Authors



Afsaneh Barzi, MD, PhD, City of Hope

Latest:

Dr. Barzi on the Need for More Sensitive MRD Testing in CRC

Afsaneh Barzi, MD, PhD, discusses the need for more sensitive minimal residual disease testing in colorectal cancer.


Allegheny Health Network

Latest:

Expert Teams, Exceptional Outcomes: AHN Cancer Institute’s Disease Site Centers Drive Innovation

AHN Cancer Institute’s Centers of Excellence unite teams of experts to provide patients with high-quality, collaborative care in a supportive environment.


Salvatore Nardello, DO

Latest:

Fellows on Film: How To Market Yourself for a Fellowship

Richard J. Bleicher, MD, FACS, and Salvatore Nardello, DO, discuss how to market oneself for a fellowship in oncology.


Brian Till, MD

Latest:

Dr. Till on Data With Liso-Cel Vs Other Products Under Examination in MCL

Brian Till, MD, discusses the safety and efficacy of lisocabtagene maraleucel compared with other products under exploration in patients with mantle cell lymphoma.


Megan M. Dupuis, MD

Latest:

Choosing Your Path

Megan M. Dupuis, MD, shares the complex journey she traveled during medical training and how it brought her to the academic setting.


Jens Hillengass, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr Hillengass on the Rationale For Investigating the Effect of Exercise on Functional Performance in Multiple Myeloma

Jens Hillengass, MD, PhD, discusses the rationale for investigating exercise and its effect on functional performance in multiple myeloma, and highlights the methods utilized in this study.


Rory Shallis, MD

Latest:

How Luspatercept Could Shake Up MDS Management—With Rory Shallis, MD

Dr Shallis discusses the ELEMENT-MDS trial in MDS and the potential of intervening with luspatercept before patients become RBC transfusion dependent.


Jeremy Kratz, MD

Latest:

Targeting Transcription as a New Frontier in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

A new focus of research has reconsidered the mechanisms in regulating transcription as a novel target for advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.


Elias Bou Farhat, MD

Latest:

Dr Bou Farhat on a Retrospective Study of NGS vs IHC Sensitivity for dMMR CRC and Endometrial Cancer

Elias Bou Farhat, MD, discusses an investigation of NGS sensitivity vs standard IHC alone in the assessment of dMMR colorectal cancer or endometrial cancer.


Muhamed Baljevic, MD

Latest:

Dr Baljevic on the PERSEUS Trial in Untreated Multiple Myeloma

Muhamed Baljevic, MD, FACP, discusses the phase 3 PERSEUS trial in patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma.


Daniel M. Halperin, MD,

Latest:

Dr Halperin on the FDA Approval of Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate for Pediatric SSTR+ GEP-NETs

Daniel M. Halperin, MD, discusses the FDA approval of lutetium Lu 177 dotatate for pediatric patients with SSTR-positive GEP-NETs.


Aron Simkins, MD

Latest:

Oncology Fellows Derive the Greatest Benefit From Advanced Research Training

Aimed at growing the translational workforce, most hubs offer different accelerated advanced degree opportunities to oncology trainees, such as master’s degrees in clinical and/or translational research, or graduate certificates.


Nitin Ohri, MD

Latest:

A Gut Check on the Digital Divide: How Wearable Devices Are Changing Cancer Care

The idea to provide wearable devices to my patients first came to me 6 years ago at a charity spinning event.


Julie Lang, MD

Latest:

Dr. Lang on the Potential Applications for the Parsortix® PC1 System in Breast Cancer

Julie Lang, MD, discusses potential applications for the Parsortix® PC1 system in metastatic breast cancer.


Misako Nagasaka, MD
Misako Nagasaka, MD, PhD

Latest:

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Patients With Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (DESTINY-Lung01): Primary Results of the HER2 Overexpressing Cohorts From a Single-Arm, Phase 2 Trial

Misako Nagasaka, MD, PhD, discusses the use of trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer and recent NCCN guideline updates based on the DESTINY-Lung-01 HER2 overexpression cohort data.


Darlene Dobkowski, MA

Latest:

Risk of Lymphedema Is Comparable With Hypofractionated Radiation in Early Breast Cancer

The risk of lymphedema was comparable for hypofractionated radiation therapy and normofractionated radiation therapy in early breast cancer.


Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, MD

Latest:

Dr. Mohyuddin on Improving Survival in Multiple Myeloma

Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, MD, discusses improving survival for patients with multiple myeloma.


Jason R. Westin, MD, MS, FACP

Latest:

ZUMA-23: A Global, Phase 3, Randomized Controlled Study of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel Versus Standard-of-Care as First-Line Therapy in Patients With High-Risk Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Jason R. Westin, MD, MS, FACP, reviews the background and study design of ZUMA-23, the first Phase III, randomized controlled study to evaluate CAR T-cell therapy as a first-line regimen in patients with high-risk LBCL.


Carlos del Rio, MD

Latest:

Dr. del Rio on Remaining Questions With the COVID-19 Vaccines

Carlos del Rio, MD, discusses remaining questions with the COVID-19 vaccines.


Alba Gonzalez-Junca, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Gonzalez-Junca on Combining IL-21 and IL-15 in NK-Cell Therapy

Alba Gonzalez-Junca, PhD, discusses combining IL-21 and IL-15 cytokines in NK-cell thearpy.


Jaffer A. Ajani, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Latest:

KRAS G12C Inhibitors in mCRC

A brief discussion regarding current data and interest in treating appropriate patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with potent KRAS G12C selective inhibitors.


Ryan Nguyen, DO

Latest:

Dr. Nguyen on Enrollment Disparities in Pivotal Clinical Trials in Oncology

Ryan Nguyen, DO, discusses enrollment disparities in pivotal clinical trials in oncology.


Navneet Majhail, MD, MS

Latest:

Dr. Majhail on the Importance of Utilizing Social Media in Oncology

Navneet Majhail, MD, MS, discusses the importance of utilizing social media in oncology.


Heather A. Parsons, MD, MPH

Latest:

Dr Parsons on the Correlation Between Liquid Biopsy and HER2 Status in Breast Cancer

Heather A. Parsons, MD, MPH, discusses the correlation between liquid biopsy and HER2 status in breast cancer, according to data from a novel epigenomic platform.


Sheila Figel, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Figel on Preclinical Research With Survivin Isoforms in Cancer Cells

Sheila Figel, PhD, a neuro-oncologic scientist with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses preclinical research with canonical and noncanonical that are displayed on the surface of cancer cells.



Anil Vachani, MD, MS

Latest:

Novel HER2-Targeted Therapies for NSCLC

Closing out their discussion, the panel highlights investigational therapies in NSCLC to look out for.


Samer Al Hadidi

Latest:

Getting the Best From Mentorship

Mentors may help in career development, personal matters, research activities, and professional growth.


Aaron Franke, MD

Latest:

Dr Franke on Treatment Options for NSCLC Expressing Uncommon EGFR Mutations

Aaron J. Franke, MD, MS, discusses treatment options for patients with uncommon EGFR mutations in non–small cell lung cancer.