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Andrey Soares, MD

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Use of Immunotherapy in Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This article discusses the potential implications of using checkpoint inhibitors during the COVID-19 pandemic.




Carolina D. Schinke, MD

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Exploring Novel Treatment Options in Patients With RRMM

The panel closes by sharing final thoughts in the management of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, with a shared sense of optimism for advancements in treatment.


Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy, MD, MS

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Patient Case Presentation: Patient on ESA for First-Line Therapy and Not Receiving a Marked Response—What Do You Do Next, and Why?

Panelists discuss management strategies for a patient with low-risk myelodysplastic syndrome with erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) failure, weighing options between initiating luspatercept or escalating ESA dosage while emphasizing the need for thorough evaluation of reversible causes before advancing therapy.





Aisha Rehman Siddiqui, MBBS, MD

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Navigating a Paradigm Shift Venetoclax Treatment Redefines Landscape of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Investigators focused on the latest advances in the treatment of patients with AML, while prioritizing the use of venetoclax as it has been shown to significantly impact the course of the disease.


John Paul Diaz, MD

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Uterine Transposition May Maintain Fertility Following Pelvic Radiotherapy

Uterine transposition, a surgical approach preserving fertility by moving the uterus out of the radiation field, may improve gynecologic cancer outcomes.


Mahdi Taha, DO, FACOI, FACP

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Best Treatment Selection in Clear-Cell RCC

Medical experts describe the decision-making process between choosing an IO-IO vs an IO-TKI regimen for first-line treatment, considering factors such as safety profile and response in both community and academic settings.


David O'Malley, MD, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Future Directions in Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma

Closing the discussion on advanced endometrial carcinoma, Dr David O’Malley shares his perspective on the future treatment landscape.


Rosalyn Marar, MD

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Utility of the Diagnosis-Specific Graded Prognostic Assessment for Prognostication in Leptomeningeal Disease

This retrospective study included 64 patients with LMD, with primary cancers represented in the diagnosis-specific Graded Prognostic Assessment (DS-GPA) at a single institution over 5 years.



Jax DiEugenio

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Olutasidenib Maintenance Shows Clinically Meaningful Activity in IDH1-Mutated AML

Single-agent olutasidenib maintenance demonstrated clinically meaningful activity in patients with IDH1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia.


Sarah Sagorsky, PA-C

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Patient Case Presentation: A 69-Year-Old With Newly Diagnosed EGFR-Mutant mNSCLC and Symptomatic Brain Metastases

Panelists discuss how a 69-year-old woman with newly diagnosed EGFR-mutant mNSCLC and symptomatic brain metastases requires immediate multidisciplinary care including steroids, radiation oncology consultation, and potential hospitalization, with treatment approach favoring stereotactic radiosurgery for dominant lesions followed by combination therapy like FLAURA2, while emphasizing that asymptomatic patients might allow for initial tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment with close monitoring before considering radiation to potentially reduce treatment field and minimize long-term neurotoxicity.


Jake Schade, BA

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Real-World Assessment of Patient Care and Practice Efficiency With the Introduction of Subcutaneous Rituximab

Rituximab-subcutaneously is associated with significantly reduced chair time vs rituximab-intravenously in a US oncology setting. Widespread adoption would be expected to improve practice efficiency and patient access to care, and to reduce health care resource burden.


Taliya Lantsman, MD

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Real-World Data Support Dostarlimab Combo Benefit in RUBY Trial

Select comorbidities, ECOG status, and the receipt of radiation were among the differences between a real-world cohort and the RUBY trial population.


Marc Braunstein, MD, PhD

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Best Practices for the Medical Oncology Boards

A group of clinicians gives study advice on how to best prepare for the medical oncology board examinations.


Declan Murphy

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Declan Murphy, MB, BCh, on Rate of Equivocal Findings on PSMA PET/CT in Patients With Prostate Cancer

Murphy discussed the secondary end point of equivocal findings on PSMA PET/CT from the proPSMA study presented at the SUO 21st Annual Meeting.





Meera Mohan, MD

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Future of R/R MM: Emerging Agents

In this segment, Dr Mohan asks Dr Mann about emerging investigational agents for the management of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) that show particular promise.


Larry Anderson, MD, PhD, FACP

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Navigating High-Risk Disease in Multiple Myeloma: Treatment Strategies and the Role of ASCT

Experts dive into the complexities of defining and treating high-risk Multiple Myeloma (MM) and discuss the role of ASCT in newly diagnosed MM and weigh the considerations for recommending transplants, including insights on the selection criteria for tandem transplantations.



Guido Lancman, MD

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Guido Lancman, MD, on Next Steps for a Study of IVIG in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Receiving Daratumumab

Hypogammaglobulinemia was found to be nearly universal for patients with multiple myeloma during treatment with daratumumab, suggesting a role for intravenous immunoglobulin.