Authors


Karen L. Klugo, MD

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BCMA-Targeting Therapies for RRMM: Future Perspectives

Considerations for optimizing treatment with BCMA-targeting agents for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma moving forward.


Katharina Hoebel, MD, PhD

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Dr Hoebel on Modeling Spatial Interactions to Predict Outcomes in NSCLC

Katharina Hoebel, MD, PhD discusses the efficacy of incorporating spatial interactions within predictive models, in the realm of oncology.


Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MBBS

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Dr Dholaria on the Use of Liso-Cel in Relapsed/Refractory CLL

Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MBBS, discusses the benefits and limitations of liso-cel for patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.


Phyu Aung, MD, PhD, FCAP

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Advances in Diagnosis and Targeted Therapies for BPDCN from an Expert Dermatopathologist

Phyu Aung, MD, PhD, FCAP, a dermatopathologist, discusses key challenges in diagnosing and treating blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). Definitive diagnosis is difficult given BPDCN’s heterogeneous features and frequent skin and CNS involvement. Recent advances have utilized immunophenotyping and targeted CD123, which is overexpressed on BPDCN cells. However, resistance develops with CD123 monotherapy. She notes that while testing aids BPDCN insights, more prognostic markers are needed, and emphasizes that continued cross-disciplinary research is critical to better outcomes.


Yonina R. Murciano-Goroff, MD, MSc, DPhil

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Dr Murciano-Goroff on the Evaluation of LY3537982 in KRAS G12C–Mutated NSCLC, CRC and Other Solid Tumors

Yonina R. Murciano-Goroff, MD, MSc, DPhil, discusses the evaluation of LY3537982 in patients with KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and other solid tumors.


Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Gifts from Walther, Regenstrief Foundations Create Cancer Informatics Chair at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

Gifts totaling $3 million will create an endowed chair in cancer informatics at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.




Skyler B. Johnson, MD

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Fellows Can Join the Fight Against Cancer Misinformation Online

Many cancer organizations across the United States and internationally acknowledge a need for in-novative uses of social technology to improve cancer-related support and information provision.


Jiahn Choi, PhD

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The Microbiome and Colon Cancer: Dietary Influence on Incidence, Morbidity, and Mortality

One of the prime risk factors for CRC is the consumption of a high-risk, Western-style diet high in processed foods, refined grains, red meat, and sugar.


Nathan Bahary, MD, PhD

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Dr. Bahary on the Benefits of Ivosidenib in IDH1-Mutated Cholangiocarcinoma

Nathan Bahary, MD, PhD, discusses the benefits of ivosidenib in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma whose tumors harbor IDH1 mutations.


Kimberly Cannavale, MPH

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Cannavale on the Importance of Assessing Comorbidities and Remission Rates in Ovarian Cancer

Kimberly Cannavale, MPH, discusses the clinical implications of a study on the impact of pre-existing comorbidities on remission rates in ovarian cancer.


Andrea Facciabene, PhD

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Dr. Facciabene on Radiation Bridging Therapy Prior to CAR T-Cell Therapy in Mice Models

Andrea Facciabene, PhD, discusses investigating the use of bridging radiation therapy prior to CAR T-cell therapy in mice models.


Daniel Carrizosa, MD, MS

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Dr. Carrizosa on the Prevalence of NRG1 Gene Fusions in Solid Tumors

Daniel Carrizosa, MD, MS, discusses the prevalence of NRG1 gene fusions in solid tumors.


Sarki A. Abdulkadir, MD, PhD

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Dr. Abdulkadir on the Challenges of Targeting MYC in Prostate Cancer

Sarki A. Abdulkadir, MD, PhD, discusses the challenges of targeting MYC in prostate cancer.


Costanza Lo Cascio, PhD

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A New Take on Preclinical Drug Trials for Glioblastoma Treatment

The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, is attempting to change the way preclinical studies are developed and conducted to assess the efficacy of drugs for glioblastoma multiforme.


