Authors


Mark Agulnik, MD

Latest:

Dr Agulnik on the Evolving Management of Heterogenous Disease in GIST

Mark Agulnik, MD, discusses the evolving management of heterogeneous disease types in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.


Moniba Nazeef, MD

Latest:

Comprehensive Programs Are Needed to Address Therapeutic Needs in Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease, a chronic debilitating disorder, is characterized by ongoing hemolytic anemia, vaso-occlusive events, and progressive organ damage.


Elesyia Outlaw-Evans, MD

Latest:

Women in Oncology: Lessons to Tell Up-and-Coming Female Oncologists

Laura Farrington, DO, Elesyia Outlaw-Evans, MD, and Ruchi Garg, MD, provide advice to female oncologists who are just starting out their careers.


John Cole, MD

Latest:

Dr. Cole on Next Steps With Tucatinib in HER2+ Breast Cancer

John Cole, MD, discusses the next steps with tucatinib in HER2-positive breast cancer.


Neelam Desai, MD

Latest:

Dr Desai on Toxicities Associated with T-DXd in HER2+ Breast Cancer

Neelam Desai, MD, discusses the toxicity profile of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in HER2-positive breast cancer.


Raul Cordoba, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Cordoba on the Efficacy of Epcoritamab in DLBCL

Raul Cordoba, MD, PhD, discusses efficacy data with epcoritamab observed in the phase 1/2 EPCORE NHL-2 trial in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.


Xavier Leleu, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Leleu on the Future of Later-Line Therapy in Multiple Myeloma

Xavier Leleu, MD, PhD, discusses how the declining prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma correlates with line of therapy and time after diagnosis, highlighting an unmet need for more effective later-line therapies in this population.


Rebecca Klisovic, MD

Latest:

Dr Klisovic on a Case Discussion of Momelotinib in Myelofibrosis With Anemia

Rebecca Klisovic, MD, discusses 3 case studies about patients with myelofibrosis.


Benny Weksler, MD, MBA, FACS, FACCP

Latest:

Dr. Weksler on Addressing Disparities in Lung Cancer Care Delivery

Benny Weksler, MD, MBA, FACS, FACCP, discusses efforts being made at Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute to address disparities in the delivery of care and its impact on the screening and treatment of lung cancer.


Huntsman Cancer Institute

Latest:

Novel Prostate Cancer Treatment Increases Overall Survival Rates for Late-Stage Prostate Cancer Patients

Results of the TALAPRO-2 trial showed that a novel prostate cancer therapy has a higher overall survival rate compared to the standard of care drug alone.


Maggie Tibbitt

Latest:

Pembrolizumab/Chemo With or Without Bevacizumab Has Potential as New SOC in Metastatic Cervical Cancer

Nicoletta Colombo, MD, PhD, discusses the practice-changing data to emerge from KEYNOTE-826 and the next steps for the pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab regimen in patients with cervical cancer.


Mae Zakhour, MD

Latest:

Dr. Zakhour on the Utilization of Tisotumab Vedotin in Cervical Cancer

Mae Zakhour, MD, discusses the utilization of tisotumab vedotin-tftv in cervical cancer.


Prioty Islam, MD, MSc

Latest:

Dr Islam on the Limited Use of Ibrutinib in CLL

Prioty Islam, MD, MSc, discusses the current status of the first-generation BTK inhibitor ibrutinib following the FDA approvals of next-generation BTK inhibitors in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and expands on the few instances in the clinic where she may lean toward treatment with ibrutinib instead of the next-generation BTK inhibitors zanubrutinib or acalabrutinib.


Aasma Shaukat, MD

Latest:

Dr. Shaukat on the Benefit of Diverse Enrollment in Clinical Trials in CRC

Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, discusses the benefit of diverse enrollment in clinical trials in colorectal cancer.


