Authors


Ronald de Wit, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. de Wit on the AEs With Cabazitaxel in the CARD Trial in mCRPC

Ronald de Wit, MD, PhD, group leader, Experimental Systematic Therapy of Urogenital Cancers program, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands, discusses the adverse events (AEs) with cabazitaxel (Jevtana) in the phase III CARD trial in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).


Ronald Go, MD

Latest:

Dr. Go on Treatment of Patients With Thrombotic Microangiopathy

Ronald Go, MD, associate professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, discusses treatment for patients with thrombotic microangiopathy.


Ronald Hoffman, MD

Latest:

Dr. Hoffman on the Design of an Ongoing Trial Testing PTG-300 in Polycythemia Vera

Ronald Hoffman, MD, discusses the design of an ongoing phase 2 trial evaluating the first-in-class synthetic hepcidin mimetic PTG-300 in patients with polycythemia vera.



Ronald Natale, MD

Latest:

Dr. Natale on the Evolution of Immunotherapy in NSCLC

Ronald B. Natale, MD, discusses the evolution of immunotherapy in advanced non–small cell lung cancer.


Ronan Flippot, MD, MSc

Latest:

New Perioperative Strategies Emerge for High-Risk, Resectable RCC

The current management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma reflects the progress of medical oncology throughout the past several decades. The standard of care has evolved from cytokine-based therapies to targeted molecular therapies and immune checkpoint inhibitor–based strategies.


Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA

Latest:

The Future for HER2-Directed ADCs

Ronan Kelly, MD, MBA, offers insights on the future for HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugates.


Ronan T. Swords, MD, PhD

Latest:

Bringing Epigenetic Therapies From Bench to Bedside

Epigenetic therapy has emerged as a novel approach, not necessarily by killing cancer cells, but perhaps by altering the network of chemical changes that affect the DNA/chromatin within cancer cells.


Ronan T. Swords, MD, PhD, FRCPI, FRCPath

Latest:

Dr. Swords on Anti-Tumor Effects of IMG-98 in AML

Ronan T. Swords, MD, discusses preclinical findings demonstrating that the small-molecule inhibitor IMG-98 effectively augments pro-differentiation effects of all-trans-retinoic acid–based therapies in acute myeloid leukemia.


Roni Zeiger, MD

Latest:

Patient-Contributed Tumor Genetics Data: A Pathway to Better Drug Development?

Developing companion diagnostics has several associated challenges related to cost, access to samples, and clinical trial recruitment.


Rory McCulloch, MD

Latest:

Dr. McCulloch on the Likelihood of Relapse on a BTK Inhibitor in MCL

Rory McCulloch, MD, vice chair, South West Peninsula, HaemSTAR, hematology registrar, University Hospitals, Plymouth, discusses the likelihood of relapse on a BTK inhibitor in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).


Rosalyn Juergens, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Juergens on the IND.226 Trial in Advanced Non-Squamous NSCLC

Rosalyn Juergens, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, McMaster University, discusses the results of the IND.226 trial, in an interview at the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria.


Rosandra N. Kaplan, MD

Latest:

Dr. Kaplan on the Treatment of Pediatric Patients With Sarcoma

Rosandra N. Kaplan, MD, investigator, Pediatric Oncology Branch, Head, Tumor Microenvironment Section, National Cancer Institute, discusses the treatment of pediatric patients with sarcoma.


Rosario Garcia Campelo, MD

Latest:

Dr. Campelo on the Rationale for the ALTA-1L Trial

Rosario Garcia Campelo, MD, medical oncologist, University Hospital Caruna, talks about a randomized trial assessing health-related quality of life in patients with ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer patients who were treated with brigatinib versus crizotinib.


Rose K. Lai, MD

Latest:

Dr. Lai on Risk Factors Associated With Glioma

Rose K. Lai, MD, clinical associate professor of Neurology, University of Southern California, discusses results of the Glioma International Case Control study.



Ross Perko, MD

Latest:

Lessons on Patient Care Learned at Home

This fellow shares the insights he’s gained from his wife, a pediatric oncology nurse, and how they help in the care he provides.


Rowan Chlebowski, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Chlebowski on How Weight Loss Improves TNBC Survival

As few as five pounds of weight loss can make a significant difference for patients with triple-negative breast cancer, says Rowan Chlebowski, MD, PhD, a medical oncologist at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.


Rowan T. Chlebowski, MD, PhD

Latest:

Breast Cancer Chemoprevention: Targeting the Estrogen Receptor

New strategies to increase the uptake of these proven breast cancer risk-reduction interventions in general clinical practice are needed.


Rowena N. Schwartz, PharmD, BCOP

Latest:

Venous Thromboembolism and Cancer: An Opportunity for Pharmacists to Optimize Care

The management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) disorders is well described in the literature, and comprehensive guidelines are available from the American College of Chest Physicians.


Roxanne Nelson

Latest:

Clinics Strive to Improve Revenue and Patient Care Amid a Growing "Cost Consciousness"

Growing awareness is prompting a revolution in vigilance and attention to detail that has significance both for the quality of care and financial health of practices.


Roy A. Beveridge, MD

Latest:

Understanding the Implications of Mandatory Vendor Imposition in Oncology

The rising costs of healthcare have caused payers to analyze spending and take measures to contain costs.




Roy Decker MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Decker on Pembrolizumab With Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Inoperable Locally Advanced NSCLC

Roy H. Decker, MD, PhD, discusses the use of pembrolizumab with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with inoperable, locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer.


Roy Herbst, MD

Latest:

Dr. Herbst on Considerations for Frontline Immunotherapy in NSCLC

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses considerations for frontline immunotherapy in non–small cell lung cancer.


Roy Herbst, MD, PhD, Yale Cancer Center

Latest:

Blood-Based Biomarkers in NSCLC

The potential clinical utility of blood-based biomarkers in non–small cell lung cancer based on recent data presented at ASCO 2021.



Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr Herbst on the Evolution of EGFR Inhibition in Lung Cancer

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses advances in EGFR inhibition throughout the past several decades in patients with lung cancer.