Authors


Tamas A. Gonda, MD

Latest:

Leveraging Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Cancer: Looking to the Future

In this final episode of OncChats: Leveraging Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Cancer, Toufic A. Kachaamy, MD, Madappa Kundranda, MD, PhD, and Tamas A. Gonda, MD, reiterate that the role of endoscopic therapies in pancreatic cancer continues to evolve.


Aristotelis Bamias, MD

Latest:

Dr. Bamias on Final Analysis of Atezolizumab Monotherapy in the IMvigor130 Trial in mUC

Aristotelis Bamias, MD, discusses key efficacy data from a final analysis of the phase 3 IMvigor130 trial in metastatic urothelial carcinoma.


Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, MHSc

Latest:

Emerging ADCs in Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Anti-TROP2 and Anti-FR Agents

Panelists discuss recent data on emerging antibody-drug conjugates in advanced and recurrent endometrial cancer, including anti-TROP2 agents like sacituzumab govitecan from the TROPiCS-03 trial, datopotamab deruxtecan from TROPION-PanTumor03, and sacituzumab tirumotecan, as well as anti–folate receptor agents like luveltamab tazevibulin and rinatabart sesutecan, while offering future perspectives and closing thoughts on the evolving role of these agents in the treatment landscape for endometrial cancer.


Jennifer Crombie, MD

Latest:

FDA Approval Insights: Epcoritamab in Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

Jennifer Crombie, MD, shares insights about the FDA's approval of epcoritamab for patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.


Samuel Kareff, MD, MPH

Latest:

The Importance of Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellowship

Samuel A. Kareff, MD, MPH, shares his reflections on the benefits, challenges, and critical elements of effective mentorship in hematology/oncology.


Barbara Melosky, MD, FRCPC

Latest:

Dr. Melosky on the Use of Lurbinectedin in SCLC

Barbara Melosky, MD, FRCPC, discusses the use of lurbinectedin in small cell lung cancer.


Cassandra A. Hathaway, MD

Latest:

Dr Hathaway on the Investigation of Distress on the TME in Ovarian Cancer

Cassandra A. Hathaway, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating the association between distress, such as depression, and the tumor immune microenvironment in patients with ovarian cancer.


Michael Chuong, MD, FACRO

Latest:

Dr Chuong on the Patterns of Guided Radiation Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer

Michael Chuong, MD, FACRO, discusses patterns of locoregional recurrence following guided radiation therapy in pancreatic cancer.


Callie Coombs, MD

Latest:

Dr Coombs on Notable BTK Inhibitor Combination Studies in CLL

Callie Coombs, MD, discusses the investigation of notable BTK inhibitor combination trials in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.


Andrew S. Brohl, MD

Latest:

Dr Brohl on the Safety and Efficacy of IFx-Hu2.0 in MCC and CSCC

Andrew S. Brohl, MD, discusses the safety and immunologic responses with intratumoral administration of Idx-Hu2.0 in patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.


Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, MD

Latest:

Dr. Arnaoutakis on the ADAURA Trial Examining Osimertinib in EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer

Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, MD, discusses the phase 3 ADAURA trial examining osimertinib in the adjuvant treatment of patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer.


Lewis Au, MBBS, BMedSci, FRACP

Latest:

Dr. Au on the Results of a Subgroup Analysis Evaluating Antibody Response to COVID-19 in Cancer

Lewis Au, MBBS, BMedSci, FRACP, discusses the results of a subgroup analysis evaluating antibody responses to COVID-19 in patients with cancer.


Devika Das, MD, MSHQS

Latest:

Dr Das on the Use of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy Regimens in NSCLC

Devika Das, MD, MSHQS, discusses the use of neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemoimmunotherapy for patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer, and emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration when incorporating these regimens into treatment approaches.



Arnulf Stenzl, MD

Latest:

Dr. Stenzl on Future Research With Enzalutamide in Prostate Cancer

Arnulf Stenzl, MD, discusses future research efforts with enzalutamide in prostate cancer.


Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, Weill Cornell Medicine

Latest:

Dr. Tagawa on the Evolution of ADCs in mCRPC

Scott Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, discusses the evolution of antibody-drug conjugates in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, as well as potential future targets for ADC development in this space.


Bruna Pellini, MD

Latest:

Dr Pellini on the Clinical Utility of ctDNA Assays in NSCLC

Bruna Pellini, MD, discusses the utility of circulating tumor DNA assays in non–small cell lung cancer.


Md Kamrul Hasan, PhD

Latest:

Dr Hasan on the Preclinical Efficacy of ROR1-Specific CAR T-Cells in CLL

Md Kamrul Hasan, PhD, discusses the preclinical efficacy and safety of ROR1-specific CAR T-cells in a preclinical mouse model of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.


Arutha Kulasinghe, PhD

Latest:

Dr Kulasinghe on a Study Profiling the NSCLC Tumor Microenvironment

Arutha Kulasinghe, PhD, discusses findings from a study profiling the tumor microenvironment of non–small cell lung cancer, as well as future directions planned with this research and the implications of these findings.


Melissa Johnson, MD, Tennessee Oncology

Latest:

NSCLC: Final Thoughts

The discussion about the evolution of precision medicine in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ends as each expert discusses their final thoughts.


Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD, MPH

Latest:

Dr Obeng-Gyasi on Neighborhood Opportunity and Mortality in Breast Cancer

Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD, MPH, discusses a retrospective study on neighborhood opportunity and all-cause mortality in patients with breast cancer.


Mattia D'Agostino, MD

Latest:

Dr. D'Agostino on Factors for Unsustained MRD Negativity in Multiple Myeloma

Mattia D'Agostino, MD, discusses factors that could lead to unsustained minimal residual disease negativity in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are transplant eligible.


Stephen Kimani, MD

Latest:

Mentoring Oncologists in the Era of Social Distancing

Mentoring is critically important to the development of young academic hematology/oncology trainees.


Alissa J. Cooper, MD

Latest:

Lung Cancer State of the Science Summit Recap | Chaired by: Isabel Preeshagul, DO, MBS

Isabel Preeshagul, DO, MBS, and colleagues share updates from across the lung cancer space as discussed in a recent State of the Science Summit.


Pradnya D. Patil, MD, FACP

Latest:

Dr. Patil on Unmet Needs With the Use of Immunotherapy in NSCLC

Pradnya D. Patil, MD, FACP, discusses unmet needs that remain to be addressed with the use of immunotherapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.


Amir Goldkorn, MD

Latest:

Dr. Goldkorn on the Methods Used to Predict Chemotherapy Benefit in Bladder Cancer

Amir Goldkorn, MD, discusses the methods utilized to predict chemotherapy benefit in bladder cancer.


Daniel Moreira, MD

Latest:

Dr. Moreira on Launching the Global COVID-19 Observatory and Resource Center for Childhood Cancer

Daniel Moreira, MD, discusses the rationale for launching the Global COVID-19 Observatory and Resource Center for Childhood Cancer.


Beth N. McLellan, MD

Latest:

Dr McLellan on the Association Between A Skin Bacterium and Severe Acute Radiation Dermatitis

Beth N. McLellan, MD, discusses the use of a low-cost, topical treatment to prevent severe cases of acute radiation dermatitis potentially caused by the skin bacterium Staphylococcus aureus in breast cancer.


Millie Das, MD

Latest:

Dr Das on the ALINA Trial in Early-Stage ALK+ Lung Cancer

Millie Das, MD, discusses key trials that have advanced treatment for patients who present with non–small cell lung cancer.


Sebastian C. Schmid, MD

Latest:

Dr. Schmid on Next Steps for the RACE IT Trial in Urothelial Carcinoma

Sebastian C. Schmid, MD, discusses the future of the phase 2 RACE IT trial in urothelial carcinoma.