Authors


Randy D. Proffitt, MD

Latest:

Resection and Reconstruction of a Solitary Sternal Metastasis After Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

In May 2005, a 25-year-old female presented to her primary care physician complaining of a newly palpable breast mass that had grown to several centimeters over the course of a few months.


Randy Dotinga

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An Evidence-Based Argument Is Often the Fastest Route to Immunotherapy Authorization

Many oncology practices are learning lessons about the importance of persistence, persuasion, and creativity in getting I/O drugs to the patients who need them.


Randy F. Sweis, MD

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Immune System Agents May Move Into Earlier Settings in GU Cancers

Over the past 5 years, medical oncologists have witnessed the revolutionary impact of immunotherapy on patients with advanced urologic malignancies. Over the next 5 years, these therapies likely will similarly transform urologic surgical care.


Randy Gascoyne, MD

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Dr. Gascoyne on Predictive Biomarker Research in Lymphomas

Randy Gascoyne, MD, research director, Centre for Lymphoid Cancers at the BC Cancer Agency, discusses the growth of predictive biomarker research in follicular lymphoma and other malignancies.


Randy Haysek MD

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Phase II Clinical Trial of Intratumoral Dendritic Cells Injections and Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy in Resectable Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Neoadjuvant radiation with dendritic cell injections has the potential to be safe, effective, and immunogenic in high-grade soft tissue sarcoma and needs to be confirmed in randomized larger clinical trials.



Ranee Mehra, MD

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Dr Mehra on the Implications of the E3311 Trial in HPV+ Oropharynx Cancer

Ranee Mehra, MD, discusses long-term follow-up data from the phase 2 E3311 trial in patients with HPV-associated oropharynx cancer.


Ranjana Advani, MD

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Dr. Advani Discusses Front-Line Brentuximab

Ranjana Advani, MD, Professor of Medicine and Oncology, Stanford University, discusses the movement of brentuximab vedotin combined with CHOP to the front-line.


Raoul Concepcion, MD

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Dr. Concepcion on Transition to Value-Based Model in Urology

Raoul Concepcion, MD, director of the Comprehensive Prostate Center, discusses the impending transition to a value-based model in urology.


Raoul S. Concepcion, MD

Latest:

A Call to Educate

Raoul S. Concepcion, MD, calls for increased oncology education and information sharing among the urology community across the globe, as urologists play a critical role in delivering and managing cancer treatment.



Raoul S. Concepcion, MD, FACS

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Dr. Concepcion on Current Testing Patterns in Urology Practices

Raoul S. Concepcion, MD, FACS, director, Comprehensive Prostate Center, discusses current testing patterns in urology practices.









Raphael Bueno, MD

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Dr. Bueno on Gene Expression Signatures for Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma

Raphael Bueno, MD, chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery co-director, Brigham and Women’s Lung Center, vice chairman of Surgery for Cancer and Translational Research, professor at Harvard Medical School, discusses gene expression signatures for squamous cell lung carcinoma.


Rasheda Persinger, MSN, AGNP-C, AOCNP

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Closing Thoughts on Evolving Antibody-Drug Conjugate Landscape

The expert panel concludes the program with key takeaways and closing thoughts on the evolving antibody-drug conjugate space.


Rashmi K. Murthy, MD

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Dr. Murthy on De-Escalation Strategies in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Rashmi K. Murthy, MD, assistant professor, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses de-escalation strategies for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.




Ravi A. Chandra, MD, PhD

Latest:

Recognizing the Role of Bias in Patient Decision Making

Doctors are taught to think through medical decisions by listing a series of options, weighing the risks and benefits of each, and ultimately concluding on the superior option. This comparative maximization approach is drilled into us as medical students and residents.


Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD

Latest:

Salgia Summarizes the Benefits of Tepotinib in MET Exon 14–Mutated NSCLC

Dr Salgia discusses how he chooses between tepotinib and capmatinib in patients with stage IV NSCLC harboring MET exon 14 skipping mutations.


Ravi Vij, MD

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Dr. Vij on the Integration of Selinexor in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Ravi Vij, MD, MBA, discusses the integration of selinexor into the relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma armamentarium.


Ravi Vij, MD, MBA

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Dr. Vij on the Potential of CELMoDs in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Ravi Vij, MD, MBA, discusses the potential of cereblon E3 ligase modulators in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Ravindra Uppaluri, MD, PhD

Latest:

Study Adds Pembrolizumab to Paradigm for Certain Head and Neck Cancers

A group of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis recently opened a clinical trial to evaluate pembrolizumab as treatment intensification therapy for patients with high-risk locoregionally advanced, previously untreated, HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.


Raymond U. Osarogiagbon, MD, FACP

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Dr. Osarogiagbon on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Cancer Screening

Raymond U. Osarogiagbon, MD, FACP, discusses the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on lung cancer screenings.