Oncology Times Broadcast News

Oncology Times Broadcast News with the Audio Journal of Oncology Scientific Editors: George Canellos, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Gordon McVie, European Institute of Oncology, Milan Pat Price, Christie Hospital, Manchester Gianni Bonadonna, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan REPORTING FROM: National Cancer Research Institute Cancer Conference, October 5-8, 2008, Birmingham, England American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, May 30-June 3, 2008, Chicago, Illinois, Perspectives In Lung Cancer 9th European Congress, March 14-15, Torino, Italy Sarah Maxwell and Peter Goodwin report on evidence that combining monoclonal antibodies with chemotherapy can extend life among patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Robert Pirker from the Medical University of Vienna tells Sarah Maxwell about his group's findings in the FLEX study using the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) inhibitor cetuximab; Christian Manegold from Heidelberg Universit, Manheim gives Peter Goodwin data on