Anita Johnson, MD, FACS

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Dr. Johnson on Racial Disparities in Outcomes Across Multiple Tumor Types

Anita Johnson, MD, FACS, discusses racial disparities in outcomes across multiple tumor types.


Krish Patel, MD, Swedish Cancer Institute

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Novel Therapies for R/R Follicular Lymphoma

A panel of hematologists/oncologists remark on the transformations occurring in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma as newer, novel therapies continue to emerge.


Efstathios Kastritis, MD

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Dr Kastritis on the Investigation of Birtamimab in Mayo Stage IV AL Amyloidosis

Efstathios Kastritis, MD, discusses the background of birtamimab and the rationale for investigating the agent in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy in newly diagnosed patients with Mayo Stage IV amyloid light chain amyloidosis in the phase 3 AFFIRM-AL trial.


Timothy I Shaw, PhD

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Dr Shaw on the Heterogeneity Between Paired Primary and Metastatic Solid Tumors

Timothy I Shaw, PhD, discusses the genetic heterogeneity between paired primary and metastatic solid tumors, as well as the implications for neoantigen-based personalized vaccines in cancer care.


Ethan B. Ludmir, MD,

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Dr Ludmir on the Rationale For the EXTEND Trial in PDAC

Ethan B. Ludmir, MD, shares the rationale for and the outcomes derived from the EXTEND trial in oligometastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.


Yousef Zakharia, MD

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Dr Zakharia on Real-World Outcomes With First-Line Axitinib Plus Pembrolizumab in RCC

Yousef Zakharia, MD, discusses the real-world treatment outcomes of first-line axitinib plus pembrolizumab in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma based on International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium risk score.


Nicholas J. Short, MD

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Understanding How to Best Measure MRD Negativity in Ph+ ALL

The implementation of treatment with later-generation BCR-ABL1 TKIs like ponatinib and chemotherapy-free combination regimens with blinatumomab plus a TKI have greatly pushed the treatment armamentarium of Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia forward.


Ali R. Khaki, MD

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Optimizing Therapy for Patients with Advanced Bladder Cancer

Ali R. Khaki, MD, comments on how to treat patients with advanced bladder cancer based on data demonstrated by the EV-103 study of enfortumab vedotin.


Jennifer A. Ligibel, MD

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Slow Burn to Wildfire: How Do We Douse the Flames of Burnout in Oncology?

Trauma and stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with subsequent widespread labor shortages, have turned burnout, which was an endemic issue in medicine, to a pandemic in health care.


Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA

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Future Directions in Precision Medicine: An Evolving Treatment Landscape

Closing out their discussion on biomarkers and precision medicine in cancer care, key opinion leaders look toward future evolutions in the oncology landscape.


Timothy Cloughesy, MD

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INDIGO: A Phase 3 Global, Randomized, Double-Blinded Study of Vorasidenib vs Placebo in Patients with Residual or Recurrent Grade 2 Glioma with an IDH1/2 Mutation

Timothy Cloughesy, MD, reviews data from the phase 3 INDIGO trial investigating vorasidenib in patients with residual or recurrent grade 2 glioma with an IDH1 or IDH2 mutation.


Christian Grohe, MD, Evangelical Lung Cancer Hospital

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The Evolving Treatment Landscape of Small Cell Lung Cancer

Closing out their program on small cell lung cancer management, Laurent Greiller, MD, and Christian Grohé, MD, highlight what excites them most about the evolving treatment paradigm.


Aaron Lisberg, MD

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Lisberg Lends Insight About the TROPION-Lung01 Trial of Dato-DXd in NSCLC

Dr Lisberg discusses key findings from the TROPION-Lung01 trial of Dato-DXd in patients with previously treated advanced or metastatic NSCLC.


Ziv Cohen, PhD

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The Microbiome and Colon Cancer: Dietary Influence on Incidence, Morbidity, and Mortality

One of the prime risk factors for CRC is the consumption of a high-risk, Western-style diet high in processed foods, refined grains, red meat, and sugar.