NCMP-04. COMBINATION BRAF/MEK INHIBITION IMPROVES SURVIVAL WITH LEPTOMENINGEAL DISEASE FROM MELANOMA IN A SINGLE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AT MOFFITT CANCER CENTER

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolates at a Cancer Center: A 5-year Experience at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida

Developing a Comprehensive Cardio-Oncology Program at a Cancer Institute: The Moffitt Cancer Center Experience

Cardio-oncology is a multidisciplinary field focusing on the management and prevention of cardiovascular complications in cancer patients and survivors. While the initial focus of this specialty was on heart failure associated with anthracycline use, novel anticancer agents are increasingly utilized and are associated with many other cardiotoxicities including hypertension, arrhythmias and vasc...

Robotic esophagectomy: the Moffitt Cancer Center experience.

The treatment of esophageal cancer is complex and labor intensive. It requires a multi-disciplinary approach and a cohesive team. Centralization of care and creation of centers of excellence with high esophageal surgical volume leads to improved outcomes (1,2). Our multi-disciplinary team at Moffitt Cancer Center reached a consensus in creating a treatment algorithm for esophageal cancer in ord...

unfavorable survival rates in iranian patients with gastric cancers: a single center experience from tehran.

we examined the effect of potential interfering factors that play major roles in the outcome of our patients with stomach cancer. 100 consecutive patients diagnosed with gastric cancers were prospectively observed, treated and followed from november 2009 to january. absence of helicobacter pylori infection (p=0.027), absence of vascularisation (p<0.001), and undetermined histopathological type ...

Temporal trends in demographics and overall survival of non-small-cell lung cancer patients at Moffitt Cancer Center from 1986 to 2008.

BACKGROUND An assessment of historical trends in patient survival is important to determine the progress toward patient outcomes and to reveal where advancements must be made. The goal of this study was to assess changes in demographics and overall survival of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who were seen at Moffitt Cancer Center spanning 22 years. METHODS This analysis included 4...