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The incidence rate of breast cancer (BC) is the highest in Pakistan among all Asian countries.1 In 2018 alone, 2.1 million cases were diagnosed, although the exact number is likely much higher due to poor reporting in rural areas and the lack of a formal national cancer registry.1,2 Over the last decade, multiple non-governmental organizations and large […]

John L Marshall, ASCO 2018 – PARP inhibitors for the personalized treatment of colorectal cancer

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Published Online: Jun 12th 2018

Editorial board member John L Marsahll from The Ruesch Center for the Cure of GI Cancers, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC discusses unmet needs and major advances in the treatment of colorectal cancers, and how PARP inhibitors may play a role in treatment strategies in the near future.

1. What are the major unmet needs in the treatment of colorectal cancer? (0:11)

2. What have been the most important advances in colorectal cancer research in the past year? (0:41)

3. How is personalized medicine impacting the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer? (1:24)

4. What is the rationale for the use of PARP inhibitors in colorectal cancer? (2:14)

Speaker disclosures: John L Marshall has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

Filmed at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2018, Chicago, IL, US, June 1–5 2018

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