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Elizabeth Fernandez

Latest:

Prostate Cancer Test Is Missing Early Disease in Transgender Women

A UCSF-led study alerts transwomen and physicians to interpret standard screening guidelines with caution.


Young Son, PGY3

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Dr Son on Urinary and Bowel Anastomotic Leak in Bladder Cancer

Young Son, PGY3, discusses the future implications of findings from a study investigating the association between neoadjuvant chemotherapy and increased urinary and bowel anastomosis failure in patients with bladder cancer who are undergoing radical cystectomy.


Richard L. Martin III, MD, MPH

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A Challenge to Medical Oncology Training Programs: Promote Equity in Training

In her 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology presidential address, “Equity: Every patient. Every day. Everywhere,” Lori J. Pierce, MD, challenges medical oncology to imagine a future when equity is considered a humanistic standard of oncology practice.


Michael J. Fallon, MD

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​​Dr Fallon on Guidelines for the Administration of Infection Prophylaxis in R/R Multiple Myeloma

Michael J. Fallon, MD, discusses guidelines for the use and administration of infection prophylaxis in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, as well as the future role of prophylactic immunization in this landscape.


Sanam Loghavi, MD

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Dr Loghavi on the Expansion of Genetically-Defined Subtypes in AML

Sanam Loghavi, MD, discusses the expansion of genetically-defined categories of acute myeloid leukemia in the World Health Organization classification, and how this affects the diagnosis of patients in this space.


Sung Gwe Ahn, MD, PhD

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Dr Ahn on Outcomes With Ovarian Function Suppression in HER2+ Breast Cancer

Sung Gwe Ahn, MD, PhD, discusses an exploratory analysis of ovarian function suppression in patients with HR-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer.


Andrew W. Hahn, MD

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Dr. Hahn on the Investigation of Lenvatinib/Everolimus Vs Cabozantinib in mRCC

Andrew W. Hahn, MD, discusses the investigation of lenvatinib plus everolimus vs cabozantinib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma following progression on an immune checkpoint inhibitor.


Nima Sharifi, MD

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Dr. Sharifi on Methodologies Utilized to Evaluate Link Between Gut Microbiome and Fatal Prostate Cancer

Nima Sharifi, MD, director, discusses the methodologies utilized when evaluating the correlation between gut microbiome and fatal prostate cancer.


Peter Riedell, MD

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Dr. Riedell on the Clinical Utility of EZH2 Mutation Testing in Relapsed/Refractory FL

Peter Riedell, MD, discusses the clinical utility of EZH2 mutation testing when navigating treatment options for patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.


Bonnie J. Dirr, APRN

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Monitoring and Follow-Up of Patients with Chronic GVHD

The panel closes by reviewing the patient case once more and shares clinical pearls on the treatment of patients with GVHD.



Rima Patel, MD

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Dr. Patel on the Association Between Ki-67 and Race in Early Breast Cancer

Rima Patel, MD, discusses the associations between the 21-gene oncotype DX recurrence score, Ki-67, and race in early-stage breast cancer.


Courtney Flaherty, of OncLive
Courtney Flaherty

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Dr Singer on Toxicities Associated With First-Line IO/TKI Regimens in RCC

Adam E. Singer, MD, PhD, discusses the safety profiles of immuno-oncology/TKI regimens in first-line renal cell carcinoma.


Laleh Melstrom, MD, MS

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Dr Melstrom on Challenges Implementing Widespread Molecular Testing in GI Cancer

Laleh Melstrom, MD, MS, discusses using molecular testing to guide treatment selection for patient with gastrointestinal cancers.


Mridula George, MD

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Dr. George on the Risk of Cardiotoxicity with Adjuvant T-DM1 Plus Radiotherapy in HER2+ Breast Cancer

Mridula George, MD, discusses the evaluation of cardiotoxicity associated with adjuvant trastuzumab emtansine with concurrent radiotherapy in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.


Ali Amjad, MD

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FDA Approvals of Immunotherapy in Gynecology Oncology

In this seventh episode of OncChats: Immunotherapy and You, John Nakayama, MD, and Ali Amjad, MD, walk through a timeline of FDA approvals of immunotherapy approaches in gynecologic oncology and discuss associated toxicities to be aware of as well as how to manage them.