Saurabh Dahiya, MD, FACP

Latest:

Dr Dahiya on the FDA Approval of Liso-Cel for Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

Saurabh Dahiya, MD, FACP, discusses the FDA approval of lisocabtagene maraleucel for patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.


Matthew Gavidia

Latest:

US Biosimilar Portfolio Hits 10-Year Mark in Growth Mode

Since the US regulatory and litigation pathway for biosimilars was signed into law in March 2010, the FDA has approved 28 biosimilar products, including 16 drugs with indications for patients with cancer.


Mary Katherine Montes de Oca, MD

Latest:

Dr Montes de Oca on the Use of Cryocompression to Reduce Peripheral Neuropathy in Gynecologic Cancers

Mary Katherine Montes de Oca, MD, discusses the use of cryocompression to reduce chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in gynecologic cancers.


Igor Astsaturov, MD, PhD

Latest:

Findings Suggest Cholesterol Plays a Surprising Role in Pancreatic Cancer

Although a majority of pancreatic cancer cells are highly dependent on endogenous biosynthesis of cholesterol, new research from investigators at Fox Chase Cancer Center has demonstrated that some more aggressive pancreatic cancers are completely independent of this process.


Bhuvana Ramkumar, MD

Latest:

The Future of Molecular Testing in NSCLC

The panel closes by highlighting unmet needs in molecular testing, and advances they are looking forward to.



Deborah L. Toppmeyer, MD

Latest:

Dr. Toppmeyer on Sequencing Therapy in HER2+ Breast Cancer

Deborah L. Toppmeyer, MD, discusses sequencing therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer.


Alexey Danilov, MD, PhD, City of Hope

Latest:

Dr Danilov on the Current and Potential Use of Pirtobrutinib in CLL

Alexey Danilov, MD, PhD, discusses the utility of pirtobrutinib in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.


Adrian González-González

Latest:

Dr González-González on DDR Pathway Inhibition in HER2-low TNBC Breast Cancer Models

Adrian González-González discusses findings from a preclinical study of trastuzumab deruxtecan in combination with DNA damage response (DDR) pathway inhibitors in xenograft models derived from patients with HER2-low triple-negative breast cancer.


Riad Salem, MD, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University

Latest:

Rapid Readouts: A Global Study of Advanced Dosimetry in the Treatment of HCC With Y 90 Glass Microspheres

Riad Salem, MD, presents slides supporting global real-world data confirming a significant association between tumor-absorbed dose, objective response between tumor-absorbed dose and overall survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with yttrium-90 glass microspheres.


Michael Shafique, MD

Latest:

Dr. Shafique on Selecting Between Selpercatinib and Pralsetinib in RET+ NSCLC

Michael Shafique, MD, discusses treatment considerations for selecting between selpercatinib and pralsetinib in RET fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer.


Susan Marie Lang, MD

Latest:

Dr Lang on Ocular Toxicities Following ADC Treatment in Ovarian Cancer

Susan Marie Lang, MD, discusses the incidence of ocular toxicity following treatment with mirvetuximab soravtansine in ovarian cancer.


Iris Y. Sheng, MD

Latest:

Struggling With COVID-19 on the Cancer Floor

For the population of hospitalized patients with cancer, many of whom who have not contracted the disease, COVID-19 has real, immediate consequences; the pandemic has radically altered their end-of-life care.


Rebecca Silbermann, MD, MMS

Latest:

Dr. Silbermann on the CASTOR Trial in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

Rebecca Silbermann, MD, MMS, discusses the phase 3 CASTOR trial in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Malcolm Mattes, MD

Latest:

Dr Mattes on the Mechanism of Action of Ipatasertib in HNSCC

Malcolm Mattes, MD, discusses the CTEP 10492 trial of ipatasertib plus chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.


Margarita Majem

Latest:

Dr. Majem on the Safety Profile of Osimertinib in EGFR+ NSCLC

Margarita Majem, MD, PhD, discusses the safety profile of osimertinib in patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.