Learn more about a 56-year-old woman diagnosed with well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma, and how she was diagnosed and properly treated.
Helping patients manage potential treatment-related adverse events is an essential part of the overall care plan in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Experts provide strategies to address adverse events and best practices for providing the supportive care needed for patients.
We present the case of a 51-year-old woman with metastatic International FIGO stage IIIC ovarian cancer who had delayed her therapy after initial laparoscopy due to COVID-19 infection and presented with an extreme case of surgical port metastasis.
The panel shares some final thoughts on unmet needs and the future of CLL treatment.
Noa Biran, MD, addresses unmet needs in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, focusing on reducing treatment burden and exploring fixed-duration therapies post-transplant, and highlights potential consolidation approaches with CAR-T cells or novel agents.
In the final cross Q&A session from the multiple myeloma module, panelists discuss implications of IKEMA and consider the importance of biochemical versus clinical progression.
Alberto Calvo-García, PharmG, and colleagues analyzed routinely-collected data to assess regorafenib in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Patients 70 years or older that received neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radical cystectomy had better overall survival than those undergoing radical cystectomy alone.
Artificial intelligence models may be “seamlessly incorporated” into clinical workflow in the management of prostate cancer, says Eric Li, MD.
A 57-year-old man with a heavy smoking and alcohol consumption history, but no comorbidities, presented with pharyngeal pain to his primary care physician’s office. He received empirical treatment with oral antibiotics and experienced partial improvement. A couple of months later, he developed a left cervical mass with progressive growth. A head and neck CT scan revealed a hypopharyngeal tumor. Results of a tumor biopsy indicated an ulcerated, moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with lymphovascular invasion. The patient was sent to our institution for treatment.
Investigators support individualized approaches and compassionate care to minimize nonmedical opioid use and opioid use disorder in patients with cancer pain.
Kohie Shitara, MD, spoke about the use of immunotherapy in the first-line setting for metastatic gastric cancer.
The panel closes their discussion by musing on the future of HER2 mBC treatments.
Panelists discuss how optimizing patient reintegration into community care after receiving bispecific therapy for multiple myeloma at academic centers requires a coordinated, patient-centered approach involving clear communication, standardized transition protocols, ongoing education, and collaborative care models between academic and community oncologists.
Daniel V. T. Catenacci, MD, and colleagues present findings from a study of circulating tumor DNA as a predictive biomarker for gastric and gastroesophageal cancer.
Practical advice on the management of renal cell carcinoma provided for healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers alike.
Investigators report a case of a man, aged 55 years, with an extensive and prolonged course of an unexplained multi-systemic disease, and also review common clinical manifestations, mutations, diagnoses, and targeted therapies for Erdheim-Chester disease.
Yancey Warren, Jr, MD, MAT, and colleagues investigate the use of integrative oncology services among young women with breast cancer.
An expert in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma explained some of the exciting advances in treatment and hypothesized what comes next after the 2020 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition.
Rohit Gupta, MD, et al review a case study of a 70-year-old man who presented with a head mass, and the final diagnosis was hepatocellular carcinoma.
GPRC5D may be a promising therapeutic pathway in the treatment of those with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, says Susan Bal, MD.