Authors


Miranda Gogishvili, MD

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Dr. Gogishvili on the Rationale for the EMPOWER-Lung 3 Trial in NSCLC

Miranda Gogishvili, MD, discusses the rationale for the phase 3 EMPOWER-Lung 3 trial in advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.


Stuart Staggs

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The US Oncology Network Highlights Success With Oncology Care Model

Practices participating in the Oncology Care Model, an experimental payment model developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, are incentivized to improve patient experiences and outcomes by providing enhanced services and care while bending the total cost curve.


Heather R. Williams, MD

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Dr Williams on the Evolution of Treatment Approaches in Ovarian Cancer

Heather R. Williams, MD, discusses the evolution of the ovarian cancer treatment paradigm over the past several decades, as well as the importance of continuing to investigate individualized treatment approaches in this population to expand therapeutic options after disease recurrence.


Carolyn Owen, MD, FRCPC

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Dr. Owen on Choosing Between BTK Inhibitors in CLL

Carolyn Owen, MD, FRCPC, discusses factors to consider when deciding whether to use the BTK inhibitors ibrutinib, acalabrutinib, or zanubrutinib in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.


Lindsey K. Buckingham, MD

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Dr Buckingham on the Use of Patient-reported Outcomes to Predict Frailty in Patients With Ovarian Cancer

Lindsey K. Buckingham, MD, discusses an investigation into the use of patient-reported outcomes from the cancer-specific Geriatric Assessment (GA) to predict frailty in women with ovarian cancer, as well as planning the next steps for this research in other gynecologic cancers.


VK Gadi, MD, PhD

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Key Takeaways and Closing Thoughts on ADCs

Experts discuss key takeaways and closing thoughts on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in cancer treatment.


Ryan M. Kahn, MD

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Ovarian Cancer Prevention With the Opportunistic Salpingectomy: An Opportunity for Multidisciplinary Collaboration

A new understanding of pathogenesis has given rise to a promising prevention strategy for women at an average risk of developing ovarian cancer through surgical removal of the fallopian tubes, referred to as an opportunistic salpingectomy.


Heather Buschman, PhD

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Designer DNA Therapeutic Wipes Out Cancer Stem Cells, Treats Multiple Myeloma in Mice

Study supports launch of Phase I clinical trial to test a designer DNA agent — an antisense oligonucleotide that targets a gene called IRF4 — in patients with multiple myeloma


Christina Wu, MD

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Dr. Wu on the Current Utility of Targeted Therapy in CRC

Christina Wu, MD, discusses key targeted therapies under investigation in patients with colorectal cancer.


Melinda Butsch Kovacic, MPH, PhD

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Women in Oncology: Self-Advocacy in a Busy Field

Melinda Butsch Kovacic, MPH, PhD; Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD, PhD; Sandra L. Starnes, MD; and Susan E. Waltz, PhD, discuss the advice they would give to their younger selves and future female oncology professionals, knowing what they know now about the oncology field and their own career growth.


Ian Kunkler, FRCP, FRCR, DMRT, MRCP

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Dr. Kunkler on the 10-Year PRIME 2 Data Examining Post-Surgery Radiation in Breast Cancer

Ian Kunkler, FRCP, FRCR, DMRT, MRCP, discusses the 10-year results of the PRIME 2 trial in patients with breast cancer


Anjana Pillai, MD

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Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers: Novel Biomarker Strategies

Closing out their discussion on the management of biliary tract cancers, experts share excitement for future evolutions in the treatment landscape.


Laura M. Kulik, MD, Northwestern

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Final Thoughts on the Future of Liver Cancer

A panel of experts lead by Richard S. Finn, MD, provide their final thoughts on the future of advanced unresectable liver cancer.


Yvonne Chao, MD, PhD

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Dr. Chao on Key Trials Leading to FDA Approvals in Metastatic NSCLC

Yvonne Chao, MD, PhD, discusses key trials leading to FDA approvals in metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.


