE CANCER-RELATED PAIN Sedation for the Care of Patients with Advanced Cancer Nathan Cherny ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 576–582 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Interventional Approaches to Treating Cancer Pain Perry G. Fine and Shane Brogan ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 583–588 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
THE INTEGRATION OF PALLIATIVE CARE INTO ONCOLOGY: A ROLE FOR ASCO Update on the Integration of Palliative Care into Cancer Care Jamie H. Von Roenn, Florian Strasser, and Charles F. von Gunten ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 590–596 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CHALLENGING LYMPHOMAS IN PEDIATRICS Clinical Features and Treatment Approaches for the Uncommon Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes in Children John T. Sandlund ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 598–603 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] The Pathologist's Perspective on Challenging Pediatric Lymphomas: Update on the Pathobiology of Uncommon Childhood Lymphomas Mihaela Onciu ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 604–607 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
CONTROVERSIES IN STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION FOR CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIAS Postremission Management of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in Children and Adolescents with and without Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in European and U.S. Study Groups Ursula Creutzig, Martin Zimmermann, Gertjan Kaspers, and Dirk Reinhardt ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 609–615 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
RARE TUMORS IN CHILDHOOD The Rare Tumor Initiative of the Children's Oncology Group: Lessons Learned in the First 6 Years and Their Effect on Future Plans Alberto Pappo, Mark Krailo, Zhengjia Chen, and Gregory Reaman ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 617–619 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] The Challenge of Very Rare Pediatric Tumors: The Italian TREP Project Andrea Ferrari ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 620–624 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment of Childhood Adrenocortical Tumors Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Gerard Zambetti, and Raul C. Ribeiro ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 625–629 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
STEROIDS AND CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA: ROLE IN THERAPY AND TOXIC OUTCOMES (E.G., AVN) Biology of Chemotherapy-related Bone Necrosis and Therapeutic Implications Wolf Drescher and Andreas Kurth ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 631–634 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS CHOICES IN LARGE GROUPS AND INSTITUTIONS -- WHERE IS ONCOLOGY[APOS ]S VOICE? The Role of Electronic Health Records in the Treatment of Complex Diseases at Multidisciplinary Health Care Systems Peter Paul Yu ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 636–639 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] The Electronic Medical Record in Outpatient Oncology Care: The Practical Experience Linda A. Jacobs ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 640–642 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
GENETIC CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICE: OPPORTUNITIES, PITFALLS, AND RESOURCES FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Clinical Cancer Genetics Remains a Specialized Area: How Do I Get There From Here? Larry J. Geier, Therese M. Mulvey, and Jeffrey N. Weitzel ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 644–651 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
IMPLEMENTING MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICS IN CANCER CARE Developing and Implementing Multidisciplinary Disease-specific Clinics in Cancer Care Patrick A. Grusenmeyer and Stephen S. Grubbs ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 653–657 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
PRINCIPLES OF SAFE PRACTICE: USING AN ONCOLOGY ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM FOR CHEMOTHERAPY ORDERING, PREPARATION, AND ADMINISTRATION The Oncology Electronic Health Record System for Chemotherapy Ordering, Preparation, and Administration: Principles and Practice Lawrence N. Shulman, Kathleen Lokay, and J. Russell Hoverman ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 659–664 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
FOSTERING HUMANISM IN ONCOLOGY: ENGAGING THE ARTS Poetry and the Oncology Work Life Larry D. Cripe ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 666–668 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
IMPROVING CANCER CARE IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIP Responding to the Global Cancer Burden through Partnerships Scot C. Remick ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 670–674 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] HIV Infection and Related Malignancies: An African Perspective Jackson Orem ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 675–680 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Eliminating Global Disparities in Breast Cancer Care through Clinical Research Ibironke Olofin and Olufunmilayo I. Olopade ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 681–684 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
USING THE INTERNET TO KEEP CURRENT: FROM PODCASTS TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS TO RSS The Web 2.0 Internet and the Clinical Practice of Oncology Daniel D. Karp, Ronald H. Blum, Clifford Hudis, L. Michael Glode, and Allard J. Snijders ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 686–692 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
HOW CAN WE TARGET TARGETED THERAPY IN GIST? Optimizing the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: The Roles of Tumor Genotyping, Imatinib Blood-level Testing, and New Therapeutic Strategies Michael C. Heinrich, Suzanne George, Sebastian Bauer, and Jonathan A. Fletcher ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 694–699 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
RETROPERITONEAL SARCOMA: SURGERY AND BEYOND A Multidisciplinary Approach to Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: Current State-of-the-Art David M. Thomas, Alessandro Gronchi, and Brian O'Sullivan ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 701–708 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
NEW TARGETED THERAPIES: PREDICTORS OF RESPONSE AND RESISTANCE Molecular Pathways and Targeted Therapies for Renal Cell Carcinoma James Brugarolas ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 710–715 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF] Emerging Paradigms and Potential Biomarkers of Response and Resistance in Antiangiogenic Therapy of Cancer Rakesh K. Jain, Dan G. Duda, and A. Gregory Sorensen ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 716–721 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
UNDERSTANDING AND TARGETING THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT Cancer-related Inflammation: The Seventh Hallmark of Cancer Alberto Mantovani ASCO EDUCATIONAL BOOK; 2009 723–726 [Overview] [Full Text] [PDF]
