Authors



Jennifer K. Plichta, MD, MS

Latest:

Dr Plichta on Areas of Interest for Genetic Testing Research in Breast Cancer

Jennifer K. Plichta, MD, MS, discusses key areas of interest regarding the role and optimization of genetic testing in breast cancer.


Nathaniel Myall, MD

Latest:

Dr Myall on Immunotherapy Doublets and Chemoimmunotherapy in NSCLC

Nathaniel Myall, MD, clinical assistant professor, medicine - oncology, Stanford Medicine, discusses efficacy findings from 3 clinical trials investigating combination immunotherapy and chemoimmunotherapy treatment approaches in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.


Brea Lipe, MD

Latest:

Advice for Community Oncologists Treating Patients With R/R MM

Drs Lipe and Forsberg share advice for community oncologists and highlight unmet needs in the management of multiple myeloma.


Geeny Lee, PharmD, John Theurer Cancer Center

Latest:

Evolving Treatment Landscape of Myelofibrosis

Closing out their discussion on myelofibrosis management, experts from the John Theurer Cancer Center consider novel therapies under investigation and the future treatment paradigm.


Aaron Seth Rosenberg, MD, MS

Latest:

Dr. Rosenberg on Adapting Treatment Decisions Based on MRD in Multiple Myeloma

Aaron Seth Rosenberg, MD, MS, discusses the emerging role of minimal residual disease to guide treatment decisions in multiple myeloma.


Derek C. Galligan, MD

Latest:

Dr. Galligan on Unmet Needs in High-Risk Multiple Myeloma

Derek C. Galligan, MD, discusses unmet needs in high-risk multiple myeloma.


Heather Greenlee, ND, PhD, MPH

Latest:

Dr. Greenlee on Mitigating the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Breast Cancer

Heather Greenlee, ND, PhD, MPH, provides strategies to mitigate the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in women with breast cancer.


Pau Montesinos, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr Montesinos on Quizartinib Plus Chemotherapy in Newly Diagnosed FLT3-ITD Wild-Type AML

Pau Montesinos, MD, PhD, discusses preliminary efficacy seen with the addition of quizartinib to standard 7+3 chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD wild-type acute myeloid leukemia.


Jori May, MD

Latest:

Mentoring Oncologists in the Era of Social Distancing

Mentoring is critically important to the development of young academic hematology/oncology trainees.


N. Arvind Dasari, MD, MS

Latest:

FRESCO-2: A Global Phase 3 Multiregional Clinical Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Fruquintinib in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Arvind Dasari, MD, MS, presents data from the FRESCO-2 clinical trial evaluating fruquintinib in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, and provides insights on the clinical implications of the results.


Margaret von Mehren, MD

Latest:

Dr. von Mehren on Outcomes With Ribociclib/Everolimus in Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma

Margaret von Mehren, MD, discusses outcomes with ribociclib and everolimus in dedifferentiated liposarcoma, as seen in the phase 2 SAR-096 trial.


Syed A. Abutalib, MD

Latest:

Dr. Abutalib on Recent Updates in CLL

Syed A. Abutalib, MD, associate medical director, Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, discusses recent updates in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.


Adam M. Burgoyne, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr Burgoyne on OS Data With Camrelizumab/Rivoceranib in Unresectable HCC

Adam M. Burgoyne, MD, PhD, discusses updated findings from the CARES-310 trial and future considerations for unresectable HCC management.



Myrto Moutafi, MD, MSc

Latest:

Dr. Moutafi on the Results of a Study Evaluating Biomarkers of Resistance in NSCLC

Myrto Moutafi, MD, MSc, discusses the results of a study evaluating biomarkers of resistance in non–small cell lung cancer.


Alexander J. Lazar, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Lazar on the Current State of Diagnosis and Treatment in Desmoid Tumors

Alexander J. Lazar, MD, PhD, discusses the current state of diagnosis and treatment in desmoid tumors.


Karine Tawagi, MD

Latest:

Board Review Resources 2024

Drs Armstrong and Tawagi discuss the board review plans they followed in the months leading up to their hematology and oncology board exams.


Jason Romancik, MD

Latest:

Dr. Romancik on Maximizing CAR T-cell Therapy in NHL

Jason Romancik, MD, discusses efforts to maximize the efficacy of CAR T-cell therapy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.


Julia Blanter, MD

Latest:

Dr. Blanter on Racial Disparities in Development of Distant Metastases in Breast Cancer

Julia Blanter, MD, discusses the risk of developing distant metastases after initial breast cancer diagnosis among Black vs White women.


Naseema Gangat, MD

Latest:

Dr Gangat on JAK Inhibitor Selection in Treatment-Naive Myelofibrosis

Naseema Gangat, MBBS discusses the clinical utility of momelotinib and JAK inhibitor selection in treatment-naive myelofibrosis.


Shruti Tiwari, MD

Latest:

Dr Tiwari on the Current Treatment Paradigms for HER2-Positive and HER2-Low Breast Cancers

Shruti Tiwari, MD, discusses how the treatment paradigms for HER2-positive and HER2-low breast cancer has evolved in recent years.


Candice Schwartz, MD

Latest:

Biomarkers Drive ICIs in Colon Cancer

December 14, 2020 - Immunotherapy agents have shown efficacy in malignant melanoma, kidney cancer, and non–small cell lung cancer, and investigators are examining the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors in less immunogenic tumors such as colon cancer, particularly in tumors with high microsatellite instability and deficient mismatch repair genes.


Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Latest:

Siteman Cancer Center Names New Deputy Director Among Other Leadership Appointments

Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announces several leadership changes, including a new Deputy Director, Associate Directors of Translational Research and Shared Resources, and a Deputy Associate Director of Shared Resources.



Danielle K. DePalo, MD

Latest:

Dr DePalo on First-Line Therapies in Unresectable Melanoma In-Transit Metastases

Danielle K. DePalo, MD, discusses findings from a study comparing first-line isolated limb infusion/perfusion vs immune checkpoint inhibitors and intratumoral therapy in patients with surgically unresectable melanoma in-transit metastases.


Steven Maron, MD, MSS

Latest:

Dr. Maron on the Role of PD-1 Inhibition in Esophagogastric Cancer

Steven Maron, MD, MSc, discusses the role of PD-1 inhibition in esophagogastric cancer.


Vilde D. Haakensen, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Haakensen on Exclusion Criteria of a Named Patient Use Program in NSCLC

Vilde D. Haakensen, MD, PhD, discusses exclusion criteria for the Oslo University Hospital Named Patient Use program for adjuvant durvalumab in non–small cell lung cancer.


Benjiman Saylor

Latest:

Pembrolizumab With Platinum-Based Therapy is Safe and Efficacious in PSCC

Pembrolizumab and platinum-based therapy elicited safe and efficacious outcomes in penile squamous cell carcinoma.


UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Latest:

UCLA Study Finds Combination Therapy Suppresses Pancreatic Tumor Growth in Mice

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have uncovered a potential new way to target pancreatic tumors that express high intratumoral interferon signaling