Authors


Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH

Latest:

Dr Bardia on Findings From DESTINY-Breast06 in HER2-Low Breast Cancer

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO, discusses QOL outcomes among patients with HER2-low and HER2-ultralow breast cancer from the DESTINY-Breast06 trial.


Shawnta Anakwah, MD

Latest:

The Future of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Management

Drs Sumeet Bhatia and Eric Jonasch highlight unmet needs in advanced renal cell carcinoma and share clinical pearls.


Brian Czerniecki, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Czerniecki on the Benefit of Tucatinib in HER2+ Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases

Brian Czerniecki, MD, PhD, discusses the benefit of tucatinib in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and brain metastases.


Domenech Asbun, MD

Latest:

Mapping Progress in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery: Leveraging New Technology

In this last episode of OncChats: Mapping Progress Made in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery, Horacio J. Asbun, MD, and Domenech Asbun, MD, explain how augmented reality or artificial intelligence may be utilized to improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer who are undergoing surgical procedures.



Michael R. Shafique, MD

Latest:

Dr. Shafique on the Goal of the CLASSICAL-Lung Trial With Pepinemab/Avelumab in NSCLC

Michael R. Shafique, MD, discusses the dose escalation and expansion of pepinemab in the phase 1b/2, single arm, first-in-human, CLASSICAL-Lung study in advanced non-small cell lung cancer.


Neville E. Sanjana, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Sanjana on the Use of Whole-Exome Sequencing to Predict Immunotherapy Response in Advanced Tumors

Neville E. Sanjana, PhD, discusses a study on the predictive utility of the Cancer Immunotherapy Response CLassifiEr in advanced-stage cancers.


Sarah S. Lee, MD

Latest:

Dr. Lee on Treatment Considerations in Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

Sarah S. Lee, MD, discusses treatment considerations in smoldering multiple myeloma.


Monica D. Mead, MD

Latest:

Dr Mead on Unanswered Questions in the Treatment of MCL

Monica D. Mead, MD, discusses the importance of addressing unanswered questions in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma.


Kayla Freeman, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Latest:

Closing Thoughts on Evolving Antibody-Drug Conjugate Landscape

The expert panel concludes the program with key takeaways and closing thoughts on the evolving antibody-drug conjugate space.


Brian Gastman, MD, Cleveland Clinic

Latest:

Dr Gastman on Exploratory Biomarker Analysis of the Checkmate76K Trial in Stage IIB/C Melanoma

Brian Gastman, MD, discusses results from a biomarkers analysis of patients with stage IIB/C melanoma in the phase 3 CheckMate76K trial.


Roger B. Cohen, MD

Latest:

Dr. Cohen on Potential With CAR T-Cell Therapy in Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Roger B. Cohen, MD, is a professor of medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and associate director of clinical research at Penn's Abramson Cancer Center. Along with his colleagues at Penn, he is investigating a novel CAR T-cell product as a treatment for adults with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).


Joseph D. Khoury, MD

Latest:

Dr. Khoury on the Importance of Differentiating Between BPDCN and AML

Joseph D. Khoury, MD, discusses the importance of differentiating between blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm and acute myeloid leukemia.


Danielle E. Hammond, MD, FRCP(C)

Latest:

Small Clones, Outsized Consequences: The Many Faces of Clonal Hematopoiesis

Danielle E. Hammond, MD, FRCP(C), of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the many faces of clonal hematopoiesis.


Vinai Gondi, MD

Latest:

Dr Gondi on Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation With Hippocampal Avoidance in SCLC

Vinai Gondi, MD, discusses efficacy and safety findings from the phase 2/3 NRG-CC003 trial of prophylactic cranial irradiation in patients with small cell lung cancer.


Karim Masrouha, MD

Latest:

Dr. Masrouha on the Challenges of Surgical Removal of Chordoma Tumors

Karim Masrouha, MD, discusses the challenges of surgically removing chordoma tumors.


James Chih-Hsin Yang, MD

Latest:

Dr Yang on the Results of the KEYNOTE-789 Trial in EGFR-mutant NSCLC

James Chih-Hsin Yang, MD, discusses the investigation of pembrolizumab plus pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with TKI-resistant, EGFR-mutant, metastatic nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.


Michael Jain, MD

Latest:

Dr Jain on the Impact of CD39+ T Cells on CAR T-Cell Phenotype

Michael Jain, MD, discusses the importance of evaluating the impact of lymphoma-associated CD39-positive T cells on CAR T-cell phenotypes.


Hemali Batra-Sharma, M

Latest:

Dr Batra-Sharma on Conducting a Clinicopathologic Investigation Into Metaplastic Breast Cancer

Hemali Batra-Sharma, MD, discusses a single-institution, retrospective clinicopathologic analysis of patients with metaplastic breast cancer, findings from which were presented at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.


Sander Bach, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Bach on Examining ctDNA in CRC

Sander Bach, MD, PhD, discusses research examining circulating tumor DNA in colorectal cancer.


Kelly Weaver, NP, DNP

Latest:

The Future of AYA ALL

The panel concludes its discussion with a look at the future of AYA ALL treatment and the role of clinical trials and innovative therapies in improving outcomes for patients.


Rhonda Cooper

Latest:

Camidge and Cooper on Finding Purpose and Embracing Nuance in Hospital Chaplaincy

Camidge and Cooper discuss Cooper’s career as a hospital chaplain, the focus of her writing, and the importance of meeting patients where they are.


Firas El Chaer, MD

Latest:

Dr. El Chaer on the Role of Next-Generation Sequencing in MPNs

Firas El Chaer, MD, discusses the role of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in myeloproliferative neoplasms.


Laura Huppert, MD

Latest:

Best Practices in Managing Patients on Capivasertib

Panelists discuss the key advice they would offer to fellow physicians, nurse practitioners, advanced practice providers, and pharmacists involved in the care of patients on capivasertib, emphasizing best practices for patient management and communication.


Naoki Niikura, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr Niikura on T-DXd in Patients With HER2+ Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases and Leptomeningeal Disease

Naoki Niikura, MD, PhD, discusses the impact of treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer with brain metastases and/or leptomeningeal disease, as evaluated in the real-world ROSET-BM study in Japan.


Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr Hitchcock on Potential Clinical Implications of the ERAsur Trial in Limited mCRC

Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD, expands on potential clinical implications of the ongoing phase 3 ERAsur trial in metastatic colorectal cancer


Sarah E. S. Leary, MD, MS

Latest:

Dr Leary on the FDA Approval of Tovorafenib for Pediatric R/R BRAF+ Low-Grade Glioma

Sarah E. S. Leary, MD, MS, discusses the FDA approval of tovorafenib for pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory, BRAF-mutant low-grade glioma.


Mark R. Albertini, MD

Latest:

Stage Is Set for Continued Progress in the Melanoma Clinic

Unprecedented treatment advances have been made during the last decade for patients with advanced melanoma.


Manisha Palta, MD

Latest:

Dr. Palta on the Clinical Implications of the NRG/RTOG 1112 Trial in HCC

Manisha Palta, MD, discusses the clinical implications of the phase 3 NRG/RTOG 1112 trial in patients with locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.


Maria Carmela Piccirillo, MD

Latest:

Dr. Piccirillo on the Safety Profile of Bevacizumab Plus Erlotinib in EGFR+ Nonsquamous NSCLC

Maria Carmela Piccirillo, MD, discusses the safety profile of bevacizumab plus erlotinib in EGFR-mutated advanced nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.