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Recent Approvals: Larotrectinib for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors Containing NTRK Gene Fusion
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Recent Approvals: Larotrectinib for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors Containing NTRK Gene Fusion
FromASCO Education
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Feb 6, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Dr. Yosef Landman is a graduate of the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. He is currently a medical oncology resident at Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tiqva, Israel. In today's episode, he discusses the recent approval of larotrectinib for tumor-agnostic treatment of advanced solid tumors containing NTRK gene fusion. Dr. Landman, a co-author on the journal paper Rapid Response to Larotrectinib (LOXO-101) in an Adult Chemotherapy-Naive Patients With Advanced Triple-Negative Secretory Breast Cancer Expressing ETV6-NTRK3 Fusion (Clinical Breast Cancer, June 2018), provides background on the recent approval as well as a case-based example of larotrectinib treatment. If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure to subscribe for more weekly education content from ASCO University. We truly value your feedback and suggestions, so please take a minute to leave a review. If you are an oncology professional and interested in contributing to the ASCO University Weekly Podcast, email ascou@asco.org for more information.
Released:
Feb 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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