Authors


Rachel A. Millstein, PhD, MHS

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Using Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Medicine to Enhance Cancer Survivor QOL

Authors of an article published in ONCOLOGY® detail how a novel multidisciplinary lifestyle medicine clinic can meet the needs of cancer survivors.


Sumit Madan, MD

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Unmet Needs and Future Directions for GPRC5D Bispecific Therapy

Panelists discuss how unmet needs and future directions for GPRC5D bispecific therapy include improving accessibility, managing long-term safety, and exploring combination strategies to enhance treatment efficacy.


Leyla O. Shune, MD

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Future Directions and Collaborations in Multiple Myeloma

Panelists discuss how future directions in multiple myeloma include exciting developments like bispecific T-cell engagers (BiTEs) targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and GPRC5D, dual-target chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapies, and revolutionary in vivo CAR T approaches, while emphasizing the importance of nurse education and advocacy, compassionate patient-centered care, and a collaborative community approach where academic centers support community oncologists through accessible communication and shared care, ultimately working toward the goal of curing more patients, as evidenced by one-third of ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) recipients remaining in remission 5 years later without additional therapy.




Holly DeSpiegelaere, BSN, RN

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A Phase 2 Study of Docetaxel and Capecitabine in Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

This study explores the efficacy and safety of combining docetaxel and capecitabine for treating recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer.


Mourad Tighiouart, PhD

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Plasma Glutamine as a Prognostic Biomarker in Localized Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Conventional Variables in Risk Stratification

This study investigated the biomarker potential of glutamine among known prognostic variables in localized prostate cancer.


Fredrik Schjesvold, MD, PhD

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Fredrik Schjesvold, MD, PhD, Discusses the Potential of Minimal Residual Disease –Directed Treatment for Multiple Myeloma

CancerNetwork® sat down with Fredrik Schjesvold, MD, PhD, at the 2021 International Myeloma Workshop to talk about minimal residual disease and its importance in the treatment of multiple myeloma.



Natasha Bahri, MD, MS

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Determining Suitable Radioligand Therapy Use in Neuroendocrine Tumors

Oncologists discuss data from the NETTER-1 and NETTER-2 trials and the extent to which they support the applicability of 177Lu-dotatate in NETs.


Simon Chowdhury, MD

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Metastatic CSPC: Future Directions in Care

Before closing out their discussion on novel treatment approaches to metastatic CSPC, expert panelists share hope for further evolution in care.




K.M. Monirul Islam, MD, PhD

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Factors Associated With Treatment Refusal and Impact of Treatment Refusal on Survival of Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer

Original research published in the journal ONCOLOGY® explored the impacts of treatment refusal in patients with small cell lung cancer.


Helena A. Yu, MD

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Unmet Needs and Future Perspectives on the Treatment of EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

The expert panel concludes with thoughts on unmet needs and future perspectives on the treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.


Berta Hernández Marin, MD

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Effectiveness, Toxicity, and Survival Predictors of Regorafenib in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter Study of Routinely Collected Data

Alberto Calvo-García, PharmG, and colleagues analyzed routinely-collected data to assess regorafenib in metastatic colorectal cancer.


Frederick Millard, MD

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Evaluation and Management of Testicular Cancer After Late Relapse

The clinical quandary by Langer et al discusses a contralateral late relapse of the original right nonseminomatous germ cell tumors.


Bassam N. Estfan, MD

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Genomic Predictors Associated With Exceptional Response to Systemic Therapy in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Suneel K. Kamath, MD, et al investigated exceptional responders and the correlation of nonsynonymous mutations for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.



Peter H. O’Donnell, MD, PhD

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Emerging Data and Future Directions in UC

Experts highlight emerging data and novel regimens that have the biggest potential to impact treatment and management of patients with urothelial cancer.


Jessica Freydman, PharmD

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Expert Commentary on the Product Profile of Tepotinib

In an interview with ONCOLOGY®, David Hughes PharmD, BCOP, and Jessica Freydman, PharmD, offers a comprehensive review of real-world treatment considerations of tepotinib as therapy for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer that have MET exon14 skipping mutations.






Xiaoli Mi, MD

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Cross Q&A: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Mavericks

The Moffitt Marrowvingians take their turn questioning the Memorial Sloan Kettering Mavericks on their presented clinical trial data.



Juejing Chen, MD

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Ocular Toxicities of MEK Inhibitors in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Jing Han, MD, and colleagues examine the prevalence and characteristics of ocular toxicities associated with MEK inhibition.