Kyle A. Blum, MD, MS

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Dr. Blum on Potential of CA-125 as a Biomarker for Renal Medullary Carcinoma

Kyle A. Blum, MD, MS, says that results from a study of patients renal medullary carcinoma suggest that with CA-125, an established biomarker for ovarian cancer, may play a similar role in this rare disease.


Julien Hadoux, MD, PhD

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Dr Hadoux on the Efficacy of Selpercatinib in RET-Mutant Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Julien Hadoux, MD, PhD, discusses the efficacy of selpercatinib in advanced, kinase inhibitor-naïve, RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer as seen in the phase 3 LIBRETTO-531 trial.


Jennie W. Taylor, MD, MPH

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FDA Approval Insights: Vorasidenib in IDH1/2+ Grade 2 Astrocytoma and Oligodendroglioma

Dr Taylor discusses the significance of the FDA approval of vorasidenib for patients with IDH-positive grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma.


Samuel Rosner, MD

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Dr Rosner on Personalizing Approaches to Perioperative Therapy in NSCLC

Samuel Rosner, MD, discusses ongoing efforts to individualize the use of perioperative/neoadjuvant therapy in early-stage NSCLC.


Ryan M. Kahn, MD, MHS

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Dr Kahn on the Investigation of Newcastle Disease Virus With IL-12 in Ovarian Cancer

Ryan Kahn, MD, MHS, discusses the investigation of Newcastle disease virus encoded with interleukin 12 in ovarian cancer.


Marin F. Xavier, MD

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Dr. Xavier on Recent Updates in DLBCL

Marin F. Xavier, MD, discusses recent updates in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma based on data from the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting.


Denalee OMalley, PhD

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Dr. O'Malley on Racial and Economic Barriers to Screening in CRC

Denalee O'Malley, PhD, discusses racial and economic barriers to colorectal screening in colorectal cancer.


Ann Mohrbacher, MD

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Future of R/R DLBCL

A panel of experts discuss the future of R/R DLBCL treatment and review some recent data from the 2022 ASH meeting.


Ami P. Vaidya, MD

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Dr. Vaidya on Advances in the Management of Endometrial Cancer

Ami P. Vaidya, MD, discusses advances in the management of endometrial cancer.


Jackie Collins

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Second-Line Axi-Cel Offers a “Practice-Changing” Indication for LBCL

Lori A. Leslie, MD, reviews how the approval of axicabtagene ciloleucel may impact or enhance current practice patterns for adult patients with large B-cell lymphoma.


Amit Jain, MD

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Dr. Jain on the Benefit of CDK7 Inhibitors in HR+ Breast Cancers

Amit Jain, MD, discusses the benefit of CDK7 inhibitors in hormone receptor–positive breast cancers.


Elizabeth Budde, MD, PhD

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Disparities in access to newer or expensive treatments, unmet needs in the treatment of DLBCL

A panel of experts discuss the current treatment landscape for bispecific antibodies and CAR T in R/R DLBCL.


Malinda West, MD

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Dr West on Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Plus a CDK4/6 Inhibitor in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Malinda West, MD, MS, discusses the use of adjuvant endocrine therapy in combination with CDK4/6 inhibitors in the treatment of patients with early-stage HER2-negative breast cancer.



Rushil V. Patel, MD

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Developing Culturally Concordant Palliative Care for Hindu Patients and Families

Sometimes, clinicians do not acknowledge how patients' values and beliefs influence how they ascribe meaning to their illness, how they prefer to receive information, and how they make decisions until the end-of-life stage, leading to misunderstandings between clinicians and patients.


Jakub Svoboda, MD

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Dr Svoboda on the Investigation of huCART19-IL18 in Relapsed/Refractory Lymphoma

Jakub Svoboda, MD, discusses the investigation of huCART19-IL18 in patients with relapsed/refractory lymphomas that have progressed.