Thach-Giao Truong, MD

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Dr Truong on the Background of the ImmunoCobiVem Trial in BRAF V600+ Melanoma

Thach-Giao Truong, MD, discusses the ImmunoCobiVem trial of early switch from targeted therapy to immunotherapy in advanced BRAF V600–positive melanoma.


Martin Reck, MD, PhD

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Five-Year Outcomes With First-Line (1L) Nivolumab + Ipilimumab + Chemotherapy (N + I + C) vs C in Patients (pts) With Metastatic NSCLC (mNSCLC) in CheckMate 9LA

Dr. Martin Reck presents the five year update of CheckMate 9LA (NCT03215706) and exploratory analysis of efficacy in patients who discontinued treatment due to treatment related adverse events in patients with metastatic non-small lung cancer.


Fenghuang Zhan, MD, PhD

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Charting a Path for the Integration of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

Fenghuang Zhan, MD, PhD, and John D. Shaughnessy, Jr, PhD, discuss the need for a paradigm shift in the treatment of multiple myeloma with the integration of immunotherapy.


Jacqueline Barrientos, MD, MS

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Future Perspectives on the Treatment Landscape for CLL

A panel of expert oncologists offer closing thoughts on the future treatment landscape and unmet needs in CLL.


Jose A. Karam, MD, FACS

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Dr Karam on Key Kidney Cancer Takeaways From the 2023 IKCS

Jose A. Karam, MD, FACS, discusses key takeaways from the 2023 International Kidney Cancer Symposium.


Steven Park, MD

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Dr Park on the Rationale for the SYMPHONY-1 Trial in Relapsed/Refractory FL

Steven Park, MD, discusses the mechanism of action of tazemetostat and the rationale for the phase 3 SYMPHONY-1 trial in patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma.


Michael R. Migden, MD

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Dr Migden on RP1 in Advanced Cutaneous Malignancies After Solid Organ Transplant

Michael R. Migden, MD, discusses efficacy data for RP1 in advanced non-melanoma skin cancer after prior solid organ transplant.


Olatunji Alese, MD

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Discussion of RESORCE Trial

Panelists discuss the data from the RESORCE trial, highlighting the efficacy of regorafenib in previously treated hepatocellular carcinoma, including primary trial results and insights on time to progression based on prior sorafenib treatment.


Sa Wang, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Unmet Needs in SM Treatment

The panel of experts in SM highlight the unmet needs in the clinical care of systemic mastocytosis.


Duncan McLaren, MBBS, BSc, FRCR, FRCP

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Clinical Oncology Bridges Gaps Between Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, and Clinical Research: With D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD; and Duncan McLaren, MBBS, BSc, FRCR, FRCP

Drs Camidge and McLaren discuss Dr McLaren’s journey to medical school and his experience as a clinical oncologist with expertise across disciplines.


John Ligon, MD

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Dr. Ligon on Delivering CAR T-cell Therapy via Mediport Lines in Pediatric B-Cell Malignancies

John Ligon, MD, discusses findings from a study investigating the use of mediports to deliver CAR T-cell therapy in patients at Pediatric Real-World CAR Consortium medical centers.


Inderjit Mehmi, MD

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Dr Mehmi on the Rationale for Investigating Fianlimab/Cemiplimab in Advanced Melanoma

Inderjit Mehmi, MD, medical oncologist, discusses the rationale for investigating the combination of fianlimab and cemiplimab in patients who have advanced melanoma with poor-risk features


Monica Peravali, MD

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Trainees Deserve Better Feedback

Feedback plays a key role in medical edu-cation and faculty development as it allows everyone to evaluate their performance and improve their intrapersonal skills.


Bradley W. Christensen, MD

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Dr Christensen on the Influence of Patient Selection for BCL-2 Inhibitor Treatment in AML

Bradley W. Christensen, MD, discusses the process of patient selection for BCL-2 induction therapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia in accordance with their individual disease characteristics.