Authors


Christina M. Annunziata, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Annunziata on Efforts to Prevent Gynecologic Cancers

Christina M. Annunziata, MD, PhD, investigator, Women's Malignancies Branch, head, Translational Genomics Section, National Cancer Institute, discusses the importance on efforts being done to prevent gynecologic cancers.


Christina T. Loguidice

Latest:

PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Whom to Treat?

PARP inhibitors have emerged as agents that generate improved oncological outcomes in select patient populations with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.


Christina Tan, MD, MPH

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Dr. Tan on the Risk of Novel Coronavirus for Patients With Cancer

Christina Tan, MD, MPH, discusses the potential impact of the novel coronavirus on patients with cancer.


Christine Bestvina, MD

Latest:

Future Directions in ALK-Positive and BRAF-Positive NSCLC Management

Panelists discuss how advancements in targeted therapies and personalized medicine are crucial for addressing the pressing unanswered questions in the management of ALK-positive and BRAF-positive cancers.


Christine M. Duffy, MD, MPH

Latest:

Survivorship Starts at Diagnosis in Breast Cancer

The inclusion of patients from the time of diagnosis and encompassing family, friends, and caregivers is central to moving survivorship care forward, especially for breast cancer survivorship, which has high survival rates for early disease and the emergence of novel treatments for advanced cancers.


Christine N. Duncan, MD

Latest:

Narsoplimab Trial Results

The panel of transplant experts discuss the results of the phase 2 trial of narsoplimab and the pending FDA approval of this agent for treatment of transplant-associated of thrombotic microangiopathy.


Christophe Mariette, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Mariette on Takeaways from a Study of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Surgery

Christophe Mariette, MD, PhD, surgical oncologist, professor of Surgery, University Hospital of Lille, discusses the main takeaways from a study investigating postoperative mortality after patients undergo surgery for esophageal and gastric cancer.


Christopher A. Klebanoff, MD

Latest:

Dr. Klebanoff on Biosimilars Reducing Financial Toxicity in Breast Cancer

Christopher A. Klebanoff, MD, discusses using biosimilars to reduce financial toxicity in breast cancer.


Christopher A. Yasenchak, MD

Latest:

Dr. Yasenchak on the Safety Profile of Brentuximab Vedotin/Nivolumab in Hodgkin Lymphoma

Christopher A. Yasenchak, MD, discusses the safety profile of brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) plus nivolumab (Opdivo) in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.


Christopher B. Allard, MD

Latest:

Should You Pursue a Surgical Oncology Fellowship?

Christopher B. Allard, MD, shares his views on pursuing a surgical oncology fellowship.


Christopher Crane, MD

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Dr. Crane on the Use of Proton Therapy and the MR-Linear Accelerator in GI Malignancies

Christopher Crane, MD, vice chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the emergence and success of new technologies in the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies.


Christopher Dittus, DO, MPH

Latest:

How to Survive With Limited Finances (and a Family) as a Hematology-Oncology Fellow

If you are anything like me, despite working incredibly hard, not getting paid adequately for many years, and accumulating an incredible amount of debt, you could not imagine any other career.


Christopher E. Barbieri, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Barbieri on SPOP Mutations in Prostate Cancer

Christopher E. Barbieri, MD, PhD, surgeon, researcher in prostate cancer genomics, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine and New-York Presbyterian, discusses the implications of SPOP mutations in patients with prostate cancer.


Christopher E. Dandoy, MD, MSc

Latest:

Dr. Dandoy on Overcoming Challenges with TA-TMA

Christopher E. Dandoy, MD, MSc, shares advice for how to overcome the challenges in managing transplanted-associated thrombotic microangiopathy. The primary challenges are diagnosing and identifying TA-TMA in patients.


Christopher H. Crane, MD

Latest:

Radiation Dose Escalation to the Tumor-Arterial Interface of Locally Advanced and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

An integrated boost with conventional fractionation to the tumor-arterial interface is unlikely to lead to downstaging in borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer.


Christopher Heery, MD

Latest:

Dr. Heery on Advancements in Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors

Dr. Christopher Heery, medical oncologist, National Cancer Institute, discusses the progress that has been made in the treatment of patients with neuroendocrine tumors.


Christopher J. Hoimes, DO

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Dr. Hoimes on EV-103 Results in Urothelial Cancer

Christopher J. Hoimes, DO, discusses the results of the EV-103 trial in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.


Christopher J. Kane, MD

Latest:

Dr. Kane on Challenges Facing Genetic Testing in Prostate Cancer

Christopher J. Kane, MD, professor of Surgery, chair, Department of Urology, UC San Diego Health, discusses challenges facing genetic testing for patients with prostate cancer.


Christopher J. Logothetis, MD

Latest:

Dr. Logothetis Discusses Prostate Cancer Therapy

Dr. Christopher Logothetis, from the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Discusses Prostate Cancer Therapy


Christopher J. Osik, A. A. R.T. (R)(T)

Latest:

Our Move to an EHR

The initial capital outlay for transitioning to an EHR is not small. In fact, cost is one of the main reasons practices have been slow to adopt EHRs.


Christopher J. Pietras, MD

Latest:

Dr. Pietras Discusses Pain Management in Ovarian Cancer

Christopher J. Pietras, MD, director, Palliative Care, assistant clinical professor, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, discusses pain management in patients with ovarian cancer.


Christopher Lieu, MD

Latest:

Dr. Lieu Discusses the Focus of Future Research in mCRC

Christopher Lieu, MD, director, GI Medical Oncology Program and deputy associated director for clinical research, at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, discusses where future research should focus in metastatic colorectal cancer.



Christopher P. Evans, MD

Latest:

Dr. Evans Discusses the Subgroup Analysis Results of the PREVAIL Study

Christopher P. Evans, MD, professor, chairman, Department of Urology, University of California at Davis School of Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the results of an analysis of patients with and without visceral disease defined as liver and/or lung metastases who participated in the PREVAIL study.



Christopher P. Filson, MD, MS

Latest:

New Imaging Strategies for Prostate Cancer Explored

Continuing research will have to evaluate whether combining serum biomarkers or other measurable clinical factors with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging results can help make negative or inaccurate prostate biopsies a rarity rather than the norm.


Christopher Pietras, MD

Latest:

Dr. Pietras on Palliative Care for Patients With Ovarian Cancer

Christopher J. Pietras, MD, director, Palliative Care, assistant clinical professor, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, discusses palliative care for patients with ovarian cancer.


Christopher R. Shea, MD

Latest:

Dr. Shea on Dermatological Management in Melanoma

Christopher R. Shea, MD, the Eugene J. Van Scott Professor of Medicine, chief of the Section of Dermatology at The University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the dermatological management of melanoma.


Christopher S. Seet, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Seet on Aspects of Treatment Discontinuation in CML

Christopher S. Seet, MD, PhD, hematologist and oncologist, UCLA, discusses aspects of treatment discontinuation in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).


Christopher Sweeney, MBBS

Latest:

Dr. Sweeney on the Phase III ENZAMET Trial in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

Christopher Sweeney, MBBS, medical oncologist at the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses results of the phase III ENZAMET trial, which looked at standard therapy with or without enzalutamide as a treatment for patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.